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Sunrise on the Reaping (a Hunger Games Novel) by Suzanne Collins

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

An incredible yet heartbreaking story that really rounds out the entire Hunger Games universe. It feels like the missing link that fills in gaps I never thought existed. It is not for the faint of heart and the  entire time I wanted to look away but could not put it down. Suzanne Collins’ ability to weave glimpses of our reality into her storytelling makes moments hit close to home. I  wish I could read it again for the first time to experience all the Easter eggs and twists. 

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Quin viatge tornar a Panem!
He estat ben enganxada a la lectura, tot i saber com acabaria tot i tractant-se d'un llibre que replica el primer de la saga... Però realment és tot tan sàdic i tràgic, que no ho podia deixar. Ara bé, m'ha faltat un punt de trencament emocional, sobretot al final, que no m'ha arribat. Els personatges, inoblidables: em declaro des de ja fan de la Maysilee i, evidentment, en Haymitch es confirma que és el millor.

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Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

As a Hunger Games lover I was excited for Haymitch's prequel, especially after the brilliance of A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. It didn't quite live up to my expectations...
 
While it introduced another facet of the Capitol's brutality and gave us the backstory for several of the excellent side characters from the original series, being back in the Hunger Games arena felt like a retread over old ground.

I also felt like the choice to frame Haymitch's Hunger Games as being a not-quite-right time for revolution makes the progression of the original trilogy more confusing. What was so different about Katniss from her predecessors that she became a lightning rod for change? If anything, she seems less attuned to the power of spectacle and symbolism than Haymitch does in this book.
 
I think my tolerance for the brutal deaths of children may be waning, but if Suzanne Collins decides to explore another aspect of Panem, I would love to read it.

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i knew this book was gonna hurt me and yet i still wasn’t ready

suzanne collins the writer that you are 😫

a book that shows rebellions don’t just start with one person and sometimes it takes years for those results. i could go on and on about my thoughts but i fear them being unintelligible screaming right now because i love this series so much ahh

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I loved Haymitch from the start, but listening to this and hearing his thought process…it made that love much deeper. The depth of Haymitch is touching and real in a raw way. I enjoyed his story even more than Snow’s, I also loved the end and the beautiful mention of Katniss and Peeta being family. 

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I’m devastated and can’t stop crying, don’t read the second half in public unless you’re comfortable sobbing in public lmao

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Suzanne Collins has done it again. Sobbed my heart out.

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This is Lenore Dove’s work. Her sign. Her message to me now. Her reminder that I must prevent another sunrise on the reaping. And it says “You promised me.” With that, she condemns me to life.

Sunrise on the Reaping is a fluent read that expertly develops Haymitch’s character. Something that particularly impressed me about this book is how frequently and cleverly Collins subverts expectations and assumptions I had about its plot and that of the whole series. SotR shows us the true extent of collective trauma between many of the characters, adding much more depth to previous installments. Some of the character appearances did feel a bit fan service-y/gimmicky, but they definitely made me want to return to the original trilogy.

While on the other books, I will say that I don’t think the political message hit as hard in this one. Based on how it was advertised, I was hoping for a more explicitly philosophical novel, but I think The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was more original in this regard. There is also a lack of subtlety - I understand why, but in my opinion, it’s not always to good effect. I did however love all the
Haymitch/Katniss
and
Haymitch/Snow
parallels and the reveal of
Haymitch being the spark to Katniss’ fire
. The musings on
the longevity of rebellion and the value of small acts of resistance
are probably my favourite theme of the book.

Overall, I‘m glad to say that this book does add something to the series and that I “enjoyed“ reading it (but oh, the pain!).

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