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These characters give me nothing. I don’t feel anything for them, so are they weak characters or does the story need more time to build up?

I like the fact that Phoebe just fucked with the brides’ mind by telling her that she came to this beautiful hotel to end her life. Who tells people such a thing?! Phoebe is a depressed divorcé that’s been cheated on and all she wants to do is enjoy a last meal at a beautiful resort.

I’m still not friends with this book. The pacing is really weird.

So far, no good.
I’m having issues following this one. My interest in it isn’t there.

Getting dolled up for the chariot ride. Show dogs are probably treated better than the tributes.
Same old miners outfit, same old parade.
But with a different outcome …

”It’s like someone mated a Peacekeeper and a canary and… there you are.”

The train ride continues and so does the insults. “Piglets” seems to be Druscillas favourite nickname for the tributes.

The train ride. Haymitch and the other 3 tributes; Louella McCoy 13, Wyatt Callow (18ish) and Maysilee Donner (15-16) are fed and able to view the Reaping on the TV on their way to the Capitol.

Othos Mellark and Plutarch Heavensbee, yet another few names we recognize from the Hunger Games series.

It’s fascinating how well Collins is able to write about the disdain the people from the Capitol feel towards the poor townsmen of District 12. The lack of empathy is astounding.

Heads exploding and kids up for slaughter not being able to say goodbye to their families is horrifying.

“You two didn’t have to dress up for me.”
“Well, we wanted your day to be special,” says Blair. “What kind of idiot gets born on the reefing day anyway?“

We’re introduced to a 16 year old Haymitch Abernathy on the day of the 50th Quarter Quell. Friend to Burdock Everdeen and Lenore Dove.

Esters berömda kvinnokör har äntligen blivit faktiska personer med namn. Hennes familj får också medverka i samtal. Känns som att Andersson försöker göra boken mer personlig och Ester mer ’relatable’ plötsligt.

Added this as “Want to read” back in 2016. Took me 9 years to get to it.
So far I’m not psyched about the audiobook narrator.

It’s interesting to get more insight into the accident that was displayed on news worldwide. It’s been a bit repetitive though.
It’s interesting that they added the 911 call.

Another brick in the wall

freebird lynyrd skynyrd

Past tense.

comfortably numb - pink floyd
Black dog - Led Zeppelin

“Pooping while you’re getting milked is one of life’s great pleasures. You should try it sometime.”

2; mongulmärket.
Från In-hye’s makes ögon. Berättar i ”han”-form.

Oerhört asiatisk när det kommer till kulturen. Skam, heder och att upprätthålla en fasad av normalitet är viktigt. Man får inte sticka ut. Mannen, samt föräldrar är de som dikterar hur man ska agera och leva. Det är inte okay att avvika från deras vilja. Kvinnor är i princip inte värda något, utöver att agera som en stillsam, plikttrogen städerska/husfru.

Chapter 29: To tell their part of the story, make their mark in history. What would that be?

A rather boring chapter, where not much happens.

Chapter 28: Babel still stands tall as the world around them crumbles. A lot of politics, war-pros and those against it. How to best communicate and get their message across, allies and those against them.

Chapter 27: Holding the ground, setting up tactics and protections. Removing resonance and watching the city halt and crumble.

Chapter 26: Babel. Lines being drawn. Claiming the tower and telling the world about the secret war waging upon them.

Book V ; Chapter 25: Interlude, Letty.
Letty tells us more about her past and her way of thinking.

Chapter 25: A very short chapter in comparison to the rest of the book.
An aha-moment.

Chapter 24: A lot happens, and yet not that much. It’s interesting how little I truely care for the characters. The magical gaol at Oxford reveals a lot of information. A lot of tension.

Chapter 23: Masterplans and setting actions to motion.
“And then - broke the world”.

Chapter 22: Tunnels and the Old Library, staying hidden in plain sight. Introducing the Hermes Society and diving into its practices and beliefs, members and prior participants.

Chapter 21: Back at Oxford, faculty party of the year. Trying to blend in and act as if nothing has happened.