Book Interrupted

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The Hunger Games Episode 1
May 1 2023
The Hunger Games Episode 1
Lia is back! She joins the other Book Interrupted ladies for her banned book suggestion: “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins.  This novel has been banned for anti-family, insensitivity, offensive language, occult/satanic, violence, religious viewpoint, and sexuality. The Book Interrupted members give their first impressions of the book and continue in the group discussion. The women discuss watching the movies before reading the book, why sexuality is part of the banning, how each of them would fair as a tribute and parallels between this dystopian world and our current society. This book has 348 cases involving banning its trilogy in 2010 alone. Discussion Points: How watching the movie before reading the book feels wrongReading a book for the second timeHow this book reads like an action movieHow the games change the connection within communitiesParallels between current society and this dystopian worldWhy sexuality may have been included in the banningHow would each member do if they were a tributeThe extreme wealth of celebrities and the MET GalaReading books in different languagesIs this book predicting the future?The casting of the movie and the members love of Jennifer LawrenceA surprise guest appearance  Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group When Dad Killed Mom Book Interrupted Music Playlist The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins MET Gala 2023 Doja Cat MET Gala 2023 Kylie Jenner Duolingo App Holes by Louis Sachar