Just finished the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins---not too impressed. I found the first section interesting, when they were explaining how they were preparing the tributes for the games, but the actual part about the games was quite dull. Yes lots of people died, but you knew almost nothing about most of the characters that were killed so I didn't really care. Many of the tributes were only known as the male (or female) tribute from District #. After reading the book, I still felt I didn't know too much about Katniss and Peeta.
SPOILERS to follow:
I found the rule change that occurred halfway through the book (the one that allowed two tributes to live as long as they were both from the same district) a bit too convenient. Does Katniss really love Peeta? Nobody is sure, least of all Katniss, and nobody seems to really care as long as she pretends she does for the TV viewers. The awkward teenage love bits between the two of them were rather annoying to read. I guess I'm just not a fan of the YA genre. I have no issues with the dystopian themes in the book, those were the interesting parts for me, but I couldn't care less about the characters in this one. I don't think I'll read the others unless someone can convince me it is worth it.
I've met so many people who have enjoyed this trilogy (myself included), so it was interesting to hear a different perspective. For me, Katniss's inability to decide how she feels about Peeta is spot on for someone her age. The teenage years are awkward. If the dystopian aspect is what grabbed you the most though, I think you would enjoy Mockingjay over Catching Fire.
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