Mockingjay's ending is problematic from a character development perspective though. In terms of the author's thesis - that Katniss did not have dreams that transcended her current circumstance, I probably would not agree with that. Initially, she wanted to survive and ensure the safety of her sister. After that, I think she was trying to protect her sister and Gale and Peeta and then eventually the whole government/oppression became her enemy .
Slap my hand now!
Anya ,'Empty Places'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
le nubian - Nov 19, 2013 12:36:59 pm PST #21635 of 28370
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Amy - Nov 19, 2013 12:39:42 pm PST #21636 of 28370
Because books.
I don't know -- I think Katniss did what felt right to her partly out of obligation, not necessarily because it was the only option open to her. (I'm talking about the very end there.)
I also think when you're working with a world with a certain population is starved and desperate, and children are made to fight to the death, what you need to transcend initially is death, and the death of your loved ones. Katniss didn't change the whole world, but she made a pretty big mark given what she was working with.
le nubian - Nov 19, 2013 2:57:00 pm PST #21637 of 28370
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Amy,
I agree with you. I kind of feel like I didn't like Collins' writing to bring us to that point though.
Consuela - Nov 20, 2013 6:53:07 am PST #21638 of 28370
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Every single death in A Song of Ice and Fire: [link]
hippocampus - Nov 20, 2013 7:32:51 am PST #21639 of 28370
not your mom's socks.
beat me to it, Consuela. That is amazing.
In other (less deadly) books, I interviewed the author of A River of No Return about time travel and food today: [link]
chrismg - Nov 21, 2013 10:18:59 am PST #21640 of 28370
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
This is interesting - some simple textual analysis of the Hunger Games, Harry Potter, and Twilight series, giving the most distinctive adjectives, adverbs, and sentences are. There's not much that's surprising, but I thought it funny what Suzanne Collins' most common adjective is.
Polter-Cow - Nov 21, 2013 11:21:39 am PST #21641 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I love Meyer's list of most common sentences.
Amy - Nov 21, 2013 11:39:28 am PST #21642 of 28370
Because books.
I'll admit I skimmed -- did they level each author at all? Reading level, I mean? That would have been interesting to see.
le nubian - Nov 21, 2013 12:36:41 pm PST #21643 of 28370
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
One of the commenters took offense to the lumping in of these three books together. I actually agree with some of her points.
Strix - Nov 22, 2013 4:16:59 am PST #21644 of 28370
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
did they level each author at all? Reading level, I mean? That would have been interesting to see.
They didn't, but...
THG: 7 T: 4.4 HPatPS:5.3