The Hunger Games

[author3]

I got this book yesterday called the Hunger Games.
It's about 12 boys and 12 girls aged between 12-18 who are forced to go on this live tv show where they have to kill each other and the last person left alive is the winner.
It's a really good book.
Has anyone else read it?

 

[DaveC]

I've not read it but there is a film out in the near future, it's getting a lot of hype at the moment - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392170/combined

Release date is 23rd March next year.

 

[Beautiful Dirt]

Sounds a lot like Battle Royale

 

[DaveC]

That's what I thought, I wonder how it's different?

 

[Beautiful Dirt]

Maybe they have something other than exploding neck collars to enforce the rules

 

[author3]

Well the writer got the inspiration after watching Battle Royale

 

[pgustavo]

I am really looking forward to when this will be shown in the theaters. I have been a fan of the book series and even lined up really early to get the Mockingjay. Well, I could have opted to go a day later but because I just loved it so much, I had to oblige with lining up that early.

I like the idea of survival of the fittest and coming up with allies to be able to achieve the common goal.

 

[Joolz]

I picked it up in a charity shop a while ago Not bad for 50p

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Maybe they have something other than exploding neck collars to enforce the rules

Exploding embedded microchips or poison capsules maybe.

 

[stripy_tie]

I've heard it's really good, don't know much more than that

 

[DaveC]

New Trailer

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Well the trailer looks good.

 

[Sister Jennifer]

trailer

Does look good. My daughter Perry is mad for these books. Loved em.

 

[author3]

I'm hoping to get the second one for Christmas

 

[chris.ph]

i dont know why but it reminds me of the long walk in the bachman books by stephen king

 

[Sister Jennifer]

i dont know why but it reminds me of the long walk in the bachman books by stephen king

yeah, good call.

 

[jaeger]

BANNISH this Hogs pooh called ~ "fiensiono" :tools-hammerdrill:

 

[Tonyblack]

Thanks Jae! I got him.

 

[Sjoerd3000]

Did you Terminate him? :character-jason:

Noo Terminator smilies , ow wait a Mr. T smiley! I pity the fool who posts spam on this forum :character-mrt:

 

[jaeger]

one for Q and for Sjoerd3000