The Hunger Games were, BY FAR, the worst dystopian society novels I have ever read. The plot holes were so big I could drive a darn planet through em.
Atlas Shrugged is a much better and mature comparison to our society today and the Hunger Games should be viewed in the light in which it was written: As a little girl’s romantic heroine fantasy.
IMO, the Hunger Games is so popular because the majority of today’s Society cannot comprehend Ayn Rand’s masterpiece and this trilogy presents a dystopian tale on a 4th grade level. It truly is an insult to anyone with a modicum of intelligence.
In fairness the Hunger Games novels were of the “young adult” genre.
I’ve read Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, and although prescient, they’re tough sledding.
I've read Atlas Shrugged and loved it. I've seen the Terminator TV series. And of course, some of the other books and movies in that typology. As a fan of the genre, I would love to hear your opinion on what is worth reading / watching. I can add it to my "to be read list" or whatever. Note: I am speaking of fiction; although I am not ~allergic~ to non-fiction....
By the way, I purchased Travis McGee's 99 cent Kindle book he had on special a couple of weeks ago, but have not read it yet.
http://www.scholastic.com/home The ‘Hunger Game’series was published by this company and it was written by a childrens’ author.
Blackie,
Consider “The Hunger Games” as Ayn Rand “trainer wheel version.” We’ve got to start the youngin’s with something, and this series is a good way to grap their attention. And from some of the younger kids where I go to church, the good ideas in it have sunk in.