The Hunger Games

I've not seen the film adaptation, but mrw42 bought me the trilogy for Christmas, and I've been meaning to write about it for months.

First: this trilogy was pretty much the Perfect Gift for me, by which I mean:

• It was a series that I'd heard good things about.


• But I had already decided that I wouldn't like the subject matter and therefore wasn't going to read it on my own.


• However, once I got it as a gift I figured I should try it.


• I found the first book okay but would not have read the sequels if I didn't have them on hand.


• I really enjoyed the second and third books, and found them very well done.

Hence, 'Perfect Gift', not in the sense of 'exactly what I knew I wanted' (that would be the two Pratchett novels she also got me :) ), but in the sense of 'something I had already decided not to get for myself, but turned out to enjoy greatly'.

They're well-written, engaging books: I got them for Christmas and finished all three by December 28th, which should say something. :)
( Not very spoilery discussion, cut for those who hate to hear any details about something they haven't read )