Topic: katniss

Mockingjay (Photo credit: Wikipedia) My eldest really wanted me to share this world of Suzanne Collins with her, so she had put her name on the long reserves for this series so she could read them ... discuss

I've never been a big fan of dystopian movies like THX 1138 or 1984. I found Fahrenheit 451 to be fairly decent, and Gattaca was actually good, but aside from that, I can't think of any dystopian movi ... discuss

Ever since I saw The Hunger Games last week the movie keeps keeps intruding on my thoughts. No matter what I'm doing the tap-tap-tap on my memory chips continues. So maybe if I write about it, I can m ... discuss

I just finished reading The Hunger Games Trilogy. For those who may not be familiar with the basic plot click here. At times I got a little irritated with the Katniss's boy troubles. It just seem ... discuss

This is about Hunger Games vs. Tolstoy. I am no expert here, but I've been reading Tolstoy's fictional memoir, Childhood, Boyhood, Youth, about a wealthy young Russian. Then I watched the Hunger Game ... discuss

Good morning. Some parting thoughts on the Derb kerfuffle. I’d add that the observation that “white on black” crime gets national attention but the “black on white” (an ... discuss

Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games is all the rage today; had I known what a phenomenon it would become, I’m sure I would have read the books and prepared a review to coincide with the rele ... discuss

I read the Trilogy , as did the Equuschick, Jenny, and Pip. The 16 y.o. did not read them because she doesn't like dystopian fiction. The 13 y.o. did not read them because he is not allowed to yet fo ... discuss

Even Katniss Everdeen, the bow-wielding heroine of the hugely successful Hollywood blockbuster \"The Hunger Games,\" cannot hold a candle to real-life Russian archer Iza Privezenceva. ... discuss

Even Katniss Everdeen, the bow-wielding heroine of the hugely successful Hollywood blockbuster \"The Hunger Games\" cannot hold a candle to real-life Russian archer Iza Privezenceva. ... discuss

Nothing written about The Hunger Games movie is right. Why? The movie isn’t right. Is it worth seeing? Absolutely. It didn’t occur to me while watching the movie, but when I read Ed Morri ... discuss

The Hunger Games premise is not for the faint of heart: children are offered up as sacrifices to appease the central government gods who control 13 districts. [See more about an explanation of the mov ... discuss

 Well, you may have been living under a stone on an island – or just not have internet or TV – to not have heard about The Hunger Games movie release this weekend.  It pulled in over $15 ... discuss

I'm really beginning to find Jay Leno to be as annoying as the insufferable David Letterman.Leno used to be a bit more balanced politically in his material. He's thrown that approach out the window. L ... discuss

Oh, The Hunger Games. There will be spoilers here, so if you've not read the book or seen the movie ...If you don't want it spoiled for you ...If you'd rather click away now ...There.Have I scrol ... discuss

If your kids are anything like mine they are totally crazy about the Hunger Games books and now the movie. So I thought some quotes from the first book might come in handy. Enjoy and please add your o ... discuss

Warning: possible spoilers.It is the time of the Reaping, and Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take the place of her younger sister in the Hunger Games, a competition in which each District sends one m ... discuss

Decades into America’s dystopian future, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence of Winter’s Bone) stands in her mother’s worn, blue dress—waiting. Along with the other young adults ... discuss

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMy rating: 4 of 5 starsI always knew that eventually I'd have to read this book. For one thing, I figured that Scott would choose it for the A Good Story is Hard to ... discuss

Originally 'twas The Equuschick's intention to post a review of The Hunger Games Trilogy. A review only and not so much a recommendation one understands because The Hunger Games is just not the sort o ... discuss