When I really think about it, I owe so much to this series….. Peeta Mellark I know you like an old friend… Cheesy ya ya maybe I’m a Gen Z Potterhead about The Hunger Games but it’s hard for me to really articulate the depth of this series impact on me. Not just content wise, but it was my first real ~obsession~ and that in itself is a special thing for any young girl. Re-reading it as an adult was one of the most joyous experiences in the past few years of my life, and tbh, I’m not short on joyous experiences. Coming back to a really important story for you during formative years AND it being genuinely GOOD is fucking awesome. I have mixed feelings about all this prequel business but I’ll always ride for the original trilogy
Katniss and Peeta are literally old friends of mine
Apr 16, 2025
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I read the trilogy for the first time in 2019. I was really surprised and impressed by the complexity of these books. I think they were some of the last good YA books and also unknowingly were the precipice the publishing industry would topple from. It's not Suzanne Collins fault everyone said oh my god, we're doing districts.
The movies don't capture what makes these books special; they capture what makes it marketable. I enjoy them but don't approve. The distance between the two is too sad. For me, it's so pleasurable to trace the obvious lineage of this series. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, then The Long Walk by Richard Bachman (Stephen King), two of my favorite works, then The Hunger Games. Every author wanting more than the previous one gave.
If you haven't read in a while, these might get you going again. Digestible, approachable, and honestly deeply affecting. As a connoisseur of dystopia, this tastes just fine.
Nov 17, 2024
Was both a little young and just not interested in all the major series when they were coming out (i.e. Twilight, Hunger Games, Divergent), but I’m in my “teen girl” era and I’m revisiting all of them. I may poke so much fun at Twilight but I also ride hard for it. Bought the Twilight Forever box set and my old coworkers and I are doing a group read of the books. Feeling very #blessed
Mar 13, 2025
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I ve seen all the movies so I know what’s gonna happen. But why does it hit different and harder in the books!?!?!
Im a grown ass adult and STILL am shocked At these plot twists and social commentary!
Plus everytime I carry one of these books I’m reading, I always get a wonderful comment from a stranger. Which is fun
Feb 21, 2024
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Guyssse please don’t cancel me for this. That would be my 9/11
Apr 2, 2025
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And if they are then Tbh. That’s their business not mine
Mar 29, 2025
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Just use it. Give away those stickers. Curl you hair with a sock. Cook with those canned beans. Make it work! Get a little creative and get comfortable with imperfection and impermanence
Mar 26, 2025