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Изгревът в деня на Жътвата by Suzanne Collins

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I knew this book would be depressing going in and it still destroyed me. Suzanne Collins pulls no punches, and her books have become more adult right along side her audience.

If you've ever read Catching Fire you have a hint at what Haymitch goes through, but nothing prepared me for the hidden complexities.

This book does a wonderful job illustrating how truths are twisted and buried. There are so many lessons and warnings in here that are important. 

I can't say this book is enjoyable. It is heartbreak and depression cover to cover. But like all the Hunger Games books it rings with truth and importance and reading it felt necessary.

Suzanne Collins writes a masterful and convincing world, even when that world is an utter nightmare. And the ending left me to think about how I would handle being in Haymitch's shoes.

Ps. the Easter eggs from the original trilogy were amazing and I'll never read those books in quite the same way again.

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

Absolutely wrecked me 😭😭😭

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

fuck

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

I can see why people love this- it was good! Very good! It was exactly what I was hoping for when I picked it up. And, it was exactly what I was hoping for when I picked it up (derogatory.) 

I think many of the references to other characters or storylines came off less like complex world building and more like fan service.
I also don’t think the love story between Lenore Dove and Haymitch was well established, she seemed to be way too similar to Lucy Gray Baird in the tiny bit we learn about her.


Minus 16 stars for all the damn songs. I cannot be making up all these little tunes in my head, Suzanne! 

Would I read a new book for every single Hungry Game? Yes. Do I see how ironic that is based on the critique of the capital in the books? Also yes. 

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

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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