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Anybody read these?

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27...

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...

and this one comes out soon...

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72...

I haven't read them yet, but I might, as my kids loved the first two, and the library is throwing a party for the Mockingjay release. What do you think?

i think you should.

I loved the first one! I want the second book!

they are good. I just finished listening to the first two and have the third on hold at my library. The premise is actually rather dark, but it has all the elements of a good story. I could see these being as popular as HP and not as daunting because there are only 3 in the series and they are not as long. I listened to both books in just a few days at work, so I am sure they would be quick reads.

They're excellent books, RA.

What, you haven't read them yet, RA?! Didn't I sent your boys the second book? What are you waiting for???

I'm very excited to hear that my sister plans on buying the third one as soon as it comes out. I've been soooooooo good and not bought the first two, and I hate buying the third in a series without owning the previous books, and the library will make me wait forever. So this will be perfect. I'll see her at the end of August and steal it from her.

Yeah, I really like them too. I can't wait for Mockingjay to come out.

Ok, I'm on it...thanks, people...:)

also ...I love the name Katniss!

Heh. I hate the name, but everything else makes up for it.

I thought the first book was a bit like the Japanese book Battle Royale(also a great movie). But I got attached to the characters enough that I'm anxious for Mockingjay.

Welcome to TC, Kristine!

I second RA's welcome Kristine.

Thanks! I'm not online a lot but this group looked interesting.

My son got his copy last night...

I'm patiently waiting for a library copy. Hopefully it won't be too long of a wait. Meanwhile, Justin Cronin's 760-some page The Passage is keeping me occupied.

Just griping in another group that my pre-ordered book is finally now showing that it shipped, but there's no tracking info yet. I could have went to the store and purchased a copy already!

I am #33 for Mockingjay
#16 for The Passage
#1 forThe Girl Who Played with Fire

My 12 yr old niece loves these and just got to attend an author signing/party in Utah. She was beyond excited! As a note, she did NOT love the Twilight series. :)

I have to say that I'm really appreciating some of the young adult novels coming out, and I'm going to check this series out. The one I'm reading is The Mortal Instruments Boxed Set: City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass by Cassandra Clare and it's very good. We also enjoyed Percy Jackson and the Olympians Boxed Set which I've been reading with my 9 yr old. She knows more about the Greek Olympians at this age than I did in high school!

I love both Mortal Instruments and Percy Jackson. MI is my favorite YA series, with Hunger Games and Percy Jackson following right behind. After those, I'd say Morganville Vampires are fun, simply because it's sort of the anti-Twilight. I like that the kids in Morganville are terrified of the vamps that run the town (who are all adult...no sparkly teen vamps in the bunch).

Another trilogy that I stumbled onto recently that's good (so far) is the study series. The main character is slated for execution for killing her attacker in self defense, when she's given a pardon - the catch is that she needs to become a poison taster and risk death anyway. The series is fantasy based.

It's really too bad when things go awry at that level. I'm looking into doing copyediting/proofing because I'm such a nut about those kinds of errors. They can ruin a whole book for you!

So now that Mockingjay has been out for over a week, has anyone gotten around to reading it?

This book was much more dark than the previous two (which sounds weird, since the first two were all about death). The first two books had more light moments in them, whereas the third was serious pretty much the whole way.

I agree Stacia, it was quite a bit darker. I really liked it but I also cried towards the end...and that's something that doesn't happen very often for me.

Oh man I keep hearing about people crying towards the end. I'm about 1/3 of the way through.

I didn't cry, but my eyes misted over a couple times. That's about as close as I get to crying over books.

please no spoilers! can't wait to get my copy from the library.

I don't think that's weird. I totally get it.

Would it be best if you read these in order, or doesn't it matter?

Yeah, I think it matters.

Yes. This is one series that you would lose far too much if you read them out of order.

Bun, I understand about not wanting to read Mockingjay. I started it, and then put it aside and have been rereading the first two. I think it needs momentum.

I had a hard time getting through the first half of Mockingjay because it was so different from the first two and wasn't holding me the same way.

The second half was like a hit to the gut and I couldn't stop reading.

Thanks guys, I'll have to get my hands on the first two.

Yeah, I'm right there Stacia!

Is this stuff YA?

yes, but it is really easy to get caught up in....more YA and older.

The only thing YA about these books is the age of the main character and her love interest(s). The books center around a complete government takeover and what it would be like if we lost all of our freedoms as a society. The government chooses to flaunt its power by forcing underage representatives from each district to fight to the death in a battle royale scenario.

Age aside, the books are full of discussion-worthy content. I've read them, my husband has read them, and my older son has read them, and we've all equally found the books captivating.

i got mockingjay yesterday. i had ordered it because 'my' store didn't have it in stock before. wait six workdays. return. 'your order hasn't arrived yet, but we have two of that book in stock.' ok. now i have one of those two.

good article on the author from the H-Post...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09...

Sarah Pi wrote: "Heh. I hate the name, but everything else makes up for it."



It doesn't really roll off the tongue does it?

I loved them all. I hadn't even heard of them until everyone was raving about Mockingjay, so I got to read them straight through one after the other (which is always best, waiting sucks). I can't decide if book two or three was my favorite, but the series over all is a strong 4 - 4 1/2 star series.

I think I've met a lot of people who go by "Kat" or "Cat" that bring to mind something that Katniss doesn't, but the association remains.

I'm not sure I would be able to read these books. They're in the present tense!

RandomAnthony wrote: "Ok, I'm on it...thanks, people...:)"

So...did ya, did ya?

>>I hadn't even heard of them until everyone was raving about Mockingjay, so I got to read them straight through one after the other<<

I had never heard of this triliogy, but since Mockingjay has been brought up so often, I decided to read the first few pages of The Hunger Games on Amazon. I was surprised at how easily the words flowed, leaving me wanting more. This isn't usually my type of book but I'm seriously thinking of getting the first one and seeing if I take to it. It's the writing that gets you.

RI Jan

Stacia wrote: "RandomAnthony wrote: "Ok, I'm on it...thanks, people...:)"

So...did ya, did ya?"

Not yet, Stacia...new William Gibson is out:)

well, I finished Mockingjay today and frankly I expected more. I just didn't really like any of this third book. Without giving anything away, I was not invested in characters that died because they were hardly mentioned in this book. Then they die and that's that. I didn't like the final HP either... the endings are too neat and tidy for my taste.

I like the series, but I can certainly agree with your conclusions.

I liked it, but agree with your points as well.