tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post7045098345453479279..comments2024-02-29T09:03:10.981+00:00Comments on Beautiful Bookish Butterflies: Book Review - Catching FireAmanda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357839391966441808noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-71798063536941015152014-06-25T21:21:55.625+01:002014-06-25T21:21:55.625+01:00I think you've definitely mixed both the book ...I think you've definitely mixed both the book and film but it's okay, because I've read and watched both, so I know where you're coming from! Actually, I'm like you, I preferred Mockingjay too, but you'll have to wait for that review ;)Amanda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357839391966441808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-82211043507960372362014-06-25T16:14:16.042+01:002014-06-25T16:14:16.042+01:00I can see your point of view. At least, I think, t...I can see your point of view. At least, I think, this series doesn't suffer from Sequelitus! Its not one big story arch really and you really do see story progression. I can see why Katniss isn't the most likeable *cough* Peeta is in the book *cough*... OK, if a book boyfriend is in the book, that affects your judgement of the book... or is it just me? XD<br>I do think she was rather independent, maybe not everything else though, and its infuriating as people reach out to her, sometimes with good intentions but not always... You just see her trust issues & her flaws are interesting, she's not insanely strong... she's just, less "girly" than what people expect. And Peeta is less masculine. But, eh, he's fab for it. You're right about the solider parts but I think it gets overlooked- I'm somewhat guilty too- by his kindness, baking, painting. Of course, he's part of the revolution too. He's the guy on fire... HELLO, he wore the fire outfits too and he was the one that did the hand-holding thing and d'aww... I'll stop now.<br>Why does this affect 99% of people's enjoyment of the book? Hell if I know XD<br>I don't see it as intentional teasing, she had so much going on I think she thought it could wait. She clearly liked Peeta more, but... it was difficult as she knew she'd have to make sacrifices. Was she ready? I think not :P<br>She is definitely worried about him now- obviously not Haymitch's fault & needs to make sacrifices & sort some stuff out now. Get your bow & arrow, gal.<br><br>BTW, I'm not sure how much of this I've inferred from the book & how much from the movie. Have you watched them? Simply fabulous, I must say. Worth the watch- and Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss is definitely loveable & a great example.<br>You've read Mockingjay now, eh? I'll stay tuned :) I liked Mockingjay best too, it does seem a somewhat unpopular opinion though...AwesomeAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06412663427792021745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-26862960855571093882014-06-23T15:19:57.713+01:002014-06-23T15:19:57.713+01:00Thank you! I know that's not confident, but I ...Thank you! I know that's not confident, but I do think her irritation levels were just too high in the first two books. (I did like her more in the final book) Mockingjay review I think will be worth the wait, it'ls nothing like these last two and my feelings might positively surprise you! :)Amanda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357839391966441808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-27634774004383356082014-06-23T15:16:38.330+01:002014-06-23T15:16:38.330+01:00I've already read Mockingjay, but the review i...I've already read Mockingjay, but the review isn't going out until next month I think, maybe a little longer, apologies!<br>I do think it'll be worth the wait though, I really preferred it in comparison to the other three!Amanda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357839391966441808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-39942383057365857322014-06-23T15:15:08.005+01:002014-06-23T15:15:08.005+01:00I already read Mockingjay and weirdly preferred it...I already read Mockingjay and weirdly preferred it to the rest, weird I know! :O<br>I also agree though, it's not worth two films at all.Amanda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357839391966441808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-18740621623906131232014-06-23T15:14:28.417+01:002014-06-23T15:14:28.417+01:00I completely understand that he broke her promise,...I completely understand that he broke her promise, but he made promises to Peeta too, and I do think it was unreasonable of Katniss to believe that he would save him over her, because she has more to offer to the future of Panem than Peeta does. But I do understand her reaction as a whole :)Amanda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357839391966441808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-54655392780363763972014-06-23T12:09:42.042+01:002014-06-23T12:09:42.042+01:00Brilliant review! Haha, no one could ever convince...Brilliant review! Haha, no one could ever convince you that Katniss is better than those characters because she isn't. I think that's why I love her even though she irritates the hell out of me. She knows she's not good enough, not worthy of either guys and not really a nice person when you really look at it. It's exactly why Haymitch tells her she'll never deserve Peeta and she quickly agrees. I kind of love that she's so completely flawed and irritates me so much I want to bitch slap her through the pages. <br><br>I can do nothing but worry about what you will think of Mockingjay. I need to reread that myself because I can't remember much of it now because I kind of blocked it from my memory.Reviews from a Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-57289393061239137742014-06-23T10:11:26.128+01:002014-06-23T10:11:26.128+01:00I'm not sure if you'll enjoy Mockingjay be...I'm not sure if you'll enjoy Mockingjay because of some twists and turns, or if you'll enjoy the story overall but want to smack Suzanne (like I did), or if you'll end up hating the whole kit n kaboodle. Please read the third book ASAP, I realllllly want to read your review! R xconfessionsofabookgeekhttp://confessionsofabookgeek.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-74950422843414436352014-06-23T07:50:01.780+01:002014-06-23T07:50:01.780+01:00If you didn't like this one that much, definit...If you didn't like this one that much, definitely do NOT read Mockingjay (I have no idea how they're going to turn it into two movies, nothing happened). Katniss is a character I personally like, but she's definitely not everyone's cup of tea :)theloonyteenwriterhttp://theloonyteenwriter.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523741214914719296.post-8121623663891417472014-06-23T02:52:17.729+01:002014-06-23T02:52:17.729+01:00A great big YES! to the paragraph about Peeta. :)K...A great big YES! to the paragraph about Peeta. :)<br>Katniss' reaction to Haymitch was because he broke his promise to her - the promise to save Peeta. It seemed like a very natural reaction to me.abibliophilesstylehttp://abibliophilesstyle.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com