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are you in the mood for a fandom discussion?
I feel like writing an entry today, even though nothing new has happened. The only news I have is that I'm going to the physiotherapist today for my tight psoas muscles (which are so tight, they actually hurt). I know the session is going to be painful, but it'll make me feel better in the long run. So I'm half looking forward to it and half fearing it.
I've been taking 10mg of medicine for the past few days and I've been feeling okay, which is good. :D
If you like or even hate The Hunger Games, I found a couple of interesting articles about how Katniss appears to be a strong female character, but ultimately isn't. Here they are: one and two. Do read them in order, as the second article is a response to the comments on the first one.
I agree with both articles, but then again I never really liked Katniss and consider THG to be an okay series (completely ruined by the last book, imo) which is somewhat over-hyped. But I'd be very interested in hearing your thoughts! :) I'm really in the mood for a bit of fandom discussion!
I've been taking 10mg of medicine for the past few days and I've been feeling okay, which is good. :D
If you like or even hate The Hunger Games, I found a couple of interesting articles about how Katniss appears to be a strong female character, but ultimately isn't. Here they are: one and two. Do read them in order, as the second article is a response to the comments on the first one.
I agree with both articles, but then again I never really liked Katniss and consider THG to be an okay series (completely ruined by the last book, imo) which is somewhat over-hyped. But I'd be very interested in hearing your thoughts! :) I'm really in the mood for a bit of fandom discussion!
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But one I despise reading first person and two I never really like Katniss.
Despise that I quickly inhaled all 3 books in 3 days.
The first was the strongest to me by far. I think I even read that she had intended it to only be a one shot book. (I can find no prof of this now, but I believe the way the 2nd and 3rd read seem like it coud be true)
The Second to me seems rushed beyond belief, it could of been so much better imo had the games and the pre games been more drawn out.
The third seemed like it would never end and was just trying to wrap things up without knowing what the plan to wrap things up was. And killing people just for the sake of killing.
Plus the final book turned how she was such a strong character into a broken shell and I really did not like that, but that is more my desires for her life and says nothing on that being a perfectly viable option for it to end....did that make sense?
I would call myself a Hunger Games fan...but I can also easily see all the flaws and agree with them, but I still remain a fan of it.
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I think I even read that she had intended it to only be a one shot book.
I read this somewhere too. I think I read her reason to keep on going was that "she couldn't leave the series like that, given Katniss's choice and how it was going to affect the world", or something of the sort. But who knows for sure, maybe she felt obliged to continue the series, or maybe she felt pressured into it? I read she was definitely pressured into putting more love triangle stuff in her books.
The Second to me seems rushed beyond belief, it could of been so much better imo had the games and the pre games been more drawn out.
Agreed. I quite enjoyed the second one, it was very entertaining... but I was definitely more interested in what happened outside of the games. I was a bit mad at the author that she had basically rehashed the idea from the first book.
The third seemed like it would never end and was just trying to wrap things up without knowing what the plan to wrap things up was. And killing people just for the sake of killing.
Agreed on this as well. I, too, felt like she didn't know what to do now that the games were not part of the book. I dreaded reading it, it was boring and I hated reading from Katniss's POV (because 1) I grew to really dislike her and 2) she spent half the time in the book being unconscious/on drugs and not being there where the interesting stuff was happening). Also hated all the pointless deaths.
Plus the final book turned how she was such a strong character into a broken shell and I really did not like that
Yeah, agreed. I really feel like Katniss's character took steps backwards instead of forward. I wasn't much of a fan of her to start with, but even I noticed this and was not pleased with it.