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"‘I … I’m no good at this. I’m not my mother. I’ve no idea what..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:06:01 -0400

“‘I … I’m no good at this. I’m not my mother. I’ve no idea what I’m doing and I hate pus,’ I say. ‘Euh!’ I allow myself to let out a groan as I rinse away the first round of leaves and apply the second. ‘Euuuh!’
‘How do you hunt?’ he asks.
‘Trust me. Killing things is much easier than this,’ I said. ‘Although for all I know, I am killing you.’
‘Can you speed it up a little?’ he asks.
‘No. Shut up and eat your pears,’ I say.
( … )
’ You know, you’re kind of squeamish for such a lethal person,’ says Peeta as I beat the shorts clean between two rocks. ‘I wish I’d let you give Haymitch a shower after all.’”

- The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)

"Numerous animals have lost their lives at my hands, but only one human. I hear Gale saying,..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:06 -0400

“Numerous animals have lost their lives at my hands, but only one human. I hear Gale saying, ‘How different can it be, really?’
Amazingly similar in execution. A bow pulled, an arrow shot. Entirely different in aftermath. I killed a boy whose name I do not know. Somewhere his family is weeping for him. His friends call for my blood. Maybe he had a girlfriend who really believed he would come back …”

- The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)

"To hate the boy from District 1, who also appears so vulnerable in death, seems inadequate."

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:22:25 -0400

“To hate the boy from District 1, who also appears so vulnerable in death, seems inadequate.”

- The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)

"Stupid people are dangerous."

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:11:54 -0400

“Stupid people are dangerous.”

- The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)

"And there I am, blushing and confused, made beautiful by Cinna’s hands, desirable by..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:39:21 -0400

“And there I am, blushing and confused, made beautiful by Cinna’s hands, desirable by Peeta’s confession, tragic by circumstance, and by all accounts, unforgettable.”

- The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)

"‘They’re betting on how long I’ll live!’ I burst out. ‘They’re..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:06 -0400

“‘They’re betting on how long I’ll live!’ I burst out. ‘They’re not my friends!’
‘Well, try and pretend!’ snaps Effie. Then she composes herself and beams at me. ‘See, like this. I’m smiling at you even though you’re aggravating me.’”

- The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)

"You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope."

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:31:54 -0400

“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”

- The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)

"His rages seem pointless to me, although I never say so. It’s not that I don’t agree..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:22:56 -0400

“His rages seem pointless to me, although I never say so. It’s not that I don’t agree with him. I do. But what good is yelling about the Capitol in the middle of the woods? It doesn’t change anything. It doesn’t make things fair. It doesn’t fill our stomachs.”

- The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)

"We have to joke about it because the alternative is to be scared out of your wits."

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:44:50 -0500

“We have to joke about it because the alternative is to be scared out of your wits.”

- The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)

Starting:

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:52:57 -0500

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Back:

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister’s place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before - and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Acclaimed writer Suzanne Collins, author of The New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles, delivers equal parts suspense and philosophy, adventure and romance, in this searing novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present.

Thoughts:

I’ve obviously already read this, but when I first started, I had already seen the film, which I enjoyed. Obviously, I enjoyed the book a lot better, although there were a few slow points.

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Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:59:38 -0500

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I interrupt this scheduled quoting to say:

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:14:45 -0500

Happy New Year!

Books I have read this year!

That have been posted here already:

Youth In Revolt - C.D. Payne

The Reasons I Won’t Be Coming - Elliot Perlman

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Played With Fire - Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest - Stieg Larsson

That will be posted:

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins

Blankets - Craig Thompson

Veronika Decides To Die - Paulo Coelho

American Gods - Neil Gaiman

Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman

Thirteen books read this year. Not as much as I had hoped, but I guess it’s not bad. Considering work, school, and other shit has been taking up a lot of time. Yay, new year, new books.

As usual, a song that seems fitting with what I’ve...

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:22:30 -0500

As usual, a song that seems fitting with what I’ve finished.

Clinical Trials - “Whip It”

Lyrics are just fitting to me!

