The Hunger Games

[King Bob]

I read the first book and thought that it was decidedly mediocre. The writing is not that good, and she uses the (apparently obligatory for YA) first person narration which I found tiresome. And of course there is a love triangle. Perhaps that's also obligatory - it was just the same in The Mortal Instruments. And the idea that the hunger games will somehow keep the people downtrodden seems foolish.

That said, I did enjoy the first film, the second was okay.