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A review by annaptobias
The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy by Leah Wilson
5.0
4.5 stars; man, I wish Goodreads allowed half-stars
Genuinely enjoyed reading these essays. Reminded me so much of the literary criticism anthologies that I read throughout college. I like these analyses because they're exactly how I approach reading a text -- even something that's considered fluffy, like YA -- in picking out one aspect and then running with it. Good plot and characterization are essential in determining if a work is good, but themes and metaphors leverage a work from mere novel to literature status. Reading this work makes me want to re-read The Hunger Games with a more critical eye, moving away from the Team Peeta vs Team Gale mindset to realizing how, in a span of three books, Suzanne Collins has held up a mirror to us, for us to see ourselves in her words.
Genuinely enjoyed reading these essays. Reminded me so much of the literary criticism anthologies that I read throughout college. I like these analyses because they're exactly how I approach reading a text -- even something that's considered fluffy, like YA -- in picking out one aspect and then running with it. Good plot and characterization are essential in determining if a work is good, but themes and metaphors leverage a work from mere novel to literature status. Reading this work makes me want to re-read The Hunger Games with a more critical eye, moving away from the Team Peeta vs Team Gale mindset to realizing how, in a span of three books, Suzanne Collins has held up a mirror to us, for us to see ourselves in her words.