Flaws... These books don't really have any. Even though they bring up a classic (and all but cliche) love triangle, one of my most hated tropes, the childhood friend love interest, Suzanne Collins does it right. The Love interests are very balanced, and so it's not like one was just there to distract from the other. I kept switching my preference with Katniss until the end and I was satisfied with the result. The action is shocking at first, not making the hero a goody two-shoes. The story is well paced and has some great wham lines at the end of every other chapter. They don't take the focus away from the main character to focus on some other less important sub plots. What I'm saying is that it does everything right. It's "perfect".
But that doesn't make it my favorite book ever. It was good, but it lacks a certain soul... as if a machine had written it. It's very good, and great for reaching a large audience, but don't expect it to be the best book you have ever read. That's what the hype wants us to think. The best books have little flaws, and a smaller market at which it's directed. And when you fall into that market, you will love it more than anything else because it caters to you. The Hunger Games isn't directed at anyone... But it's definitely a must read for anyone. Oh, and it's kind of unpredictable, and anyone can die.
... Dare I say... perfect? (not a gush review)
Flaws... These books don't really have any. Even though they bring up a classic (and all but cliche) love triangle, one of my most hated tropes, the childhood friend love interest, Suzanne Collins does it right. The Love interests are very balanced, and so it's not like one was just there to distract from the other. I kept switching my preference with Katniss until the end and I was satisfied with the result. The action is shocking at first, not making the hero a goody two-shoes. The story is well paced and has some great wham lines at the end of every other chapter. They don't take the focus away from the main character to focus on some other less important sub plots. What I'm saying is that it does everything right. It's "perfect".
But that doesn't make it my favorite book ever. It was good, but it lacks a certain soul... as if a machine had written it. It's very good, and great for reaching a large audience, but don't expect it to be the best book you have ever read. That's what the hype wants us to think. The best books have little flaws, and a smaller market at which it's directed. And when you fall into that market, you will love it more than anything else because it caters to you. The Hunger Games isn't directed at anyone... But it's definitely a must read for anyone. Oh, and it's kind of unpredictable, and anyone can die.