Hunger Games Trilogy discussion
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Twilight Saga or Hunger Games Trilogy?
Rachel (aka. Kaiserin Sisi) wrote: "Hunger Games. Twilight poses no competition at all.On a scale of one to ten:
For Romance:
-Hunger Games: 9
-Twilight: -9.34432
In General:
-Hunger Games: 9 1/2
-Twilight: 3"
I agree my heart did skip a beat when ever Edward did some heroic thing, saved Bellas life, etc it was very romantic I havent reached the rommantic part of Hunger Games yet : ( Butg in terms of plot Twilight wasn't well developed and some what repetitive and cheesy while besides my 100 page spot in Hunger Games i can tell i will enjoy it
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Why even compare?"
i REALLY wish there was alike button for this site :P
there's no contest. but if there was, The Hunger Games wins by a landslide
My 1-10 scale:Romance:
Hunger Games: 6/7
Twilight: 8.5
Romance that Doesn't Annoy You Out of your Mind:
Hunger Games: 9.9999999999
Twilight: .5 and maybe not even that
(Interesting) Plot:
Twilight: 0
Hunger Games: 15
General: Hunger Games wins. Yay!
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OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ha... yur funny, do you really have to ask?
HUNGER GAMES all the way
LOVED IT!!
Is this even a question? I agree with Mieley. This is probably a joke. Twilight should not even be put in the same sentence with Hunger Games. I did. But that shouldn't count. ^_^
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Love the Hunger Games Trilogy! I think it's better than Twilight Saga.
You know, I just realized how similar they are. Both with one heroine. Two guys-one is her best friend and the other just appeared. Everyone crushes on the best friend, who doesn't really make an appearance until the second book. Both guys like the heroine. She's torn between them. In the end, she chooses the guy who came out of nowhere. Everyone's unhappy with her choice.But I still think THG wins.
The Hunger Games is in intirely different context however and the heroin is so different. Katniss feeds a family and helps her community, putting her life on the line for others constantly. The Hunger Games also targets the issue of oppression, how oppresors stay on top and what the oppressed can do to help themselves. In some ways I'd say the Hunger Games is more about the themes rather than the characters.
Well hunger game trilogy in my opinion is was better then twilight series. I was a fan of the twilight series, but L started reading more books and series and found that it was annoying. What makes hunger games better is that the main female lead wasnt obsessed with with a guy, rather she was concerned for her family for most and i could go on and on, but rather not. So hunger games all the way.
Me too! I was a fan, but then I switched once I found a new obsession...thank you LOTR for showing me the error of my ways
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Uh... twilight... I have the first two books and never plan on finishing the collection. The movie just ruined it for me.
Hunger Games easily. Twilight is pretty horrible.
The Hunger Games is better. Way better :)
Hunger Games, no question about it! The Twilight series originally might have had a plot but then it shifted over mostly to romance... In THG Collins successfully wove romance with adventure and some pretty epic action scenes and kept it up the whole way. Loved it.
Exactly! I love how Suzanne wrote about all these kids dying. It's so different from what others would write, and I just love it. That's what pretty much got me hooked.
Hunger Games!! Not even a competition. I hate Twilight. Poor writing, poor plot, pathetic romance, abusive relationships, idiotic and unsympathetic characters, deplorable premise, and overall just a sad book. As Charles Dickens said, "There are books of which the backs and the covers are by far the best parts." Twilight is unquestionably one of them. And yes, I have read the book.
As for The Hunger Games, the plot ACTUALLY hangs together. The characters act like real, interesting, decent people who respect other peoples' boundaries, don't have SERIOUS attachment disorders, and are actually LIKEABLE in the course of the plot. They behave believably, too, and there aren't a million plot holes to pick at in the novel. The universe (although not likely to come to pass) actually makes sense too.
What's more, there is absolutely NO comparison between the main characters of each series. Bella? Selfish, obsessed with herself and her freakish, unsafe, clingy, and (evidently) mentally unstable boyfriend. She has NO survival skills, is constantly being saved by other people from dangers which she is apparently incapable of avoiding. She's clingy and annoying herself, and she doesn't appear to have any particularly useful purposes in her own life. She DITCHES COLLEGE because her mentally sick boyfriend/husband (who wants to EAT her) will take care of her. UGH! Katniss appears (despite her attitude ^^) to be a genuinely caring person who is fiercely independent, clever, strong, asks nothing of anyone, and gives as much as she takes (if not more) in every relationship she has. Even if she COULD rely on someone else to take care of her, she wouldn't. She also has flaws to her character which make her all the more realistic and easy to relate to for readers.
That's just my take on things. Feel free to challenge my obnoxiously stated opinions. ;-) Needless to say, I absolutely HATE Twilight. =P
Please don't hate me for this, but I like Twilight. No it's not the best seieries ever, but it's decent.As for THG vs. Twilight, the Hunger Games wins. 100%.
There is definitely no comparison between the Twilight series and the Hunger Games trilogy. While one is a stupid, immature love story written to just woo teenage girls into believing that possibilities like that actually exist (which they don't), the other one is sensitive, imaginative and still believable in spite of the dystopia world.
