So, it's now September 2nd and the sequel to The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, has been out for one whole day. And I know that there are many of you who stayed up all night or who are spending all of Labor Day weekend reading this great book! What do you think? Does it stand on its own as a great read? How do you compare it to the first book? What do you think will happen NEXT?
I've been comparing this book to The Empire Strikes Back -- a lot of elements have been set in place for a rewarding and exciting conclusion in the 3rd and final book of the series and I wish I could read THAT book THIS weekend!
I'm looking forward to reading about others' thoughts on this sequel.
Yes, this book was easily as exciting as the first and I raced through it so quickly that I know I missed some of the finer points.
Still I think I would have preferred a little less time in the Games themselves and a little more time spent on the background politics and personalities as the districts begin to break down. I also wanted to have some transitional scenes at the beginning of the novel with Katniss reuniting with her family and Gale rather than having it kind of glossed over to jump start the action.
Still, Collins knows how to make grand political and searingly personal statements in her writing and is very good at ending a book just at the place where it can't possibly end
Posted by: Toni S | 09/28/2009 at 11:46 PM
So is there a third book after catching fire because it ended so weird and i want to know for sure if peeta is alive or not i hope he is
Posted by: chelsie | 01/13/2010 at 05:55 PM
Hi Chelsie-
Yes! The 3rd book is scheduled to come out in August. I hope that Peeta is alive, too! I'd love to hear what you thought about the ending of Catching Fire!
-Shawn
Posted by: ShawnB | 01/14/2010 at 08:10 AM
The was really a good read! I bought it from the internet and it was delivered after 2-3 days. I expected that it will be great and it was! :D
A must read indeed!
Posted by: renaissance costume | 03/20/2010 at 11:02 AM