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A review by anisyrah
Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne Collins
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
4.75
Suzanne Collins, you will be receiving the billing for the next three of my therapy sessions minimum.
Wow wow wow.
Haymitch was always a man clearly plagued by ghosts and now we know why. Time and time again, Haymitch as a child tried his best to keep the people he cared about alive. Time and time again, he failed. Putting space between his allies when he knew he'd draw Capitol attention; bonding with his co-confidants in rebellion; opting to not do something seemingly trivial to spend time with his girl; and letting a harrowing, impossible reunion blind him into a false sense of security.
And on top of it all, his own telling of his story is gone. We get to see these games pasted together at the end and it's like we're reliving it with Haymitch. We know he'll do over and over again (hence the alcohol), but we watch him do it for the first time and simultaneously seeing how the real tragedies are cut out and his alone to carry.
I harken back to the "Hamilton" quote: "Dying is easy, young man. Living is harder." And it is. It is so fucking hard to be the one still alive after something tragic and heartbreaking. When you’re the haunted one.
I'm glad he got his successful rebellion in the end. And his geese. Oh the geese.
Wow wow wow.
Haymitch was always a man clearly plagued by ghosts and now we know why. Time and time again, Haymitch as a child tried his best to keep the people he cared about alive. Time and time again, he failed. Putting space between his allies when he knew he'd draw Capitol attention; bonding with his co-confidants in rebellion; opting to not do something seemingly trivial to spend time with his girl; and letting a harrowing, impossible reunion blind him into a false sense of security.
And on top of it all, his own telling of his story is gone. We get to see these games pasted together at the end and it's like we're reliving it with Haymitch. We know he'll do over and over again (hence the alcohol), but we watch him do it for the first time and simultaneously seeing how the real tragedies are cut out and his alone to carry.
I harken back to the "Hamilton" quote: "Dying is easy, young man. Living is harder." And it is. It is so fucking hard to be the one still alive after something tragic and heartbreaking. When you’re the haunted one.
I'm glad he got his successful rebellion in the end. And his geese. Oh the geese.