I said no. I said I was not interested. I said it was not my thing. And then, I gave in. I sat down, with my new Kindle (yep I got a Kindle, Momma has moved up in the world) and read all three books in The Hunger Games series. I read The Hunger Games in a day, I read Catching Fire in a day and yes I read Mockingjay in a day. I literally could not put the books down. And I don't know why. These books are futuristic, violent and children suffering is one of the themes. Never my thing. I have always said that I read for pleasure because my imagination is way worse than the words on a page but for some reason I absolutely devoured these books. I cannot say that I loved them because this would be strange for so many reasons but they definitely fascinated me. Except for the final book. I will say the first 2 were superbly written and well thought out. The last book in the series, Mockingjay, felt rushed and not as well developed. Plus I hated the ending (and that is all I will say but I hated it).
So this begs the question...will I see the movie? I don't know. The images in my head were disturbing so seeing those images on the big screen might be too much for me. Then again, Lenny Kravitz is in the movie. I do have until March to decide.
Has anyone else read the books? Thoughts? Comments? Let me know.
So this begs the question...will I see the movie? I don't know. The images in my head were disturbing so seeing those images on the big screen might be too much for me. Then again, Lenny Kravitz is in the movie. I do have until March to decide.
Has anyone else read the books? Thoughts? Comments? Let me know.
last night and we actually really laughed (a lot). It has been awhile since I watched a movie that was such a throwback to a decade. Plus this movie was dumb but smart at the same time. Sounds weird I know but think about John Cusack's movies. The Sure Thing, Say Anything, High Fidelity etc are all those dumb movies that have a smart meaning backing them up. If you watch the movie try to find all the 80's throwback actors as well. Chevy Chase was there but so was the mean guy from Karate Kid and the weird one from Back to the Future. I loved it and almost want to watch it again. Let me know what you think...
