The County Library discussion

This series is our January teen book club pick. I posted the whole series, because most people who have read one have read them all, but feel free to comment on any of the books. Personally, I loved them. They were super violent, but the violence didn't really bother me (although I am usually a bit of a ninny about violence). It will be interesting to see how much of that gets into the movie version, though.
I thought Katniss was a great, strong character and that the story was engrossing and well-written. Let us know what you think, and remember, it's okay for grown-ups to post too!

I love this whole series. I think the violence seems worse than it is because it is children doing these things to children. I have read much bloodier books but none that were about kids.

One of the things I really liked about this series was that Katniss was, I felt, a good role model character. Of course I don't think all main characters need to be good role models (in fact, it's quite often better when they aren't), but when a book becomes a cultural phenomenon, then I think it becomes important.

Case in point- I liked the Twilight series when I first read them, except the last one anyway, because they were silly, engrossing little romances and I thought Meyer's treatment of sexuality was interesting. However, when everyone and her dog looked to Bella as a role model and thought that her relationship with Edward represents a positive romance, then that becomes more than just a story. It becomes part of our culture, and not a very healthy part.

Katniss hasn't affected the culture as much as Bella did, at least around here, but I'd much rather have her anyday!