"Fantastic" - "Great!"
Before diving into the book, all I heard were rave reviews.
"A real page turner" - someone else told me.
After finishing the book last weekend, it makes me wonder if I really care to even go see the movie. Do I even want to help contribute to the "mega" sales by watching this movie?
I'm real disappointed.
I do believe I am an advocate for Free Literature. Meaning - you should read whatever you want. Books shouldn't be banned. Yet... this book disturbs me.
No one truly shared with me the whole purpose of the book.
In a nutshell - children in a totalitarian state are forced to fight each other - for their life, all while being televised.
2 kids from 12 different Districts are put into an arena, to kill each other.
Then, the victor proceeds to live a wonderful life.
(How truly wonderful could it be, knowing that 23 others had to die for you to live?)
Oh, and there's a love story in there as well.
Well, like I said, I don't think books should be banned. However, I would be a very concerned parent sending my kid to see the movie or even reading the book. I can't imagine "Young Adults" reading this. Kids have to much to deal with already, from bullying at school to school shootings, from screaming to anxiety attacks in the local Mall, they have to much on their mind.
I think it's scary because - well, as Americans, we almost are always hooked to some form of media - either it being televised, YouTube , or social media on Facebook, Twitter... etc, so we're basically broadcasting our lives every hour. We continuously look at topics that are "unbelievable." Stories with a shock value are seen the most , so what's truly frightening is - is that the society that they portray, could become real. Or could it already be here?
