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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
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