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    I have read the first book and am almost half way through the second The movie got me into reading it!! I love it!

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    Just finished the first book. I borrowed it from a friend to read because DD is desperate to read it. I was going to vet it for her and buy it for Christmas if I thought it was okay.

    It was much better than I thought. I will definitely read Catching Fire and Mockingjay.

    I havent seen the film, but DP and DD watched it last week and loved it. I might watch it tomorrow.

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    Loved them!!! But 2nd book is a bit repetitive ... But worth it to get to the end

    Not sure it's a kids thing though....

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    I havent made up my mind on whether DD can read it yet Myturn.

    I think the thing that is disturbing is the whole concept rather than any particular scene. Given she has seen the film, she knows the concept. She is very mature and can clearly understand it's fantasy.

    Isnt it a year 7 text????

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    Thing that scared me was that even though it's fantasy, it could be reality!

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    I agree. There's nothing really 'in' it... It's just something about it that seems ... I don't know....

    DSD still reads kids stories and this just seems so much more adult concepts...

    If they did read it I am not sure how much they'd really 'get' anyway....? I'd prefer DSD to just stay a kid for as long as I can keep her that way. She can grow up and learn that the world had the potential to be horrible later....

    Although I know she's watched movies that are equally ..... Deep...? I guess she hasn't asked about this one, so we haven't had to make that decision!!

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    I know what you mean Myturn.

    I might read the other two and think about it. If I get them for her for Christmas, she might not get around to reading them for a while anyway

    I checked Amazon and they say 12 and up.

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    12 & up seems about right, I guess that's grade six/year seven....

    Its quite a fascinating discussion about society and the concept if everyone having the capacity for evil....

    Reminds me of a YouTube clip I watched on Phillip zimbardos prison experiment - well known psych research from the 70s
    We could all do it, in the right circumstances.

    I read all three pretty quickly - hopefully you can get through the rest, I'd've interested to hear what you think