Part 2, Chapter 16:
When we find her, I kill her in my own way, and no one interferes.
Okay, first thing I have to say is that while I appreciate Katniss' plan, and I do appreciate it since, given the circumstances of the Career pack consisting solely of Cato, District 1 Boy, and District 2 Girl, it's an effective plan of destroying supplies and forcing the Careers into a situation where they're incapable of surviving on their own...I have to question the overall thought process. Yes, Districts 1 and 2 are kept fat and happy by the Capitol, so destroying THEIR supplies makes sense. But...District 4 is part of the Career pack...and I'm pretty sure that District 4 would be the ideal district, given how they have to work hard (Fishing) and could probably survive off the land somewhat. So when Katniss talks about how "every year the Careers don't protect their food, someone else wins", I'm thinking...did District 4 just f*** up royally that year too (granted, they certainly failed THIS year).
Anyway, Katniss and Rue are sleeping together, which would be much much better if Rue was actually sixteen instead of twelve, because then I could picture Crimson spooning GenSaga. But they're recapping who's still alive after hearing a cannon and they get ALMOST everyone (missing Foxface). Now I get that it's realistic to forget people sometimes. But still, how the hell do you remember District 3 Boy over Foxface? You haven't seen him (or at least noticed him) EVER? Granted, Rue remembers him from spying on the Careers (and this is the first we're hearing about him being involved with them), but still, he's easily the most superfluous character at this point, whereas Foxface has at least gotten SOME development.
Anyway, the Katniss/Rue dream team continues to be awesome, having their sisterly bond that is far better than Prim (I feel I don't say this enough, but Prim sucks. They bond over having to hustle to feed their families, since apparently their siblings are incompetent (seriously, die in a fire, Prim). But the mockingjay pin makes its triumphant return as the very reason why Rue trusts Katniss in the first place. And they hug before Katniss sets off to put her plan in motion, despite the fact that Katniss has NO f***ing clue what she's gonna do...and that hug makes Katniss realize that she cares more for Rue than she does for her horrible, horrible little sister.
Anyway, Katniss spies on the Careers and the author makes a point of illustrating just how unimportant and forgettable District 3 Boy really is, even in his physical appearance. But suddenly, Rue does her part and reveals that Cato REALLY doesn't seem to like Katniss. Honestly, I think they would have great hate-sex, but this topic isn't for my dreams or fantasies, so let's just move on. Foxface makes her first appearance since the games began and gymnastics (I'm using it as a verb, shut up) the s*** out of the booby-trapped ground in front of the Cornucopia. And this is where District 3 Boy suddenly becomes a lot more interesting, because he's smart enough to booby-trap things in the first place.
Katniss comes up with a plan on the fly (really, it seems like she's not putting too much effort into the actual PLANNING phase of her plans), and decides she's just gonna blow the whole place right the f*** up. Which really, good for her. Until she gets caught in the blast (see, planning in advance is beneficial to your health, kids), and blacks out (honestly, I feel like she blacks out like, every other chapter. Get your s*** together, Katniss!)
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