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"If you don't want to get into a war where things go wrong, where the wrong people sometimes get killed, where innocent people sometimes have to die, then stay the hell out of it in the first place." (pg 359) Hmm, why don't we think of this sooner?

It's interesting to note that what we hope will happen in a story greatly impacts how we rate it. The more the author can get you to care about the characters, the better the book imo. Finnick's wedding was a beautiful reminder that life is still worth it despite the mess war creates. I'm finding that I don't care about Peeta very much as I read on.

It's interesting to note that what we hope will happen in a story greatly impacts how we rate it. The more the author can get you to care about the characters, the better the book imo.

So far so good. The chapter with Katniss visiting the sick in zone 8 was moving and inspirational. I still have an unsettled feeling that much is happening "behind the curtain". It lacks the pace of the first two so far, but I'm just about to start section two . . .