And why was he so determined to team up with me? What does that signify? One ring for each district? But why? Was it because she was so old her days were numbered anyway? Where is it? Peeta's life above their own? What are they doing to her? Why is she part of the games? Do they have her up in the trees? Why didn't Peeta come to help me?
Why did no one come after us? I've set thousands of snares. Isn't this just a larger snare with a more scientific component? Could it work? What do we know about harnessing power from the sky? How can I protect him from a distance? I think. What is happening? Did he actually try to drive the knife into the force field the way Peeta did by accident? And what's the deal with the wire? Was this his backup plan? What would that do, anyway? A great deal? Fry us all? Why would I need reminding?
Will there be a victor of the Seventy-fifth Hunger Games? Moved them from hospital to prison? Or did he really have no idea what Beetee intended? How is he even here? But Katniss doesn't keep her questions to herself; she annoys everybody else with them! I couldn't bear to NOT share the following with you. Katniss takes it upon herself to question everybody, everywhere "You're hideous, you know that right? How can I aim higher?
Like Effie's hair? To paint them out? Not being straight with each other? You don't think I'm mad? You'll go with me? SEnd her over? What does that mean? A shot of a bird? You think you're just going to find some new city with people strolling around in it?
And that's just fine with the Capitol? If it's true, why do they leave us to live like this? With the hunger and the killings and the Games? Is it out of season? Out loud! Exclamation point! I begin to question them casually I want to ask them more To the districts that are rebelling? Knowing all the others? Headlamps or fire? Why does that not surprise me? Can't you hear it? She got them for me? Why not? Like how they'll use Annie for bait, Finnick?
Here's a great example from Chapter 15; Maybe he's too pretty, or maybe he's too easy to get, or maybe it's really that he'd just be too easy to lose.
Yep, that was altogether! Here's a few more, Maybe she expected it. Maybe they can even confirm my suspicions of an uprising there. Maybe some fishhooks. Maybe you're a Class A irritating fuck, that's what.
Some of Collins' sentences are also horrific; Then I'm at a party where everyone wears masks and someone with a flicking wet tongue, who I suppose is Finnick, stalks me, but when he catches me and pulls off his mask, it's President Snow, and his puffy lips are dripping in bloody saliva Yeah, by horrific I don't mean the content.
Check out that eyesore. AND she starts a lot of sentences with conjunctions. Which I do continually. Which, in my opinion, is fine if you are stating something emphatetically or are not a published author. Perhaps it's even okay to let the odd one slip if you do so happen to be so lucky as to get your shitty novel published.
When that odd one adds up to the point where it's actually noticable and fucking annoying, then you've got a problem. Just when I was starting to get really irked at this flaw, I stumbled across this gem from chapter 16 to prove to you exactly what I mean. Because, on the whole, I don't hate them.
And some I like. And a lot of them are so damaged that my natural instinct would be to protect them. But all of them must die if I'm to save Peeta.
TL;DR: This book sucked balls. View all 66 comments. Apr 23, brian rated it it was ok. View all 28 comments. I stand by the fact that this series would not be half as great if Finnick did not exist. Yes, victors are our strongest. They're the ones who survived the arena and slipped the noose of poverty that strangles the rest of us. They, or should I say we, are the very embodiment of hope where there is no hope. Katniss Everdeen has survived The Hunger Games.
But the Capitol is not happy with her. Katniss and Peeta have unknowingly become the spark of rebellion when they decided to not play by the I stand by the fact that this series would not be half as great if Finnick did not exist. Katniss and Peeta have unknowingly become the spark of rebellion when they decided to not play by the Capitol's rules. It's an awful lot to take in, this elaborate plan in which I was a piece, just as I was meant to be a piece in the Hunger Games.
Used without consent, without knowledge. At least in the Hunger Games, I knew I was being played with. Our victors, though filthy rich, now have to face the fact that there will be no end to what they had to endure. The scars of what they had to do will always be with then for the rest of their lives.
The Capitol will not let them forget. In revenge, President Snow and The Capitol set events in motion that will ensure that everyone's favourite couple — The Star Crossed Lovers of Panem — will never have their happily ever after. I think the writing really improves with this one. There is more emotion in it and even though the real action only begins in the last pages, the rest of the book is still filled with intense moments that has you catching your breath.
