Catching Fire (The Second Book in the Hunger Games) [Kindle Edition]


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Starred Review. Gr 7 Up--Every year in Panem, the dystopic nation that exists in which the U.S. used to be, the Capitol holds a televised tournament through which two teen "tributes" from each from the surrounding districts fight a gruesome battle to the death. Inside The Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, the tributes from impoverished District Twelve, thwarted the Gamemakers, forcing these to let both teens survive. In this rabidly anticipated sequel, Katniss, again the narrator, returns home to discover herself more the midst of attention than ever. The sinister President Snow surprises her having a visit, and Katniss’s fear when Snow meets with her alone is both palpable and justified. Catching Fire is split into three parts: Katniss and Peeta’s mandatory Victory Tour over the districts, preparations for the 75th Annual Hunger Games, along with a truncated version with the Games themselves. Slower paced than its predecessor, this sequel explores the world of Panem: its power structure, rumors of your secret district, and a spreading rebellion, ignited by Katniss and Peeta’s subversive victory. Katniss also deepens as being a character. Though initially bewildered with the attention paid to her, she comes almost to embrace her status as the rebels’ symbolic leader. Though more with the story happens beyond your arena than within, this sequel has enough action to please Hunger Games fans and instead gives off enough questions tantalizingly unanswered for readers to become desperate for the next installment.
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Reviewers were very happy to report that this Hunger Games trilogy is alive and well, and all sorts of looked forward for the third book inside series after this one's stunning conclusion. But they disagreed over whether Catching Fire was as good as the original book Hunger Games or needs to be viewed as somewhat of the "sophomore slump." Several critics who remained unconvinced by Katniss's romantic dilemma made unfavorable comparisons on the human-vampire-werewolf love triangle in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. But most reviewers felt that Catching Fire used to be a thrill because Collins replicated her initial success at balancing action, violence, and heroism in a method that will enthrall young readers without giving them (too many) nightmares.