Lucrezia wrote:Obviously the Hunger Games is twisted in its own way, but not in anything I find interesting personally.
Yeah, but the only interesting/twisted part of Hunger Games is the part ripped off from Battle Royale, and even that is considered a Japanese version of Lord of the Flies.
And on this note, I feel this brings up a good topic. What are we using to define a 'Masterpiece'? A book that's been passed down for many generations, made the bestseller list, or has won many accolades?
Personally, I don't really read anything on the bestseller list. The only exception is John Green, but I consider his works dignified, guilty pleasures. xD However, after going over older works and comparing them to other works of their time, even some of the classics aren't as phenomenal as we were made to believe growing up. :\ Though, then again, sometimes it works the opposite way, where history is what makes the novel.
I dunno, I think the only way to answer this is with the age-old quote: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
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