I know, I've been reading the Hunger Games forever! But I just don't have as much time as I would like to be able to sit down and force myself to finish the book. But, I am really enjoying it! I am close to finishing it right now and as soon as I finish, I plan to read the next 2 books in the series! I am currently on chapter 14 and our narrater, Katniss, has just been informed by little Rue the only 12 year old tribute in the games, that a tracker jacker nest is directly above her head. Tracker jackers are basically wasps but their sting is way more painful and dangerous and can actually lead to death. Panicking, Katniss struggles while trying to figure out what she should do in this difficult situation because directly above her is death as well as directly below her because the careers are also below her. This is for sure one of the high points of the book because there are so many possibilities of what can happen. Rue motions for Katniss to saw the tracker jacker nest and tells her to cut it off so that it will fall right on to the careers. Horary for Rue! Thats a genius idea because (1) the venomous little stinging beasts will be away from Katniss and (2) the tracker jackers could possibly kill a few of the careers which would help Katniss out tremendously.
I thought this was very brave of Rue because I know that I wouldn't have been brave enough to talk to any of the other tributes because I would be scared that they would kill me! However, Rue sucked it up and helped an enemy out rather than killing her! Which really makes me happy(: And to make it better, Katniss, well so far, hasn't done anything to harm her either. Since I saw the movie, I sort of already know what is going to happen BUT I will not let myself be reminded of that because I want to read it and find out for myself. This book has been amazing so far and I can't wait to see what happens between Rue and Katniss and see how the book conveys it differently from the movie. Fight on...
Reading Log: The Hunger Games 35 pages-80 minutes
Nikki-Rosa 1 page-25 minutes
World History TBK 24 pages-45 minutes
Emily, It must be challenging for you to continue to read the book even after you saw the movie. I don't know if I could do that. I'm glad your enjoying the book, it is an amazing book and I am eager to read the next one's (if I can force myself too)!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work, ksparkles77
Emily, I am reading "The Hunger Games" now too! I agree with ksparkles77, it is difficult to read the book after I have already seen the movie, but hopefully we can both find the time to read the next two books of the series before those movies come out. We should see them together :)
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