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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
After their historic joint win in the annual Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have returned to District 12, bringing the fruits of their victory with them. When sinister President Snow comes to visit Katniss, though, she realizes that the consequences of her defiance of the government in the Games may be larger than she thought. And Katniss has personal problems as well; the fictional love affair with Peeta which led directly to their victory is causing her difficulty with Gale, her childhood friend and now romantic interest, but the president insists that she continue to carry out the charade with Peeta. On their Victory Tour, Peeta and Katniss encounter unrest in the Districts, where they are seen as heroes...and inspirations for rebellion.
As in the first book, I love brave, impulsive, tough Katniss and was pleased to see her relationships with both Gale and Peeta developing. As far as the plot goes, on the one hand, I thought the way in which Collins used the Hunger Games again was pretty clever, without doing a straight repeat of the first book's games. On the other, though, I would have liked to see more of what's behind the Games, of the actual political scene. The book suffers a little from middle-book syndrome; there's not quite enough development of the overall plot arc to satisfy entirely.
I think I will have to withhold judgment on this until the third book of the trilogy is out, to see whether Collins can transcend the setting of the first two books and make the world she's created more complex. The revelations at the end of Catching Fire certainly make me hopeful that she's about to do this. And I should say: it ends on quite a cliffhanger, making me especially eager for the last book.
As in the first book, I love brave, impulsive, tough Katniss and was pleased to see her relationships with both Gale and Peeta developing. As far as the plot goes, on the one hand, I thought the way in which Collins used the Hunger Games again was pretty clever, without doing a straight repeat of the first book's games. On the other, though, I would have liked to see more of what's behind the Games, of the actual political scene. The book suffers a little from middle-book syndrome; there's not quite enough development of the overall plot arc to satisfy entirely.
I think I will have to withhold judgment on this until the third book of the trilogy is out, to see whether Collins can transcend the setting of the first two books and make the world she's created more complex. The revelations at the end of Catching Fire certainly make me hopeful that she's about to do this. And I should say: it ends on quite a cliffhanger, making me especially eager for the last book.
emotional
sad
tense
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Probably the book of the original Hunger Games saga, here we follow Katniss as she deals with the consequences of her actions, and sees how everything she does has now become entertainment to the capitol.
In the 75th Huger Games we see ourselves in the Third Quarter Quell which is an obsecene celebration of this annual tradition, and now all the former champions must return to the arena. But hey, remember who the real enemy is.
In the 75th Huger Games we see ourselves in the Third Quarter Quell which is an obsecene celebration of this annual tradition, and now all the former champions must return to the arena. But hey, remember who the real enemy is.
adventurous
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes