Well, that hurt

[woodwindy]

So I've just finished the Hunger Games series, and am feeling utterly brutalized. Seriously, I can't *believe* pre-teens are reading that third book; I wasn't actually sure I was going to be able to make it to the end. I know I'm way behind on this one -- but if you still haven't read the books yet and have any doubt whatsoever regarding your

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[la_peregrina]

At least the third book ends as well as can be expected, unlike, say, 1984 or Animal Farm.

Do not pick up The Casual Vacancy if you can help it. I was able to finish The Hunger Games series. I could not finish Vacancy, perhaps because the events in it are far closer to current real life, and as such hit much harder.

[minstrlmummr]

Um...yeah.

I got through the series, but while I loved Katniss and Peeta (and a number of the other characters), I understood some of the things fianaclare said about dystopian fantasy in general, after she read the books.

Some of the moments the author depicts are achingly beautiful. Some of the others just ache / stab / burn / twist in a way which had me reading through my fingers. I will probably re-read parts of the books again (I re-read nearly everything), but not soon.

Another "delicate flower" here, at least in terms of literature.

[ladypeyton]

I love (fictional) angst like a loving thing.

If it didn't make me cry it wasn't worth my time.

I may be weird, but it's *such* a release. Like going to a sauna to sweat out the physical nasties, I depend on fictional angst to help me get rid of a bunch of my left over emotional nasties.

[orichalcum]

Yeah, I hated the third book for that reason, and sadly, they're turning the third book into 2 movies, cuz that's the thing now with fantasy series. My expectation therefore is that I will see the 2nd movie and maybe the 3rd, and just skip the 4th, because, really? I don't need 2 hours of torture-porn and child-killing.

[ladybird97]

Yeah. This is why I didn't even read the first book, and I am not regretting that decision.

*hug*