Well, I'm starting Catching Fire, and, so far, I'm enthralled. Definitely better than the first book. Here is a video my sister made of a song from the third-
So, have you finished Mockingjay yet? I read all three books in a little over a week. It may be the reason I didn't like the last book as much as the first two. I won't say more till I know you've read all three.
Oh, and on your other post you mentioned you didn't like the first person narrative. It's not just you - it bothered me as well. The only thing I did like about it was that it was clear it was Katniss's story. It's probably the reason I ignored the grammar mistakes. That and the whole lay or lie always gave me fits anyway. I do know the difference, but I think I'd been using them incorrectly for so long that neither one sounds right. ;-)
Sorry, I'm not ignoring you. I've just been busy putting the house back together after we finished the living room floor and painting. It's been a good time to sort through all the photos before putting them back up.
You and I will likely always disagree about Deathly Hallows - I really liked it and liked the Epilogue in particular. I didn't care for the one at the end of Mockingjay. It was too brief, too disconnected from the rest of the story. It felt very tacked on, like she had to write an ending but didn't want to take the time to really make it complete. It seemed very contrived to me. There has to be a happy medium between the gazillion endings of The Return of the King and Mockingjay.
Beyond that, I'm not really at a point of wanting to explore The Hunger Games trilogy more than that. I agree, there is nothing fun about these books. It's not something I want to keep thinking about, so I've loaned the books to my daughter. Since I've only read them once, and very quickly, it makes it hard to discuss anything.
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Date: 2010-09-28 10:27 am (UTC)Oh, and on your other post you mentioned you didn't like the first person narrative. It's not just you - it bothered me as well. The only thing I did like about it was that it was clear it was Katniss's story. It's probably the reason I ignored the grammar mistakes. That and the whole lay or lie always gave me fits anyway. I do know the difference, but I think I'd been using them incorrectly for so long that neither one sounds right. ;-)
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Date: 2010-10-04 12:34 am (UTC)You and I will likely always disagree about Deathly Hallows - I really liked it and liked the Epilogue in particular. I didn't care for the one at the end of Mockingjay. It was too brief, too disconnected from the rest of the story. It felt very tacked on, like she had to write an ending but didn't want to take the time to really make it complete. It seemed very contrived to me. There has to be a happy medium between the gazillion endings of The Return of the King and Mockingjay.
Beyond that, I'm not really at a point of wanting to explore The Hunger Games trilogy more than that. I agree, there is nothing fun about these books. It's not something I want to keep thinking about, so I've loaned the books to my daughter. Since I've only read them once, and very quickly, it makes it hard to discuss anything.
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