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Jia wrote: "You know what I hate? The series that try to feed off the popularity of these series. Like there was a supernatural trend in books. Like all new books focused on vampire/werewolf love, now there's ..."Oh my god, I totally agree with you. First it was only Twilight and the Vampire Diaries but now you see all these Vampire Academy and god knows what else. It just frustrates because it is truly just using the popularity of these books to get a move on your own!
Kirsten wrote: "Hunger Games!! Not even a competition. I hate Twilight. Poor writing, poor plot, pathetic romance, abusive relationships, idiotic and unsympathetic characters, deplorable premise, and overall jus..."
Hear hear! I totally second your opinion. My own seem to be just as radical as your own! And I totally love your post. Its funny and totally voices the opinion of so many of us out here!
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I think that the Hunger Games are definitely more down to Earth than Twilight or any of those. The Hunger Games is basically a portrayal of, quite possibly (and on a smaller scale), what could happen to the Earth if we continue to live on exhaustible resources and if we continue to constantly bicker over things that end up getting us in more trouble.
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And I'm really, really hoping that that won't be the case with the Hunger Games.
My favorite genre used to be dystopian fiction because most of the books had believable worlds, strong characters and entertaining plots. Now I'm seeing weird crap crop up in bookstores that doesn't even deserve to be published.
And when I look on the back cover?
"Readers of the Hunger Games will enjoy this."
WOW. Just...wut?
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Exactly. There's a new section in Barnes & Noble called Teen Paranormal Romance. Its all vampires. Oh wait, and there's the occasional werewolf or fairy on drugs book.
what????????? seriously, I think things are going a little too far.
There is, like, NO comparison! HUNGER GAMES IS A MILLION TIMES BETTER! (:
Twilight is too sappy! the romance is so thick that you almost can't breath when you read it! So the HUNGER GAMES ALL THE WAY
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"I'm a vampire and I stalk you at night."
"Oh Edward, I want to be with you!"
"EDWARD. JACOB. EDWARD. JACOB."
So either she chooses the guy who spends is money on body glitter or the dog. Oh, Bella.
Okay, duh! HG! Atleast Katniss has a personality and ends up marrying Peeta...the great guy.
Bella is drab and boring and expression less. She's hardly a character, even less a main character. And she chooses Edward, the blood sucker and sucker in general. she could atleast thought staright and chosen jacob. but i kind of like her choice since Jacob is MINE!!
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luhvBOOKS wrote: "HEY1 Don't insult JACOB!"YES insult Jacob!
Sorry, I just don't like abs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf_KB9...
Yep. All true.
and here's another thing that makes fun of it!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJK7n_...
thats the best thing about it. parodies
Sophie710 wrote: "luhvBOOKS wrote: "HEY1 Don't insult JACOB!"YES insult Jacob!
Sorry, I just don't like abs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf_KB9...
Yep. All true."
Hey you guys are jealous of his HOT-ness! Its okay to admit it. :DD
Rachel (aka. Kaiserin Sisi) wrote: "I love the romance in the Hunger Games. It's my favorite romance in a YA book, and one of my favorites in general, slightly behind Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, and Elisabeth (a German musical)...."I truly used to love Twilight, but I love the Hunger Games now. Even so, I think that the Jans Austen- era books have more depth in their romantic storylines.
Abs annoy me. especially big ones.
Sophie710 wrote: "luhvBOOKS wrote: "HEY1 Don't insult JACOB!"YES insult Jacob!
Sorry, I just don't like abs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf_KB9...
Yep. All true."
LOL!!!!!!!! That comment was perfectly timed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xDxDxDxD
Alex wrote: "Rachel (aka. Kaiserin Sisi) wrote: "I love the romance in the Hunger Games. It's my favorite romance in a YA book, and one of my favorites in general, slightly behind Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudic..."
It's not that writing has less depth today. The fact is that back in the day of Jane Austen, Dickens, George Eliot, and co. books were harder to publish. Printing presses were less efficient, more expensive, etc. and only the best stuff got out there in book form. =) If publishing had been as available back then, there would've been just as much crap on the shelves as there is now.
Plus, those books have now stood the test of time.
Just give the world a couple centuries and the best literature of today will be on the shelves of the future. And don't worry; Twilight won't make it. >:D
Barbara or EndlesslySparkly wrote: "he looked better when he was younger in my opinion lol(i had a lil kid crush on him),now he just looks blah."He's still cute...back then cute boy...farther down the line of age.. EVEN HOTTER!
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I agree and disagree as well . I did enjoy the first book in the Twilight saga i have to admit i am a wimp when it comes to sappy love stories but when reading New Moon I found the characters thoughts and actions very repetitive and didnt enjoy it much i didnt finish it and to scared to start the next one for fear i would be wasting time that could be used reading other books. I have just started the Hunger Games and have to admit I enjoy it alot. I love the whole idea of this sort of society all sci-fi the plot is great and charcaters well developed. I much rather prefer the Hunger Games