The Hunger Games website...

[one_voice]

http://thecapitol.pn/

Heard on the radio you can find out what district you're in. I haven't explored the site yet, I will later.

[Skinner]

1. Just skimmed over it.

Wanted to know what district I was in. Couldn't figure it out.

[one_voice]

4. I'm in district 6...

the transportation district.

You have to register. There are a bunch of facebooks sites too. One for each district.

[MADem]

2. This is a movie based on a young people's novel, yes? nt

[one_voice]

5. Yes they say it's for...

teens to adults. Its very good though. I didn't read The Twilight books, I did read the Harry Potter books.

I'm reading the second book in the trilogy. Everyone I know that's read it, really likes it.

[MADem]

7. I admit I have not read any of them, Twilight, Potter, etc. However, that said, anything that gets

teens on up to READ is a good thing. Nothing like a cracking read to get those little brain cells firing!

If this has a large audience, more power!

[dr.strangelove]

8. I'm not sure I would call it a "young people's novel"

I mean sure the protagonist is 16 years old, but the book appears to have a wide ranged readership. Granted I don;t know too many people under 30, but still most of the "older folks" that I do know have read it and enjoyed it.

I like the 3rd book best of the lot, but the first will make for a great movie.

[MADem]

9. The publisher is Scholastic, which is why I put it in that category. nt

[dr.strangelove]

11. publishers

I don't really know anything about book publishing, but I assume from the name that Scholastic publishes educational material. If so, I could certainly understand the connection you made. But it seems far off in this case.

The material in the book is certainly not what I would consider "geared towards" young people, or at least not to minors. (As I age, the term "young" has changed quite a bit to me) The books contain lots of violence, graphic descriptions of death, mostly carried out by children against one another in the first book, but from the government to to citizens in the later books, nuclear war, tons of ultra-violence, nudity/sex, some emotional descriptions that most children probably would not understand and the general political issues are above what I would think of as school aged people.

The first is the most "popcorn" of the books, the third is the best book IMO, but the second is downright frightening, but somewhat rushed. If you get a chance, read them. Not heavy reading. Many pound through the first in a day or so.

[MADem]

12. Scholastic has a corner on the children's/youth/young adult market.

http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/index.htm

They published the Potter books in USA as well.

I'm more of a history/biography buff these days, but, as I said, if this series gets kids to stick their noses in books, it is a good thing.

[dr.strangelove]

13. I agree 100%

I loved the Potter series, but found those to be clearly children's books, for pre-teens and young teens. This series is for a significantly older crowd. Late high school would be the youngest I would recommend these too. I think I would have missed some of what these books are about even in late high school, but kids today are far "older" at 17 then I was, or at least have been exposed to far more.

But otherwise, anything that we can do to get kids to read, I am all for it. Thanks for the info about scholastic. I rarely look at the publisher of non-political books, but I probably should.

[one_voice]

14. I'm about half way through the second book..

I agree with your critique so far.

I'm really enjoying the series and looking forward to the movie.

[RiffRandell]

3. I hope this blows all the "Twilight" bullshit away.

I doubt it though.

[one_voice]

6. I didn't read Twilight...

vampires aren't supposed to sparkle. I like blood and guts with my vamps and wereanimals. But that's just me.

[davsand]

10. Take it from one who did read them all, Hunger Games is much better written.

Yes, it is young adult fiction, but that is about the only common thing the two series share. I have a young adult reader and I've looked at or read most of the popular stuff out there for that age bracket. Hunger Games kicks the snot outta not just the Twilight series, but also the Rachel Caine Morganville Vampires stuff and PC Cast's House of Night series. My entire family has been waiting for this movie to hit.



Laura