I have finally reached the end of “The Hunger Games” trilogy. The Hunger Games and Catching Fire were revelatory in the richness of the stories compared to the movies and Mockingjay was no exception. The movie adaptation of Mockingjay left so little impression that I had forgotten it was split into two movies. Having read the entire series I find myself a little surprised that it was ever adapted for the screen. Much of the books are dark and depressing as we watch Katniss deal with PTSD and in the final volume […]
If the first book was a spark, this is dry tinder feeding the flame of my interest
When setting out to read The Hunger Games, I remembered the first movie fairly well and the book unfolded the way I expected it to go. When picking up book two, it occurred to me that I didn’t really remember the second movie other than Katniss and Peeta going back into the Games and all hell breaking loose in the arena at the end, which pleasantly meant more of the events in the book were a surprise. Now I’m not sure if it’s due to my […]
Unsurprising, the book was better (CBR10 Bingo)
“Backlog” is in the row I’m working on for CBR10bingo and the rule is it must have been on your TBR pile for at least a year, or the oldest book on your list. “This is easy! I have at least half a shelf of books from 2013 that I haven’t read yet.” Then I thought a little more and realized that I have an even older book, The Hunger Games. When the book trilogy was being released everyone was raving and I was all, “I’ll […]
It’s weird to review a book we’ve all read.
What can I say about a book that’s already been read by just about everyone interested in reading it? I read this when it came out six years ago, and it was assigned for my lit class so I read it again. I’ll admit I was annoyed by this at first. I took the class to force myself to read literature I wouldn’t on my own and I don’t have any trouble finding books like The Hunger Games, but I think they just stuck this […]