tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post4820416275484203503..comments2024-01-02T15:38:11.465-05:00Comments on Age 30+ ... A Lifetime of Books: Catching FireHeather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-67656507891781486212010-10-25T08:44:48.093-04:002010-10-25T08:44:48.093-04:00christa - I like friends-turned-lovers relationshi...christa - I like friends-turned-lovers relationships as well - that is definitely part of the reason I'm Team Gale. My review of Mockingjay will be up in a few days ...Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-3292808611832709122010-10-25T01:00:56.822-04:002010-10-25T01:00:56.822-04:00I liked Book 1 and Book 2 about the same (really l...I liked Book 1 and Book 2 about the same (really liked both), but was disappointed with Book 3. I was leaning towards Team G because I like relationships grew from friendship :)christa @ mental foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272799752169958460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-80721576482115899132010-10-24T19:23:34.598-04:002010-10-24T19:23:34.598-04:00Michelle - Ok, I read your comment too quickly ......Michelle - Ok, I read your comment too quickly ... I thought it said my "Gale affliction" - though you probably think of that way anyway! LOL I've finished Mockingjay and will post a review shortly - looking forward to seeing your thoughts on it!Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-5135114926739168892010-10-24T08:47:45.984-04:002010-10-24T08:47:45.984-04:00**sigh** I'm saddened by your Gale affiliation...**sigh** I'm saddened by your Gale affiliation. LOL I'm 100% Team Peeta (as if you couldn't guess already).<br /><br />I'm glad that you enjoyed this book better than the last. I have to say I was disappointed in Mockingjay for a variety of reasons that I won't go into here. Especially since you're remaining spoiler-free.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965647842119649711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-64351474678970440942010-10-21T23:44:16.032-04:002010-10-21T23:44:16.032-04:00OpheliaZepp - yeah, yeah, yeahOpheliaZepp - yeah, yeah, yeahHeather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-34846383273318686812010-10-21T20:33:19.725-04:002010-10-21T20:33:19.725-04:00ehem...told ya so.ehem...told ya so.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372876285684220851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-18236646008517110212010-10-21T10:04:30.241-04:002010-10-21T10:04:30.241-04:00Suey - Peeta is sort of "too nice" for m...Suey - Peeta is sort of "too nice" for me - I'm always drawn to the bad boy (not that Gale came across as "bad" at the beginning). And yes, I'm finally getting into the party - FINALLY.<br /><br />Amanda - Yup! :)Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-5316249420428151412010-10-21T09:56:46.752-04:002010-10-21T09:56:46.752-04:00We ARE usually rather opposite aren't we? :D I...We ARE usually rather opposite aren't we? :D It makes things very fun.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-57081827581055679582010-10-21T09:37:37.418-04:002010-10-21T09:37:37.418-04:00I love Peeta with all my heart, BUT I am still dra...I love Peeta with all my heart, BUT I am still drawn toward Gale. So I have always declared myself Team Gale! :)<br /><br />Welcome to the Hunger Games party! Better late than never, right? :)Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-19986083957906510212010-10-21T09:17:08.517-04:002010-10-21T09:17:08.517-04:00Florinda - I’ll definitely check out her review s...Florinda - I’ll definitely check out her review soon – I’m almost finished with Mockingjay now.<br /><br />Erin – Book 3 is sort of growing on me at this point. I’m still not all the way through, but I’m appreciating what Collins is doing with the plot so far. And I’m leaning toward Team Katniss as well …<br /><br />Marg – Interesting … I’ll keep that in mind as I get to the end of book 3! I wonder if I’ll feel the same?<br /><br />Amanda – I love how you and I are almost always polar opposites in our book opinions – it is so funny to me! :) I do get what you’re saying about Gale, though I didn’t pick up on it until book 3. I’m interested to see where the story goes in the final chapters of the last book.Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-13728906280120809822010-10-21T08:04:29.791-04:002010-10-21T08:04:29.791-04:00Catching Fire was the one book in the series that ...Catching Fire was the one book in the series that I hated, because I felt like Katniss lost all the strength and wisdom from the first book and acted like a bimbo the whole time. Thankfully, Mockingjay made up for the book! But I seem to be in the minority in liking Mockingjay. It was exactly what I'd hoped for.<br /><br />I was Team Katniss. I felt like Katniss had decided she didn't want to marry, and she shouldn't be forced into a decision with two people she didn't fully love. She loved Gale like a brother and her love for Peeta was too mixed up and confusing. I wanted her to end up alone until she met someone that could make her change her mind.<br /><br />Having said that, I would have far preferred her to end up with Peeta than Gale, because in Catching Fire Gale revealed himself (to me) to be cruel, jealous, and a very fair-weather love, only willing to love her if she loves him in return. Conditional love bothers me, and I saw in Gale the seeds of a wife-beater or other crazy mean lunatic.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-89167485371238016732010-10-20T21:02:02.778-04:002010-10-20T21:02:02.778-04:00I wasn't passionately team anyone, but if you ...I wasn't passionately team anyone, but if you forced me to choose I would have said that I was Team Peeta.<br /><br />As for Mockingjay, I liked it for the most part, but not as much as I expected to, and not as much as I enjoyed the first two books!<br /><br />I think the book ended at the wrong point, and we could have done without the epilogue. <br /><br />Still a really good trilogy all up though.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-80481207986232342972010-10-20T20:04:52.448-04:002010-10-20T20:04:52.448-04:00I've wondered how the audio versions of these ...I've wondered how the audio versions of these books are! I didn't have the patience to listen -- I had to tear through them the instant they came into my possession!