tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784301609008008440.post3818904130093439211..comments2023-10-08T09:42:12.660-04:00Comments on YA Audiobook Addict: Katniss vs Bella as a Role Model?Jennifer Hoffinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07616744694563644199noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784301609008008440.post-91717139910656552332012-04-04T07:36:52.741-04:002012-04-04T07:36:52.741-04:00Michelle, You do make good points...my issues(and ...Michelle, You do make good points...my issues(and the ones hit on by the article) are more with the bigger picture...Bella's actions (falling in love with a vampire) are what endanger her new vampire family...and the danger is not world wide. The Vulturi have victims, yes, but they aren't trying to control the entire world. With Katniss, it's about her family first, but in the bigger picture, it's about oppression by a controlling government and possible rebellion.Jennifer Hoffinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616744694563644199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784301609008008440.post-20296990880543695042012-04-03T22:58:45.666-04:002012-04-03T22:58:45.666-04:00...Apples and Oranges, on the surface only. Both ......Apples and Oranges, on the surface only. Both young women are self-sufficient and capable of supporting themselves and their families. Both grow to find inner and outer strength that they didn't know existed. Both fight to free their families from unjust dictators (Vulturi and Capital). The comparison has to take into account the entire saga, not just the first book, as the ladies grow and mature at different rates over time.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00511147911400797398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784301609008008440.post-44969065332819836092012-04-03T21:33:35.687-04:002012-04-03T21:33:35.687-04:00I totally agree. I also think this article kind of...I totally agree. I also think this article kind of disproved its own point, in more than a couple instances. Your view on no competition/no comparison was great. I was having a hard time in my own I Heart YA post trying to comment on Twilight like I did on the Hunger Games, and I think you just made me realize why: they are just too different. There isn't really a comparison to be made there. <br /><br />Great post, thanks for sharing!Jillian @ PidginPea's Book Nookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02451934470378903675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784301609008008440.post-33738124378734869052012-04-03T18:17:29.258-04:002012-04-03T18:17:29.258-04:00Okay, now I'm FIRED UP. I haven't read the...Okay, now I'm FIRED UP. I haven't read the article and am about to and go land blast them with my thoughts on their idiotic assertions about Katniss. Really? Really?!<br /><br />Grrrrrrr. Off to give someone a piece of my not so happy mind. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing. I need someone to lash out on today. >:)<br /><br />Oh, and my spring break is next week too! Wheeee!Alison Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179538085536841348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784301609008008440.post-39733207418336252202012-04-03T16:47:15.445-04:002012-04-03T16:47:15.445-04:00I have to admit that I'm a little offended by ...I have to admit that I'm a little offended by this guy's post, mostly because it's clear to me that he IF he read the HG book (I highly doubt it), he certainly missed the overall theme. Instead, he honed in on certain small details while eschewing the major plot points. <br /><br />In my opinion, there is no comparing HG and TWILIGHT. They are different genres, different plots, and different in the statements being made in the stories. TWILIGHT is at its heart pure romance, while HG might have romantic elements, it's more about the dystopian society, the bonds of family, and how change/revolution can be inspired by the one small act whose only intent was to save the MC's sister from certain death. <br /><br />Again, no comparing the two, other than the fact that they are both wildly popular.<br /><br />Wow...that was a rant and a half, wasn't it? (for the record, i did read and enjoy both books(and their sequels/series), although i will admit to liking HG a bit more than TWILIGHT)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13612218172442721987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784301609008008440.post-14625154999911451602012-04-03T15:47:05.386-04:002012-04-03T15:47:05.386-04:00I agree with all of you. I think this was a case o...I agree with all of you. I think this was a case of someone scrambling to say something that would score hits to his blog. Not much sense to it beyond that.Suze Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04103720836207848942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784301609008008440.post-47167388165938178362012-04-03T15:21:26.573-04:002012-04-03T15:21:26.573-04:00Good point--that Bella's situation doesn't...Good point--that Bella's situation doesn't require her to do much more than navel-gaze and mope. (I haven't read Twilight, though, so I'm basing that off of seeing the first movie and general pop-culture knowledge.)Rebecca Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12138361115317776477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784301609008008440.post-63529055093410695042012-04-03T14:18:16.018-04:002012-04-03T14:18:16.018-04:00Hear, hear! I read the article and was scowling th...Hear, hear! I read the article and was scowling the whole entire time. I agree with you: there is NO real comparison here beyond the large fandom, etc. I think there is no argument when it comes to who is the better role model and which book has greater stakes (haha 'stakes'...vampires...never mind). No comparison, no contest.Jaime Morrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023932422477544525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784301609008008440.post-90014020632251268932012-04-03T13:51:33.983-04:002012-04-03T13:51:33.983-04:00I'm glad I didn't see this article. How ca...I'm glad I didn't see this article. How can you compare these two things ever?Alicia Gregoirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.com