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In Summary: Use this information as a guide only. Thoughts , Writing Tips. Their "love" for one another ensured their survival in the Games. Despite Peeta's long-time crush on Katniss, she doesn't return his feelings, and in fact, held him at arm's length, under deep suspicion until he proves himself. So yes, I approve of this motherfucking love triangle. And I more than approve of this book. View all 57 comments. I may not reveal this but I know I have already given a spoiler.
When I first began reading this book after completing the first one I was stuck at ch 5 , I dreaded that my interest in the story might slip away from me. However as I continued to read every turn of the page seemed more enjoyable than the last and eventually it be 4. However as I continued to read every turn of the page seemed more enjoyable than the last and eventually it became clear to me that Collins has done a phenomenal job with sustaining readers attention and transitioning the story in new narrative.
I will not talk about how much I love Katniss here I have already praised her a lot in previous review. But I want to take some time to appreciate my bae Johanna mason. Girl you rock. Well I ship Finnick and Katniss I mean why not? Speaking of my fav scene when Katniss pull the arrow with wire into the sky and whole system crashed down I shouted like anything.
Well full of roller coaster rides and twists this book is a must read. This second grittier,more confident round of hunger games thrills me into submission. Next time you want to look for a dystopian fantasy that reels you in wanting for more , pick up a copy of this.
Beware you may not want this put this down read at your own risk May the odds be ever in your favour. View all 20 comments. Aug 27, NReads rated it really liked it. Mags my girl you deserved better. View all 7 comments. Jun 21, Khurram rated it it was amazing. I have to say this book is much more than a step up from the first book.
I thought the first book was ok at best but this book it better on an epic scale. If you are reading this I am assuming you have read the first book. Controversially because there is only supposed to be one winner of the games, but these two choose to kill themselves rather than kill each other.
This act of defiance is the spark for a revolution. The evil President S I have to say this book is much more than a step up from the first book. The evil President Snow Leader of the Capital , tells Katness to either smother out this spark before it ignites, or people close to her will be killed. The revolution starts small and cases small disruptions in the capital, and ends up with the "Peacekeepers" Capital police force , becoming more brutal in all districts including District This time the Hunger Games is the Quarter Quell celebrating 25 years of the game , which allow special stipulations in the games.
Can Katness defy the Capital again? This book is less action packed then the first but a lot more emotional. Katniss is more herself in this book rather surly, bad tempered, emotional. Peeta is her polar opposite likable by everyone, managing to rally everyone with his words; I think Katniss even admits he would be a better revolution leader then she ever wood so she is determined to martyr herself so he can live.
View all 12 comments. Jun 08, Emily rated it liked it Shelves: sci-fi , betrayal , romance , young-adult , horror. I think I wouldn't be feeling quite so disappointed by this book if The Hunger Games hadn't been quite so close to perfect.
But there it is. Must be hard to compete with yourself when you set the bar so high. Where The Hunger Games is a tightly-plotted, fast-paced dystopian thriller heaped with romance and horror, this book is Redundantly similar at points, only slower moving and far less polished. Too much of the story is told rather tha I think I wouldn't be feeling quite so disappointed by this book if The Hunger Games hadn't been quite so close to perfect.
Too much of the story is told rather than shown -- whole months can go by in just a few pages -- and yet the real action gets rolling about two thirds of the way through the book. There were times when the story actually seemed to PLOD. That said, this is an ARC and things could change.
Here's hoping this one sees some revision before its publication this fall. Collins is obviously capable of great things. And all complaints aside, this is a very compelling read. Fantastic characters, and the setup is definitely there for an interesting conclusion.
I can't wait to find out what happens next. THAT said, marks off for deus ex machina abuse. View all 49 comments. Jul 09, Chelsea chelseadolling reads rated it it was amazing. Also, would die for Finnick Odair. View all 6 comments. Nov 17, Will Byrnes rated it it was amazing Shelves: fantasy , young-adult , fiction. Victory in the 74th games has not been all that sweet for surprise double-victors Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark.
