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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A very interesting prequel to The Hunger Games. The book was perhaps a bit long, but it definitely shined the light on the history of the games.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
perfectly fine! interesting to read, felt like it should have been two books
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love The Hunger Games, and I am glad I read this book, but it left me underwhelmed. I expected to learn how Snow ended up so evil, and was left feeling the events in the story shaped Coriolanus less than he shaped them. It seems his nature (callous, manipulative, cruel, power hungry) was set into motion way before, and with several forks in the road, he chose the one cementing that nature again and again. When it looked like he didn’t, he fooled himself and us. I appreciated learning about Tigris, I was bored by the games (feels like a terrible thing to say), and I abhorred Dr. Gaul. I did not see the final turning point with Lucy Gray coming, and that shift did raise the hair on my arms. The transition from Coriolanus to Snow was complete.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
he is mayor of delusionville
Hmmm. Interesting story. But not engaging. I feel this would have worked better as a first person narrative. Was I supposed to like Snow? He really wasn’t personable and he wasn’t evil.
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes