Just completed and phew, that was soooo heavy. I dont know if it is just me but i felt this book was a lot more brutal, gruesome, and torturous than the trilogy. Or maybe I am forgetting how the triology made me feel but seriously dont remember feeling the way I did with this book.
I must say, after the arena explosion following Silka's death, I did NOT want to read further. Like after finishing that chapter, I was feeling immensely lonely. I never anticipated that a book can make me feel so lonely. And then, I decided to just complete the book cause well only 3 chapters left but the way i was just numb reading them. It was intense. I dont know if I am feeling so sensitive cause I am still in school 💀.
I was very excited when the trailer released. I was just at the start of the book then, not knowing what was coming. At this point, I dont even know if I want to see that movie anymore dude. Like, I'm sure it would be wonderful but knowing how ppl say the books are the perspective of the tributes and the movies are the persepective of the capitol and stuff, i dont know anymore. I know I know, just entertainment at the end of the day (maybee entertainment is a word that shouldn't be used here 😭).
Anddd I just feel too depressed to watch it too. But I wonder if this movie would be the first to actually make me cry, cause I have never cried watching any shows before.
But really, these books are really telling me how war and propaganda actually is like. Maybe, with its fictional backgroud, it could be a bit exaggerated in some cases, but still holds true to the real world. Hope ppl struggling in the ongoing wars will soon find peace in someway.
Anyways, what are your thoughts on this book?