Fleeting Obsession: The Hunger Games
On a quick and unrelated note, did anyone else know that yesterday was Equal Pay Day? I really liked this article from Sandra Fluke. So much so that I brought it to my manager’s attention as part of my ongoing salary negotiations. Take that establishment.
How did I spend most of my free time last week? So glad you asked. I was completely absorbed in taking down 1,155 pages of young adult literature. That’s right, I picked up The Hunger Games on Easter Sunday and put down Mockingjay the following Sunday afternoon. This tends to happen to me. I get sucked into a series and before I know it, days have gone by, responsibilities are ignored, and I’m left with a slightly empty feeling when it’s all over. It happened with Twilight, Harry Potter, and others that seem even more embarrassing to admit to on the internet. Seriously, you should see the size of the dust bunnies all over my apartment.
Yes, these books are easy reads and center around a teenage girl fighting for survival in a dystopian society while trying to sort through a love triangle between her childhood pal and a boy who has loved her from afar for years. We’re not solving the world’s problems here. The themes aren’t complicated but I got totally drawn in and I’m not afraid to admit it. Yes, it’s a little annoying waiting for Katniss to wise up and sort out how she feels about the two hunky men trying to protect her. However, a part of me will always connect with the angsty tough girl just trying to do her thing and not owe anyone an explanation. Maybe that’s why I wasn’t surprised to find out that the author, Suzanne Collins, also worked on Clarissa Explains It All back in the heyday of Nickelodeon (remember SNICK??). Way to have your thumb on the pulse of my childhood S.C.
Has anyone else fallen victim to the trilogy? Please tell me I’m not the only one. Now Conor wants to go see the movie this weekend so he can get in on the action. I’ve heard it’s pretty faithful to the book since Suzanne herself adapted the screenplay. I guess if he wants to go soooooo badly…
I hear you Kate. Harry Potter – 7 books of which the last 4 had to be pre-ordered if you hoped to read it before the entire thing was ruined. Twilight – talk about applying late 20′s emotional weight on high school drama, sheesh! Do you realize that when you get in on something like this when it is hot you also have to swear off most news websites, Perez Hilton, Facebook and Twitter to try to avoid the whole thing being ruined? It’s like when you miss the series finale of LOST and have to go into hiding until you see it for yourself. It’s tough to stay trendy.
Haha! I didn’t even think of Twilight as a high school thing until I saw the first movie and all the schmaltz hit me full force. That was a sad day. I still haven’t seen the last season of LOST. Don’t ruin it for me
I was crazy about the books! I barely came up for air when i was reading them (I was the same way with Twilight). I have to admit I was disapointed in the movie. Maybe my expectations were too high, but it is still definitely worth seeing!
Maybe we’ll make it a matinee then. Haha!
I (finally) just finished Mockingjay last night, and I’m still at a loss as to how I’m supposed to feel. It’s ridiculous how fast and how hard this series gripped me, but they did and now I’ve got this empty feeling inside. It was the first time since Harry Potter that I was so engrossed and in love with a series (ahem, Peeta) and I can only imagine what the next three films are going to do to me.
I didn’t know how to feel either! I was kinda sad when it was all over.
Sucked me in too! I had a lot of travel and started the first one thinking I could get at least 2 travel days out of it. Nope, just 1 and barely! I was in Europe so desperately searched for the Girl on Fire in English to no avail. Finally I bought the e-version and read Girl on Fire and Mockingjay through the kindle app on my iPhone! Each was over 3,700 iPhone “pages” ha!
I was kinda sad about the ending too…but the more I thought about it, I get it. Though Kate, I especially appreciate & can relate to your comment “a part of me will always connect with the angsty tough girl just trying to do her thing and not owe anyone an explanation.”