Sunrise on the Reaping [book, audiobook]

 Sunrise on the Reaping [book, audiobook]

I HAVE COMPLICATED OPTIONS ABOUT HUNGER GAMES STUFF, LIKE, THEY ARE GOOD AND THEY SUCK AND THEY ARE REALLY GOOD AT THE SAME TIME. LIKE, THE SECOND THEY GET IN THE HUNGER GAMES ARENA IN ANY OF THE BOOKS IT'S PURE YA GARBAGE, WITH STUPID FORCE FIELDS AND WEASELS THAT EAT YOU AND EXPLODING LADY BUGS AND GIGGLE GAS OR WHATEVER. THE YA STUFF IS BETTER THAN LIKE, HARRY POTTER, BUT IT'S STILL KINDA WHATEVER. BUT THEN IT'S ALSO A BOOK AND A BOOK SERIES ABOUT PROPOGANDA, IN A REALLY IN DEPTH AND NUANCED WAY. IN A WAY THAT I CAN'T REALLY FEEL LIKE ANY 'ADULT' MEDIA THAT REALLY DEALS WITH TO THE SAME LEVEL.  I FEEL LIKE THAT IS SOMETHING I'VE MENTIONED A LOT LATELY. KIDS MEDIA BY VIRTUE OF FEELING MORE REQUIRED TO HAVE THEMES AND A MORAL SEEM MORE AND MORE DEALING WITH COMPLEX TOPICS, WHILE MORE MATURE MEDIA DOESN'T DO THAT? LIKE THIS REALLY DID LIKE GO THROUGH THE WHOLE SPECTRUM OF LIKE, TALKING ABOUT THE DIRECT 'PROPAGANDA POSTER' TYPE PROPAGANDA YOU THINK OF BUT THEN LIKE, ALSO ABOUT CONTROLLING THE NARRATIVE, AND EVEN LIKE, ABOUT HOW REBELION NEEDS PROPAGANDA TOO. I DON'T KNOW. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTING WITH THESE BOOKS. LIKE THEY ARE FINE, BUT THEN HAVE THIS WEIRD ACTUALLY GOOD LAYER SNUCK IN. (LIKE ANIMORPHS DID)

PS. THE MOVIES ARE ALWAYS WEIRD ON THIS, THEY STRIP DOWN A LOT OF THE IMPACT. IN A WAY THAT IS LIKE, THE SLIGHTLY EDGY BUT STILL VERY SAFE MOVIES SOMEONE IN THE BOOK WOULD WATCH ABOUT THIS IN 60 YEARS. I FEEL PRE-MAD FOR SOME REASON HOW THEY ARE GOING TO RE-WRITE LULU. I FEEL LIKE THE WHOLE BOOK KEPT SETTING LOULOU UP AS LIKE, POTENTIAL COMEDY RELIEF WITH A SIDE OF "JUST REDO PRIM" THEN MADE IT REALLY HORRIFYING INSTEAD. LIKE, FUCK. LIKE THE WHOLE LOUELLA/LOULOU PLOTLINE KEPT FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO GO SOMEWHERE STUPID/CLICHE THEN EXTREMELY DID NOT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WOULD EVEN CHANGE BUT IT FEELS LIKE THEY WON'T DO IT RIGHT AND I'M ALREADY MAD AT THAT.