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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 11:41 pm
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Queen Padmè Skywalker Master Joined: 17 Jul 2009 Posts: 4930 Location: Sitting in front of a fireplace on Naboo exchanging pathetic dialogue with Anakin Reepicheep wrote: My sister is well into The Hunger Games now and she agrees with me that it's better than Harry Potter. Reep, buddy......I think our friendship has come to an end. _________________ All things die, Anakin Skywalker, even stars burn out. So this is how liberty dies....with thunderous applause. Those without swords can still die upon them The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:06 am
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Cerrinea Master Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 1410 Actually, I might put Hunger Games up there with Harry Potter, although it's a little bit like apples and oranges. But I don't think it needs to be an either/or choice. What's wrong with liking them both equally? _________________ Roqoo Depot co-founder.

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:09 am
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Caedus_16 Master Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 4403 Location: Korriban Cerrinea wrote: Actually, I might put Hunger Games up there with Harry Potter, although it's a little bit like apples and oranges. But I don't think it needs to be an either/or choice. What's wrong with liking them both equally? Exactly, and I think we can all agree that they are better than so much other young adult fiction available out there today. _________________ Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:23 am
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DannikJerriko EUC Staff Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 1204 Location: Nirn Caedus_16 wrote: Cerrinea wrote: Actually, I might put Hunger Games up there with Harry Potter, although it's a little bit like apples and oranges. But I don't think it needs to be an either/or choice. What's wrong with liking them both equally? Exactly, and I think we can all agree that they are better than so much other young adult fiction available out there today. Sorry, a little off topic, but I loved these books called the Pendragon series. They were cool. _________________ There's always a bigger fish - Qui Gon Jinn. You shall learn that history is an intricate weaving of many events. No one thing can be understood without the proper context. The best techniques are passed on by the survivors.

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:38 am
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Caedus_16 Master Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 4403 Location: Korriban DannikJerriko wrote: Sorry, a little off topic, but I loved these books called the Pendragon series. They were cool. I heard that, but never got around to reading them. I'll have to give them a shot. _________________ Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:02 pm
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Queen Padmè Skywalker Master Joined: 17 Jul 2009 Posts: 4930 Location: Sitting in front of a fireplace on Naboo exchanging pathetic dialogue with Anakin Cerrinea wrote: Actually, I might put Hunger Games up there with Harry Potter, although it's a little bit like apples and oranges. But I don't think it needs to be an either/or choice. What's wrong with liking them both equally? Nothing at all. I think my surprise when people prefer THG comes from my personal dislike of the writing style. _________________ All things die, Anakin Skywalker, even stars burn out. So this is how liberty dies....with thunderous applause. Those without swords can still die upon them The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:26 pm
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Jedi Joe Master Joined: 11 Jun 2009 Posts: 1346 Having not read or watched either series, The Hunger Games seems much more appealing to me than Harry Potter.

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:15 pm
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Cerrinea Master Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 1410 Well, honestly, I don't think you can really compare the two. The styles are totally different. Hunger Games is very gritty and Suzanne Collins was really brilliant with it. While the Harry Potter story is dead serious, there's a charm to the books that Rowling just did so well. I wouldn't want to pick between the two series, but if push came to shove Harry would win. _________________ Roqoo Depot co-founder.

