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Janell's Nest

Could some one please fill me in on the books Th Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins???  I see these everywhere and just recently bit the bullet and bought a Nook so I am looking for some things to read...would I like her books?

Whitman_Poe

I really loved the series! It can be violent, so if that turns you off I wouldn't recommend it for you. They are considered "young adult" but I thought they were better written than many of the "adult" novels I've read recently. I thought they were a really quick read, so if you don't care for the first book, it's not like you've wasted a lot of time.

Janell's Nest

Violent doesn't bother me...I love John Sandford and he's pretty violent in his books and foul mouthed too.

 I didn't realize that they were considered "Young Adult" though, they looked like any other adult fiction novel on the market (not that they have to look different but some young adult books I've read recently do).

Perhaps I'll have to read the first one and see how I like it.

Whitman_Poe

I like John Sandford as well.

About the "Young Adult" thing, the main character is about 16 or so and parts of the book deal with teen angst, but I didn't feel like it was distracting. I loved Harry Potter, but didn't care for Twilight. I guess it has more to do with how good the writing is. Of course, I love teen angst, so it might just be me!

MsJeshka

These are great books - I highly recommend them. DH and I both read the first two and loved them.

kateandluke

READ THEM!  I am a HS English teacher, and this is one of the few books I can actually get kids (and adults) to rave about.  It's a futuristic dystopia focusing on a character named Katniss.  It's a book about governmental power and survival.  It's one of those books that you just can't put down.  If you start it now, you can easily jump into Catching Fire and Mockingjay (books 2 & 3) since the last one was just released a few weeks ago.  They are amazing and I would recommend them to anyone!