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Post by sammybluejay on Dec 25, 2011 23:35:15 GMT -5
I really love Joanna and really, REALLY loved Cinna. Then Finnick and Annie just make my heart hurt, in a really good way. I actually can't think of any characters that I necessarily dislike from the series. Even the nasty characters like Snow are characters that I love to hate, but I can't say that there are any characters I didn't really enjoy reading about.
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Post by Marina on Dec 29, 2011 18:43:45 GMT -5
Also, have you guys checked out the Panem website? Which districts were you put in?
I'm in District 4. At first I was like ... what? But since Finnick is in it, I'm okay. Also, name's Marina, which means "sea one". It all makes sense... somehow.
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Post by sammybluejay on Dec 29, 2011 23:08:24 GMT -5
PANEM WEBSITE, WHAT *runs off to find it*
Okay, this is the coolest thing ever and clearly where I'm going to be spending the rest of my evening. I got District 2, masonry...which is kinda weird, but okay. I can't see any correlation between my name and that.
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Post by andreaisabbbw on Dec 30, 2011 5:25:38 GMT -5
I like how your name correlates with your district, Marina!
I was very displeased with my placement, which was District 9 (Grain) at capitol.pn, and at panemoctober.com I was placed in District 1. I haven't visited either website since. I do see some correlation with my name and my Panem October district, though. Andrea means "woman" or "womanly" in several languages and we all know that women love luxury items (well, most do).
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Post by thoughtsdropin on Dec 30, 2011 16:31:36 GMT -5
I just registered at capitol.pn yesterday, and I was put in District 12. I was actually a bit surprised, because my name means "light," and I have heard that a lot of people are sorted based on their names, so I was expecting District 5 (power and electricity). I'm happier with 12 though, especially since the massive fandom quiz on thefandom.net also put me there.
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Post by andreaisabbbw on Jan 6, 2012 16:47:17 GMT -5
I just registered at capitol.pn yesterday, and I was put in District 12. I was actually a bit surprised, because my name means "light," and I have heard that a lot of people are sorted based on their names, so I was expecting District 5 (power and electricity). I'm happier with 12 though, especially since the massive fandom quiz on thefandom.net also put me there. There's a fandom quiz? I must not be as rabid a fan as I thought I was. Have you all seen the "Finnick and Annie" mini-webisodes by Mainstay Pro on YouTube? They're fabulous and also heart-wrenching. Here's the link to the first episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_MNmhZvYeg |
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jan 7, 2012 8:57:40 GMT -5
Have you all seen the "Finnick and Annie" mini-webisodes by Mainstay Pro on YouTube? They're fabulous and also heart-wrenching. Here's the link to the first episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_MNmhZvYeg[/quote] Omigosh THANK YOU. I will watch the fuck out of these later. Yeeeees looking forward to it. |
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Post by Kori on Jan 10, 2012 1:50:50 GMT -5
I hated the ending of Mockingjay too, but I kind of understand why it had to be done that way. I mean, after all that, who wouldn't have major PTSD? And even after all the deaths (which left me crying just a little) I have to say that it's kind of optimistic for a dystopian series. :\
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jan 10, 2012 2:14:46 GMT -5
I hated the ending of Mockingjay too, but I kind of understand why it had to be done that way. I mean, after all that, who wouldn't have major PTSD? And even after all the deaths (which left me crying just a little) I have to say that it's kind of optimistic for a dystopian series. :\ I won't complain about the PTSD -- that's thoroughly justified, and if anything should've been explored further. My issues with the ending are 1) THE MOTHER ARGH (think I discussed this at length earlier...); and 2) Katniss ending up all happy-cozy with Peeta. SO UNBELIEVABLE. I mean, he was brainwashed to think she's evil and to try to kill her on sight -- are we really expected to just drop that, for the sake of a happy ending that ties everything into a neat bow? I mean, during that paragraph about how they grew old(er) and had kids and yadda-yadda-yadda, I was just thinking "No, see, they wouldn't last long enough to have kids. He'd wake up next to her one night, having a PTSD episode and thinking she's out to get him, and he'd kill her in her sleep. Don't try to airbrush that little detail away just to be convenient for a happy ending, Suzanne Collins. Stop acting like Stephanie Meyer." But other than the details of Katniss's actual post-Hunger-Games life? I found the ending quite good and satisfying. Glad it implied that the future government isn't all peaches-and-cream and that shit's gonna hit the fan again in a generation or two. ... Typing that, I'm thinking "Ooo, sequel!" but simultaneously really hoping Collins doesn't cash in on that cow, as it would be way too gimmicky and I'd never take her seriously again, EVER. [Apologies for being obnoxiously verbose in my responses; being without college, I find I make up excuses to write essays in my everyday life. Never thought I'd miss assignments 'til I didn't have them...] |
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Post by Kori on Jan 10, 2012 2:22:55 GMT -5
