Lisa’s Comments (group member since Sep 23, 2009)

Lisa’s comments from the Should have read classics group.

LOL, you are hopeless!

LOL Amy!:) I will admit that I will flip through the book(rather like one of those moving comic books) and if something happens to catch my eye, then.......*wink* . Does that count? HEHEHE

Welcome Sharon, how do you like your ereader?

Does anyone have the "problem" of sneaking a peek at the last page of a book? Do you think that it is an addiction? LOL

Haha, that is who I thought for you also!!!

*spoiler alert*
The ending seemed rather rushed to me. I was also routing for Gale. I liked him, but I was not surprised with her ending up with Peeta. He seemed the logical choice in the end.
I wanted more info about the resulting government once Coin was gone. The only mention of it was that the Hunger Games was abolished. (Sidenote), did that bother anyone when Katniss voted to continue the games? That was a HUGE anger moment for me. I think I even yelled "What?" out loud!
The character that I identified with.....Prim and to a lesser extent, Peeta.

It is strange to think that at the conclusion of the books, that we would rather live under the Capitol, than under 13. Not what I thought when I started the series.

Fine, The Capitol. The Capitol was too entrenched to Panem. It was tyrannical and evil despots. Responsible for the Hunger Games and untold suffering for the good of the people of the Capitol. However, in each district, the culture of the area was allowed to survive, if only underground in some areas. The individual was not celebrated, but people could be individuals if the knew how to manipulate the system.
13 was isolated and learned how to survive. It's people were robots, force fed their lives by tattos on thier arms and schedules that allowed for no individuality. They were bent on revenge for all the Capitol had done. I don't think they would have had any empathy for the rest of Panem. Just more people to control. It's a small distinction and maybe wrong. But, the idea of being a robot, controlled by a tattoo is not too my liking.

Its nice to meet you Trisha, hope you like our group.

I'm torn on the District 13 and Capitol question. Both have some interesting qualities, good and bad. I'd say neither.:) What a cop out!!

If you read my review you know that I was quite disappointed with this book. I was not happy with the ending. It was like a present that you wrap in the plastic bag from the store, it is technically wrapped, but it is not pretty.
I guess the message would be that war is hell? Even the strong fall apart? I guess.

Welcome Mark!

Welcome to Regina and Caitlin. I hope that you enjoy this group. We do not have any rules,like other groups. I just opened this group up "public", so getting new members is very exciting! Also, we know everone has a busy life, so usually the book reads take span over a couple months or not if you don't like the book.LOL. Thanks for joining and hope to talk to you soon!

Ladies, I am DONE with it. Let the discussion time BEGIN!!! DING,DING,DING(bell sounds). LOL

Sometimes I wish people would remember that "the good old days" had lots of faults of their own. No property ownership for women, no right to vote, reading the paper was not a ladylike endeaver..... It is easy to forget that times were restrictive for women. Hard sometimes to understand women of that time period, compared with what we grew up with.

Last one:
Mr. Elliot is the catalyst for the reunion of Anne and Cap. Wentworth, provoking jealousy in Wentworth. However, Austen chooses not merely to make Mr. Elliot an unwanted lover but also to reveal him as a rich and immoral scoundral. What does Austen accomplish by doing this? What is she saying about the world of property and rank?

Admiral and Mrs. Croft have the most successful and loving relaitionship in the novel, even though they are unromantic, eccentric and deeply rooted in realism. Yet many of the idyllic lovers look to their marriage as a model. What is Austen commenting upon with this ironic reversal?

The narrator describes the Christmas scene at the Musgroves' as a "fine-family piece". What is Austen implying with her sarcasm? Do you think she is antifamily?

More Questions:
Many of Austen's early works are set in spring, but this story is set in autumn. Very often,the characters and narrator notice the colorful leaves and cool air. How does the season promote the story?

I never thought about the "mother" aspect. Anne was definately used by everyone in her life. Lady Russell even used her, but loved because she was good friends with the mother and upon her death found that same feelings toward Anne. OOOO, nice one.!!!!