Reading these days is going downhill. It seems that no one reads for fun anymore, and when they do it's only because Edward is soooooo dreamy or Harry just HAS to find that wand. (Wait, this part wasn't in the movie!) My point being, too many people only read what's popular, and only because it IS popular. (Who's Mark Twain again? He's the biology teacher in Twilight, right?) The fact that there is a whole section dedicated to "Teen Paranormal Romance" in Barnes & Noble makes me want to gag and cry simultaneously.
Well, I heard about this new series of books called the Hunger Games. Everyone was ecstatic when the final book in the trilogy came out over the summer and I decided then that I would never read these books. My mind was made up when my sister gave me a short 45-minute summary of the plot and I wanted to go cry in a corner because it sounded so depressing.
Lo and behold, a few months later GUESS what book shows up on a list for an IB-related class? Yup. The Hunger Games. Of course, this happens at the same time the books show up at our house. Le sigh. Now I have to read them.
OH MY GOODNESS. They're actually really... really... really good. As in, I started the first one Sunday afternoon and practically had to hide it from myself to get any sleep that night, then first thing in my first class on Monday, it was out. Needless to say, the minute I got home the second one came out and has barely been put down since. Now my sister needs to finish the last one so I don't have to wait for it tomorrow.
I definitely recommend them to anyone and everyone. Just do me one favor. Do not turn this into another Twilight nightmare... A good book turned into a scary obsession. Please.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have a book to finish. :)
No comments:
Post a Comment