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Notes:
(1) Coin: "Do you want [Gale] presented as your new lover?"
Katniss: "What?"
Plutarch: "I think we should continue the current romance. A quick defection from Peeta could cause the audience to lose sympathy for her ... Especially since they think she's pregnant with his child ... Off camera, he's all yours."
- Hmm... so, here Gale's essentially Camilla Parker-Bowles.
— Dec 26, 2020 12:10AM
Notes:
(1) Coin: "Do you want [Gale] presented as your new lover?"
Katniss: "What?"
Plutarch: "I think we should continue the current romance. A quick defection from Peeta could cause the audience to lose sympathy for her ... Especially since they think she's pregnant with his child ... Off camera, he's all yours."
- Hmm... so, here Gale's essentially Camilla Parker-Bowles.
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Jayson
is 99% done
Notes:
(1) I'll take a bit of a break after this. I've been doing daily audiobook updates for two years and, frankly, I don't drive much because of lockdown, which was my main listening time.
(2) As for what's next, I have options. I could do a run of Neil Gaiman books (Neverwhere, Stardust, Coraline) or the James Bond novels. There's no natural successor like there's been.
— Jan 30, 2021 11:50PM
Notes:
(1) I'll take a bit of a break after this. I've been doing daily audiobook updates for two years and, frankly, I don't drive much because of lockdown, which was my main listening time.
(2) As for what's next, I have options. I could do a run of Neil Gaiman books (Neverwhere, Stardust, Coraline) or the James Bond novels. There's no natural successor like there's been.
Jayson
is 96% done
Notes:
(1) More executioners should wear eyeliner.
(2) Great! As if the book wasn't grim enough, we get a whole chapter about suicide, night terrors, drug withdrawal and trauma.
(3) "Flame envelops the rose and devours it. Fire beats roses again."
- One last fire metaphor.
(4) "I have to remind myself that Gale's in 2 ... probably kissing another pair of lips."
- Seriously?
— Jan 29, 2021 11:40PM
Notes:
(1) More executioners should wear eyeliner.
(2) Great! As if the book wasn't grim enough, we get a whole chapter about suicide, night terrors, drug withdrawal and trauma.
(3) "Flame envelops the rose and devours it. Fire beats roses again."
- One last fire metaphor.
(4) "I have to remind myself that Gale's in 2 ... probably kissing another pair of lips."
- Seriously?
Jayson
is 94% done
Notes:
(1) "I dump the pitcher of water in his face. [Haymitch] comes to with a gasp, slashing blindly with his knife."
- A nice callback to the start of the second book. Haymitch will always be Haymitch, war or not. He's the one constant.
(2) "Nothing has changed. Nothing will ever change now."
- And thus, we have the thesis statement for this book. How utterly nihilistic.
— Jan 28, 2021 11:50PM
Notes:
(1) "I dump the pitcher of water in his face. [Haymitch] comes to with a gasp, slashing blindly with his knife."
- A nice callback to the start of the second book. Haymitch will always be Haymitch, war or not. He's the one constant.
(2) "Nothing has changed. Nothing will ever change now."
- And thus, we have the thesis statement for this book. How utterly nihilistic.
Jayson
is 91% done
Notes:
(1) "I am on fire. The balls of flame that erupted from the parachutes shot over the barricades, through the snowy air."
- Enough with the fire metaphors! No, my mistake, she's actually on fire.
(2) Snow: "I wasn't watching Coin. I was watching you, Mockingjay. And you were watching me."
- Isn't that a line from ABBA? No, my mistake, that's "Knowing Me, Knowing You."
— Jan 27, 2021 11:50PM
Notes:
(1) "I am on fire. The balls of flame that erupted from the parachutes shot over the barricades, through the snowy air."
- Enough with the fire metaphors! No, my mistake, she's actually on fire.
(2) Snow: "I wasn't watching Coin. I was watching you, Mockingjay. And you were watching me."
- Isn't that a line from ABBA? No, my mistake, that's "Knowing Me, Knowing You."
Jayson
is 88% done
Notes:
(1) "The main thing I absorb is that fur underwear is a valuable trading item at the moment. Especially for people who left their homes underdressed."
- When it comes down to it, people will protect their loins at all costs.
(2) I've reached the point where THE death happens. You know, THE death that changes the entire series and renders it expressly nihilistic. Ugh!
— Jan 26, 2021 11:50PM
Notes:
(1) "The main thing I absorb is that fur underwear is a valuable trading item at the moment. Especially for people who left their homes underdressed."
- When it comes down to it, people will protect their loins at all costs.
(2) I've reached the point where THE death happens. You know, THE death that changes the entire series and renders it expressly nihilistic. Ugh!
Jayson
is 83% done
Notes:
(1) "I'm running on hate. When the energy for that ebbs, I'll be worthless."
- I feel the same way when I'm out of coffee.
(2) "We hastily help one another apply thick layers of makeup, pull on wigs and sunglasses."
- Sounds like a slumber party.
(3) "The fire inside me has flickered out, and with it my strength."
- Okay, Girl on Fire. Enough with the fire metaphors.
— Jan 25, 2021 11:50PM
Notes:
(1) "I'm running on hate. When the energy for that ebbs, I'll be worthless."
