I don't think that the trilogy is a good idea for a book club, but be warned - if you decide to read the first one, you will probably read them all. These books are what I like to call "trashy speed reads" because you can't put them down, like a poorly written but still suspenseful Harry Potter or the Sookie Stackhouse Noves. Just one book makes a transatlantic flight go by in no time! However, they are no great works of literature, and therefore I think I might steer away from them at a book club.

The Hunger Games Trilogy - I'll admit, I couldn't put them down, despite the ongoing slew of grammatical errors and poor description, the lack of decent prose and all of the missed opportunities of better description. The story line is suspenseful, like a hollywood thriller movie that takes you on a wild ride and afterwards leaves you with nothing. I recommend it for a vacation or a plane ride, for sure. A nice break from reading books that make you think and raise questions. However, everyone is pretty much agains a teenage death ring and an evil government, so there isn't much to discuss after finishing it. I mean, what is there to say, really? "Bad situation, my friend." "Indeed." Conversation finished - move on to the potluck.