Most of book 1 was set in the Capitol or the arena — it was really interesting to see more of how things worked in District 12 while reading this book. I also enjoyed exploring other parts of Panem and reading about the conditions the other districts are in. Life in District 12 isn't really so different from life in the arena. At some point, you have to stop running and turn around and face whoever wants you dead.
The hard thing is finding the courage to do it. It still astounds me how well thought out this world is! Okay let me talk about the romance. I know most people hate love triangles. I don't mind them as long as they're well done. And I do think that this one was. Our girl has other problems to attend to. Her feelings are conflicted but ultimately she'd prefer to be alone I respect that even though I'm a Peeta stan but she also can't help how she feels for them both. I love the bond between Peeta and Katniss.
The moments they have together are so wholesome. Convinced he was trying to kill me. Now everything is reversed. I stayed up late into the night reading — knowing what was coming was going to break me — but needing to just get through it so I could start my reread of Mockingjay immediately!
Freaking yes!!! This reread was a fantastic idea! So The Hunger Games is over. Katniss and Peeta face the Victory Tour throughout the districts, with President Snow watching their every move.
Once again Katniss and Peeta are in the arena, with a whole new set of tributes - all experienced killers. I love this one because we get loads of new characters, including Finnick Freaking yes!!!
I love this one because we get loads of new characters, including Finnick and Johanna. The political struggle between the districts and the capitol becomes even more dangerous, and it seems everyone is keeping secrets. There is something for everyone. Mar 08, Jesse JesseTheReader rated it it was amazing.
I'm really glad that I got the chance to reread this before the film. I hadn't realized how much of it I had forgotten. Such a great sequel! Apr 30, Tatiana rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: everybody.
Shelves: ya , , favorites , , , , dystopias-post-apocalyptic , Peeta who? This time, I again felt like the 1st part dragged a bit, but as soon as the Quarter Quell is announced, it's a non-stop action perfection.
After all, I didn't read any before opening the book and I am glad I didn't, many events in the book caught me by a complete surprise and I loved it! It did lack the perfect pacing of the first book, the first half was a little slow and for some time I wasn't sure where it was going, but it picked up immensely in the later part.
What else can I say? This book was all I wished for and even more and my expectations were very high after rereading "Hunger Games". I am dying to get my hands on the last 3rd book!
Still love it. The first half is still slow - even though a lot of horrid stuff happens in it - but intensity goes over the roof once the Quell's terms are announced.
The ending left me with a feeling of sadness, but different from the sadness I felt after finishing The Hunger Games. If the 1st novel ended tragically in a personal way - Peeta's broken heart and Katniss's renewed fear for her life, the 2nd makes you think about a tragedy of a bigger proportion - will the districts be able to defeat the Capitol and how much many lives will it cost them?
I love the wider scope of this second novel - we slowly learn along with Katniss about what goes on in Panem. The girl hardly knows her own importance, her worldview is definitely very limited and locked onto her own and her family's survival. I can relate to that. My opinion about the love triangle has changed, however. Really, this book is not about which boy Katniss will pick. It's about much bigger issues. Katniss can figure out who is right for her, when she is finally in a position to stop worrying about both Gale's and Peeta's safety.
The genius of this series so far is that I have no idea what will happen in Mockingjay. Whatever it is, I hope my favorite characters will make it, although I am sure Suzanne Collins is not the type of writer who is afraid of killing off her own creations. We shall see.
My only qualm about Catching Fire is that it's a tad heavy on dressing up. Editing one or two gown descriptions wouldn't have hurt IMO. View all 24 comments. Mar 27, Heather rated it liked it Shelves: Catching Fire was one of my most anticipated books of I loved it's predecessor, The Hunger Games and was so hopeful for this intstallment.
I wasn't disappointed per se, but it did fail to meet my expectations. Here's a few reasons why I don't know what it is with authors and their recent need to load up their books with a hundred or so pages of filler, but I really wish they would cut it out.