<br /><br />Contrary to everyone else's opinion, I loved Mockingjay. I always felt like I could trust Collins to take the story in a direction that felt right to me, and she did that all the way through. I could not have predicted what happened, but I absolutely see why it did.<br /><br />I was always Team Katniss, or maybe Team Collins. I didn't love one of the boys more than the other -- they both had their moments! But, as I said, I knew Collins would take the story where it needed to go. So I never sided :-)<br /><br />Enjoy the third book! I hope you like it. It makes me sad how many people feel it wasn't quite adequate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-48873714909673850832010-10-20T17:25:39.315-04:002010-10-20T17:25:39.315-04:00Team Gale. Still am, even after reading Mockingjay...Team Gale. Still am, even after reading <i>Mockingjay</i> - which I didn't love, but was not as unhappy with as some were (you need to check out my stepdaughter's post on it after you finish the book). But <i>Catching Fire</i> is my favorite of the three, for whatever it's worth.Florindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789402061034734894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-16713652249004568922010-10-20T16:34:39.922-04:002010-10-20T16:34:39.922-04:00Amy - You know, that doesn't surprise me at al...Amy - You know, that doesn't surprise me at all. :) Didn't you also read and enjoy REDEEMING LOVE, by Francine Rivers? I wasn't a big fan of that book but the main male character (forgot his name) reminds me a lot of Peeta, so your comments make sense.<br /><br />Alyce - Now you've got me worried about book 3 ... though it's not that bad so far.<br /><br />Tribute Books Mama - I'm glad - I can definitely see the appeal!Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-18263227773241402212010-10-20T14:35:08.885-04:002010-10-20T14:35:08.885-04:00My daughter is reading this series and likes it.My daughter is reading this series and likes it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-57680253719204093272010-10-20T14:13:26.312-04:002010-10-20T14:13:26.312-04:00I was team Peeta. I didn't really care for th...I was team Peeta. I didn't really care for the third book, and that was for many reasons.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-25824025973098728132010-10-20T13:27:37.633-04:002010-10-20T13:27:37.633-04:00I was die hard Team Peeta. I loved him so much. ...I was die hard Team Peeta. I loved him so much. Peeta, to me, was all unconditional love. Peeta was hope, revolution of the mind, to me. I always visualized Gale as sullen and angry--a little bit like Katniss. So I felt Katniss would be better off with Peeta.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515314638093018928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-68243245680877894272010-10-20T13:12:13.031-04:002010-10-20T13:12:13.031-04:00Crystal - I'm definitely not anti-Peeta, I gue...Crystal - I'm definitely not anti-Peeta, I guess I just think Katniss and Gale are a better match ... and honestly, Peeta just doesn't do it for me. LOLHeather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-30466298494337203702010-10-20T13:07:24.884-04:002010-10-20T13:07:24.884-04:00I loved this book and I can't spoil Mockingjay...I loved this book and I can't spoil Mockingjay for you because I haven't read it yet. I bought it for my Kindle before it came out and still haven't read it.<br /><br />For the record, I'm Team Peeta, not really sure why, I just like him, to me he is the underdog, the little guy fighting for the girl. I'm not anti-Gale though.Cackleberry Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854044821312453776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-9122614463989918492010-10-20T12:38:31.976-04:002010-10-20T12:38:31.976-04:00Anna - Interesting ... I definitely had more of an...Anna - Interesting ... I definitely had more of an attachment to Gale at the end of this book but I was feeling heartbroken for Peeta at the same time.<br /><br />softdrink - Baker Boy?! HA! I love that! I'm halfway through book 3 now. I don't like it as much as book 2 but I don't hate it either (yet?).<br /><br />Helen - Hmm, I wonder if I'll feel that way by the end as well ...<br /><br />Avid Reader - For the most part I'm enjoying book 3 so far, and I'm about halfway through.Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-20820056702975505932010-10-20T12:13:21.211-04:002010-10-20T12:13:21.211-04:00The second book was my favorite. I agree that the ...The second book was my favorite. I agree that the Peeta/Gale thing becomes more believeable in this book, but I really never saw the love traingle as the focus. I abstain from the Team question, but I hope you like the 3rd!Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-48931327488266804852010-10-20T10:21:38.186-04:002010-10-20T10:21:38.186-04:00I agree with both previous commenters: I liked Cat...I agree with both previous commenters: I liked Catching Fire better than Hunger Games and I started out Team Gale and ended up Team Katniss-should-stay-singleHelen's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-32113292747888600272010-10-20T10:19:57.239-04:002010-10-20T10:19:57.239-04:00I was totally Team Gale, since Baker Boy just didn...I was totally Team Gale, since Baker Boy just didn't do it for me. I liked to the fact that Gale and Katniss came from a similar background, and both were so protective of their families.<br /><br />But, by the end, I was Team No One. I was over them all. I didn't like the last book...at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-43955659754422437642010-10-20T08:37:53.951-04:002010-10-20T08:37:53.951-04:00I liked this book a little more than The Hunger Ga...I liked this book a little more than The Hunger Games, which I know I enjoyed more than you did. ;) I went back and forth between Peeta and Gale, and to be honest, by the time I started Mockingjay, I didn't care who she ended up with or whether she ended up alone.Annahttp://diaryofaneccentric.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com