The Hunger Games teaser

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by Buck

Oh. I had no idea this was a girls book / movie.

I knew the main character was a girl, but that was it.

It's not a girls book. There re just a lot of teenage girls who like it.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by NewChief

It's not a girls book. There re just a lot of teenage girls who like it.

What is a girls book if it's not one that's more attractive to girls than guys?

[jiveturkey]

Originally Posted by patteeu

What is a girls book if it's not one that's more attractive to girls than guys?

This is an interesting question.

Is there such a thing as a girl book or a guy book? There are certainly genres that fit this mold... Romance novels vs war stories.

Would it be based off of who winds up liking it more? What if it's a brutal war book that more girls wind up liking (not likely)?

When I read the Hunger Games I didn't think it was a girl book but later I found out that I was told that it was a young adult book and now I'm seeing all of the screaming idiot teenage girls on TV and I'm wondering what I got myself into.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by jiveturkey

This is an interesting question.

Is there such a thing as a girl book or a guy book? There are certainly genres that fit this mold... Romance novels vs war stories.

Would it be based off of who winds up liking it more? What if it's a brutal war book that more girls wind up liking (not likely)?

When I read the Hunger Games I didn't think it was a girl book but later I found out that I was told that it was a young adult book and now I'm seeing all of the screaming idiot teenage girls on TV and I'm wondering what I got myself into.

LOL. The book was kind of meh to me, but good enough to keep reading. I happened to be reading it when I went into the hospital for a minor surgery and 3 different female nurses noticed and gushed about how much they loved the book. After surgery, I had some physical therapy and two of the female therapists also gushed about the book. Those were my first hints that women seemed to be getting more out of the book than I was.

[1moreTRich]

Originally Posted by patteeu

LOL. The book was kind of meh to me, but good enough to keep reading. I happened to be reading it when I went into the hospital for a minor surgery and 3 different female nurses noticed and gushed about how much they loved the book. After surgery, I had some physical therapy and two of the female therapists also gushed about the book. Those were my first hints that women seemed to be getting more out of the book than I was.

I enjoyed the books for the most part. My husband liked them as well, but not near the level as many others. He cited the main cause being that he found Katniss to be whiny and indecisive throughout the books and it pretty much annoyed him to no end. I, myself, did not really find it that bothersome. Did you have a similar feeling? I'm curious if that is a common difference between the males and females reading the book.

[Chiefnj2]

Originally Posted by 1moreTRich

I enjoyed the books for the most part. My husband liked them as well, but not near the level as many others. He cited the main cause being that he found Katniss to be whiny and indecisive throughout the books and it pretty much annoyed him to no end. I, myself, did not really find it that bothersome. Did you have a similar feeling? I'm curious if that is a common difference between the males and females reading the book.

I did not find her whiny or indecisive. She is naive. All she really wanted was to take care of her little sister and mom and be left alone.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by 1moreTRich

I enjoyed the books for the most part. My husband liked them as well, but not near the level as many others. He cited the main cause being that he found Katniss to be whiny and indecisive throughout the books and it pretty much annoyed him to no end. I, myself, did not really find it that bothersome. Did you have a similar feeling? I'm curious if that is a common difference between the males and females reading the book.

I didn't care for the Peeta/Katnis/Gale romantic triangle and all the time spent examining Katnis' thoughts about it. I think the whininess and indecisiveness has to do with her confused feelings about the two guys.

[1moreTRich]

Originally Posted by patteeu

I didn't care for the Peeta/Katnis/Gale romantic triangle and all the time spent examining Katnis' thoughts about it. I think the whininess and indecisiveness has to do with her confused feelings about the two guys.

That seems pretty right on with what he was saying. Thanks fellas.

[Chiefnj2]

Originally Posted by patteeu

I didn't care for the Peeta/Katnis/Gale romantic triangle and all the time spent examining Katnis' thoughts about it. I think the whininess and indecisiveness has to do with her confused feelings about the two guys.

Didn't the triangle really evolve in the 2nd and 3rd books?