Am slightly obsessed w/ these 3 novels, wish there were more. Feels to me like it's also about 'don't send our children to war'. I like that they didn't pretty it up. Think that, of course, in that world that 'spoiler above' would have happened. Agree, there is a nod to 'The Lottery' & glad to see it. These are fast reads for me & I do re-read them often. I'm pleased to see they are not perfect & have issues, almost like real people, not as fake as in most novels. While I do see what you're saying about 3rd, don't agree. The words flow so well in all 3, I get lost in them.
The World of Hunger Games intrigues me. Maybe it's because my grandfather was a coal miner. Like it much more than the 'Divergent' series, which to me is colder. It started me thinking. If I was to write a book or series, what would the world look like, slightly in the future & how to involve school kids.
I'd like to write a cross between Hunger Games & the Harry Potter's. Now, /deep breath, if only I could. So far, have a 'what if' idea, locations, characters & part of why they collide. Want to include words from vocabulary lists from 4th grade & up. Love that black & white is simply not an issue in these worlds or gay. Want a world where men & woman roles are more interchangeable, sort of like in Star Trek. Why not include some magic & a nod to Piers Anthony, 'A Spell for Chameleon' & 'Total Recall'.
Lately, all I see in moves & TV are minimum 3 parts for men & maybe, maybe, ... maybe 1 for a female. What is That all about, don't guys who write have sisters? Who is producing this stuff & why so bitter towards women? Has anyone else noticed this trend? Always wanted more female lead characters that aren't in a romance novel, w/o going quite as dark as SK. So, guess I'll just have to write it myself.