Best one yet - didn't have that ridiculous suspense device on whether or not Katniss will survive.
Ending kind of cliche.
Don't like her writing really. Too two-dimensional. Good plot and plot idea though.
Better update later.
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Showing posts with label Suzanne Collins. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The Hunger Games, Catching Fire By Suzanne Collins
Read it. Still didn't like the suspense device she tries to use with whether or not Katniss will survive.
Will update more later.
Will update more later.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I didn't like the writing style of this book at first. I'm not sure what it was but I felt like there was something off about how certain things were written. It was almost as if Collins as a writer was getting used to Katniss's way of thinking and talking. It's kind of felt like she was trying to break in a new pair of shoes or jeans.
Otherwise, I'd have to say that the plot was riveting. There were some obvious things that she foreshadowed and I was for some reason irritated by the fact whether or not Katniss would survive was played up a bit. Given it's popularity and the fact that there's a third volume of the series, there was virtually no way that Collins would kill Katniss off.
I kept doubting myself though, hoping in one way or another that Collins would be different but I mean I think I would've been just as upset if Katniss didn't make it. She was a pretty realistic character and more than that, she kind of put a lot of things into perspective (about society and its abundance). I liked the fact that the huge disparity between the rich and the poor were juxtaposed because even if we see it in our daily lives, I feel like the reality of it doesn't really hit. It made me want not want to waste my food.
Overall a really good read. I think it'd be interesting to explore this book on an academic level though I'm not really sure how much "meat" there really is beyond the obvious (poverty vs. wealth. love, humanity, etc.). I think I'd read this book again. I can't decide if it would list among my favorites but it was definitely a really good read.
On a completely different note, I somehow managed to keep the number of posts on this blog the same for the past three years without consciously trying. Interesting.
Otherwise, I'd have to say that the plot was riveting. There were some obvious things that she foreshadowed and I was for some reason irritated by the fact whether or not Katniss would survive was played up a bit. Given it's popularity and the fact that there's a third volume of the series, there was virtually no way that Collins would kill Katniss off.
I kept doubting myself though, hoping in one way or another that Collins would be different but I mean I think I would've been just as upset if Katniss didn't make it. She was a pretty realistic character and more than that, she kind of put a lot of things into perspective (about society and its abundance). I liked the fact that the huge disparity between the rich and the poor were juxtaposed because even if we see it in our daily lives, I feel like the reality of it doesn't really hit. It made me want not want to waste my food.
Overall a really good read. I think it'd be interesting to explore this book on an academic level though I'm not really sure how much "meat" there really is beyond the obvious (poverty vs. wealth. love, humanity, etc.). I think I'd read this book again. I can't decide if it would list among my favorites but it was definitely a really good read.
On a completely different note, I somehow managed to keep the number of posts on this blog the same for the past three years without consciously trying. Interesting.
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