The Hunger Games have concluded, and the winner is… It can be difficult to limit yourself to a certain length for a narrative. If you can manage it, however, you allow yourself to do two things. Being limited in time pushes you to develop your world and characters as much as possible with as few… Continue reading Book Review: Mockingjay
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Book Review: Catching Fire
Follow-up to my review of Suzanne Collins’ first book in the Hunger Games trilogy. They say the second chapter of a trilogy is its darkest. The stakes are heightened, the danger deepened, families torn apart and friends forced to make deadly and dire choices. For examples of this, look to The Empire Strikes Back, The… Continue reading Book Review: Catching Fire
Book Review: The Hunger Games
On our final trip to the local Borders book store, my wife and I picked up a few things, such as Earth: The Book, which is every bit as hilarious as you can imagine, and the first collection of the Path of the Planeswalker mini-comics based on Magic: the Gathering. On something of a whim,… Continue reading Book Review: The Hunger Games
