The short answer is: yes, definitely -- because my expectations were realistic. It was both truly fantastic and very notably imperfect at the same time.
Not only does Katniss outshoot and outthink Bella any day, The Hunger Games provides an exciting, fast-paced fantastical world in the absence of Harry Potter.
This is a fascinating topic, yet one that may be too complicated to answer fully. The Hunger Games series' use of violence isn't one-dimensional. There are multiple layers to how violence affects politics, individual behavior and social psychology.
I base this strategy on someone like me. I wouldn't be a Career, nor would I be very powerful. Strategy depends so much on the individual's strengths and weaknesses. As an all-around mediocre physical being, this is the strategy I'd take.