not as good as the first, but sequels rarely are. it's always like the author is trying to ride the wave of enthusiasm over the first book, which is either a hit or miss. for me, it was good, but it all seemed a little... stilted. maybe that's not the right word, but I can't think of something mo...
Terminé los libros de la trilogía The Hunger Games de Suzanne Collins hace unos días. Es como estar metida en una película de guerra / ciencia ficción por días y noches. A veces me parece que lo sigo leyendo.Cuando mi esposo y yo salimos de ver la película Cloud Atlas, que tiene unas escenas de ...
This review is for Gregor and the Code of Claw (book #5).The last book in the series was very action packed, but I get the same feeling I had when I finished the last book in the Hunger games series.......upset! I feel that Suzanne Collins is a wonderful writer and I really enjoy her books, but w...
Agreed, it's teenage fiction and there is quite a lot of blood and death. But then I was frightened by '1984' at 14 and this generation of young people have all been exposed to the horrors of Palestine and the like on tv and facebook. The book explores some big themes; lovers and friends, explo...
*may contain some spoilers if you read this series for the 1st time*The first and the second book was great. The whole triangle love thing, i loved it. And Peeta isn't useless , he actually helps Katniss a lot. But the third one was just...bland. I read the first two books in total four days but ...
This is the first book, let alone series, that I've ever watched the movie before I read the book. I have to say that I think the movies have done a fabulous job to portray the story as it was first written in print. Especially when compared to other examples. It is also worth noting that I was o...
I'm not ashamed to say that I enjoyed these more than The Hunger Games; Gregor is infinitely more likeable than Katniss, and there is just so much more heart, here. The adventure is still very strong, the moral dilemmas complex, the world strange and new, but the tone is much less cynical. I say ...
This series is definitely aimed at a less adult audience than the Hunger Games series. While I loved the Hunger Games, it was refreshing to see Suzanne Collins deal with some of the same important themes of blind hatred, war, sacrifice, etc, in a less bloody and brutal way. The world that Collin...
Gregor and his little sister Boots fall into an Underworld with interesting characters, struggles for survival, and exciting quests. I thought the author did a great job bringing to live the complex relationships between the various underworld species. Boots was much needed comic relief for a pre...
This moving picture book relates in just a few pages the overwhelming effect of war on a six year old. Suzy is told her dad is going to something called a war in someplace called Viet Nam. She cannot comprehend the kind of jungle he’s in nor how long he will be away. She marks the passage of time...
Reviewed for SJSU LIBR 264 Summer 2014Year of the Jungle is an autobiographical picture book of the year author Suzanne Collins' father went enlisted in the army and was sent overseas to Vietnam. The story portrays the confusion and fear of a young girl struggling to understand where and why her ...
Понякога трябва да си напомням, че „Подземните хроники“ (изд. „Екслибрис“) е излязла доста преди „Игрите на глада“. Сюзан Колинс изобщо не се опитва да тушира или смекчи размаха на ужаса, с които описва трагедията и смъртта дори в уж детска книга. Докато в „Игрите на глада“ имахме свят, който е п...
When Gregor falls after his little sister down the laundry shoot he finds himself in a new land. He is faced with deciding where to place his loyalties, how to survive and given the opportunity to search for his father who unaccountably disappeared 2 years ago. This book has ruined my entire da...
Tercer libro de la saga de Las Tierras Bajas de Suzanne Collins, con un giro bastante diferente a los anteriores y una historia que desarrolla y expande mucho más el universo que creó la autora.Lo bueno:1. La historia: Suzanne Collins no sólo se creó una historia bastante llamativa sino que ha ve...
Do you like adventures? Then you should read Gregor and The Prophecy of Bane. This is the second book of the series Gregor the Overlander. This book's genre is adventure. I thought this book was interesting because every time I read a chapter I don't want to put the book down. This book is about ...