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 …
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To hate the boy from District 1, who also appears so vulnerable in death, seems inadequate.
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Stupid people are dangerous.
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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.
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‘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.’
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You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.
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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.
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We have to joke about it because the alternative is to be scared out of your wits.
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Starting:
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.
Finished!
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.
