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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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Catching Fire continues from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The emphasis is on Katniss. She continues to sneak out and hunt. She has an argument with Gale. On her way home she finds Gale being whipped 40 lashes for having a turkey in his possession with new stricter peacekeepers replacing the old ones. Watching the screen where President Snow announces that the victors from previous games would be in the reaping to the special quell games. Kat is resigned to her death. She convinces Hamlis
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I didn't have high hopes for this once I realised that a return to the arena was on the cards but Catching fire has turned out to be the best book on the trilogy, for me.
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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...
The Best Book in the Series by Far.
Jun 14, 2012
Ericka Johnson
marked it as to-read
Nov 06, 2012
Georgina
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