The Hunger Games – Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games – Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games – Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

This book was one I picked up along the way on my travels.  Having seen the first 3 movies, I had intended to read the whole set, but came across this book first, so have read it before the 4th movie comes out, as have a pretty good grasp of the story anyway from the films.  I just gobbled the book up and found it a very enjoyable read.  I like the realistic approach to this sci-fi, realist in that it’s very human emotions and reactions that can relate to any highly charged life.

I’ve really enjoyed the series and enjoy the series feature of movies, TV and film, especially when they don’t try to drag them past the length of the series. I’m a big fan of having a beginning, middle and an end, it doesn’t need to go on forever just because the producers on making a lot of movie on it.  I, always say, quit while you are ahead.  Still, I am sad that this will end with the 4th movie, but I’m sure there will be other series that will come along that pull my interest, like the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy!’

The Amber Spy Glass – by Philip Pullman

The Amber Spy Glass – by Philip Pullman

The Amber Spy Glass

Part of the ‘Dark Materials Trilogy’

Well, I’ve made it to the end of this trilogy and have enjoyed reading the 3 books, despite what I think are some huge flaws in the story line. What I would say, overall about Philip Pullman’s writing which is why it makes it so easy to overlook all the inconsistencies in the plot and some of the little too loose jumps of imaginative ‘filling in of the blanks’ is that he writes wonderful characters which you want to know what is going to happen to them. I felt very drawn into them and the emotional roller-coaster is very well present and engaging, which is why I kept reading through them – well worth a read for those long winter nights!