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After toying with the idea of reading this book for nearly a year, I finally decided to crack the spine once I discovered that the story dealt more with the restricting utopia of Panem and their reaction to being outsmarted by a teenage girl, and having a little less to do with the actual Hunger Games. I'm not saying that I think Book One (The Hunger Games) is a bad story (Note: as of this review, I have only watched the movie and not read the book), but I personally have trouble swallowing the
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Excellent sequel to the first book. I actually like this one better than the first. Great story, great action and all kinds of scheming. Love it. Can't wait to move on to the finally.
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This one earns the full four. Still has the slowdown in the second act with too much self-querying, but the first third and last third kept me on edge, wondering what would happen next. With Hunger Games being the first book in a known trilogy it had its disadvantages because you could almost rest assured that no one of supreme importance would get knocked off that early. But in a second book, all bets are off. Of course Katniss was likely safe, being our narrator, but my boy Peeta - geewillicke
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Sequels by their very nature cry out for a third book. They are a bridge from the beginning tale to the end tale and as such too often stand as only a tease, a slight reflection of the stronger more sustained first and third novels. For every Godfather Part II there a dozen or more Empire Strikes Back. Even in the great Tolkien tales there is no doubt that The Two Towers is the weakest of the the Lord of the Rings.
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It was nice to be able to spend some more time with the core characters, but all of these new people were just too much for me. I love the idea of an uprising and rebellion of the people, and found that aspect the most fascinating. Definitely not as gripping a the first book. I found myself skimming in parts and a wee bit bored at times, I am sad to say...
Wow I LOVE this book! This takes Hunger Games to an entire new level. I still get turned off by things that are too far fetched but enjoy this series very much. I am so engulfed in the love triangle and do not know who I want to win Katniss. Every charcter is well developed and the book keeps you clinging to read more. Great job Collins!
Nov 29, 2011
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Apr 01, 2013
Jane Doe
marked it as not-interested
