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ah yes, like all the other flash-in-the-pan teen novels: to kill a mockingbird, the hobbit, the catcher in the rye, the lord of the rings, fahrenheit 451, anne
by kennywinker 6y ago
ah yes, like all the other flash-in-the-pan teen novels:
to kill a mockingbird, the hobbit, the catcher in the rye, the lord of the rings, fahrenheit 451, anne of green gables, the lord of the flies, flowers for algernon, dune, the call of the wild, treasure island, and the narnia series.
Yes, I know many books in that category fade away, but only time will tell if hunger games is one of the ones that fade, or one of the ones that lasts
- WalterBright 6y agoI wrote "most", not "all". I didn't see anything special or deep in THG.
- voldacar 6y agoMany of those are now recognized to have a real artful quality and literary value, which is hardly present in something like the hunger games
- bryanrasmussen 6y agoWell, I haven't read The Hunger Games, but my readings of criticism of it leads me to think it probably has some sort of real artful quality and literary value - what is your argument that it doesn't?
- voldacar 6y agoDon't take my word for it - read it yourself. It's trashy YA kitsch. Contrast with catcher in the rye or LotR afterwards
- WalterBright 6y agoIt also has a completely predictable plot and many deux ex machinas to get our heroine out of a hopeless jam. Its plot is similar to Stephen King's "The Long Walk" which is a far better (and grimmer) book.
- bryanrasmussen 6y agoI don't think all of those books were necessarily written for the teen / young adult market although I guess they were marketed at it at one time or another.