tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post1337200817837285817..comments2024-02-05T23:53:44.177-07:00Comments on Not So Usual: Book Review: Catching FireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-4923026764571947202012-04-11T20:32:52.931-06:002012-04-11T20:32:52.931-06:00Puphigirl, that's something I thought of throu...Puphigirl, that's something I thought of throughout the whole book--I always seem to put myself in the main character's place when I read! I think Katniss was very on point, very goal-oriented, in the first book: She had to protect Prim. First, she was feeding her. Then, she took her place. Finally, she had to survive so that she could continue to care for Prim. I don't have an Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249491905813918066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-20767999585860881992012-04-11T08:58:51.774-06:002012-04-11T08:58:51.774-06:00I agree with Deborah about the psychological effec...I agree with Deborah about the psychological effects the Hunger Games had on Katniss. She entered the second round with a different mindest than the first. Also, she entered the round in the 3rd book differently based on her previous experiences.<br /><br />I wonder how any of us would have performed in her situation. Would we kill or be killed? Would I have the stamina, the strength, the Puphigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239066075909772549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-15237447667664546792012-04-11T08:55:49.633-06:002012-04-11T08:55:49.633-06:00The... Not three. Dumb autocorrect.The... Not three. Dumb autocorrect.EmmaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674416956252503821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-88061189575802252272012-04-11T08:54:56.944-06:002012-04-11T08:54:56.944-06:00Thanks for that, Deborah. I was actually thinking ...Thanks for that, Deborah. I was actually thinking too about her emotional scarring... Just couldn't figure out how to explain it without giving three book away. You said it perfectly. :)EmmaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674416956252503821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-32263527952400706742012-04-11T08:54:12.441-06:002012-04-11T08:54:12.441-06:00I felt the 2nd book ended as a cliffhanger and I w...I felt the 2nd book ended as a cliffhanger and I was dying until I could start reading the 3rd book. Many people told me they didn't like the second book because it couldn't stand on its own and there's not closure. Others tell me they only liked the 1st book and that they didn't like how the 3rd book ended. Or that it ended too fast/abrupt.<br /><br />I liked all three books.Puphigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239066075909772549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-88472188556820548692012-04-11T08:45:46.102-06:002012-04-11T08:45:46.102-06:00I sort of agree, but I think you left out somethin...I sort of agree, but I think you left out something important about Katniss's development. In the first book, she had some emotional baggage for sure, but nowhere near the baggage she had in the second. In the first, her experiences had taught her to be focused on survival, so she was well prepared to do whatever it took to survive--hence appearing very strong in the situation in which she Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249491905813918066noreply@blogger.com