Life of Bry

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

The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

No summary needed for this one. I’m way behind, but I decided I wanted to reread THG before diving into Sunrise on the Reaping. I think I last did a reread back when Songbirds and Snakes came out, so it was long overdue.

I feel as if I get something new out of THG each time I read it, and this time was no different. This time, I really grew attached to Katniss more than ever — which is odd since I was much closer in age to her back when I first read the book in middle school.

Some half-coherent screaming:

• SC’s narrative style is a lost art. Her simplicity while not spoonfeeding the audience is truly genius, and I’ve noticed a trend in fantasy books today where authors tend to give up the plot rather than plan it.
• Prim is representative of the innocence Katniss lost when her father died, and I think that is why she is overly protective of her.
• I noticed that SC planted seeds throughout the narrative to establish that hope is found in a lot of places. The burnt bread. The dandelion. Katniss’ father’s bow —> the bow in the arena. The mockingjay/ Etc. etc. Hope isn’t always a girl on fire. It’s just finding a way to survive anyway you can.
• It’s so fascinating to watch Katniss start to break out of the survival mindset a bit — mostly when it comes to Peeta. Because she’s never really been allowed to think about anything else. When survival becomes a near thing, she lets herself kiss Peeta fully. She gets those butterflies. Or trying to figure out what Gale means to her. And when she finds out President Snow is unhappy with her berry trick, she shuts back down and reenters survival mode, which muddies her feelings again.
• The Games never end … you never leave the arena.

If you’re interested, you can see my annotations over on Instagram. In the future, I’ll include them in the posts but silly me deleted them for space on my phone (my bad!).

I already have my Catching Fire thoughts ready to roll, so be on the lookout for that 🙂 Also subscribe for more book reviews and updates!

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