tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post2413312760245158075..comments2024-03-28T10:18:52.493-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The Hunger Games trilogyBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-16233525176181659592017-05-03T06:13:18.059-04:002017-05-03T06:13:18.059-04:00Like the rest of you, I enjoyed the first two book...Like the rest of you, I enjoyed the first two books more than the third. The third book's pacing seemed off...slow through the first two thirds of the book then action-packed to the point of being confusing toward the end. <br /><br />I also felt that the admirable narrative tightness of the first two books had a drawback when it came to the third. I admired the lean storytelling and the sharp focus on the experiences of a single character, particularly in this era of bloated series with convoluted plots and dozens of characters. However, when it came to telling a tale of national revolution, I began to feel the limits of Katniss' perceptions of the world. We just don't know that much about the districts other than 12.magrittenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-73111748473882230802017-05-03T01:38:44.339-04:002017-05-03T01:38:44.339-04:00I enjoyed the first two books of the series, but d...I enjoyed the first two books of the series, but did not like the third. I agree with Baz about having to reread what happened to Prim a few times to process what happened. Plus it irritated me that the whole reason Katniss entered the Hunger Games was to keep her sister safe, yet in the end Prim died anyway.<br /><br />I also agree with Patryk about the missed opportunity of having a year of Katniss being a mentor to new competitors. Since Susan Collins didn't do this, it would be great for her to write a Haymitch book/series exploring this theme instead. Maybe showing him go from idealistic new mentor to apathetic drunk to covert revolutionary.Dustinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-71287156623638583642017-04-25T08:35:46.836-04:002017-04-25T08:35:46.836-04:00Great review, Victoria. I love this trilogy. It...Great review, Victoria. I love this trilogy. It's probably the best YA dystopian story (it's the one that started the trend, isn't it?).<br /><br />My favorite book (and movie) is the second. There is a lot to love. The growing tension in the districts, the twist of the quarter quell. Katniss destroying the arena is one of my favorite moments in fiction. I also love how it's more about a group fighting for survival than kids killing one another. The new characters are so rich and fully realized. It's a terrific book.<br /> <br />Like you said, each book follows a similar pattern. There is always a hunger game (even when it's war) and there is always a decisive moment when Katniss turns the tables (keeping Peeta and herself alive, blowing up the arena, killing Coin). It works really well on the second book, but it becomes very formulaic afterwards. It's hard to buy that Snow would turn the Capitol into an arena and I don't like how inert Katniss is for a large part of the story. Even when she takes action and kills President Coin, she is still doing what somebody else expected her to do. It's disappointing.<br /><br />Still, it's a wonderful tale and a rich universe to dive into.Lamounierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225447169375363236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-63958850088149856852017-04-23T05:24:52.043-04:002017-04-23T05:24:52.043-04:00I also love how Collins makes us complicit in the ...I also love how Collins makes us complicit in the plot. We are supposed to be horrified by the games but we can't help ourselves and participate in watching them and rooting for kids to kill other kids.<br /><br />One of the missed opportunities in the books for me was not seeing how Katniss would fare on the other side of the hunger games as a former victor, a mentor to some other unfortunate girl (like say the mayors of district 12 daughter) and deciding whether to advise her to kill her disctrict 12 partner or not.Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-23985160656731947372017-04-22T10:52:21.910-04:002017-04-22T10:52:21.910-04:00Lovely review, Victoria. I really enjoyed reading ...Lovely review, Victoria. I really enjoyed reading this trilogy, in fact more than watching the movies, even though the movies are decent adaptations. This is much more my kind of fiction than, say, <i>Harry Potter</i>.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-30915165777268084352017-04-22T10:41:14.112-04:002017-04-22T10:41:14.112-04:00I loved these books when I first read them, I got ...I loved these books when I first read them, I got a feeling of having to finish them that I hadn't really had since the Harry Potter books when I first read them as a young teenager. However... the last couple of chapters of book three seemed like a hot mess - as though she either ran out of time to finish the book how she wanted to, or she just didn't know how to finish...<br /><br />I must have read the parts involving Katniss sister about four times until I could process what was being conveyed - which soured me a little to the series. Still a great trilogy though - has the author written anything else that I should try do you think?<br /><br />My daughter is currently reading them and is similarly hooked which makes me happy :)Bazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412544353199605865noreply@blogger.com