And it is extremely sour for the reigning government. Katniss had shown them up big time when she publicly defied the gamemasters to keep from having to kill Peeta, an act of sedition as much as it was an act of courage and honor. President Snow burns with rage at Katniss for showing up the games, the Capitol, and him personally.
He recognizes that it is necessary to give the subjects of his government some hope, but Katniss and Peeta have provided a spark to the tinder of popular resentment, and Snow needs to forestall a conflagration. The author Katniss is not in a good place back in District 12 after the games.
Yeah, she has a nifty new house in the victor village, and her family is well taken care of, but she is experiencing a fair bit of PTSD.
Collins describes Kat the victor. She has nightmares. She has flashbacks. Because everything associated with him except some very early childhood memories are associated with the Games. One of the soft spots in the logic of the story is that President Snow would think for a second that parading across the defeated districts the youngsters who had killed their children was anything but a guaranteed recipe for disaster. It is believed that Katniss' popularity and selling the lie of her death-defying love for Peeta would gain some love for the Capitol, and would dampen public unrest.
Sure, whatever. As her popularity grows, the pin she wore in the 74th games, the mockingjay, spreads as a symbol of resistance. I am sure Emily Dickenson would approve. Time for Plan B. With his hopes for a palliative Victory Tour in ashes, Snow come up with another plan. How better to douse the embers of hope than to destroy all those who would fan the flame.
So, for the 75th games, instead of a new crop of potential contestants, children between 12 and 18, from whom game contestants might be selected, he decrees that this time the tributes those selected will be chosen from the pool of prior winners. Hell-uh-oh, Kat and Peet, this means you-oo. Hell hath no fury like a president scorned. There is no law, only power, and Snow aims to char those caught, or even suspected, of playing with matches.
And if crushing the Hunger Games victors from all twelve districts crushes the rebellious spirit of the people, well, may the odds be ever in your favor. Of course, we all know there is a third volume in the series, so I am giving nothing up by reporting that the plan goes up in smoke.
There are many notions in play in Catching Fire , among them visions from the classical world of Greece and Rome. The whole notion of the games was taken from the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. King Minos of Crete had issues with Athens. There are varying accounts of how this came to be, but the accounts agree on the arrangement that was made. Athens was forced to send seven boys and seven girls to Crete every nine years to make a nice snack for a Minotaur, who resided in a labyrinth constructed by Daedelus.
Her solution is significant here, beyond the classic story, as the unraveling of string, of a sort, figures large in Catching Fire in helping out the tributes. Katniss Everdeen grew from a raw teen in Book I to become a warrior. She grows stronger still in Book II, overcoming her fears and miseries, growing in strength, even while accepting that her fate was likely sealed.
She is a gladiator, thrown into an arena to do battle for the pleasure and control of the rulers. And another classical notion comes in here, the slave warrior leading a rebellion. Katniss, by defying the Capitol in Book I and by her actions this time, has become the face of popular resistance, whether potential or kinetic. There are contemporary issues that resonate as well. Collins said: The Hunger Games is a reality television program. An extreme one, but that's what it is.
And while I think some of those shows can succeed on different levels, there's also the voyeuristic thrill, watching people being humiliated or brought to tears or suffering physically. And that's what I find very disturbing. There's this potential for desensitizing the audience so that when they see real tragedy playing out on the news, it doesn't have the impact it should.
It all just blurs into one program. And then there is the romantic element. Peeta is a wonderful guy, pure soul, gifted communicator, smart, strong as an ox, loves her, but, while she may find him attractive as a friend, does she find him attractive enough to throw over her childhood sweetheart, Gale? The pressure is unspeakable as the President, in order to save his own face, is insisting that she and Peeta make good on their cover story from their first game together.
