if someday we go to prison for downloading music…

i hope they split us by music genre

(Source: peace-and-paul)

purloined-in-petrograd:

From everything I hear, THG sounds like it’s the PG version of BR and I’m not sure if it’s worth reading or not. I have yet to meet anyone who has read both, so…yeah.

I’ve read both and while yes, THG is, in essence, a PG version of BR it also has its own creative elements that set it apart from Battle Royale and keeping from being the blatant copy of BR that a lot of people are making it out to be. Children killing other children has been done before, and the system of which THG chooses its candidates is completely different from BR. BR, I feel, has MUCH more emotional content since it’s friends killing friends as opposed to strangers killing strangers in the hopes of survival. THG series has a far more optimistic feel to it where as BR ends without any real closure or difference being made, which means it’s up to the reader to decipher what happens after the book ends. THG definitely has the same theme, but it lacks the complexity of BR. However, it is a completely entertaining read and if that’s what you’re looking for, I say go for it. Katniss is an endearing and realistic heroine (much the same as Shuya Nanahara is) and isn’t a pain to read in the way Bella Swan is. Hope that helps!

Also: don’t expect the same level of development you read in BR. Where most development is focused in THG on the main character, Katniss, Takami does a solid job of developing over 40 characters. But, like I said, The Hunger Games is a fun read and it’s easy to get attached to and root for the protagonist!