Hi all! So I guess it's the middle of February--how the heck did that happen?! My friend Anne has requested that we read the book "Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Here is the link from Amazon with a description of the book:
http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Suzanne-Collins/dp/0439023483
If you are trying to get it from the library there may be a wait, that is why I have put it in as the February and March book.
Talk to you soon!
P.S. I've set it up so that when people post comments, they will show up in your inbox. Let me know if you don't want that :)
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Hi all! So I guess it's the middle of February--how the heck did that happen?! My friend Anne has requested that we read the book "Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
ReplyDeleteHere is the link from Amazon with a description of the book:
http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Suzanne-Collins/dp/0439023483
If you are trying to get it from the library there may be a wait, that is why I have put it in as the February and March book.
Talk to you soon!
P.S. I've set it up so that when people post comments, they will show up in your inbox. Let me know if you don't want that :)
So I have read the Hunger Games and it's sequal and can't wait for the next book. I loved it despite it being quite...what is the word..."simply demented." Since I wasn't able to read the Sweetness at the bottom of the Pie in January...I will be reading that this month. Thanks for posting to email so that it keeps me up on what is happening with the books...I don't check blogs enough so that is a better way for me to keep up on things.
ReplyDeleteI like seeing everyone's comments. It keeps me on track. I didn't get to the Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie yet either, so I will probably try and read both books this month and next. Can't wait to hear what everyone thinks of Hunger Games.
ReplyDeleteOh man, it's May. Shoot! Do you guys still want to try this fun little experiment? I will be much more diligent I promise!
ReplyDeleteI hear you time just flew by. I loved Hunger Games. It was a good read. I think I like it better than Twilight series. I have not read the seguel yet, but pretty sure it is a love triangle thing. It was disturbing to be so intrigued by the plot. Serious imagination for this author. I like the baker's son! My vote is for him.
ReplyDeleteI would love to keep up the books. I have been enjoying all of them!
ReplyDeleteSo...I look forward to seeing what the next book is that we decide to read...I have been reading some fabulous books lately and would recommend almost all of them. I'm not sure if you are on Goodreads or not but you can check some of the titles from there. But to name a few...Fablehaven series and the Books of Bayern. Both series of which are by LDS authors and I have adored both of them. As far as which one I liked most...ahhh...maybe the Bayern ones only because each book has a new leading character which I have loved. Anyway, let me know what the next book will be because I am always standing in front of books at the library not knowing which ones would be good to try out...
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ReplyDeleteI really liked the sweetness at the bottom of the pie. Flavia was such an interesting character, and who knew all that stuff about stamps, and what a crazy subculture that is! I like that is had a British feel too. It made me feel more cultured to be reading a book that wasn't written by an American author. Flavia was such a mix of childlike innocence, and precocious childhood maturity. Plus she totally brought out my 'sleuth' side and made me inquisitive about all sorts of people and things in my life and what kind of interesting histories everything has.
I also really liked Hunger Games, and I read the sequel Catching Fire. It was such an interesting setup for a book--and with such a 'demented' background as some others of you mentioned. I was a little disappointed that the author didn't use the premise of this book to make a bit more of a social commentary on our current world. Perhaps the author wanted the reader to form their own conclusions about how their reactions to this book are related to what they see in the world around them...but I was just totally struck by the parallels between the world in the book and our own. Obviously our world is far different from The Capitol and The Districts in the book, but I can't help feeling like I am sometimes one of the occupants of the capitol--I see other parts of the human race suffering and in much worse conditions, and I just accept that this is how things are--that they are too hard to change. Katniss made so many good friends in the Capitol, and many of them did a lot to help her, but was it enough? She survived, but what about the 'tributes' who died, as well as all the rest of the people living in the Districts and starving to death? Who is really to blame, who is really in charge, and why is it so hard to change things when it seems so obvious that everyone knows they are messed up?? I can't wait for the next book to come out, because I was really sucked into the story. It's not the most outstanding literature I have ever read, and parts of the story are predictable; as well as the fact that whole 'love triangle' theme is really overdone. But Katniss' thoughts border on being really true expressions of a part of humanity that we each feel individually, but sometimes have trouble coming to grasps with as a whole community--just like in her world. Overall I really liked this book.
ReplyDeleteSo, what's next?? I have recently read The Picture of Dorian Gray which is EXCELLENT!! But a little dark. Oscar Wilde does have some really fun, light-hearted plays though, such as The Importance of Being Earnest and The Ideal Husband.
ReplyDeleteI also really like Anna Karenina by Tolstoy. It is a beast of a book, but has so many great themes.
One of my all-time favorites is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy--kooky and crazy, but so hysterically satirical and FUNNY!!!
I would also highly recommend anything by Wallace Stegner. Not so much action books, and the plots are pretty minimal, but he is sooooo amazing at bringing to life the characters and he makes you feel like every one of his protagonists was YOU in another life.
Those are my thoughts for now...I will shut up.
Hi all, there are a couple of new posts. I realized that only comments show up in the e-mail. So I'll just let you know when new posts are up. Have a great night!
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