Comments on: Autostraddle Book Club #5: We're Reading The Hunger Games!

By: jean

jean — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:34:51 +0000

i just acquired all 3 books! yesss!

By: Steph

Steph — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:08:25 +0000

Perfect timing, you guys!

Finished the first book a couple weeks ago, and after seeing the 100+ people on the waiting list at the library, picked up the other two books last weekend! Just started the second book, and I’m excited to read everyone’s thoughts.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:20:19 +0000

I work in a library, and these books are ALWAYS checked out. I’ve been kicking around the idea of making kale chips, so maybe I’ll give that a go once I get my hands on a copy.

Y’know, if I don’t win the contest. ::eye shift::

By: Jamie Kramer

Jamie Kramer — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:56:14 +0000

People say that they are like Twilight because there is a subtle undertone of a love-triangle, but once you actually read the books you’ll realize that the love-triangle is nothing compared to everything else that happens. Don’t fret, just read them. You’ll understand.

By: Kaiboi

Kaiboi — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:55:48 +0000

I’ll be snacking on cheddar chex mix! Really hope I can get a copy. The movie trailer looks awesome.

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:15:19 +0000

Well, I’ve only read like half of the first book so far. I actually didn’t even know of this book’s existence until my English professor required us to read it. I’ve never read a trilogy series or any of those Twilight/Lord of the Rings books nor seen any of their respected movies. It FEELS LIKE reading a tour guide of white-washed North Korea, with an American survival reality tv show, and coming of age teenage romance novel. TOO BAD SHE DOESN’T TURN INTO SOME FEMINIST BUTCH DYKE AT THE END OF THE SERIES. What a twist!

By: Kathryn R

Kathryn R — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:25:29 +0000

I will snack on honey nut cheerios and dried cranberries and chocolate while reading The Hunger Games!

By: Katy

Katy — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:19:02 +0000

Hi, don’t enter me in the contest thing to win the books because I already own them all and I want someone who hasn’t yet experienced the magic that is The Hunger Games to win them. I’m currently 3/4 of the way through Mockingjay and I am seriously addicted to these books. I was one of those book snobs that was all like “Noooo, I read Audre Lorde, I don’t need that commercial bullshit,” and them BAM…I splurged on all three books and was reading them. And by reading them, I mean doing nothing but read them and yelling at everyone/everything that tried to interfere with me reading them. Kind of like a crack addiciton, for instance. So, like…try and put a positive spin on a crack addiction, and there you have it: The Hunger Games.
P.S. Agreed about the whole title-making-us-want-to-eat-a-sandwich-thing.

By: Cara

Cara — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:42:03 +0000

The setting of these books always vaguely reminded me of The Long Walk (by Stephen King under his pseudonym Richard Bachman). Is there another major female character suitable for slashing with Katniss?

By: Kale

Kale — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:19:17 +0000

I hope it’s not too late to enter. My favorite reading snack is pretzel sticks with a raspberry honey mustard dip I get at the farmer’s market. I could easily nom through half a bag of pretzels without even realizing it!

By: Perch

Perch — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:30:31 +0000

I just did the same thing. I saw this post, got the ebooks, and finished up a few hours ago.

Just watched the trailer for the first time and I’m now officially excited for this movie to come out! And I love the Capitol fashion idea!

By: Brigid

Brigid — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:16:25 +0000

I read them last year over the course of several detentions. Not the most intellectually stimulating things in the world, but you’ll gladly eat up a few hundred pages in a single sitting.