by king_ghidorah » Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:54 pm
Well, I finished the Hunger Games book today. Wow, it really felt like a watered down version of Battle Royale. Everyone that goes and sees Hunger Games owes it to themselves to see Battle Royale and see the concept done right.
Here's one of summations of The Hunger Games in the books thread, "This book is exactly what I thought it would be....a watered down version of Battle Royale with a hint of Twilight-esque romance/teenage lust."
The book, really, REALLY, pulls its punches. The lead characters really aren't forced to do anything horrible, or for that matter, heroic. Almost the entire narrative seems to take place in a cave as a boy tries to keep his unrequited love in check for the girl he's stuck in the cave with.
It's not written badly. It's just not anywhere near as good as it could of been. In short, it's not Battle Royale.