The book The good Suzanne Collins is a brilliant writer. It's an extemely well-crafted novel. I cannot fault it on technical grounds, the plot was a bit relentless for my personal taste, but if you're into young adult dystopian then it's a must-read. Click on the image above to get your kindle version.  The bad It had me so full of adrenaline that I couldn’t sleep until I finished the book – I tried and failed. It’s set in a really horrible, cruel world, one I do not want to spend time in, especially when I can’t sleep. The ugly It’s about teenagers fighting to the death.  I found this deeply disturbing.  The Movie The good It was over in two hours, so I could sleep that night. It was well cast, well acted, well costumed and probably as good a rendition of the book as anyone could make. The bad I felt it was a bit flat in comparison to the book, but then it’s hard to translate the power of a first person book into the third person viewpoint of a movie. Very bad … [Read more...]