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HillbillygalSD t1_jdccre8 wrote

I loved the Hunger Games Trilogy, and I’m a 52-year-old woman. My husband really liked reading them too, and he doesn’t normally read YA. I’m kind of glad I’m less sophisticated than many readers on this subreddit because I am able to enjoy many books that are looked on with disdain. I was working in a middle school library at the time when the Hunger Games came out. Many of my reluctant readers actually enjoyed it. We chose it as our first book for a newly formed Book Club. Both the boys and girls enjoyed it. It was our most popular selection in that particular book club.

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Admirable_Ad_8296 t1_jddepuf wrote

As a former middle/high school English teacher, I have really learned to appreciate and enjoy YA books. I read the Twilight series (up to book 4 I think) because so many of my students were in to it. I didn't love it, but I read it anyway.

I really enjoyed The Hunger Games trilogy (this week, I just began reading A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes). I think it stands up as a strong novel/trilogy that happens to have teens as its main characters.

I hadn't yet realized there is a lot of hate toward this trilogy on the subreddit. :( That's sad.

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Beautiful-Story2379 t1_jddueqp wrote

> I’m kind of glad I’m less sophisticated than many readers on this subreddit

lol You’re not.

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