First of all. You are speaking with first people indigenous roots to the lands of the earth you may be standing on today.

I spoke of my peers in my age. But since you have pinned them to me. Let me wait for a reread at you again before I reply to this.

>family values

Almost always a dogwhistle term for conservative heteronormativity, shaming single parents, same-sex couples, and people who choose not to procreate, and establishing the white Christian nuclear family model (with stay at home mom) as superior to all others.

So basically it's a cute little wholesome term for institutionalized racism and misogyny.

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>How about good grades being mandated for the basics that is in place vs the energy spent making sure books like this that cause controversy in the first place don’t even happen

So you're saying that you agree with books about LGBT+ people and people of color being banned from schools. As though a single book in a library is causing the downfall of the American public school system.

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>Before we get our panties in a bunch to the point we are fighting to get it there in the first place and someone threatens to blow up schools for it

So you're saying that terroristic threats are to be expected for the crime of including books in a school library which discuss LGBT+ themes.

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>Wasted efforts when they could be spending time invested in neutral materials teaching kids fundamentals

By "neutral", of course, you mean "devoid of LGBT+ themes or mention". Kind of like how being any color other than white, and any orientation other than heterosexual, and any religion other than Christian, is considered "political".

I can see by your post history that you're American Indian - why are you aligning yourself with the groups who think that books about your culture and history should also be banned from schools? Why do you talk about "family values" when, within living memory, that included forcible assimilation of indigenous children into white society?

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I disagree, I loved the movies but the books are way better. The reason there aren’t more layers is because Katniss, as the narrator, doesn’t know those layers. It would be forced to add those layers in and the book wouldn’t work as well. I prefer the books over the movies because we can see inside Katniss’s head and know what she’s thinking/feeling. I actually think the movies lack a lot of emotional depth because we don’t know how much she’s struggling.

Depends on the type of book. I’ve got different expectations for a literary fiction vs a murder/mysterie.

Enjoyment is always the most important factor when reading a book though.

And I did stop rating most non-fiction books. Especially memoires.

You don't actually have to broadcast the fact that nobody likes talking to you

RPO I’m pretty sure is Ready Player One

I'm very giving with my ratings.

If I enjoy a book, I always give it 5 stars.

I also don't care about writing reviews or any of that stuff. But I do find it hilarious when the dudes go on to write a bible-sized essay on their book reviews.

It's a book, brah.

Read it or not, enjoy it or not. No need to write about it like that review of yours is the formula to achieve eternal life.

And fuelled by religious delusion.

Yeah and I'm fucking proud of it; I have impeccable taste. Y'all YA dullards are embarrassing.

Your rating system is similar to mine. But based on other ratings I probably lower the score of decent books sadly. If it’s a decent average book, worth reading but not spectacular it gets a 3

Either poor journalism - or intentional spin. I wonder which it might be?

5* All time favorites. 4* Enjoyed it a lot! 3* Fun, but not great.

I usually don't give 2* or 1* ratings because I rarely finish books I don't like. I shelf them as read, but without rating and with DNF tag.

Thank you. That thought is definitely a good antidote for despair!!❤❤

No, silly, Christians can’t be terrorists. Just ask them.

“We’ll terrorize children in order to protect children” is pure right-wing nonthink. It’s long past time that we as a society recognize the threat that extremist religion - even relatively popular ones - poses to public safety.

Yeah they're kinda in for a surprise. That only works for so long.

You sound so fucking pretentious lol

That's why they're pushing as many voter supression laws as they can.

1 - Not worth the energy, time, or money. Please use those three items to seek another book. I will use this rating if the book's pretty bad in terms of plot, characters, grammar, and editing. I tend not to use it often as I will "DNF", or read with thorns on my side to hate review later.

2. Okay book. Just not worth the re-read. Did I waste my time, money, and energy reading this book? Yes.

3. Good book. However, I'm not doing cartwheels. It's entertaining, but not memorable, and probably would end up on the auction block to make room for 4's and 5's.

4. Great book. Memorable. Highly recommended. More likely to show on my end-of-year list. Great plot, characters, and writing.

5. Amazing. I will shout from rooftops, singing the book's praises. However, I strive not to use it often as many 5-star ratings make me nervous about taking it seriously.

Are you saying some crazy bomb threats are okay?

You know about voting, right?

I did an English degree. I spent three years solid reading and researching serious classic literature week after week, and by the time I graduated I barely ever read a book for fun any more.

It took a few months, but then The Hunger Games was the first thing I read that I actually enjoyed reading purely for fun again. It brought back that feeling I had as an older kid or young teenager where I got dropped into a new world, introduced to a bunch of characters, and wanted to see who would make it to the end.

Like everything that has a wave of popularity - especially if it's popular with teenage girls - there's a backlash, but I agree most of the criticism isn't justified when you remember the target market. It does very well for the genre and age group.

It's an immersive setting, but with a fast-paced plot and many dystopian novels struggle to balance the two. I really got into the details of different Games and Districts. Love triangles are a YA staple but the HG one is different, a lot of the push and pull comes from Katniss' attempts to survive and how she thinks she needs to be perceived rather than just liking Boy A more than Boy B. The classical references are clunky to an adult, but would have been new hidden depths to me at 12 or 13.

I struggled a little with the third one, as Katniss is so deep in trauma for a lot of the book, but on reflection I appreciate the darker turn. She can't be an action girl after everything in the first two books and the series doesn't try to resolve things in a neat, happy way.

I also got a little tired of the Battle Royale comparisons people often made. There's a shared concept, but that pre-dates both pieces. In BR, the horror relies on the fact it's your friends and classmates being forced against you, while the Hunger Games always focussed on a system that would create and celebrate the big killing spree.

People can dismiss it as a series for Middle Schoolers of they want, but hey, it's a very good series for Middle Schoolers.

Dumb bigots on social media also make these mistakes. There’s a high chance the incredibly ignorant people are also incredibly ignorant.

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