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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Averagre rating: 3.425 stars. After experiencing the wildly varying quality of the essays in Game of Thrones and Philosophy, I decided to rate each essay in this book individually, and put as the star rating the rounded average.
Why So Hungry for the Hunger Games?: 5 stars.
Team Katniss: 4.5 stars.
Your Heart is a Weapon the Size of Your Fist: 4 stars
Smoke and Mirrors: 3.5 stars
Someone to Watch Over Me: 3.2
Reality Hunger: 3.4 stars
Panem et Circenes: 3.9 stars
Not So Weird Science: 1 star
Hunger Game Theory: 3.9 stars
Crime of Fashion: 4.2 stars
Bent, Shattered, and Mended: 4.6 stars
Did the Third Book Suck?: 1.3 stars
The Politics of [b:Mockingjay|7260188|Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)|Suzanne Collins|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358275419s/7260188.jpg|8812783]: 5 stars
Gale: Knight. Cowboy. Badass.: 2.9 stars
The Inevitable Decline of Decadence: 4.3 stars
Community in the Face of Tyranny: 5 stars
Why So Hungry for the Hunger Games?: 5 stars.
Team Katniss: 4.5 stars.
Your Heart is a Weapon the Size of Your Fist: 4 stars
Smoke and Mirrors: 3.5 stars
Someone to Watch Over Me: 3.2
Reality Hunger: 3.4 stars
Panem et Circenes: 3.9 stars
Not So Weird Science: 1 star
Hunger Game Theory: 3.9 stars
Crime of Fashion: 4.2 stars
Bent, Shattered, and Mended: 4.6 stars
Did the Third Book Suck?: 1.3 stars
The Politics of [b:Mockingjay|7260188|Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)|Suzanne Collins|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358275419s/7260188.jpg|8812783]: 5 stars
Gale: Knight. Cowboy. Badass.: 2.9 stars
The Inevitable Decline of Decadence: 4.3 stars
Community in the Face of Tyranny: 5 stars
Essays analyzing different aspects of the Hunger Games trilogy. It was comforting to return to the world of Panem and make new connections based on the essayists' points of view. There were a few essays I didn't care for (including the writer who referred to Katniss as 'Kat') but overall I felt the ideas were varied and thoughtful.
Not very acedemically rigorous if that is what you are looking for in a book of essays, but a fun and often interesting read. Occasionally I wanted to remind the authors that The Hunger Games is just a work of fiction--a little silly (I think) to use real-life issues to prove the aucurateness of The Huner Games and even worse, the reverse, using The Hunger Games to prove real-life issues.
Overall, this book was greatly disappointing.
A lot of the writers in this volume didn't seem to read "get" the Hunger Games trilogy, of which i am a HUGE fan. It seemed some of them might have just skimmed the books or watched parts of the movie, and then decided to preach about it.
I thought I was going to get insights about the trilogy, or maybe actually read something that was going to make me "think" - I quote that the book is supposed to include:
"How does the way the Games affect the brain explain Haymitch’s drinking, Annie’s distraction, and Wiress’ speech problems? What does the rebellion have in common with the War on Terror? Why isn’t the answer to “Peeta or Gale?” as interesting as the question itself? What should Panem have learned from the fates of other hedonistic societies throughout history—and what can we?"
and in one way, yes, these subjects are covered, but in such a way it makes you scream at the book in frustration.
So why am I giving it 3 stars? Well, because a few of the authors here actually do a good job with their essay, and though I disagree with most of it, I didn't actually hate it & everyone has a right to disagree. I was just very disappointed, that the authors weren't as passionate about the Hunger Games as I am.
A lot of the writers in this volume didn't seem to read "get" the Hunger Games trilogy, of which i am a HUGE fan. It seemed some of them might have just skimmed the books or watched parts of the movie, and then decided to preach about it.
I thought I was going to get insights about the trilogy, or maybe actually read something that was going to make me "think" - I quote that the book is supposed to include:
"How does the way the Games affect the brain explain Haymitch’s drinking, Annie’s distraction, and Wiress’ speech problems? What does the rebellion have in common with the War on Terror? Why isn’t the answer to “Peeta or Gale?” as interesting as the question itself? What should Panem have learned from the fates of other hedonistic societies throughout history—and what can we?"
and in one way, yes, these subjects are covered, but in such a way it makes you scream at the book in frustration.
So why am I giving it 3 stars? Well, because a few of the authors here actually do a good job with their essay, and though I disagree with most of it, I didn't actually hate it & everyone has a right to disagree. I was just very disappointed, that the authors weren't as passionate about the Hunger Games as I am.
I wasn't super impressed, but some of the essays ere excellent.
If you liked the Hunger Games series, I would definitely read this book! It made me think more about the reasoning behind the capital, or even some of the things Katniss did. Like why she chose Peeta and not Gale. I really enjoyed reading this and forcing myself think think more deeply about what was going on.
I really enjoyed this book and think it is a must read for anyone that reads The Hunger Games series, especially teens that read the series. The variety of essays bring up a lot of thought provoking ideas to contemplate and even reread the books for more explanation. It would be great to see kids reading these responses to the book series to get beyond 'Team Peeta' and 'Team Gale' and really get to the heart of the message of the books. The introduction to each essay was enough to get the gist but not give anything away.
This is a must-read for any serious Hunger Games fan. If you read [b:Mind-Rain: Your Favorite Authors on Scott Westerfeld's Uglies Series|6454516|Mind-Rain Your Favorite Authors on Scott Westerfeld's Uglies Series|Scott Westerfeld|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328314755s/6454516.jpg|6644746] after you read the Uglies series, this is much like it. It's an amazing collection of essays that makes you realize things in the books you never thought of and makes insightful connections to the real world. If you are going to use any of the Hunger Games books for a formal analysis for school, talking about the things mentioned in the book will make your analysis much better. There was a lot of subtle foreshadowing that I never picked up on among other things. It will make you look at Katniss, the famous "love triangle", the Capitol, and Coin in a new way. If you can't get enough of the Hunger Games, definitely get this book.
Can't wait to use these essays with my students!
challenging
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced