So last night I was sitting on the couch, watching TV, with a sleepy, farting Arthur at my side and a commercial for the Hunger Games appeared on the screen. Immediately I whipped out my calendar and counted the days until March 23rd, the release date. There are 31 more days, guys!! I may have also let out a girlish squeal…who can remember such details.
I've never read any of the books in the Harry Potter series and have only seen the first film. Someone conned me into reading the first book in the Twilight series and I've unfortunately seen all of the movies. Youth-adult fiction is not something I typically gravitate towards but Suzanne Collins you have brought out my inner teen angst and I’m completely enchanted by your post-apocalyptic world.
An overview of the story (thank you wikipedia):
The story revolves around sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in a post-apocalyptic world in the country of Panem where the countries of North America once existed. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, holds absolute power over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games are an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12 to 18 from each of the 12 districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle in which only one person can survive. Lots of stuff happens!
I feel like such a total dork but I am so excited for this movie!!
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| Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. |
If you're looking for a new book to read, I definitely recommend this series. It's also a fairly easy read.
I might read Battle Royale next, which I hear is very similar to the plot of Hunger Games. So similar that people have accused Suzanne Collins of ripping it off. We'll see.
Have you read the Hunger Game series? Excited for the movie? Are you reading anything you'd think I should read? Are you having pancakes for dinner tonight?
Alex & Arthur
P.S. I'm really confused as to why my blog is found with the search keywords "balls slapping crazy". One of life's mysteries I guess.
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