People keep tlnielg me I need to read this. Leaving aside the fact that tlnielg me to do something is about the worst way to motivate me to actually do it I will continue avoiding this for two reasons. First, I don't do child-on-child violence. I find it repulsive. Battle Royale was all the rage while I was in college and I couldn't stomach it. I also hated Lord of the Flies for much this same reason. Secondly, dystopian fiction always falls flat for me. The best I've seen was Brazil and, really, I didn't even like that much. The only thing that made it bearable was the subtext of absurdity. I'm glad people are reading it and coming away with positive opinions (a coworker formerly of the Navy was explaining the political themes of revolution and oppression) but it's not something I would enjoy.