tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post5116996057129782952..comments2023-10-15T10:55:42.537-05:00Comments on This That and the Other Thing: The Hunger Games: My ThoughtsRAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102249990885174107noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-44745598583719140102010-04-14T21:17:36.120-05:002010-04-14T21:17:36.120-05:00It seems this is true of most of the formulaic fic...It seems this is true of most of the formulaic fiction series these days. BUT, Collins seems to write much better than many of the others. My son loved her Overlander series, and he's not the avid reader my daughter is. I'll have to point him in this direction when we get to summer library trips.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04306275747304783618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-13838085118944109762010-04-12T10:11:57.536-05:002010-04-12T10:11:57.536-05:00Caite, I don't have a problem with books in a ...Caite, I don't have a problem with books in a series; I just think there should be a little more finality than what existed here. At the end of Harry Potter book 1 the basalick (sp) was dead, and the kids went home for the summer. There was no real "what happens next" raised in my mind at that point, whereas in the second to last book, it was obvious there was more to come--and I didn't like it there anymore than I liked it here. I think she should have sent them home to a victory parade--and then let the bad stuff start in book twoRAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102249990885174107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-22622791512275740132010-04-12T08:12:51.274-05:002010-04-12T08:12:51.274-05:00I very much liked this book and did not have an is...I very much liked this book and did not have an issue with the ending. Yes, the ending is a setup for the second...and third book and that is no secret.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-81699405902944187102010-04-12T07:15:02.729-05:002010-04-12T07:15:02.729-05:00I'll mention this book to Abigail - she's ...I'll mention this book to Abigail - she's looking for teen books that aren't all about vampiresReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739029410584701609noreply@blogger.com