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A review by lanikei
The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy by Leah Wilson
2.0
I've been on a kick of "Philosophy of...." books lately, or "critical analysis of pop fiction" books in this case. I read the Hunger Games recently and thought they were decent, and I suppose they have some interesting political parallels compared to books like, say, Twilight.
I enjoyed essays that addressed some of the real world parallels and encouraged critical thinking for readers that may have limited themselves to Team Peeta or Team Gale. But generally the analysis wasn't particularly stimulating, and I didn't feel like I got much more out of the essays than I did by reading the trilogy myself.
Apparently I spent a lot less time agonizing over who Katniss should end up with than many readers did, because the idea of a Team Anyone hadn't really occurred to me. But if this book gets readers thinking more critically about the books they read, then kudos.
I enjoyed essays that addressed some of the real world parallels and encouraged critical thinking for readers that may have limited themselves to Team Peeta or Team Gale. But generally the analysis wasn't particularly stimulating, and I didn't feel like I got much more out of the essays than I did by reading the trilogy myself.
Apparently I spent a lot less time agonizing over who Katniss should end up with than many readers did, because the idea of a Team Anyone hadn't really occurred to me. But if this book gets readers thinking more critically about the books they read, then kudos.