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Book Club Review and New Book

10/3/2010

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It's no surprise, Mockingjay was a hit.  Overall, we loved it.  We couldn't stop talking about it.  I think we could have gone all night if there was time.  There were a few downsides.  Some of us thought it was the lesser of the three.  The first two had more adventure, better written, etc.  Others thought scenes with Katniss were a cop-out.  The first two books had her in the thick of things.  She was front row and center for all the action and drama.  In this book, she missed the important moments, like the final attack on the capital.  What was that all about?

We liked the closing.  Felt it was true to the story and true to the characters.  Speaking of characters, we had our favorites: Haymitch, of course.  He was a favorite to most of us and we laughed at his shenanigans.  Some of us liked Boggs.  He was a new character introduced in this third book but he was a good character and a good man.  We also did the who Peeta vs. Gale debate.  We felt she was better suited with Peeta in the end.  Gale was hot headed just like Katniss.  Katniss needed a calmer influence and Peeta was perfect.

For our next book, we decided to honor band book week and chose a band book.  Our book: The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier.  Check back to see my progress.
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