The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

We will have several copies of this book available in the IMC. If you plan on doing most of your reading while you are here perhaps it would be best to leave the book so others can read simultaneously.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

HI everyone, I am so excited about this new book group. And for those of you who have not read the book, it is great! Let me know if you recieved the invite to the blog. This bookblog is an experiment for me. I hope it turns out to be fun and interactive. Otherwise we will have to talk to eachother during work! I have ordered 2 copies for the IMC, I have a hard copy and a copy on my kindle. Until the others come in, I will leave my book on the reference desk.
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  1. Lisa TreanorJanuary 23, 2012 at 11:12 AM

    Oooh experiment. So we are basically guinea pigs for you? :P
    I can't wait to start dicussing and analyzing...makes me smile just thinking about it. Do you have a date in which everyone should be finished by?

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  2. jeanJanuary 23, 2012 at 4:57 PM

    Well, I am reading the book now and have loaned my one hard copy to Paulette. I also ordered 2 copies for the imc collection but there is no telling when they will arrive. Have you read the sequel?

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  3. catherineJanuary 25, 2012 at 1:14 PM

    I can't wait to start duscussing the books! I want to re-read the first one for this group!

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  4. DanielleJanuary 31, 2012 at 11:21 AM

    This series is terrific! I finished the Hunger Games and am currently reading the second book in the series, Catching Fire. Although I do enjoy following the love story between Katniss, Gale and Peeta I would also be interested in exploring the districts more in depth. Do the other districts have any relations to areas of the U.S.? (I think one district's job was fishing - could that be related to a coastal area such as Long Island?)

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    1. jeanFebruary 2, 2012 at 11:27 AM

      Well, it is North America, right? It makes sense that a fishing district is coastal. Or an island. District 12 is a m ining district so maybe Penn? I have to reread to see how long the trip was to the Capitol. I am resisting lookin for a map on the internet...i am pretty sure it exists.

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    2. Annie UhlFebruary 3, 2012 at 4:24 PM

      I'm pretty sure Katniss says that district 12 is located where Appalchia once was

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    3. jeanFebruary 3, 2012 at 7:15 PM

      Really? That is a very poor area of this country. Makes sense. And lots of wilderness and mountains surrounding. Do you think the Capital is D.C.? I think they traveled overnight to get there by train. I want to look at the description of the Capital.

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    4. JanineFebruary 7, 2012 at 7:14 AM

      Loved the book...and now I am dying to go back and research the districts more. I read the book without comparing the fictional districts to actual locations. I wonder if there are more details in the second book. Hmmmm I just ordered it on my kindle but have not started it yet

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  5. jeanFebruary 2, 2012 at 5:38 AM

    I want to hear your thoughts on the back story of this series. I know there were some clues in the text about how the country was divided into districts and the hierarchy. Do any of you remember or have any thoughts about where District 12 is? Or District 11...the agriculture district?

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  6. jeanFebruary 2, 2012 at 2:45 PM

    FYI kindle owners: If you have a kindle and are an Amazon Prime member you can borrow Hunger Games, Catch a Fire or Mocking Jay from the new Kindle Lending Library. It won't work if you hav ethe Kindle app on an Ipad (I tried that first). I borrowed Catch a Fire today. :)

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  7. jeanFebruary 8, 2012 at 5:29 PM

    Okay, So now I have come to understand that The Capital is in the Rocky Mountains. I have not done any research and only heard this from one of the bloggers. And i dont know the level of authority (for the librarians). Also distrct 12 is in Appalachia. Plus, discussion has suggested that some regions of Panem such as areas formerly known as Mexico, Canada and California were destroyed and are uninhabitable. Can anyone cite that? I picture a map being Capital centric but this does not really make sense. Let's get back to the geography later and move on....

    I would like to hear your opinions of The Hunger Games, the actual games, as sport. Certainly we can compare it to lots of things we do or have done (Im thinking Super Bowl) What is it that makes us keep watching violence? Come on ya'll!!Tell me what you are thinking.

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  8. JanineFebruary 9, 2012 at 7:29 AM

    I think it is human nature unfortunately. Compared to the gladiators of ROme, today's sports are less violent. Then again, it seems to be what people want. Look at hockey games. People get so excited when a fight breaks out on the ice! Combine that with reality television and you have the hunger games.

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    1. catherineFebruary 9, 2012 at 2:25 PM

      Good question Jean! Janine - I agree, for some reason humans enjoy a spectacle... I was thinking about this as I was watching the superbowl. I feel like noone really watches baseball anymore (our national pastime)... it seems that football is way more popular as far as television viewing goes and way more violent that baseball... and MMA is the fastest growing sport out there... There are so many reality tv shows out now, survivor, the amazing race, big brother... Hunger Games are like the Olympics, reality tv, and violence all rolled into one. As a culture we've become desentized to violence.

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  9. jeanFebruary 13, 2012 at 3:03 PM

    yes, violence is a big seller. I think the strategic game playing in The Hunger Games" was facinating. The main characters both were willing to give their lives for the other and it wasnt for love in the case of Katniss. she wanted to send a message. I loved that! great stuff for YA literature. Empowered young girls!!

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