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A fantastic sequel to the first book, The Hunger Games. For many books, the second book does not live up to the first book. For me, this one did. Now I am going to keep my points short on this. I figure most people have either read or seen the movies or at least hear about the books by this point. So getting opinions and thoughts on it are easy so i will just stick to the main points
The hardships of district 12 are nicely described without taking away from the pace and focus of the story. It rea ...more
The hardships of district 12 are nicely described without taking away from the pace and focus of the story. It rea ...more

Okay, I can see why people like this series, but at the same time, I can't figure out what all the hype is about. Maybe I'm a little too critical at times, being a writer myself, but there are a lot of things wrong with this book. (SPOILERS AHEAD)
Let me start with a few good things. It's fast-paced. The annoying cliffhangers at the end of every chapter kept me reading. It's an exciting world Collins has created, and it's definitely well-thought out.
So...not so many good things as I thought. Here ...more
Let me start with a few good things. It's fast-paced. The annoying cliffhangers at the end of every chapter kept me reading. It's an exciting world Collins has created, and it's definitely well-thought out.
So...not so many good things as I thought. Here ...more

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Stephanie
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Jun 21, 2012
Βίκη Τζουρμπάκη
marked it as to-read


Sep 17, 2013
John Ahmad
marked it as to-read