- I feel the same way when I'm out of coffee.
(2) "We hastily help one another apply thick layers of makeup, pull on wigs and sunglasses."
- Sounds like a slumber party.
(3) "The fire inside me has flickered out, and with it my strength."
- Okay, Girl on Fire. Enough with the fire metaphors.
Jayson
is 80% done
Notes:
(1) "It's a long shot, it's suicide maybe, but I do the only thing I can think of. I lean in and kiss Peeta full on the mouth. His whole body starts shuddering, but I keep my lips pressed to his until I have to come up for air."
- The "only thing" she can think of? Apparently, kissing's her default solution in any emergency.
(2) Of all people, why's Gale still alive?
— Jan 24, 2021 11:40PM
Notes:
(1) "It's a long shot, it's suicide maybe, but I do the only thing I can think of. I lean in and kiss Peeta full on the mouth. His whole body starts shuddering, but I keep my lips pressed to his until I have to come up for air."
- The "only thing" she can think of? Apparently, kissing's her default solution in any emergency.
(2) Of all people, why's Gale still alive?
Jayson
is 77% done
Notes:
(1) Peeta: "You're still trying to protect me. Real or not real."
Katniss: "Real ... Because that's what you and I do. Protect each other."
- Well, except those times those two tried to kill each other.
(2) "I think [Snow] might have recently had more work done ... his prep team really needs to use a lighter hand with his blush."
- Katniss Everdeen, cosmetics expert.
— Jan 23, 2021 11:50PM
Notes:
(1) Peeta: "You're still trying to protect me. Real or not real."
Katniss: "Real ... Because that's what you and I do. Protect each other."
- Well, except those times those two tried to kill each other.
(2) "I think [Snow] might have recently had more work done ... his prep team really needs to use a lighter hand with his blush."
- Katniss Everdeen, cosmetics expert.
Jayson
is 73% done
Notes:
(1) "A painted window shatters, revealing the ugly world behind it. Laughter changes to screams, blood stains pastel stones."
- That's some real teen angst poetry there. Katniss' totally emo.
(2) "I sprint across the intersections, holding up a hand for the others to wait while I look for trouble."
- If there's something Katniss is great at, it's looking for trouble.
— Jan 22, 2021 11:55PM
Notes:
(1) "A painted window shatters, revealing the ugly world behind it. Laughter changes to screams, blood stains pastel stones."
- That's some real teen angst poetry there. Katniss' totally emo.
(2) "I sprint across the intersections, holding up a hand for the others to wait while I look for trouble."
- If there's something Katniss is great at, it's looking for trouble.
Jayson
is 70% done
Notes:
(1) "Squad 451 and the television crew collect dinner from the canteen and gather in a tense circle to eat. At first I think that Peeta is the cause of the unease, but by the end of the meal, I realize more than a few unfriendly looks have been directed my way."
- Even compromised and dangerous, everyone still enjoys Peeta's company over Katniss... well, except Gale.
— Jan 21, 2021 11:50PM
Notes:
(1) "Squad 451 and the television crew collect dinner from the canteen and gather in a tense circle to eat. At first I think that Peeta is the cause of the unease, but by the end of the meal, I realize more than a few unfriendly looks have been directed my way."
- Even compromised and dangerous, everyone still enjoys Peeta's company over Katniss... well, except Gale.
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Well, Gale sure is hot enough to be whored around lmao
Lilah ✍ wrote: "Well, Gale sure is hot enough to be whored around lmao"I'm sure he wouldn't mind being Katniss' secret side-action either :)
Lol these people are just sooo calculating ':D
Lavender Mystique wrote: "Lol these people are just sooo calculating ':D"Yes, indeed. It is a society run by bureaucrats and scientists... I'd expect forms would need to be filled out and filed as well :)
Yeh. Well things are always complicated when it comes to societies... :D
Lavender Mystique wrote: "Yeh. Well things are always complicated when it comes to societies... :D"Well, scientifically speaking, they aren't called "complex communities" for nothing :)
Lavender Mystique wrote: "Idk the Capitol can be a complex community but District 13... well it has an organized political structure and disciplines but it doesnt have a large population or a division of labor or sth like that so... im sorry im not sure im not very good at this... :D"Anthropologically speaking, any group of people with a hierarchy and a division of labor counts as a "complex community." Also, there are definitely divisions of labor in District 13: there are soldiers, and healers, and leaders, and scientists, etc. Those divisions are defined, in that not everyone can be in any role. The more intricate and manifold these divisions, the more complex the community.
Woww u know a lot!!! At 1st i thought there are only soldiers in District 13 so i thought it doesnt have a division of labor, but now i think about it…
Lavender Mystique wrote: "Woww u know a lot!!! At 1st i thought there are only soldiers in District 13 so i thought it doesnt have a division of labor, but now i think about it…"I've taken a course or two in my time. There are plenty of things I know absolutely nothing about :)
The point is not about knowing everything, its about learning new things everyday, dont u think :D
Lavender Mystique wrote: "The point is not about knowing everything, its about learning new things everyday, dont u think :D"Sure, though my point is that I don't really know as much as you think I do :)
Ohh cmon at least u know more than i do...give yourself a compliment! ^_^
Okay, I'll give myself that much :)
Lol kk!!