Lisbeth is whipping her enemies into the ground, building her life back up, burning her past (and her father lawl), going forward, and probably screaming in her head the whole time.

Finished!

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:09:06 -0500

The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest is a melancholy ending to a great trilogy. I actually finished this book months ago, but I really fail at updating things every day. Oops.

As per usual, Lisbeth kicks ass and takes names, taking up silence as her key weapon. Without a word, this leaves her enemies in the dark, which is one hell of a strategy as they have no idea what they will need to be fighting against.

What makes me sad about this book is knowing that Stieg Larsson intended for there to be more to the story. These books were only a few in what was meant to be a series. Thankfully, there is closure in the parts you likely need closure in the most, but there are some things that I desperately wish I could know, but never will. Things like: What happens with Mikael and Erika Berger? Would it have ever been explained why Lisbeth calls herself Wasp? What about Miriam Wu? After all of this is seems to be said and done, what new things were planned for Lisbeth’s new life?

When I die, these are the things I will ask Larsson.

"Mimmi was dressed in a white shirt and jacket. She looked fabulous. Salander instantly felt shy. (..."

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:20:04 -0500

“Mimmi was dressed in a white shirt and jacket. She looked fabulous. Salander instantly felt shy.
( … )
‘I was in the hospital for three weeks, and then it was chaos when I got home to Lundagatan. I couldn’t sleep. I had nightmares about that bastard Niedermann. I called my mother and told her I wanted to come here, to Paris.’
Salander said she understood.
‘Forgive me,’ Mimmi said.
‘Don’t be such an idiot. I’m the one who’s come here to ask you to forgive me.’
‘For what?’
‘I wasn’t thinking. It never occurred to me that I was putting you in such danger by turning over my old apartment to you. It was my fault that you were almost murdered. You’d have every right to hate me.’
Mimmi looked shocked. ‘Lisbeth, I never even gave it a thought. It was Ronald Niedermann who tried to murder me, not you.’”

- The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest (Stieg Larsson)

"‘Nobody can help falling in love,’ he said. ‘They might want to deny it, but..."

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:12:45 -0500

“‘Nobody can help falling in love,’ he said. ‘They might want to deny it, but friendship is probably the most common form of love.’”

- The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest (Stieg Larsson)

"‘I don’t want a single öre from that pig.’ ‘Then give the money to..."

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:49:32 -0500

“‘I don’t want a single öre from that pig.’
‘Then give the money to Greenpeace or something.’
‘I don’t give a shit about whales.’”

- The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest (Stieg Larsson)

"When she had put away seven glasses of Tullamore Dew in a little over two hours, he decided not to..."

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:39:07 -0500

“When she had put away seven glasses of Tullamore Dew in a little over two hours, he decided not to give her anymore. It was then that he heard the crash as she fell off the bar stool.
He put down the glass he was drying and went around the counter to pick her up. She seemed offended.”

- The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest (Stieg Larsson)

"When she drank beer she did not care what brand or type it was; she accepted whatever he served her...."

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:33:32 -0500

“When she drank beer she did not care what brand or type it was; she accepted whatever he served her. When she ordered whisky she always chose Tullamore Dew, except on one occasion when she studied the bottles behind the bar and asked for Lagavulin. When the glass was brought to her, she sniffed at it, stared at it for a moment, and then took a tiny sip. She set down her glass and stared at it for a minute with an expression that seemed to indicate that she considered its contents to be a mortal enemy.”

- The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest (Stieg Larsson)

"Salander opened the door and got out. She paused as she was about to close the car door. She..."

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:50:13 -0500

“Salander opened the door and got out. She paused as she was about to close the car door. She looked as though she wanted to say something but could not find the words. For a moment she appeared almost vulnerable.
“That’s all right, Lisbeth,” Giannini said. “Go and get some sleep. And stay out of trouble for a while.”
Salander stood at the curb and watched Giannini drive away until her tail lights disappeared around the corner.
“Thanks,” she said at last.”

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The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest (Stieg Larsson)