Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Tonight, I finished reading Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. It’s the second book in The Hunger Games trilogy. The third book in the trilogy hasn’t been written yet. It’s tentatively scheduled to be released in 2010, probably around September since that’s the month The Hunger Games and Catching Fire were both released in.
I actually started reading Catching Fire this morning and finished reading it about two hours ago. Just like The Hunger Games, I couldn’t put Catching Fire down and it has earned a place on my Favorites shelf.
I’m not going to write a synopsis of the story because it will give too much away about The Hunger Games if you haven’t read it already.
Suzanne Collins is a master with imagery and character development. It makes the story seem so real. You can’t help feeling sorry for the residents of Panem, a post-apocalyptic North America, because of the oppression from the Capitol. However, because the themes do seem a little barbaric, she puts in just enough hope, compassion, and romance to balance the story.
I really enjoy the deeper, more adult, themes this series presents. It doesn’t seem like a mindless read because of the implications and horror caused by the Capitol in the ways they oppress the residents of Panem. It’s almost like the world created in Fahrenheit 451, but told in a much more interesting manner and most of the people aren’t oblivious to the Capitol’s efforts to keep its residents in ignorance by oppression.
Anyway, there’s a part of me that wishes I hadn’t started this series until all the books were written. They’re so intense and it’s hard to wait in between each story. I want to know how the series is going to end. I want to know if the characters I care about will triumph over the Capitol and how much of a difference it will make if they succeed.
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and which boy she will choose!
I know. Although, I’m okay with where she’s at right now. I know one boy so well and I don’t know the other boy hardly at all, so I can’t make a good decision. But, I’m okay.
I’ve come a long way since I read Eclipse, lol.
I am definately going to have to read these books. I’ve heard from multiple people that Hunger Games was a really good book!
It was so good! I borrowed your synopsis for FB. Hope you don’t mind. Someone asked me what it was about and you managed to put it into a pretty little package. When I read the question they posted, I just decided to not answer because it would have taken too much to try to explain. So thanks for condensing it for me.
Christie, I don’t mind at all! I’m glad I could help and I’m glad you enjoyed the book too! It’s going to be so torturous to wait until the third book.
Oh man I think I’m gonna have to go buy this one too. It was such a fun read. She really does a good job giving details where they belong and at other times skimming over. The characters are so interesting too considering all they’ve had to deal with. Great great book! Good post.
cant wait to read it!!
Just finished! AWESOME book. I am glad I didn’t wait until the next book comes out. It gave me enough excitement to tide me over for a year!
Glad you enjoyed it too. I also read it mostly in one day. What a fun series.