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2393127 No.2393127 [Reply] [Original]

My friend loaned me her copy of Hunger Games. Should I skip it, or give it an honest chance?

>> No.2393130

flip a coin if you cannot and refuse to think for yourself. in order to take a shit do you need a consensus?

>> No.2393138

If you think you will like it then read it.

If you do not think you will like it do not read it.

Am I missing something?

>> No.2393170

I didn't like it that much, but a crap tonne of other people did. If it's in your possession why not give it a chance?

>> No.2393177

You might as well read it, it's a young adult novel and can't possibly take that long.

>> No.2393261

>>2393127

If you skip the boring bits about clothes, food descriptions and feelings, there's a pretty good survival / action thriller left behind.

>> No.2393263

>>2393261
this applies to A Song of Ice and Fire as well.

>> No.2393281

>>2393261
>food descriptions
Why do authors feel the need to write tens of sentences at a time about food? I skip that shit every time. Contributes absolutely nothing. Seriously, go back to your Redwall novels for nostalgia and witness the atrocities that are the food descriptions.

>> No.2393287

>>2393281
describing food is like describing sex; some authors do it better than others. plus it really fills the pages

>> No.2393293

>>2393287
I would rather have a short book with minimal food descriptions than a long book with long descriptions. I don't care how well the food is described, I will skip it.

>> No.2393295

>>2393261
>descriptions meant to immerse you in the world

Yeah, skip those. Every book should be self edited to the point of becoming a Michael Bay film on paper.

>> No.2393323
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2393323

British comics and kid's books originating in the 40s/50s have a weird obsession with food caused by wartime rationing. Think Desperate Dan or the simply scrumptious picnics and magical foodstuffs in Enid Blyton. I wonder how much of that became part of the language of children's lit for the generation who grew up on it (e.g. Brian Jacques).

>> No.2393351

>>2393287
Filling the pages is never a good standalone reason to do anything.

>> No.2393390

>>2393293

I guess it's a matter of taste....

>> No.2393407

>>2393127
> her

i am so butt envious right now

>> No.2393428

>>2393261
Sure is Wheel of Time

The reason food is so focused on is due to the fact the protagonist is starving initially. She hunts for food and takes detail/care of the little food they get. Thus when she goes to big derp do Brave New London it's all about the lavish food.

At least read it to gain an understanding of your peers.

It's enjoyable as pulp.

The other two books are painfully bad and generic. Any of the charm the first had is washed out or wears out its welcome.

>> No.2394252

>>2393428

"The other two books are painfully bad and generic. Any of the charm the first had is washed out or wears out its welcome."

Typical example of a good original idea, unnaturally stretched out into a trilogy.