Yeah! Glad you finally got your books FD. It's been lonely in here all by myself. I know, it's really hard to not just power through and read the whole thing. I honestly think I'd be done right now if I wasn't doing re-caps and writeups for each chapter. But I kind of like it. Forces me to think a little bit more about what's going on, and I feel like I'm getting to know the characters better. And maybe now we can get some discussion going!
Also cool is you're using a lot of the quotes I almost used for my writeups :]
Chapter 5
Pages 61-72
“What do they do all day, these people in the Capitol, besides decorating their bodies and waiting around for a new shipment of tributes to roll in and die for their entertainment?”
Summary:
It’s spa day! And it looks like Katniss is getting a pretty good waxing down, among other things. We meet her stylist for the games, Cinna, and lucky for her he’s not crazy on the outside. Just on the inside. Cinna’s particular brand of crazy becomes apparent when he decides to set Katniss on fire for the opening ceremonies. Portia (whom I’m now imagining as Portia de Rossi), Peeta’s stylist, sees nothing wrong with this, and puts a torch to Peeta as well. But no one cares about Peeta.
Our two little District 12ers are paraded around the Capitol for a while, waving and cheering to their admirers. Apparently the fire did attract them some attention after all. Who could have guessed? It’s really a tossup when you’re talking about setting human beings on fire. Might get you noticed, might not. Who can say for sure? But it does and they’re happy. Katniss catches a rose and blows the thrower a kiss. I secretly like to think that it was Madge and she stowed away on the transport train to be with Katniss. Now that would be a fine romance my friends. A fine romance indeed.
Thoughts:
The Games seem like they like their gimmicks, so I’m wondering if this year’s will be that it’s a team competition. Katniss and Peeta are getting far too close for my tastes, and I seriously doubt that Collins is going to have her murder him in cold blood. Or have anyone else do it for that matter. At least not anytime soon.
That aside, I’m getting more and more excited for this movie. The subject matter is good, and really it has all the raw material to be visually stunning. I kind of dig the fact that they make it a point for the tribute to be styled and visually appealing. I’m a sucker for America’s Next Top Model so this is like candy to a baby for me. Looking forward to seeing what’s ahead in the Training Center. Also, President Snow? Get out of my head FFXIII!
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