155. Title & Author: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (391 pages)Genre: Fiction--Young Adult & Science Fiction
Completed: 21 August 2010
Summary & Review:
After defying the Capitol in a desperate attempt to save both herself and her fellow Hunger Games competitor Peeta, Katniss Everdeen must now navigate the even more treacherous waters of politics. To avoid drawing further ire from the Capitol, she must do everything in her power to subdue the growing rebellions throughout the country. No mater what she does, however, her courageous and defiant act in the games inspires unrest among the districts of Panem. The Capitol is thus forced to take desperate measures to quell the insurgence: Peeta and Katniss must re-enter the arena and compete in yet another fight-to-the-death Hunger Games.
The beginning of this book was probably the strongest part of the novel because it was a completely different look at life in Panem than shown in the first book of the series, The Hunger Games (#153). But, once Katniss and Peeta entered the arena again, the story felt a little too reminiscent of the first book. It was almost as though Collins couldn't come up with a new story line for this second novel and just reverted to what she had done before. With that being said, however, I still enjoyed this book at least as much as The Hunger Games. I can't really say why I like these books, but they kept me reading, and when I finished this latest one, I was looking forward to the third and final entry in the trilogy.
Rating: 7.0
2 comments:
Good summary. As always. Wonder what you'll think of the third one....I'm finished now so you can start!
I just finished the 3rd one last night! I'm with you on the repetitiveness of the 2nd book, but like you, I still really liked it. There is something about these books that makes you keep reading. Maybe it's the violence? I don't know.
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