Robbie’s Comments (group member since Jan 21, 2008)

Robbie’s comments from the Books I Want To Talk About group.

Dini wrote: "I just finished CF and the thought that comes to mind is that it's very 1984-ish, only for teenagers. I did think, though, in CF and also Hunger Games before it, that sometimes the romance bit is o..."

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Yes, Dini, that announcement was a clever one. I confess that the romance part is probably what made me want to keep going after HG! But, you're right, it ended up overblown after a while. Do you plan to read Mockingjay?

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I was a wee bit miffed of how Gale was disposed of. It seemed a bit too tidy. But I honestly cannot imagine another alternative. She had to choose somehow--I just ..."

I totally agree with your message 13! I guessed and was very happy that she shot Coin. I don't remember how Gale was disposed of, but I remember being very glad of it!

Impressive research. This is why I love reading groups! I was meaning to take a look at some of the names, too. Several people have pointed out Peeta=pita (bread), which I think is probably intentional. There are probably more that are deeper, like Plutarch.

This is embarrassingly superficial, but I am so glad they had a happy ending with this love triangle. I was so worried that both guys or Katniss were going to get killed. That probably would have been a more realistic scenario.

Wow, Heather, that was awesome! I'm not 100% sure about labelling District 13 as terrorists, though. They were no more (nor much less) terrorists than the capitol. Sadly, I think Plutarch is right. The "bad guy" is power or whatever stands for power.

Brynn wrote: "I just finished this book. I have seen a lot of websites say Book Two is called "Catching Fire" and will be released in Spetember 2009. Suzanne Collins doesn't offer any information on this and nei..."

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I think it's impressive that you came up with this analysis during HG. When these aspects became more clear in Mockingjay, I felt so validated!

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What did you think of district 13 as you read this? Did your opinion of it change as you read on?

As I was reading it, I couldn't help but notice that District 13 didn't offer any more ..."

Oooh...hadn't thought of the coin things. I wasn't all that surprised about her, either.

I agree about District 13. I kept wondering what they did to people who didn't follow their assigned schedules or otherwise broke the rules.

I'm behind, in part because of vacation. Haven't watched 5 and 6 yet. Are there more?

LOL

Watched III tonight. Maybe it's because my son kept coming in the room, but I felt like this one was a little more bloody than the others.




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I thought the bleeding skull that Stephen saw was a hallucination. Or maybe it was dripping paint.

Was all that stuff about William's mom interacting with him sexually in the book? I don't remember it. They definitely have William looking more like an insecure bully than an evil man.

I saw part II yesterday. Part III wasn't available on netflix then. Let me see if it is now...oh, it is! I think I'll watch in right now!

Alison showed me what she said to you about the violence, and I agree.

Please discuss Part VIII

Please discuss Part VII

Please discuss Part VI

Please discuss Part V

Please discuss Part IV

Please discuss Part III

Please discuss Part II

Please discuss Part I

I was really impressed with their investigation, given that they didn't have computers and other technical aids!