There is lieterally about a hundred and some odd pages of this book that should have died on the Catching Fire was one of my most anticipated books of There is lieterally about a hundred and some odd pages of this book that should have died on the editing room floor.
The 9 months that Katniss spends in District 12 only serves to let us know that uprisings are occuring and she has been targeted by The Captial, all of which could have been summed up in a chapter or two. Though we knew Gale would be an issue, we were hoping Katniss would "wake up" and realize what a worthy, fine specimen she has in Peeta, well, it doesn't happen that way, and to say I'm bummed is an understatement.
I'm kinda pissed. Katniss doesn't grow in this book at all. She is still a brash reacter, instead of a logicl thinker. I didn't mind it so much in the first book, because who wouldn't be, but the Hunger Games taught her nothing it seems, in either the way she responds to situations or in reference to how she really feels about the people in her life.
Next, I get that Peeta was never much of a badass, but was it really necessary to injure him 10 seconds into the games? That irked me like nothing else. In hindsight, Peeta is one of the strongest characters, menatlly, if nothing else, and yet Collins reduced him to an invalid so that Katniss could rise up to the challenge. It only made me roll my eyes and steam over the fact that I was going to have to read Hunger Games part duex, which wouldn't have been bad except for the fact that I was expecting something more.
Which leads me to my last complaint, the games. Though I could see everything in this book coming, I thought it was rather brilliant to send them back to the games. What wasn't brilliant however, was the games themselves. They started out well enough, but after the crazy fog and freaky monkeys, Collins sort of lost me. Who cares if there is death traps all over the place if you know how to predict it and can avoid it?
Not scary. Basically, this booked lacked the magic of the first, and failed to wow with new material as nothing new really happens. Yeah we learn a little more, and the last few pages shake things up a bit, but I shouldn't have to wait until I've read to the end to finally learn something interesting. There were moments where I would catch a glimpse of what made me love Hunger Games, and for that I give this book three stars. But I can't in good conscious give it more for it lacked character development and basically just served as a pit stop between books one and three.
Hopefully the third will be better. View all 35 comments. Albeit a bloody and brutal one! This world is so well-known to me that there is some bizarre form of comfort to be found within these pages and this revived my memory of so many previously forgotten intricate details that first made this series such a beloved one.
I surprised myself by just how much I enjoyed this book, however. I believe this entire series can receive nothing but five stars from me, even just for nostalgia's sake alone. Given the fact that this book's film adaptation was my least favourite of the four I assumed it was also to be slightly less of an enjoyable reading experience. This wasn't the case and I found that the politics heavy focus ensured I enjoyed it just a little more than the first and am eager to continue on to the third and final book.
Feb 20, Natalie Monroe rated it it was amazing Shelves: kick-ass-heroines , favorites , fearless-protagonists , i-m-your-barbie-girl , ripped-my-heart-out , mental-illness , pleasantly-surprised , fabulous-five-stars , reread-for-the-nth-time , i-spy-something-pointy.
Testing, testing Cynical Natalie: Eh, I'm not holding out much hope. The Hunger Games wasn't that good this time around. The pacing lagged in the middle and Katniss comes off bitchy sometimes. Catching Fire and Mockingjay didn't come close to the high it gave the first time we read it.
Katniss flashback of Gale: Nice Nat Testing, testing Cynical Natalie: I prefer to leave that memory in the murky marshes with Twihard tween Natalie. God, he's a selfish asshole. How did we not see this before? He's the broody, smouldering jerk we roll our eyes at now. Can you spell cliche?
Nice Natalie: It's symbolic. Cynical Natalie: Of cliche. District Cynical Natalie: Has Katniss always been this Like she's charitable and can't stand to see pain.
Nice Natalie: I like it, it gives her character depth. You can't pin her down because she's both a killer and Mother Teresa. The whipping: Cynical Natalie: There it is. The love triangle. Nice Natalie: Oh, let it go! Katniss's confession was a heat-of-the-moment thing. Remember what she said later?
All I can think about, every day, every waking minute since they drew Prim's name at the reaping, is how afraid I am. And there doesn't seem to be room for anything else. If we could get somewhere safe, maybe I could be different. Actually, I love everything about the movies.
