Fiona’s Comments (group member since Sep 25, 2023)

Fiona’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Since I finished THG, how do I determine if my posts are relevant?

Finished the book yesterday and really enjoyed it! It definitely felt shorter/quicker than when I first read it.

One thing about the end that quite confused me: (view spoiler)[I don't really understand Peeta's reaction to Katniss revealing her feelings for him were only half true. Of course I do understand that he's hurt but I just don't get what he expected, especially after he saw how Katniss reacted when he confessed his feelings in the interview? (hide spoiler)]

387 pages

Current total: 745,497

Booooo! But at least you have Tuesday to read then :)

Judy wrote: "Tati wrote: "I'm having a rough week at work, which is making me too tired to read much at night, but I've started The Hurricane Wars, let's see how that goes."

Oh no :( but same t..."

Plus Monday is a holiday (at least for us) so yay, more reading time!

Completed my first book whoooop whooooop

I liked Thresh's gesture when he (view spoiler)[let Katniss live because of what she did for Rue. That part gave me chills. This is again a character I wish hadn't died (hide spoiler)]

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Fiona wrote: "I think Goodreads needs a like button for comments because I found myself yet again searching for one after reading your comment, Erin
."

A like button would be handy!

The author st..."

I haven't finished it yet and I don't exactly recall from my last read but will get back to it once I'm done, which should be some time today.

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Yup on the food thing. But, that doesn't stop me from over indulging at a brilliant restaurant or something like a Thanksgiving feast. I will pay dearly later of course, but somehow, ..."

I think Goodreads needs a like button for comments because I found myself yet again searching for one after reading your comment, Erin

Christina wrote: "Angie ☯ wrote: "I know that I am in the minority, but I am usually drawn to the "unlikeable" characters. This was and is the case with Katniss. She is bitter about alot of things and untrusting, bu..."

About the second scene: I'm at the point of the book where it just happened and (view spoiler)[it is really powerful and heartbreaking. I feel very honored to be in district 11 because of Rue, she definitely is my favorite character in the first book. I also think that scene was depicted very beautifully in the movie (hide spoiler)]

Ashley wrote: "Ok, I decide to break this up into the 3 parts of the book.

Reflecting on Part 1, several themes and character dynamics stand out..

* The relationship between Gale and Katniss offers a nuanced ex..."

I remember from first reading the books and also watching the movies that I really rooted for Gale and Katniss. When Peeta (view spoiler)[said he loves Katniss in the interview, I disliked that a lot because I really really dislike Peeta. I can't pinpoint exactly why that is, I just do not like him (hide spoiler)]

Sophie wrote: "So on the depression and herbs note - there have been some studies suggesting that compounds in magic mushrooms can help with depressive symptoms. If that's the type of thing she's found, herbs mig..."

Maybe those magic mushrooms are what they need to get by in district 12. Orrr maybe everyone there is on magic mushrooms and that's why all of this is happening?

Michael wrote: "Being from the States - it's way too easy to see correlations to our current socioeconomic climate - but I'm curious how our international tributes feel when reading The Hunger Games. Do you see ti..."

I'm from Germany and I don't really see this (or something similar) happening here in the near future - but to be very honest, it wouldn't surprise me all that much if it would happen in the States.

Michael wrote: "Jenny wrote: "I tend to think that it was Madge providing something from the capital to the Everdeen family on the sly.

I have a question that has been bugging me since I first read this.
Why is ..."

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Sammy wrote: "There are many different types of depression or other conditions affecting mood, and I guess it would first of all depend on what is causing it.
If the root cause were some underlying..."

Let's hope there won't be Panem next year 😨

Hello from District 11, I love this a lot and would like to cast my vote for Chris :)

I just (finally!) received my copy of Every Time I Go On Vacation, Someone Dies and it looks so good that I might start that instead of Love on the Brain

I think it’ll be the same for me, will probably start reading it tomorrow

Gwen|| Bookish Blondie wrote: "ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Gwen|| Bookish Blondie wrote: "Judy wrote: "ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "I am not really much of a sports fan, but I do enjoy Hanif Abdurraqib! I've listened to..."

Great job, Gwen!

Finished part 1 of the book and I enjoy it a lot!
It's been more than 10 years since I last read this book and it's crazy to see how much I still remember. Not just the things that are shown in the movie (which I've watched a couple of times) but also some details that weren't in the movie. I'm glad that after all these years I still like the book this much.

Fun in title
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo

When Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson fall in love in the 1970s, they are blithely ignorant of all that awaits them.

By 2016, their four radically different daughters are in a state of unrest. Wendy, widowed young, soothes herself with booze and younger men; Violet, a litigator turned stay-at-home-mom, battles anxiety and self-doubt; Liza, a neurotic and newly tenured professor, finds herself pregnant with a baby she's not sure she wants by a man she's not sure she loves; and Grace, the dawdling youngest daughter, begins living a lie that no one in her family even suspects.

With the arrival of Jonah Bendt--a child placed for adoption by one of the daughters fifteen years before--the Sorensons will be forced to reckon with the rich and varied tapestry of their past: years marred by adolescent angst, infidelity, and resentment, but also the transcendent moments of joy that make everything else worthwhile.