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A review by noriboo
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Well, this was a gut punch.
I've always been fond of Haymitch' character in the books. After reading his story, I only love him more.
This story shows us how Haymitch got chosen as a tribute and how subsequent events played out. From his earlier portrayal in this series, I had made a few assumptions as to why he behaved the way that he did. That Haymitch is a very damaged man who lashes out to keep people safe from the Capitol by seemingly not having anyone that he cares about. You'll have to read the book to see if my assumptions were correct, though.
Suzanne Collins has done a great job in portraying what it does to a person to constantly be living in survival mode, go through horrendous situations, and keep losing. How a resistance can be built up out of smaller acts and that oppressors aren't overthrown by a singular act. Going into this, we know that the sitiation doesn't get resolved until Katniss enters the stage in 25 years. This didn't ruin the story for me; it made it all the more painful.
Reading this as an adult who's much more aware of the ongoings in the world, I also shed a few tears for the people who are currently being 💥 and 💀 in different parts of the world. While this book is fiction, the parallels that can be drawn to real-life events, unfortunately, are not.
I've always been fond of Haymitch' character in the books. After reading his story, I only love him more.
This story shows us how Haymitch got chosen as a tribute and how subsequent events played out. From his earlier portrayal in this series, I had made a few assumptions as to why he behaved the way that he did. That Haymitch is a very damaged man who lashes out to keep people safe from the Capitol by seemingly not having anyone that he cares about. You'll have to read the book to see if my assumptions were correct, though.
Suzanne Collins has done a great job in portraying what it does to a person to constantly be living in survival mode, go through horrendous situations, and keep losing. How a resistance can be built up out of smaller acts and that oppressors aren't overthrown by a singular act. Going into this, we know that the sitiation doesn't get resolved until Katniss enters the stage in 25 years. This didn't ruin the story for me; it made it all the more painful.
Reading this as an adult who's much more aware of the ongoings in the world, I also shed a few tears for the people who are currently being 💥 and 💀 in different parts of the world. While this book is fiction, the parallels that can be drawn to real-life events, unfortunately, are not.