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[adelagia]

As with practically everything else, I've gotten on board with The Hunger Games about three years after everyone else discovered that it's amazing. accordingtomel gave me a copy of it a little while ago, but I've only just had the time to read it now since it's spring break (SPRING BREAK! WHOOO!), and as soon as I finished it, I had to hop on to Amazon to buy the rest of the series.

(PS. Why aren't the paperbacks out yet? It's been two years since Catching Fire was published. WTH?)

Am going to see a pre-screening of the movie this week with sarea_okelani, which is super exciting, especially now that I've actually read the book, lol.

Fic is hard to find, though. Well, I mean, good fic. And also fic that isn't spoilery for the latter two books.

In other news, I'm in the midst of an extended showdown with some kind of stomach bug. It's not bad enough to render me non-functional, but it's also very diligent about making sure I know it's still hanging around. Vastly irritating. But you know what this means? Next time I play Pandemic, I get to go first! Whooo.

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[idreamofdraco.livejournal.com]

But you know what this means? Next time I play Pandemic, I get to go first! Whooo.

Is that really part of the rules? That's hilarious. I hope you feel better soon!

I'm so jelly about The Hunger Games. I won't be able to see the movie until I return home in June. D:

[adelagia.livejournal.com]

Yep, totally is! The last person who was sick gets to go first. :) I do feel better today; thank you!

Oh, that sucks about not being able to see THG! Is it not going to Japan at all?

[idreamofdraco.livejournal.com]

Nope, not at all! :(

[phoenixacid.livejournal.com]

I bought THG paperbacks! So I don't know why you can't find them!!!

YAY FOR LIKING THE BOOK!

[adelagia.livejournal.com]

In Asia, I think most books are paperback. In the US, though, if books are popular, sometimes publishers will hold off on printing them in paperback so they can make more money off the hardbacks. Ugh.

It's so good! :D

[babydracky.livejournal.com]

I haven't read the books yet!xD

[adelagia.livejournal.com]

I'd definitely recommend the first one, at least! :)

[babydracky.livejournal.com]

Will do! ;)

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

Oh NO re stomach bug! DAMN ALL OF YOU WHO ARE TRYING TO TAKE MY 'GOING FIRST' POSITION IN PANDEMIC.

BTW my cousin and her husband are both very interested in Pandemic. I might get them to play it! LOL.

Also... YMMV but I like to pretend the 2nd and 3rd books don't exist. >.> I don't know how popular that opinion is -- I mean, people love the series -- but to me there was a huge drop off in quality, storytelling, and just about everything after the first book. Are they totally checked out at the library? Cuz that is so the way I'd go, if Amazon hasn't been their efficient selves.

[adelagia.livejournal.com]

Mwahahahaa. You'll never go first in this town again.

Whoo, spread the Pandemic love! (You'll have to disown them if they don't like it.)

Amazon has been crazy efficient; I got a ship notice this morning. Oh well! Maybe I'll like it better than you do :)

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

I totally hope you do. I've often wondered if my own too-high expectations torpedoed the experience. If you do love it I'll have to give them another chance.

What was hilarious was that K was telling me how much D loves board games but hasn't been able to find people to play with, and that maybe they should host a board games night so that I could bring my board-game-playing friends over to play with him. LOL! It's like setting up a play date, but for an adult.

[adelagia.livejournal.com]

LOL! How cute. I bet once you get him started on Pandemic you'll be seeing him way more often than you already do. :)

[cosmo-jenny.livejournal.com]

All my THG books are paperbacks *iz confused*

[adelagia.livejournal.com]

I think it's a US thing. Sometimes if a book is hugely popular the publisher will decide not to do paperbacks for a while so they can get a bigger profit off the hardbacks.

[cosmo-jenny.livejournal.com]

They do that here, too.

But honestly, the last book in the series got published... eh, no idea but I got my paperbacks in December 2010. Granted it was a first edition paperback and from Scholastic UK, but over a year of holding back the paperbacks? That's just weird.