At the end of the 74th, Katniss had threatened pairs-suicide if the rulers insisted on having a single winner, and she prevailed. But the Capitol sold it as a manifestation of her love for Peeta, while the reality had been that she had stood up against the Capitol rulers.
She agreed to help sell the lie after the games in order to keep bad things from happening to her family. Peeta and Katniss have to cope with the public lie of their being a couple, but must also contend with the fact that they really are very fond of each other.
Add in another hottie in the shape of the studly Finnick Odair a tribute in the 75th and the potential for emotional imbalance is considerable. The president, Coriolanus Snow, gets to strut and fret his hour upon the stage, issuing threats mostly. Ok, I really enjoyed this book. I do have one gripe, though. Really, you knew there would have to be one.
The Hunger Games story is really one long tale, and in order to keep from having to sell the book with its own set of wheels so you can tote it around, the publisher has divided it, like all Gaul, into three parts. Unlike the greedy film makers who took it a step further and made four films out of a trilogy And while it may make sense for this volume to have ended where it did, it seemed to me that it went from full on action to see ya next time in an awful hurry.
I had originally intended to make this a four-star rating, but on further consideration, in light of what Collins has done in terms of looking at real issues in a serious way, while offering top-notch entertainment, bringing in cultural foundations, and for making me root for a teenager to do something other than get a bad case of zits or run afoul of a serial killer, I am upping it to five.
Catching Fire sizzles. View all 48 comments. Well, kind of. No plot spoilers, just image spoilers. Don't read on if you do not want to see images of the actors cast in the upcoming Hunger Games movies. I am officially designating this review as my update central for casting on the Hunger Games.
As new characters are cast, I will post the actor's pictures here along with the images I find that imitate how they might look as the character they will be playing. The best photoshopped pic I Warning!!
And Suzanne Collins gave her approval, so that in itself speaks volumes. Bottom-line is: Josh is workable. As long as they work with him to LOOK the part, and give him the eyes and most importantly the hair, I think he could be good. And our Gale: A little too pretty for my image of Gale.
I also didn't picture Gale so beefy but instead trim and slim. Although for me, I was never too concerned with this role anyway. Gale never stood out to me as much as Peeta did in these books, so I would have been fine with nearly any choice. Once again, as long as they work their studio magic on his looks, he should do just fine.
The guy is awesome. I think he will pull it off without effort. Wes Bentley is Seneca Crane. Ummmmmm, yeah. He's frikkin hotter than the guy playing Peeta! Ceasar Flickerman will be played by Stanley Tucci. Excellent choice! Meet Rue and Thresh!! Amandla Stenberg and Dayo Okeniyi. They are perfect, and I am already getting emotional thinking about that infamous scene with Rue As far as the other characters, the news isn't out quite yet.
It seems they will be looking for Prim and Haymitch soon. So I will post more info here once the news is out. Let me know what you think of the re-imaginings of these actors in their new character roles!
Jul 06, Melanie rated it really liked it Shelves: dystopian , buddy-reads , read-in , quarantine-reads , young-adult. Unless you just want a little fresher up in this second installment! Ah, lets get into it before I start to gush! Katniss and Peeta are both home and they both are remembering everything that they were forced to endure during the games. It has been a year already, and they are getting ready for gosh this feels like a bad word, but… celebration.
Yet, this is the real start of the Gale versus Peeta love triangle for me. And he also lets her know that they have a whole tour of all the districts, filled with opportunities to prove themselves and their love for one another.
Which essentially means they have an even more wild game every 25 years. And during the last one? Haymitch was the winner. She is also quickly realizing that she is going to be forced to keep convincing the world of her love for Peeta forever, because they will always be in the spotlight for the rest of their lives. Oh, and Peeta has an artificial leg now, and it makes me wish so desperately that they included that representation into the movies!
This is also the iconic favorite colors green and orange scene and I love it a lot, honestly. But Peeta and Katniss make their way to district 11 and they make their speeches to the people. After that grand gesture, an old man makes the whistle sound that Rue and Katniss made in the games, and he is promptly killed.
