(my god, it's like Collins made a list of all the horrible things she could do to her characters, put them in order, and then said ha, you think this is bad? Same in the first book),
I know! You can tell that Collins is a true writer.
I also discussed it with my RL friend I told you about, and one of the reasons that she did not like the book as much (besides Katniss going back to the arena) was that Katniss was so angsty over Peeta (from the triangle "who do I love" at the beginning to basically the entire Game) and also seemed more immature this time around, as compared to her more capable and pragmatic self in the last book.
I don't think Katniss lost her pragmatism, but I do think the love triangle was much more in the spotlight and she was AWARE of it, which was a change from the last book. I can understand why it didn't work for your friend.
This book has put me firmly on the "Peeta" side of the line however, though I personally understand some of Katniss's hesitance to do the same; from the fact that she's relied on Gale for so long, when she could not do the same with anyone else, to the fact that her entire relationship with Peeta being something mostly not her choice. But still. My god Peeta had better be alive.
I am QUITE sure he is. And I have to say, by the end of the first book I was firmly in Camp Peeta. I think his and Katniss's relationship is so much more fraught; and I am a sucker for fraught. I also think that he's not comfortable fore Katniss in the same way that Gale is.
Speaking of people who might not survive, I wouldn't be surprised if Cinna died. Although I'm hoping we see a bit more of him when/if that happens.
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(my god, it's like Collins made a list of all the horrible things she could do to her characters, put them in order, and then said ha, you think this is bad? Same in the first book),
I know! You can tell that Collins is a true writer.
I also discussed it with my RL friend I told you about, and one of the reasons that she did not like the book as much (besides Katniss going back to the arena) was that Katniss was so angsty over Peeta (from the triangle "who do I love" at the beginning to basically the entire Game) and also seemed more immature this time around, as compared to her more capable and pragmatic self in the last book.
I don't think Katniss lost her pragmatism, but I do think the love triangle was much more in the spotlight and she was AWARE of it, which was a change from the last book. I can understand why it didn't work for your friend.
This book has put me firmly on the "Peeta" side of the line however, though I personally understand some of Katniss's hesitance to do the same; from the fact that she's relied on Gale for so long, when she could not do the same with anyone else, to the fact that her entire relationship with Peeta being something mostly not her choice. But still. My god Peeta had better be alive.
I am QUITE sure he is. And I have to say, by the end of the first book I was firmly in Camp Peeta. I think his and Katniss's relationship is so much more fraught; and I am a sucker for fraught. I also think that he's not comfortable fore Katniss in the same way that Gale is.
Speaking of people who might not survive, I wouldn't be surprised if Cinna died. Although I'm hoping we see a bit more of him when/if that happens.