They stick to the book. Cynical Natalie: Where's Madge? Nice Natalie: Must you ruin everything? Put our faces right in front of his. We position ourselves on either side of Peeta, lean over until our faces are inches from his nose, and give him a shake. Peeta, wake up," I say in a soft, singsong voice. His eyelids flutter open and then he jumps like we've stabbed him.
Every time we try to stop, we look at Peeta's attempt to maintain a disdainful expression and it sets us off again. Moving on!
It's true his family doesn't need him. They will mourn him, as will a handful of friends. But they will get on. Even Haymitch, with the help of a lot of white liquor, will get on. I realize only one person will be damaged beyond repair if Peeta dies. So before he can talk, i stop his lips with a kiss. Two, Katniss kisses him to shut him up. She admits it. Him talking makes her confused, so she basically uses sex to manipulate him. How's that different from Christian Grey using his dick to silence Ana?
Nice Natalie: We don't know much about Peeta's family life since Katniss never bothered to find out. I'm willing to admit that scene is little weird, but Katniss doesn't do it all the time.
It's only a problem if she frequently uses her body to shut Peeta up. She's obviously overwhelmed and unsure of her feelings towards him, so she acts on instinct. Katniss isn't good with words, she's all about action. Cynical Natalie: Why are you talking like you're in a Shakespeare play? After reading: Nice Natalie: Five stars. The writing's better, and Katniss has become a very complex character. The stakes are off the charts. Cynical Natalie: I concur. But if you ever tell anyone I agreed with you, I'll beat you with an orange in a sock.
View all 14 comments. Another enjoyable entry in the Hunger Games Saga! Soon I can pretend that I didn't wait forever to read these because I'll have flown through. Full review to come. View 2 comments. Readers also enjoyed. Young Adult. Science Fiction. About Suzanne Collins. Gale has also been treating her differently since she returned home. Nothing is the same for Katniss since winning the Games.
When the novel opens, Katniss is hunting in the woods, thinking about how much she doesn't want to go on the annual Victory Tour.
Every victor of the Games must visit each district to celebrate their win at the Games. After hunting, she returns home so she can ensure she is ready in time for the Tour, only to find that President Snow, the leader of Panem, is waiting to speak with her.
Snow tells Katniss that she needs to convince both him and Panem while on the Tour that she is in love with Peeta or the Capitol will go after her and Gale's families.
According to Snow, Katniss' stunt with the berries was too rebellious. Though some people believe she was proposing suicide because she was so insane with love for Peeta, others think it was an act of defiance.
The crowd murmurs unhappily as Prim steps up towards the stage, and the sight of her little sister brings Katniss back to her senses. However, her love for Prim allows her to summon the strength to come back to her senses. Active Themes. Love, Loyalty, and Compassion. Katniss runs to Prim just as she is about to mount the steps and shouts that she will volunteer as tribute instead.
In a district where more people are struggling and looking out for their own survival, this kind of sacrifice makes a huge impression, and suddenly thrusting Katniss forward as an example of the way that people can be united by loyalty and love despite the Capitol's efforts to divide. Gale lifts Prim away, and Katniss climbs the steps. Effie announces Katniss and asks for a big round of applause, but not one person in the district claps.
Their silence is the boldest form of dissent they can manage, until a few people—and then the entire crowd—touch three fingers of their left hands to their mouths and hold them up in a gesture that means farewell. She understands how important it can be to maintain a strong face in order to protect herself.
Katniss also sees that her act of love has elicited the compassion of everyone in her district, even those who are normally beyond caring about the reaping.
Related Quotes with Explanations. At this moment, Haymitch staggers across the stage to congratulate Katniss. He gets out only a few words before he loses his balance and plummets off the stage, knocking himself unconscious. As Haymitch is wheeled away on a stretcher, Effie continues on to select the boy tribute. His name, Peeta Mellark , is familiar to Katniss. He and Katniss share the knowledge that appearances can be important.
Her mother had become unresponsive, sitting and staring into space instead of getting a job that could support the family. The fact that many people starve to death in District 12 highlights the social differences in Panem. Societal Inequality.
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