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Gregor
Apr 20, 2011 18:54:47 GMT -8
Post by KATE on Apr 20, 2011 18:54:47 GMT -8
SO have you read the Overlander series?
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Gregor
Apr 21, 2011 12:24:01 GMT -8
Post by Rowena on Apr 21, 2011 12:24:01 GMT -8
I read the first book in that series, but I didn't continue. It was a lot more "for kids"* than THG, which is why I didn't like it as much, although if I'd read it when I was 10 I bet I would have loved it.
* - like, actually for kids, not like my friend's 11-year-old brother is reading THG.
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Gregor
May 2, 2011 3:24:53 GMT -8
Post by ripredthegnawer on May 2, 2011 3:24:53 GMT -8
I don't know, Rowena. I read those books when I was 11, and I still like them a lot.
The first book, yeah, it's a little childish. But the last book - wow, it gives THG a run for its money. Of course, it's the same author. But that's beside the point.
The ending is pretty loaded. Just like MJ.
[glow=red,2,300]Oh, and Rowena - how do you put the image in your signature? The coding thing isn't working for me...[/glow]
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Gregor
May 2, 2011 12:39:36 GMT -8
Post by Rowena on May 2, 2011 12:39:36 GMT -8
Ah, see, I stopped reading after the first book, because it seemed childish to me Maybe I'll look into them again this summer. Also, Ripred - I sent you a message about that, but if you still have questions let me know
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Gregor
Jul 4, 2011 20:57:05 GMT -8
Post by maxrider12 on Jul 4, 2011 20:57:05 GMT -8
I want to read it, but I haven't had the time*. I'll try and read it when I can, but I don't live near a library and I don't buy books unless I've read them before. *Plus I have to read a book for school by August and I still don't have it.
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Gregor
Oct 30, 2011 20:15:49 GMT -8
Post by guillermogage on Oct 30, 2011 20:15:49 GMT -8
I don't know, Rowena. I read those books when I was 11, and I still like them a lot. The first book, yeah, it's a little childish. But the last book - wow, it gives THG a run for its money. Of course, it's the same author. But that's beside the point. The ending is pretty loaded. Just like MJ. [glow=red,2,300] Oh, and Rowena - how do you put the image in your signature? The coding thing isn't working for me...[/glow] ^ This. I've read the whole series when they first came out, and in fact, that's how I ended up hearing about The Hunger Games, I heard it was going to be Suzanne Collins's next series, and that it would be a trilogy. But anyways, yes, Ripredthegnawer, I agree on you with this one. The last book in the Underland Chronicles is almost ridiculously heartbreaking, and the rest of the series is a far cry from the mild PG-ratedness of the first book. The fact that the main character does not live in a society that is already blatantly dystopian makes the overall themes that much more shocking. Katniss lives in a world where she shoudl expect awful things to happen to her, if there is a government that forces kids to kill each other for their own entertainment. That's just the thing really, a 16 or 18-year old will probably be more mature than an 11 or 12 year-old, but they are still young in the grand scheme of things. Most of the THG fanbase is still technically kids. If The Underland Chronicles is just for kids, then I guess you could say that for any YA book series that doesn't have a premise as dark as The Hunger Games. Most YA novels don't have a "death games" premise and usually don't demand the protagonist to be involved in wonton violence. The Harry Potter kids act quite childish or like brooding adolescents throughout at least the first six books( that's most of the series, people), but that series is still beloved by people long outta high school. I was born in December 1990, by the way.
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Gregor
Oct 31, 2011 21:05:14 GMT -8
Post by KATE on Oct 31, 2011 21:05:14 GMT -8
So just a question on this, how would you rate gregor books vs hunger games? Is one better about things or did SuCo mature her writing or...well anything like that? I'm curious as to when I want to make it a point to read the gregor series.
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Gregor
Nov 4, 2011 15:43:03 GMT -8
Post by guillermogage on Nov 4, 2011 15:43:03 GMT -8
Prisoners of war, biological warfare, kids with war trauma and PTSD, genocide/ethnic cleansing, the concept/question of destiny and fate, borderline sacred prophecies, mental illness, toddlers and kindergarten age kids learning about death the hard way...
I would say that it covers these topics every bit as good as the Hunger Games, if not more. The Hunger Games does, however touch upon hedonistic decadences (The Capitol), which is not really a theme in The Underland Chronicles.
Like I've said before, the series is surprisingly deep for a talking animal fantasy. Especially one with no magical/fantasy elements in the traditional sense.
I don't know how old you are, but however old you are, it would be best to try to relate to a yourself around age twelve, and whatever problems you had during that age, to try to get a perspective on the series.
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Gregor
Nov 5, 2011 21:59:20 GMT -8
Post by KATE on Nov 5, 2011 21:59:20 GMT -8
Interesting, I'm 20 so age 12 is a bit of a stretch but I guess I could look back some years haha. All that plus talking animals though must be incorporated really well for it to work I guess I'm going to have to look into it
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