Comments on: Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins

By: Suzanne Collins – Catching Fire « Fyrefly's Book Blog

Suzanne Collins – Catching Fire « Fyrefly's Book Blog — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:43:54 +0000

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By: melanie

melanie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:45:34 +0000

Love you saying “Team Gale vs Team Peeta”. i also thought collins was trying to pull the Twilight crowd with that setup. Couldn’t Katniss just not be interested in Peeta without her having to choose another guy? I did like the clockwork of the new Games and all of the tech in that part of the book really.
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By: softdrink

softdrink — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:23:10 +0000

They slept together without any hanky-panky. Peeta is too nice for the hanky-panky.

I was very disappointed that the book featured another Hunger Games, as that was my least favorite part of the first book.

By: Heather Z.

Heather Z. — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:02:28 +0000

I love your dissection of why you didn’t like this one. You have a lot of valid arguments. Very thoughtful review. I love it.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:43:53 +0000

WHY are they back in the Hunger Games? I haven’t read the book yet but I found out everything that happens – because I like spoilers – and I was not happy about this Hunger Games Redux business. I thought this book was going to be all about the exciting uprising, and it sounds like there is very little uprising. Frown.

By: trish

trish — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:24:01 +0000

I agree with what Bluestocking said. :)

I wonder if you would have enjoyed this more if you hadn’t read it on the heels of The Hunger Games?

By: Suey

Suey — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:51:31 +0000

They just slept together, NOT “slept” together… of course! :)

I’m thinking everyone at book club tonight will agree with you. It’s going to be interesting.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:26:54 +0000

I’ve got this book and The Hunger Games and I’m trying to let some of the hype die down before I read them. I’m afraid it will affect my enjoyment.

By: Bluestocking

Bluestocking — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:40:46 +0000

They slept side by side.

I liked this one more because there was more depth. Dystopic novels have that undercurrent. I think Katniss had to learn that the world was bigger than she was. I don’t think quite sank in during the first game.

I think that the districts were ripe for change. They just needed that “push.” Kat defied the Capitol straight from the beginning with shooting that arrow at the judges. In addition she didn’t quite lose her humanity. I don’t believe that she would have ever killed Rue. In fact I see her preferring to sacrifice herself rather than go there.

Do I think she was heroic? No. But hero’s are made by the people who believe in them rather than the individual. That’s my take.