Questions About The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)

by Suzanne Collins

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This answer contains spoilers… (view spoiler)[As Emma said, it's a reflection of the Lucy Grey Ballad that Snow never finds out Lucy Grey's fate. This takes place 64 years before Katniss's story, so maybe Lucy Grey lived (since there was no body we know of), went on to have a son who inherited her singing voice, and she took him to the lake to dig up water potatoes and taught him her songs, and told him if he'd been a girl she'd have named him Katniss because she liked the name so much. And after she died and he had a daughter, he named her Katniss in his mother's memory, and she inherited the singing talent, too.

I don't think Snow's fall from grace at the end was as quick as some are saying. It starts pretty early, actually, when he first breaks a rule to bring her food. He justifies breaking rules to do the right thing. Over the course of the book, his idea of what is right is changed by Dr. Gaul and her lessons, but he always does what he thinks must be done. To cope with his guilt, he justifies his actions to himself, as we see after Bobbin (the whole "kill or be killed" mentality, or even blaming his actions on the "chaos" in the arena as a result of no Capitol "control" as a way of further distancing himself from his deed). In the end he manages to twist himself a good justification before the attempted murder instead of after it, because as soon as he realizes he can't be connected to the murders, he's looking for a way to get out of running and go back to what he now knows is a safe bet at a life of comfort and luxury.

From the beginning we know he cares about appearances and every move he makes is calculated in order to be in control and get what he wants. I think if it weren't for his caring about appearances, his desire to get what he wants would be unchecked, and it's when no one is really looking that this desire takes over. For example, when he kills Bobbin, he takes solace in the fact that the screens were blacked out, but is bothered by the idea that the footage still exists somewhere. He thinks about it even more than he thinks about the actual killing. And when they're at the lake in the end with no one around to see, he's still thinking of how Lucy Grey sees him, and it's partially the idea that she doesn't think well of him anymore that gives him the allowance to kill her. (hide spoiler)]

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Is she planning on having a movie for this too? It would be awesome to have Jennifer Lawrence back in action.

Kristen The story takes place about 50 years before Katniss is born, so I'd say no, they probably won't have Jennifer Lawrence in the new movie.…moreThe story takes place about 50 years before Katniss is born, so I'd say no, they probably won't have Jennifer Lawrence in the new movie.(less)

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Wait, what? Who gives a fck about Snow? What happened with Haymitch? So disappointing.

Brooke Joiner It was actually pretty interesting! In hindsight, I'm glad it was about Snow. Worth the read if you're a fan of the books.…moreIt was actually pretty interesting! In hindsight, I'm glad it was about Snow. Worth the read if you're a fan of the books.(less)

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How can people not like this book? So mant questions answered. Even where the tree-song came from.

Kay Dee (what is your storygraph name? mine is in my bio. join me!) Meadows i think folks were expecting the hunger games feel.
but there is no underdog to root for.
there is no rebellion to overthrow the govt to root for.
the…morei think folks were expecting the hunger games feel.
but there is no underdog to root for.
there is no rebellion to overthrow the govt to root for.
there is no ever present danger of dying and fighting for their lives.
the narrator and protagonist of the story is not likeable.

it is a villian's story. i knew it would be nothing like the original trilogy. others i think were surprised by this fact. they wanted it to be like them and so were very disappointed. disappointment comes when one has expectations that are not met. i did not expect this book to be similar to the original so i was not disappointed. i liked it.(less)

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I didn't read other books of series. Must i start with this book? Because it is 0. book of series.

charlotte_reads_reviews Read this one last

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