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Feralucce
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26 Mar 2012, 9:02 pm

My review is available on my blog... there is mild language and mention of Stephanie Meyers... you have been warned.

http://wayoutonthecorner.blogspot.com/2 ... movie.html


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26 Mar 2012, 9:12 pm

LookTwice wrote:
Is anyone else like this? The more something gets hyped, the bigger the bandwagon, the more annoyed and disgusted I get with it - be it Harry Potter, Twilight or what have you. It can even impact my enjoyment of something that I used to like - suddenly all kinds of people like it, and I start to see the flaws more prominently.


It's a very common thing. TV Tropes has not one but two articles about it:

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HypeAversion
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HypeBacklash

I myself have experienced this. But in order to keep an open mind, I have tried some popular things and found out that I actually liked them, such as The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Homestuck and Hetalia.



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08 Apr 2012, 12:52 am

ooOoOoOAnaOoOoOoo wrote:
I am a little over 200 pages into the sequel, Catching Fire and am I the only one who thinks it is too much like Hunger Games? It seems like Catching Fire isn't moving along quickly enough. I am at the part where the Quarter Quell is about to commence and it's just like another Hunger Games in the second book! I thought the second book would be devoted to the rebellion and trying to escape the clutches of the Capitol.
How many descriptions of Katniss's dresses does one need? Book one was full of them even though I loved Hunger Games. Book two goes into clothing overdrive. Even the Quarter Quell chariot costumes sound almost like the ones in book one, anyone notice? Sorry to say I am getting bored with Catching Fire. I bought Mockingjay and hope it's more...fresh.


I also wasn't too hot on the second book. Right now I'm about halfway through the third and liking it much better.


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