03-07-2012, 11:19 AM | #31 |
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Absolutely. I was simply making the point that we, as adults, are probably not in a position to pass judgement on the books, since we are not their target audience. If we want to know whether or not a book aimed at teenagers is a success (in terms of its target audience) we need to ask teenagers what their view of it is.
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03-07-2012, 02:11 PM | #32 |
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The only problem is that the success of THESE books is largely dependent on the adult readers. These could easily be adult books with a bit more detail....which is one of the reasons I like young adult books...they just gloss over stuff that you don't absolutely "need", at least in my experience.
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I know I started reading the Narnia books and Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew when I was in 2nd grade. I don't see ever letting a child that young start on the hunger games. I tend to just categorized books by genre rather than age. So Hunger Games would be sci-fi (or post-apocolyptic/sci-fi depending on how detailed you want to get), Narnia/Hobbit are pretty clearly fantasy, Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew are mystery, etc. |
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03-08-2012, 11:32 AM | #34 |
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To me the YA category allows for topics that most of us consider appropriate for tweens and not single digit ages. I'm thinking of the nuts and bolts of dating. Or a degree of hazard or violence that a younger child might find disturbing. Or drug/alcohol/smoking use, abuse, or debate.
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With the current 85% off offer from Kobo I bought the first book (for $.83 it's hard to go wrong).
It sounds like most of the posters in this thread would stop there. Does the 85% off change your thinking on books 2 and 3? |
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I thought book 2 was better especially for that price. Is the discounted anywhere else?
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03-23-2012, 11:52 AM | #38 |
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I just finished listening to the first book yesterday and I definitely want to go on to the second book.
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Well mind you, the second book ends on a more definitive cliff hanger than the first book... it might be possible to read the first book on its own and leave it at that (Though the ending is somewhat unsatisfying), but the second book will have you reaching for the third.
I for one did not think the third was a bad book. It definitely has a very different emphasis than the first two. -- Bill |
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I ended up buying all three books since they were so cheap. If I don't like them it won't be the first books I bought and didn't like.
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03-23-2012, 04:16 PM | #43 |
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Also, I just read that Hunger Games is the best-selling book on Kindle (note that Prime Lending counts as a sale, I think).
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If Prime Lending counts as a sale, then the sales figures for Amazon are not actually valid. People will borrow a book that's free and try it where the same book might not sell if it has to be bought.
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I read the books and thought they were good -- not great, but certainly enjoyable. This afternoon I saw the movie, and I thought it was very well done. Closely follows the book. Donald Sutherland plays the "dictator". The Cinna character was not nearly as well developed as in the book, which was too bad. Woody Harrelson was a disappointment as Katniss' mentor.
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