I disagree. I read the Hunger Games and the other two books. I found the first book made me want to read the two other books. The second book, Cathing Fire delivered. The third book, Mockingjay wasn’t as engaging in my opinion but I enjoyed it.
I don’t think it was written on a sixth grade level even though that’s the target. I think many 11/12 yr olds would find it tough to understand. Heh, your govt sch knock is noted. RME.
You lived in District 12? I wasn’t aware of any part of the US being post-apocalyptic. I doubt you lived in the district 12 portrayed in the book/trilogy. You may eventually but you haven’t and don’t right now.
I saw similarities to various sections/regions of the US, as was the point since the story takes place in the future of what is the US/North America after the fall and after about 75 years under a dictatorship.
I thought the main character, Katniss, was hard, harsh. Hard to like, since she wasn’t mushy in any way in the first two books (I wanted to strangle her character in the thrid book).
I kept having to remind myself that she was a 16 yr old. A teenager who for the last half of her life had to provide food for her mother and sister in order to survive. She had to be the adult in her family after the dad died when she was 10 or 11 yrs old. And the books were from her point of view.
Me too, Twink! I had to remind myself that she was still a teenager, no matter what she had been through, she was still only 16. It made it really difficult at times for me to really connect to the last book because it was still all in her viewpoint, and I wanted to slap her. LOL.
I confess I was a bit disappointed in how the series ended. I was happy for what happened to her, but still sad at the totality, if that makes any sense.