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Yikes. Dread-filled slide into autocratic regime in Ireland. Language often overripe, nature metaphors heavy. What to tell the children when norms are upended? Even Winston & Julia got a picnic break, but not the Stacks. Worse to worser. Booker prize winner. 2023

40 “the man has been trained for the rules of the game but the game has been changed so what now is the man?”

103 “history is a silent record of people who did not know when to leave”

Collin's trilogy depicts her dystopian universe with strong liberal undertones and remains an exemplar of modern America: capitalism and authoritarianism, environmental disaster, wealth disparity, hypocrisy and poverty. This YA series, led by a firebrand of a heroine, finely balances suspense and character/worldbuilding development without ever being tropey. In a month celebrated for a historical protest, Catching Fire is perfect reading material.

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In a future world bees are extinct. When the robot bees begin to fail so does the MC‘s strawberry farm. She is also fighting against corrupt leaders and propaganda. A great kids-save-the-day environmental story!

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Loved it! Suzanne Collins is a genius. I‘m going to watch the movie versions of Catching Fire, Mockingjay, and this one to prep myself for the next installment. Might just go ahead and preorder it 😎

It took me a few months to finish on audio- but I finished it yesterday. I have to admit i was also reluctant to read it but my daughter wanted to be able to talk about it with me- of course I was going to- and it was very well done- although It drives me crazy that Suzanne Collins uses a lot of ambiguity at times- Lucy Grey???? (then ending of Gregor the Overlander)- The world through Snows eyes and experiences def enriched it all for me.

Wandering through Target and saw this for $8. Not on my TBR list but seeing it was winner decided to give it a go. Dystopian the reviews say. Well for me it was too much of what I‘m seeing now on my TV screen , especially towards the end which I had to speed read . Writing and descriptions well done. It did make me feel uncomfortable.To think that what he wrote about could easily happen and that some of it is.Right now.

It‘s working for me so far, and that‘s saying a lot considering I‘ve only wanted to read romcoms for the last three months 🤪😅🤓

Dystopian life that doesn‘t seem so far-fetched. Everyone has “flicks” (think a phone chip in your head) and climate change has decimated most regions of the US. The rich elite have essentially left everyone to suffer and have sent workers to the far north to set up camp with the intention of discovering if it‘s habitable in the long run, but some people have other plans…

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I love a feminist dystopian book full of trigger warnings.