I find it very interesting that you weren't drawn to Peeta; because I was firmly in love with him from almost moment one of his appearance, even before we knew anything about his motivations or his feelings for Katniss.
I also thing, based on following MarkReads.net and reading his thoughts on the books and how they coincide with mine, that the real story being told here is not the government/dystopia and the war and the political system but how that system affected the people, specifically Katniss. She was a pawn, in a game we were never really privy too, and she suffered horrifically. She lost so much, yet in the end was able to heal enough to move on and live her own life, finally apart from the people who had controlled her for years. Does that make sense? I think we were never going to find out any more about the war or the government then we did, because seeing it all through Katniss we were also pawns...
I don't know if I explained that very well.
I defintely agree that book 1 has a slightly separate feel and tone than the other two, but Mockingjay is so heart-breaking overall I can't call it my favorite. For YA, I think these books are quite fabulous.
I also second Maggie's suggestion to read "Tomorrow When the War Began" series. They are not nearly as well written (IMO) as The Hunger Games, but I found the story to be fun and exciting and interesting and unexpected. :) I wasn't a big fan of the epilogue. I tend to hope it was something the publisher wanted tacked on the end, because the less obvious but still happy ending of the previous chapter wasn't good enough...or something.
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on 2011-03-08 12:06 am (UTC)I also thing, based on following MarkReads.net and reading his thoughts on the books and how they coincide with mine, that the real story being told here is not the government/dystopia and the war and the political system but how that system affected the people, specifically Katniss. She was a pawn, in a game we were never really privy too, and she suffered horrifically. She lost so much, yet in the end was able to heal enough to move on and live her own life, finally apart from the people who had controlled her for years. Does that make sense? I think we were never going to find out any more about the war or the government then we did, because seeing it all through Katniss we were also pawns...
I don't know if I explained that very well.
I defintely agree that book 1 has a slightly separate feel and tone than the other two, but Mockingjay is so heart-breaking overall I can't call it my favorite. For YA, I think these books are quite fabulous.
I also second Maggie's suggestion to read "Tomorrow When the War Began" series. They are not nearly as well written (IMO) as The Hunger Games, but I found the story to be fun and exciting and interesting and unexpected. :)
I wasn't a big fan of the epilogue. I tend to hope it was something the publisher wanted tacked on the end, because the less obvious but still happy ending of the previous chapter wasn't good enough...or something.