5 Things That Trouble Me About the Hunger Games Trilogy

Though we thought the first two books were pretty much perfect, we must concede that Ravendown makes some good points! (Also, spoiler alerts x 1000!) –Sparkitors

Don't get me wrong, I loved the Hunger Games trilogy. Nevertheless, there were a few things about it that continue to annoy me. Perhaps someone can clarify what the author was trying to accomplish with these apparent flaws:

1. The neverending love triangle. I can understand the thrill of making lead character Katniss choose between two boyfriends: studly Gale and steadfast Peeta. In fact, I found it really interesting—at first. But by the end of book three, it was still going on! What bothered me most was that Katniss kept kissing both of the boys. For most people, a kiss is intended to signify attraction or a sort of "coupleness," but Katniss just starts kissing whenever she's stressed!

2. Katniss is awful to all the boys = all the boys love Katniss. What's even worse than Katniss bothering the reader with her ridiculous love life for 800+ pages is the way she leads Gale and Peeta on. She has Peeta wrap her in his arms EVERY NIGHT while she sleeps so she "won't have nightmares," all the while suggesting to Gale (via kisses, etc.) that they run off into the forest together. At the same time, she tells both of them that "I'm never getting married"—YET THEY ARE BOTH WILLING TO DIE FOR HER!!! Any normal guy would have left her for Madge a loooong time ago.

3. Katniss' breakdowns. About every 50 pages Katniss cries herself to sleep, or freaks out so much that they inject her with morphine. She rambles on about her MILLION different emotions, then she starts screaming at her friends and family (who immediately forgive her). Oh, and whenever anyone ELSE tries to act emotional toward her, she flips out and won't talk to them for 100 pages. When I ask people about this, they just say, "Well, she's under a lot of stress." Like Peeta, Haymitch, Gale, and every single other person in the districts are having a great time?

4. Katniss, the underachieving revolutionary. After the first book, Katniss really does nothing but inspire people without meaning to. She doesn't help at all in the war except as a propaganda tool! In the first book she was AWESOME. Like Superwoman she beastly beat the tar out of all the men in the arena! Then she degenerated into a whining TV star who sat around while other people made stuff happen. She went from a hardcore fighter to an emo maniac who can't lead. This was also annoying because the reader rarely got to experience on the ground action in Mockingjay.

5. Nobody brings out the nukes? Seriously? The situation with the nuclear standoff was never explained. Both sides had nukes...but nobody used them or said why. Come on, District 13! Pull out the nukes!

Not you, Sparklers—put away your nukes, and contribute to the discussion without violence!

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