Catching Fire |Hunger Games| (The Hunger Games)
The second book in Suzanne Collins's phenomenal and worldwide bestselling Hunger Games trilogy is now available in trade paperback.Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just earned for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules, and now there are rumors of rebellion in the districts. Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.
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I'll have to go back and see what I rated [b:The Hunger Games|2767052|The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)|Suzanne Collins|https:d.gr-assets.com/books/1358275334s/2767052.jpg|2792775] but I think I enjoyed Catching Fire more. Maybe it's because it's been so long since I've read the first in the trilogy but I was completely involved in this story and enjoyed the political aspects and the alliance between the victors. And I swear I never thought I'd like Peeta but I did.
The only thing that I didn't like very much was the choice of narrator. I'd go 4.5 but rounding up.
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The only thing that I didn't like very much was the choice of narrator. I'd go 4.5 but rounding up.
Ok, I'm off to start [b:Mockingjay|7260188|Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)|Suzanne Collins|https:d.gr-assets.com/books/1358275419s/7260188.jpg|8812783].
Arguably, Catching Fire is the best instalment in Suzanne Collins', Hunger Games trilogy. Katniss and Peeta have just won the Hunger Games, and in doing so, have helped spark a rebellion across Panem. In a poor attempt to weaken their influence, the victors of the previous years are sent back into the Hunger Games to fight to the death. But instead of fighting each other, they'll be fighting for their cause to the death.
While it has been a few years since I first read this book, I distinctly remember enjoying the storyline and characters that Collins introduced into her sequel. It is fascinating to see how other citizens in Panem have won their games in the past, and how winning the games takes a different toll on each victor. Obviously some characters have more room to shine than others, but that is quite in character for some, such as Finnick Odair.
Love triangles have never been a love trope that has excited me, mostly because I feel as though the main character can do much better than both their interests. And while I agree that Katniss can do a lot better than Gale, I do enjoy looking at the underlying metaphor between Peeta and Gale. Gale represents the war and the rebellion, and Katniss believes she wants to choose him, when she wants to flee and start a rebellion. However, Peeta, who never asks anything of Katniss that she's not willing to give, symbolises peace and calmness and it is interesting to see how Katniss fights for him and his survival throughout the third act of the novel.
Collins first person perspective throughout the novel, helps highlight the confusion and frustration that Katniss feels. The moment that Katniss is forced to watch her friend, Cinna, be beaten, unaware of his fate, and then thrust into the Quarter Quell, only shows how panicked and scared Katniss is.
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