The Hunger Games

[Anna><>]

I read the plugged in review lol...
Clearly they're bad.

[Marvin D.]

I suppose I shall go and sit in a corner and confess.

[Knight Fisher]

Me too and I haven't seen any gambling that I recall. And you haven't read them.

Nope, there was plenty of gambling.

[Caswin]

...violence and evil romance and kissing which should not be read about by anyone...

I see what you did there. (Barely.)

Since you brought it up, I do believe that desensitization to violence is a genuine concern... but I wouldn't put The Hunger Games forward as an example of it. It's supposed to be blunt and disturbing, and it is.

[ric]

I am never going to read the Hunger Games Books. They are Satanic and evil and all should be burned along with Harry Potter. There is tons of violence and evil romance and kissing which should not be read about by anyone. There is way too much gore and the desensitization of evil is a result of reading these books. There's tons of mythology, alcohol, and gambling. I don't think God would want anyone to read these terrible novels.

I completely agree. There was sooooo much mythology. Which is soooo evil.

[31899]

I am never going to read the Hunger Games Books. They are Satanic and evil and all should be burned along with Harry Potter. There is tons of violence and evil romance and kissing which should not be read about by anyone. There is way too much gore and the desensitization of evil is a result of reading these books. There's tons of mythology, alcohol, and gambling. I don't think God would want anyone to read these terrible novels.

I read the plugged in review lol...
Clearly they're bad.

No book should ever be burned and if you believe what you wrote, you are truly ignorant and incapable to think for yourself.

Everyone else: Yeah, I know what I wrote is harsh, but it is true.

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[The Kings Daughter]

I am never going to read the Hunger Games Books. They are Satanic and evil and all should be burned along with Harry Potter. There is tons of violence and evil romance and kissing which should not be read about by anyone. There is way too much gore and the desensitization of evil is a result of reading these books. There's tons of mythology, alcohol, and gambling. I don't think God would want anyone to read these terrible novels.

I read the plugged in review lol...
Clearly they're bad.

No book should ever be burned and if you believe what you wrote, you are truly ignorant and incapable to think for yourself.

Everyone else: Yeah, I know what I wrote is harsh, but it is true.

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Why yes, that does sound quite harsh. There are nicer ways to say what you just said.

No book should ever be burned? Oops. It fed our campfire really well last summer...

[ric]

C'mon guys, this is Anna we're talking about here.

[The Kings Daughter]

C'mon guys, this is Anna we're talking about here.

So it's okay to be 'rude' to Anna? Goodness, quite the gentlemen.

[Smaug the Dragon]

Hey, check out these fan-made videos!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_jw3z68TW0
Warning, this one contains violence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNk5zziqbtk

[ric]

C'mon guys, this is Anna we're talking about here.

So it's okay to be 'rude' to Anna? Goodness, quite the gentlemen.

No, what I meant was, she's quite obviously kidding.

[The Kings Daughter]

C'mon guys, this is Anna we're talking about here.

So it's okay to be 'rude' to Anna? Goodness, quite the gentlemen.

No, what I meant was, she's quite obviously kidding.

Oh, what a relief. I can take your name out of my gentlemen-to-train book then.

[ric]

C'mon guys, this is Anna we're talking about here.

So it's okay to be 'rude' to Anna? Goodness, quite the gentlemen.

No, what I meant was, she's quite obviously kidding.

Oh, what a relief. I can take your name out of my gentlemen-to-train book then.

Thank you, m'lady. *bows*

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Oh, she was kidding. In that case I am sorry.

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[Knight Fisher]

Alas. Sarcasm is not what it once was.

[~JCGJ~]

...violence and evil romance and kissing which should not be read about by anyone...

I see what you did there. (Barely.)

Since you brought it up, I do believe that desensitization to violence is a genuine concern... but I wouldn't put The Hunger Games forward as an example of it. It's supposed to be blunt and disturbing, and it is.

It would also be fair to point out that they are trying to fight AGAINST the Capitol, the source of all the "evil" and violence.

[Anna><>]

Alas. Sarcasm is not what it once was.

I'm not necessarily being sarcastic. I also believe that the Chronicles of Narnia are bad too... I figure if I'm not going to read Harry Potter I shouldn't read LOTR, The Chronicles of Narnia, or watch The Lion King. I think this book may fall into a category similar to those.

[Knight Fisher]

Okay... But what mythology by the way?

[The Kings Daughter]

Alas. Sarcasm is not what it once was.

I'm not necessarily being sarcastic. I also believe that the Chronicles of Narnia are bad too... I figure if I'm not going to read Harry Potter I shouldn't read LOTR, The Chronicles of Narnia, or watch The Lion King. I think this book may fall into a category similar to those.

I thought that for a while, but for Narnia and LoTR, it doesn't bother me anymore because they're in a different world. So it makes sense that things are different. Although, I confess, LoTR magic still does make me uneasy at times.

And I think HG falls into a different category altogether though, it's not so much as 'myth' as it is more like 'dictatorship'.

[31899]

((Sorry to backseat mod, but maybe this thread should be split so it stays more on the topic of the Hunger Games and this rather interesting and civilised [aside from my rage comment [book burning makes me angry]] conversation can continue elsewhere?))

Pretty much all literature takes place in a different world. Many times that world resembles our world or is very similar to our world. I feel as people who treat books as if they occur in our universe are the ones who have the most problems with them.

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