Katniss and Peeta cuddle each night and try to protect themselves from the nightmares, while they go on their full tour to all the districts while being engaged.
But after that, Gale gets whipped and I felt really bad. Yet, they obviously are not going to run away any longer. And Katniss starts to really believe that maybe an uprising can spark a revolution. But we also learn about a conspiracy theory that they people are somewhere safe and waiting. She also learns that they are hiding something in district 8 and showing the same television clip over and over.
Reminder that Katniss is the only girl who can go back, and Peeta and Haymitch are the only two boys. And then Haymitch is picked, and Peeta volunteers to take his place like the good boy he always is. We get to really start to begin to see the sad truth of what it means to be a victor in the games.
Finnick and Katniss meet for the first time, and its so heartbreaking and heartwarming in the same exact instant. But Katniss and Peeta are meeting people and practicing their skills and abilities. Peeta, as always, is such a people person, who everyone loves, but Katniss just cannot bear getting close to anyone again. Even though her and Peeta put on very heartbreaking and memorable acts at the end of this chapter. Then Katniss and Peeta have a rooftop picnic where they just spend the whole entire day together.
This is truly one of my favorite chapters, and just the calm before the storm. Or the calm before Katniss puts on the mockingjay outfit that Cinna has made for her. Then… the most heartbreaking part of this entire book happens, and while Katniss is in the tube to go up to the game, she is forced to watch Cinna be beat and killed before her. I truly wonder if Cinna knew what would be his fate, when he made that dress and when he unapologetically believed in Katniss with a love so strong that it was his end.
Katniss believes Peeta to be dead. And then she believes Finnick to be kissing him, until she realizes he is saving him. Katniss and Finnick are forced to carry the other two, until the weight is too much to bear, and the deadly fog is creeping closer and closer. Mags understands the severity of the situation and throws herself into it, in hopes that the others will get away, safely.
But the three of them are still retreating when they stumble across another small group of Johanna, Beetee, and Wiress. But they are all somewhat injured some worse than others , but Wiress keeps saying the famous like "Tick, tock. Tick, tock" which they have no idea what that means… yet. Basically, the map is one big clock and each hour some deadly force happens.
And Katniss now believes she is hearing Prim. This is really sad foreshadowing of what is to come in Mockingjay and I gasped a little bit, truly. Oh, and Peeta is being really sweet and romantic to Katniss, because he refuses to let her sacrifice herself for him. And this time Katniss is positive that she is going to die.
In total, all seven Harry Potter books contain 1,, words. Those 1,, words take up 6, pages. If you've read our related article on how many words are in a novel you'll recall that the typical word count for a novel according to is 80, to , words.
For novels specifically in the young adult genre, the typical range is between 55, — 79, words. Only the first book of the Harry Potter Series falls within that range. However, when you consider that the Harry Potter series falls within the fantasy genre, it makes sense that the books are longer than other young adult novels. There is a lot of worldbuilding in Harry Potter and J.
Rowling had to come up with the backgrounds for each significant character. Typically, young adult fantasy novels can run 80, words or more. Well, the total word count for all three books in the Hunger Games trilogy is , words. Here is that number broken down per book:. They meet Effie Trinket, their chaperone, and Cinna, their stylist. At the Capitol, they meet other Tributes from other districts.
A committee measures their abilities — with Katniss, she shows off her skills with archery. The Hunger Games has started, and with it, the bloodbath.
Not wanting to kill each other, they decide to threat the runners of the Games — they both leave the Arena alive, or they commit suicide. Once home, President Snow visit Katniss to tell her that their act of defiance has inspired rebellions in some districts. Due to this, the Capitol has enforced their rules more strictly and violently. The 75th Hunger Games are announced but instead of new tributes, the previous winners of the Hunger Games are the tributes.
Katniss and Peeta go back to the Arena. They ally with other tributes and find ways to get out of the Arena.
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