I have finally reached the end of “The Hunger Games” trilogy. The Hunger Games and Catching Fire were revelatory in the richness of the stories compared to the movies and Mockingjay was no exception. The movie adaptation of Mockingjay left so little impression that I had forgotten it was split into two movies. Having read the entire series I find myself a little surprised that it was ever adapted for the screen. Much of the books are dark and depressing as we watch Katniss deal with PTSD and in the final volume […]
If the first book was a spark, this is dry tinder feeding the flame of my interest
When setting out to read The Hunger Games, I remembered the first movie fairly well and the book unfolded the way I expected it to go. When picking up book two, it occurred to me that I didn’t really remember the second movie other than Katniss and Peeta going back into the Games and all hell breaking loose in the arena at the end, which pleasantly meant more of the events in the book were a surprise. Now I’m not sure if it’s due to my […]
Unsurprising, the book was better (CBR10 Bingo)
“Backlog” is in the row I’m working on for CBR10bingo and the rule is it must have been on your TBR pile for at least a year, or the oldest book on your list. “This is easy! I have at least half a shelf of books from 2013 that I haven’t read yet.” Then I thought a little more and realized that I have an even older book, The Hunger Games. When the book trilogy was being released everyone was raving and I was all, “I’ll […]
Where in I gush about Squirrel Girl, again
Just like my mix-up with Ms. Marvel, I accidentally skipped a book and read volume 3 of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel You Really Got Me Now before reading volume 2, Squirrel You Know it’s True. Fortunately, missing two did not affect my enjoyment of three, as both books have contained story lines. However, catching up by reading two did give me a few “ah ha” moments of now understanding references in three. All three Squirrel Girl graphic novels, that I have read so far, written by Ryan […]
In which Scalzi creates a new sport
In 2014 John Scalzi released Lock In: A Novel of the Near Future in which a virus has swept across the world. For many who get sick, the worst they experience are flu-like symptoms. Others are deeply affected by what becomes to be called Hadens syndrome. They are fully awake and aware but they are unable to move their bodies or respond to stimulus, and are referred to as being “locked in”. About one percent of the population is affected, nearly 500 million people in the United […]
Read out of order, stood on its own
When I picked this up to read I was confident I had read Ms. Marvel Vol. 3. Oops, I was wrong about that, darn fickle memory. Even though I was missing 4 issues of backstory, this collection was self contained and gave enough information through dialog that I got on just fine. Kamala Khan as Ms. Marvel continues to be my other new favorite superhero (right alongside Squirrel Girl). While other supers are associated with more glamorous cities, Ms. Marvel is the protector of Jersey […]
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