The Hunger Games 2. Catching Fire

472 pages

English language

Published July 11, 2009 by Scholastic.

ISBN:
978-1-4071-3209-9
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4 stars (472 reviews)

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy.

After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion.

The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Suzanne Collins continues the amazing story of Katniss Everdeen in Catching Fire, the second novel of the phenomenal Hunger Games trilogy. ([source][1])

[1]: www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/about-the-books.htm

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reviewed Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games, #2)

Review of 'Catching Fire' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I kind of see why I had zero memory of this book compared to the first. There are two standout scenes I really, really love, but the rest of it has already turned into brain soup.

The Katniss vs. Snow scene at the beginning is great. I love the tension, the intense rose/blood imagery that Snow gets. He’s a fun villain!

I will be forever chasing that bombshell weight of that Peeta interview reveal line as well. That hit like a truck.

But everything else is just kinda… eh? I don’t like Gale. I couldn’t tell you why. He just sort of annoys me, so the love triangle between him and Katniss and Peeta doesn’t really give me much other than a dull yawn.

However, for a YA? The pro-direct action messaging is really nice.

reviewed Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games, #2)

Review of 'Catching Fire' on 'GoodReads'

3 stars

I appreciate that the book has some more fun SF world-building, but it suffers from a lot of repetitiveness. I guess it is necessary to set the stage for the final book in the trilogy, but too much time is spent re-hashing plot points from the first one. The romance is a bit frustrating, but that is excusable since this is a children's book.

reviewed Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games, #2)

Review of 'Catching Fire' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

menudo re-read,, el poder leer el final ya entendiendo lo que iba a suceder? mucho mejor. recuerdo cuando lo leí en su día que no me enteré de nada, como ocurre todo en dos páginas y media más o menos... pero eso, que muy disfrutable, no os voy a mentir

reviewed Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games, #2)

Review of 'Catching Fire' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

I'll have to go back and see what I rated [b:The Hunger Games|2767052|The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)|Suzanne Collins|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358275334s/2767052.jpg|2792775] but I think I enjoyed Catching Fire more. Maybe it's because it's been so long since I've read the first in the trilogy but I was completely involved in this story and enjoyed the political aspects and the alliance between the victors. And I swear I never thought I'd like Peeta but I did.

The only thing that I didn't like very much was the choice of narrator. I'd go 4.5 but rounding up.

Ok, I'm off to start [b:Mockingjay|7260188|Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)|Suzanne Collins|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358275419s/7260188.jpg|8812783].

reviewed Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games, #2)

Review of 'Catching Fire' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

First read in November 2011. 4 stars.

May 2014: 2nd reading, still 4 stars.
I have since seen the first two movies. I hadn't realized how much the second film omits until I reread it. At least 2/3 of the book takes place outside the arena (in District 12, in the other districts on the victory tour, in the capitol, in the training center), with only a short section of the book taking place in the arena. Which makes sense, given that the time spent in the arena is so brief; only a few days, versus a couple weeks in a typical year, according to the book.

Whereas a much bigger section of the second film takes place in the arena. Which also makes sense, given that they assembled a pretty amazing supporting cast who needed something to do to justify their presence. It made for a very watchable film …

Review of 'Catching Fire' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

If you haven't read Hunger Games, then stop now; you need to go back and read it! This book is a sequel to Hunger Games, and, unlike some sequels, it really depends on the previous book. That said…
When I first started reading this, I wondered if I had rated its prequel to highly. As I got into it, I realized that I hadn't. But the two books really do depend on each other. This particular book helps complete the story from the first, although the cliffhanger ending of this reminds the reader that the third book is definitely needed to round out the story. I guess that'll be the next book I read… This book really does pick up at the end of Hunger Games with the continuation of the story. The personalities and characters follow and continue from the original; the characters are true. The story …

Review of 'Catching Fire Movie-Tie-in-Edition [Paperback] [Nov 10, 2014] SUZANNE COLLINS' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

The second installment in the Hunger Games trilogy is exactly the same as the first. The style is as plodding and functional as the first novel and the narrative twists and turns as predictable. The concept is still interesting but the writing brings down a good idea.

reviewed Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games, #2)

Review of 'Catching Fire' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Genuinely better than the first!

One of my chief criticisms of the first installment was the complete lack of pacing and sense of time. I don't know if Collins improved on that front or I just accepted it and moved on.

The characters are really engaging (though the whole Gale/Peeta thing feels a bit too much like a Edward/Jacob relationship). The effects of violence in the society are really felt by the characters and the turmoil of the characters comes across better than most attempts in young adult fiction.

This is the sort of series that if you've made it through the first book, you'll want to see how it ends. The second book doesn't disappoint in that respect.

reviewed Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games, #2)

Review of 'Catching Fire' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Catching Fire is the aftermath of the Games and, as a victor, Katniss gets to tour in all the districts. But by doing so, the rebellion that was already stirring becomes a reality - and Katniss get blamed for it, obviously. And, cherry on the cake, the 75th Games take place that year, and every 25 years... something special is planned.
The first book was in my opinion quite good, and the second keeps delivering - it's also quite good. The secondary characters (or maybe tertiary, at that point?) are maybe a bit more confusing, but apart from that, I liked it as much as the first one. The end is kind of shocking, and gives a good feeling about the third one.

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