I hated the ending of Mockingjay too, but I kind of understand why it had to be done that way. I mean, after all that, who wouldn't have major PTSD? And even after all the deaths (which left me crying just a little) I have to say that it's kind of optimistic for a dystopian series. :\ I won't complain about the PTSD -- that's thoroughly justified, and if anything should've been explored further. My issues with the ending are 1) THE MOTHER ARGH (think I discussed this at length earlier...); and 2) Katniss ending up all happy-cozy with Peeta. SO UNBELIEVABLE. I mean, he was brainwashed to think she's evil and to try to kill her on sight -- are we really expected to just drop that, for the sake of a happy ending that ties everything into a neat bow? I mean, during that paragraph about how they grew old(er) and had kids and yadda-yadda-yadda, I was just thinking "No, see, they wouldn't last long enough to have kids. He'd wake up next to her one night, having a PTSD episode and thinking she's out to get him, and he'd kill her in her sleep. Don't try to airbrush that little detail away just to be convenient for a happy ending, Suzanne Collins. Stop acting like Stephanie Meyer." You know, the fact that Peeta could have another episode didn't even occur to me before. I was probably washed up in everything else that had happened in quick succession and was looking for a sort-of happy ending. But that makes complete sense. At the very least, she'd have to constantly be on her guard, and that would put a strain on any relationship... |
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Post by sammybluejay on Jan 10, 2012 10:35:02 GMT -5
I hated the ending of Mockingjay too, but I kind of understand why it had to be done that way. I mean, after all that, who wouldn't have major PTSD? And even after all the deaths (which left me crying just a little) I have to say that it's kind of optimistic for a dystopian series. :\ I won't complain about the PTSD -- that's thoroughly justified, and if anything should've been explored further. My issues with the ending are 1) THE MOTHER ARGH (think I discussed this at length earlier...); and 2) Katniss ending up all happy-cozy with Peeta. SO UNBELIEVABLE. I mean, he was brainwashed to think she's evil and to try to kill her on sight -- are we really expected to just drop that, for the sake of a happy ending that ties everything into a neat bow? I mean, during that paragraph about how they grew old(er) and had kids and yadda-yadda-yadda, I was just thinking "No, see, they wouldn't last long enough to have kids. He'd wake up next to her one night, having a PTSD episode and thinking she's out to get him, and he'd kill her in her sleep. Don't try to airbrush that little detail away just to be convenient for a happy ending, Suzanne Collins. Stop acting like Stephanie Meyer." But other than the details of Katniss's actual post-Hunger-Games life? I found the ending quite good and satisfying. Glad it implied that the future government isn't all peaches-and-cream and that shit's gonna hit the fan again in a generation or two. That did kinda bother me too, I definitely could've done without that ending. It also seemed so way out of her character it was ridiculous. It made sense that Peeta was the one who really wanted kids but I mean, he'd've probably had to argue long and hard - at least as I understand Katniss's character, he would have. I get this little twinge of annoyance every time I read the ending. You have this amazingly strong female character who stands up for herself and kicks a LOT of ass and then Collins just decides to package her up neatly into a marriage and a family and that's the end of it. You're completely right, there would absolutely be a lot of trust/PTSD issues there that she completely ignored for the sake of a happy ending. But THANK YOU. Everyone I talks to is always "ooooh I hated that book because she killed all those characters and she didn't have to!" and I always have to resist the urge to take them by the shoulders and tell them that it's a book that's about rebellion against an absolutely horrible government. I would have actually been disappointed if everyone had made it to the end, even if that makes me sound like a bad person. It would have been totally unrealistic if everyone had come out in one piece and happy. THAT'S what would have made me hate the last book. |
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Post by andreaisabbbw on Jan 11, 2012 1:43:14 GMT -5
Peeta does have flashbacks, though! Right before the epilogue, Katniss narrates: "There are still moments when he clutches the back of a chair and hangs on until the flashbacks are over." Yes, the PTSD is nowhere near gone (nor will it ever be), but remember when Peeta says in Catching Fire that his nightmares are mostly paralyzing? I think everyone experiences dreams/nightmares differently, and I don't think that they change over time; which leads me to believe that if Peeta had an episode in the middle of the night, he'd just be paralyzed with fear. And near the end of Mockingjay he seemed in control of his urge to kill Katniss. He also spent a lot of time in the Capitol working with Dr. Aurelius and that also leads me to believe that he was somewhat in control of his PTSD. But you're right, Nora, there is still a very large possibility of that happening.
What I want to know is what happened to Buttercup. Did he become the family pet? Did he outlive even Peeta and Katniss? Did he have little kittens? Did he ironically die the day after Katniss saved him?
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Post by andreaisabbbw on Mar 20, 2012 14:09:58 GMT -5
TWO DAYS, EVERYONE. TWO. DAYS.
*happy dance*
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Mar 20, 2012 15:31:25 GMT -5
*fangirl flail*
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Mar 23, 2012 3:13:48 GMT -5
Went to see The Hunger Games tonight with friends (retribution for dragging my guy friend to Breaking Dawn: Part I last fall). Still don't get the hype, but I gave it a chance. *half shrug*
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