tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post6800243496204154937..comments2023-09-22T02:24:42.144-07:00Comments on a light inside: Currently Reading: The Hunger GamesJenna St.Hilairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528611770211261141noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-73207978217273858802010-08-11T22:52:47.374-07:002010-08-11T22:52:47.374-07:00I think I will continue, George; I'm already t...I think I will continue, George; I'm already tempted to go back over parts of the first book and am seriously considering picking up the second next time I'm in a department store.<br /><br />It wasn't so long ago that I put down a set for enormous amounts of gratuitous violence. That was an easy choice. There's something more meaningful going on with these books; I'm still thinking the first one through.Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-3985357900623810112010-08-11T19:53:24.040-07:002010-08-11T19:53:24.040-07:00I do hope you continue to read the series. Althou...I do hope you continue to read the series. Although to tell you the truth I like <i>Hunger Games</i> much more than <i>Catching Fire</i>. I've read the first at least 3 times while I've only read <i>Catching Fire</i> once. I'm hoping to read it once again before I get the last book. Just something about the 2nd book didn't grab me as much.<br /><br />I also understand the irony of the point of critiquing our obsession with violence & our voyeuristic enjoyment of it by writing a book essentially composed of those things. But I think what Collins is doing is slipping the message by us. While many people who read this think they're just being entertained, they're also being trained or tweaked to see the injustice inherent in the system, to quote Monty Python & the Holy Grail. :)Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501327753737422337noreply@blogger.com