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Summary of this Book... | ||
Sunrise on the Reaping is Suzanne Collins’ second prequel to her Hunger Games novels. It’s the Second Quarter Quell and in ‘honour’ of the event, each District must produce twice the number of tributes to compete in the Games. 16-year-old Haymitch may be poor, but he has something to live for. He’s got his family, his job, his friends, and he is deeply in love with Lenore Dove. Best of all, she loves him back, and they dream of a future together. Those dreams are shattered when Haymitch becomes a substitute tribute, and he is dragged off to the Capitol. At first, Haymitch isn’t interested in working with any tributes other than little Louella, who he feels responsible for. When a terrible event takes place, however, he comes to see the value in changing tactics. Someone’s got to take a stand… Sunrise on the Reaping is not a nice, fluffy novel. It’s brutal. There are no happy endings here. What it does very well (in my opinion) is show the effects of propaganda and dehumanisation. The people in the Capitol do not see the tributes as proper humans – people like them. That makes it much easier to see what happens to them as acceptable. And whilst for them when the Games are over, that year’s story is over, that is not the case for any survivors. Their lives are altered forever. | ||
This type of Book is good for... | ||
People who loved the previous novels in the series. Also, people who enjoy fantasy and dystopian novels. | ||
I especially liked... | ||
I liked how Haymitch has his own voice – it is distinct from those of Katniss and Coriolanus. I came to care about various characters – Maysilee is a wonderful character, and there’s little Lou Lou, and Ampert… Readers of the other novels will recognise Beetee, Wiress and Mags. There’s even a young Effie Trinket. | ||
I didn't like... | ||
It took me a while to get into this novel. At first I felt like the author tried too hard to tie this novel in with the others in the series. Once we got to the Capitol, however, I got into the story and it’s definitely a good read. | ||
This Book made me feel... | ||
I felt a whole range of emotions when reading this book. Sadness, anger, and an admiration for the author because she sure doesn't hold back. | ||
I recommend this Book because... | ||
I may have made my review sound gloomy, but it is a good read. I can recommend it. Just be aware that Collins doesn’t hold back here. The Hunger Games are ugly. These kids are in a terrible situation, and she refuses to sugarcoat that fact. | ||
Further Comments... | ||
Even though the novel has just come out, there have already been cast announcements for the upcoming movie. I don’t actually know how they’re going to go about the movie because it will be very difficult to keep it PG-13. As I mentioned before, this story is brutal. Not a read for the faint of heart. It’s gory, and it’s heart-breaking, and I have no idea how they’ll get around that. I guess we will have to wait and see. | ||
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