When I started the Amazon/Goodreads 100 Must-Read Books in a Lifetime list in January of this year, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Skimming the titles, I recognized several, either because I’d already read them or they were the commonly-used books in films about high school or college—you know, the “coincidental” book the protagonist is … Continue reading Lifetime Reading List Review, Part 1 – 2020
Before you read any further, please be aware that this post contains many spoilers of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. As soon as I finished The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, I texted my best friend who’d loaned me the book. “Lucy Gray is Katniss’s grandmother!!!!!!” Quickly, Hannah responded with a … Continue reading Is Lucy Gray the Grandmother of Katniss Everdeen?
When I saw on Twitter that a new Hunger Games novel was being released this year, I wasn’t sure what to think. At the time, I hadn’t re-read the original trilogy, and I barely remembered anything about this new book’s protagonist, Coriolanus Snow, a.k.a the tyrannical President Snow of the seventy-fourth and -fifth Hunger Games … Continue reading Book Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
As much as I adored Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay fell short of my expectations, akin to The Hunger Games. The action of Catching Fire was captivating; by contrast, the majority of Mockingjay focused on the political affairs of District 13 and Panem (which were interesting) until the final third-or-so of the book, which … Continue reading Book Review: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
As I begin to write these analyses, I ask myself a variation of the same question: Is this book one I am grateful to have read because it gave me something I believe we all should know? If my answer is “yes,” then I seek to identify what the “something” is, if I knew it … Continue reading Lifetime Reading List: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
I bought the Hunger Games trilogy boxed set earlier this year, excited to read these books for the first time. As it turns out, I’ve already read these books – in high school, like almost every other book on this Lifetime Reading List so far in 2020. So, I suppose it’s safe to say these … Continue reading Lifetime Reading List: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Pensive Bookworm 