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:21 pm
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Caedus_16 Master Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 4403 Location: Korriban Cerrinea wrote: Well, honestly, I don't think you can really compare the two. The styles are totally different. Hunger Games is very gritty and Suzanne Collins was really brilliant with it. While the Harry Potter story is dead serious, there's a charm to the books that Rowling just did so well. I wouldn't want to pick between the two series, but if push came to shove Harry would win. I really thought Suzanne Collins did well with gritty, but I still can't enjoy reading Katniss. I enjoy most other characters but Katniss just falls dead in the water for me whereas Harry was always relatable, personable, and came off more real. Katniss just felt inconsistent. Harry wins for me to _________________ Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:43 pm
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Queen Padmè Skywalker Master Joined: 17 Jul 2009 Posts: 4930 Location: Sitting in front of a fireplace on Naboo exchanging pathetic dialogue with Anakin Team Harry! Wait.... What have I become? _________________ All things die, Anakin Skywalker, even stars burn out. So this is how liberty dies....with thunderous applause. Those without swords can still die upon them The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:04 pm
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Cerrinea Master Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 1410 Caedus_16 wrote: I really thought Suzanne Collins did well with gritty, but I still can't enjoy reading Katniss. I enjoy most other characters but Katniss just falls dead in the water for me whereas Harry was always relatable, personable, and came off more real. Katniss just felt inconsistent. Harry wins for me to Actually, I really related to Katniss and liked her. Probably because she's so much like me: snarky and unfriendly (but deep down inside really cares a lot). _________________ Roqoo Depot co-founder.

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:07 pm
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Caedus_16 Master Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 4403 Location: Korriban Cerrinea wrote: Caedus_16 wrote: I really thought Suzanne Collins did well with gritty, but I still can't enjoy reading Katniss. I enjoy most other characters but Katniss just falls dead in the water for me whereas Harry was always relatable, personable, and came off more real. Katniss just felt inconsistent. Harry wins for me to Actually, I really related to Katniss and liked her. Probably because she's so much like me: snarky and unfriendly (but deep down inside really cares a lot). I enjoyed her "rough exterior but loving interior thing" but couldn't stand other things. I just don't think Collins realistically wrote a teenage female character living in a starvation plagued post-apocalyptic wasteland. She came off as too concerned over modern teenage things rather than the practical things it would have made more sense for her to have on her mind. _________________ Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:11 am
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Reepicheep Master Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 5962 Location: Sailing into the unknown Queen Padmè Skywalker wrote: Reepicheep wrote: My sister is well into The Hunger Games now and she agrees with me that it's better than Harry Potter. Reep, buddy......I think our friendship has come to an end. I told her that Narnia kind of spoiled Harry Potter for me, because it's like watching Star Trek after Star Wars. Yeah Trek has spaceships and aliens and stuff, but Star Wars that... and so much more! I will concede that Rowling's technical writing skills are superior to Collins, but the idea behind THG is better imo. I mean magic in textbooks, really? EDIT: Gary Ross has resumed negotiations with Lionsgate. Lionsgate would be fools if they don't give Ross a raise. After THG, they can easily afford it, but they can't afford to get rid of Ross. _________________ Where sky and water meet, Where the waves grow sweet, Doubt not, Reepicheep, To find all you seek, There is the utter east.

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:59 am
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Jedi Joe Master Joined: 11 Jun 2009 Posts: 1346 Reepicheep wrote: I will concede that Rowling's technical writing skills are superior to Collins, but the idea behind THG is better imo. I mean magic in textbooks, really? That's what I mean. As someone who has never read/watched either series, a future post-apocalyptic world where people participate in survival games to win food for their district is much more exciting to me than kids going to a school to learn witchcraft and wizardry. Of course, I'm more of a sci-fi guy, and generally not a fan of fantasy (few exceptions obviously ), so Cerrinea is definitely right in the fact that it is comparing apples to oranges. It all depends on what your tastes are.

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 1:17 pm
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Queen Padmè Skywalker Master Joined: 17 Jul 2009 Posts: 4930 Location: Sitting in front of a fireplace on Naboo exchanging pathetic dialogue with Anakin Reepicheep wrote: I will concede that Rowling's technical writing skills are superior to Collins, but the idea behind THG is better imo. I mean magic in textbooks, really? I guess it all depends if you could get into it. I personally found it engaging. Believe it or not, I actually found the Narnia books disappointing when I first read them. It really does all come down to personal taste. Caedus can't love THG because of Katniss, I can't because of the writing style. I still adore the movie, though, and hope that Ross is kept on, if only for consistency's sake. _________________ All things die, Anakin Skywalker, even stars burn out. So this is how liberty dies....with thunderous applause. Those without swords can still die upon them The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.

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