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I stayed up until 2:00 a.m. finishing this book last night. Wow! I'm like an Avox: speechless. I think I liked The Hunger Games better overall (I felt a slight letdown when I found out about the Quarter Quell) but the political aspects of this series are fascinating. President Snow and his minions make awesome villains. The character of Katniss is the main reason I love this series, though. She is simultaneously tough and tender-hearted, and I'm amazed by the way in which she repeatedly faces de
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Agh, I love this series. I loved this book and I can't wait to read Mockingjay. I'm actually reading a different book in between this and Mockingjay so I can savor it a little longer. I am going to be sad when the series is over.
Anyway, I guess this is when I should warn that spoilers are coming:
I could not believe that the reaping was being chosen from the pool of existing victors. I was sure that Katniss or Peeta would be a mentor so they both could survive in the end. Because, of course, the ...more
Anyway, I guess this is when I should warn that spoilers are coming:
I could not believe that the reaping was being chosen from the pool of existing victors. I was sure that Katniss or Peeta would be a mentor so they both could survive in the end. Because, of course, the ...more
After reading "The Hunger Games" I wasn't sure how/if Collins could top the intriguing action-packed journey in the second installment; let's just say that she managed to give us even more in "Catching Fire". Honestly, I enjoyed book one more, but I'm still shocked by the continued journey that Katniss and Peeta are on. The idea of a game such as the Hunger Games or the Quarter Quill is shockingly horrifying.
What can I say about the characters? I absolutely love them all. Each one adds power to ...more
What can I say about the characters? I absolutely love them all. Each one adds power to ...more
Great second book!
Again, I'm not sure what it is about this story that has me liking it but feeling it's lacking in something to make me fall in love with it the way so many others have. I think in a lot of ways it's the main character. I don't find Katniss appealing. She spends so much of the book bouncing around the story in reaction to other characters rather than being centered. The book is certainly gritty and full of horrors with enough excitement to keep the reader going for the next book, that probably co
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Again, brilliant
I really enjoyed it and had to start Mockingjay right away. Finnick is a really enjoyable character and I hope we get to be introduced to the girl he loves in Mockingjay.
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WOW. Just as amazing as I knew it would be. On to Mockingjay!!
woow it was great and the end
Sep 09, 2010
Jazzy
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I did not see that coming, just wow!
Sep 13, 2010
Vicki Keire
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Dec 20, 2010
Paola
marked it as to-read
