Catching Fire

Just as captivating as the first book, Catching Fire starts getting into the nitty gritty politics that aren't as important in the first novel. I've seen some reviewers complain about how long this one takes to get started, but that's if you're only reading the Hunger Games for the Hunger Games. I think that the first half of Catching Fire demonstrates quite a lot of growth from Katniss and quite a lot of interesting conversations about what to do when the whole world is against you. Katniss is still pretty unlikeable and Peeta is comparably almost too perfect, but you can't help but fall in love with the characters that Collins portrays. All of this is before the 75th annual Hunger Games even starts, and man if it isn't a cool one. The arena itself is amazing and all of the underlying political stress is fascinating to observe. The end of the book is quite a famous cliffhanger, but because I've already read the series years ago and watched the movies I'm not dying to read Mocking Jay. I'll get to it quickly, I've been having a blast re-reading this series, but at least I know what happens.

- How many people would you sacrifice your life for?
- Do you think you would have the strength to fight an oppressive government if you found yourself in Katniss's shoes? (I don't know if I could personally)
- Why do you decide to keep living when you wake up every morning?
- How much bad luck do you think you would have to endure before you would turn to a negative coping mechanism like Haymitch?