Two Nice Reviews of The Hunger Games Companion!
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As a writer, I feel wonderful when readers "get" what I'm trying to convey in my books. When readers email me or post nice reviews of my books or stories, it makes all the hard work more than worthwhile.
So I'm very pleased to note that two more nice reviews have popped up about The Hunger Games Companion!
Here's an excerpt from the first review:
I've noticed lately that there are more than a couple books, guides, companions devoted to The Hunger Games trilogy out now, particularly since the movie has been released. They're all a little bit different, but I have one in particular that I want to share with you today.
A couple of my favorite chapters [from The Hunger Games Companion]:
Chapter Eight: Killer Kids: How Responsible Are They? -
This chapter talked a bit about Katniss as she made the shift from a hunter to a killer. She began by hunting small animals for her family to eat and gradually made a shift to hunting and killing other young people to stay alive while in the Games. Those that have read the entire trilogy can realize Katniss' full shift from hunter to killer as they think back on Catching Fire and Mockingjay, and the events and reasons in those books that may have caused Katniss to kill.
Chapter Nine: Hype Over Substance: A Mirror Of Modern Times -
This chapter deals with the reality TV portion of the Games and the associated hype in the Capitol and within parts of Panem. The author speaks on the 'image' that was given to Peeta and Katniss for the televised portion of the Games celebration and its contrast to the the carnage and savage hunting inside the actual Games. She then compared the 'real vs fake' to several television shows that are popular in today's culture.
Ultimately, this is an interesting book if you are a fan of The Hunger Games trilogy, and I am amazed at the amount of time that this author must have spent on it. I think it would appeal to older YA and adult audiences, and I think it would be great for discussion or as a guide for someone who is leading a reading group or teaching these books in a class.
Click here to read the entire review at Into the Hall of Books.
My thanks to Asheley!
Here's another nice review that popped up today:
Finished The Hunger Games Companion by Lois H. Gresh. I received a copy of this book from the publisher.
As the title would lead you to believe, this is a companion to the Hunger Games series. (Coolest of all are Appendix A--which details the various ways the world could end--and Appendix B--further reading for fans of the Hunger Games trilogy.)
Each chapter is devoted to a different aspect of the series (for example weapons, the nature of evil and medicines and poisons). Each chapter also has sidebars on doomsday predictions (which I loved) and examples in history (which were interesting but not as cool as the doomsday predictions--I think I'm just way too in love with those for my own good).
The two chapters I liked best were the ones that delved into whether that society could happen and the one about how responsible the children/tributes were for their actions. While I read for entertainment more than anything else, I do enjoy actually thinking about what I read, and these were discussions that I've had with my friends. (Especially about how responsible the tributes were.) While yes, obviously things would not go well for them if they flat-out refused to go (and I'm pretty sure their friends and family would also suffer), odds are they'd end up dying anyway. Of the 24 tributes, 23 end up dead. (Except, of course, in the first Hunger Games book.)
I'm not sure this would be considered required reading, but it was the perfect thing for me to get a few days after seeing the movie.
Click here to read the entire review at KellyVision.
My thanks to Kelly!
As a writer, I feel wonderful when readers "get" what I'm trying to convey in my books. When readers email me or post nice reviews of my books or stories, it makes all the hard work more than worthwhile.
So I'm very pleased to note that two more nice reviews have popped up about The Hunger Games Companion!
Here's an excerpt from the first review:
I've noticed lately that there are more than a couple books, guides, companions devoted to The Hunger Games trilogy out now, particularly since the movie has been released. They're all a little bit different, but I have one in particular that I want to share with you today.
A couple of my favorite chapters [from The Hunger Games Companion]:
Chapter Eight: Killer Kids: How Responsible Are They? -
This chapter talked a bit about Katniss as she made the shift from a hunter to a killer. She began by hunting small animals for her family to eat and gradually made a shift to hunting and killing other young people to stay alive while in the Games. Those that have read the entire trilogy can realize Katniss' full shift from hunter to killer as they think back on Catching Fire and Mockingjay, and the events and reasons in those books that may have caused Katniss to kill.
Chapter Nine: Hype Over Substance: A Mirror Of Modern Times -
This chapter deals with the reality TV portion of the Games and the associated hype in the Capitol and within parts of Panem. The author speaks on the 'image' that was given to Peeta and Katniss for the televised portion of the Games celebration and its contrast to the the carnage and savage hunting inside the actual Games. She then compared the 'real vs fake' to several television shows that are popular in today's culture.
Ultimately, this is an interesting book if you are a fan of The Hunger Games trilogy, and I am amazed at the amount of time that this author must have spent on it. I think it would appeal to older YA and adult audiences, and I think it would be great for discussion or as a guide for someone who is leading a reading group or teaching these books in a class.
Click here to read the entire review at Into the Hall of Books.
My thanks to Asheley!
Here's another nice review that popped up today:
Finished The Hunger Games Companion by Lois H. Gresh. I received a copy of this book from the publisher.
As the title would lead you to believe, this is a companion to the Hunger Games series. (Coolest of all are Appendix A--which details the various ways the world could end--and Appendix B--further reading for fans of the Hunger Games trilogy.)
Each chapter is devoted to a different aspect of the series (for example weapons, the nature of evil and medicines and poisons). Each chapter also has sidebars on doomsday predictions (which I loved) and examples in history (which were interesting but not as cool as the doomsday predictions--I think I'm just way too in love with those for my own good).
The two chapters I liked best were the ones that delved into whether that society could happen and the one about how responsible the children/tributes were for their actions. While I read for entertainment more than anything else, I do enjoy actually thinking about what I read, and these were discussions that I've had with my friends. (Especially about how responsible the tributes were.) While yes, obviously things would not go well for them if they flat-out refused to go (and I'm pretty sure their friends and family would also suffer), odds are they'd end up dying anyway. Of the 24 tributes, 23 end up dead. (Except, of course, in the first Hunger Games book.)
I'm not sure this would be considered required reading, but it was the perfect thing for me to get a few days after seeing the movie.
Click here to read the entire review at KellyVision.
My thanks to Kelly!
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