Chapter 27

Please, Kat and Peeta... make this work. At least one more time, Kat.

That was a smart arrangement of weeks... especially for their purposes. Hopefully, things will continue to go smoothly...

Locked in her room? Doesn't that seem kind of like childish punishment to you? I would be frightened, too. I can't imagine having to monitor and think of the consequences of every little thing I say. It's too much pressure for me. I would surely screw up.

Good move, Kat! nice! Keep going...

Peeta! No! Your leg! No! It must have been the tourniquet... I hope Katniss doesn't feel that it's her fault. With out her, he would have died long before.

Oh, honey. I know she loves Gale, but please don't hurt Peeta... I love him, too. Oh Peeta. Don't be like that. Angry or sad, not hollow. Please...

NO!! I HATE THIS BOOK! HOW COULD YOU LEAVE ME HANGING LIKE THAT????? Grr...

Chapter 26

Peeta! Please! Don't die now! You've won! It's not fair for you to die!

Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Where is Katniss, though? What is going on?

Heh, she knew Haymitch too well. She knew exactly what his gifts meant. I can't wait to see what they will be wearing for the reunion :)

Oh! How sweet! I would love to have an outfit like that! What is the trouble, though? What could be so bad outside the arena?

Oooohh... Hmm.. Yes, that could definitely cause a problem. And Kat still doesn't realize the truth in his love?? Sigh, she can be so naive. I hope everything works out :-/

Chapter 25

Goodness! Wolf-like creatures? What sick mind...? Ugh.

Glimmer??? And the others are... All the tributes?? No! It can't be! Not Rue!

LET GO OF PEETA!!! He's going to suffocate! No! Not after all this. Kat, you have to figure something out!! Good, his hand; save Peeta now.

Why isn't he dying? Why does the Capitol have to be so cruel? Call off the dogs and let Cato's end come to him! All that suffering, even for someone like Cato, it's not fun or entertaining in any way whatsoever. Moaning in excruciating pain, on the verge of death, wanting death over that suffering. It's unimaginable.

How could they do that??!!??? They can't just change the rules at the very last second! Oh, Katniss! Please, outsmart the Capitol again! YES! Perfect! Now, you just need to get back quick enought to fix you up, and go home. Please Peeta and Kat, I know you can make it!

Chapter 24

Well, unintentional or not, there's only the three of them left. Cato is hard to predict, and I'm not sure how things will go from here. He could attack them at any second in their little den. Or he could be completely oblivious to their location. I have no idea how his strategy works. I hope it ends today, as Kat senses. I'm sick of the disturbed idea of fun and entertainment the Capitol holds.

Oh geez, another one of the Gamemaker's ploys. What kind of creature are they running from? It must be terrifying for Cato to run right past Peeta and Kat without a second glance. I'm again worried about their safety.

Chapter 23

Peeta; such a flirt. :) He's a fun character. I can just imagine Haymitch and Katniss trying to be neighborly every day. Ha ha! Kat is right, Peeta wouldn't understand the significance tied to the gifts. I can't even think about having to help someone train then watch them die year after year. No wonder Haymitch became a drunk.

Oh, Thresh. Capable of such kindness, yet plauged with the same fate as the others. I can't seem to believe that he's gone, too. It's not right in any way. Poor Thresh.

Why do the Gamemekares feel it necissary to alter the naturally occuring patterns? Why would they need to put up a different moon? Why did they want to make it pour like that? It seems random and purposeless to me.

Why can't Katniss see that Peeta is not making up his love??? It's so obvious! How he's so happy when he looks at her, how it "seems so natural" for him... It's because he's NOT PRETENDING!! Katniss loves Gale, though, so this will NOT work out. She's going to have to choose in the end. Peeta cooks, Gale hunts. Peeta is loud when he walks, Gale doesn't make a sound. Who do you think she will pick?

Good; she got some meat for them. They'll need more if they stay in the Games much longer. Gasp! Foxface! That sly little stealer... I guess that teaches us all a lesson. I never thought it would have been the death of her. Those are some bad berries.

Chapter 22

It's raining for the first time in the whole Games. Maybe the streams running more will discourage any unwanted visitors from Kat and Peeta's haven. I sure hope so. Oh, I'm so glad Peeta is doing better, even though I'm sad and worried about Kat's injury. Hopefully she will be well enough to hunt soon so they don't starve. I'm so glad one of them is well enough to take care of the other.

I am so sick of these Games, as I'm sure Katniss and Peeta are. The fact that one would need to think of snakes, quicksand, or rabid animals set up by, not nature, but human force is deeply disturbing. I wish it was all over and they were back at home with their families.
I think it's sweet how Peeta can make Katniss feel so safe in his arms. I'm glad they have each other for warmth and just to be with. I would have been so terribly lonely out on my own.

It's so smart of Katniss to figure Haymitch out like that. I'm glad they're so alike that they can understand each other. I can't believe Peeta remembered so much about Kat over the years. Peeta really does love Katniss. She's simply oblivious to the fact. I'm glad Haymitch is pushing tham together, even if she thinks it an act for the sponsors. This can't end well, though. Ugh.

Chapter 21

Be careful, Catnip. Those Careers are still dangerous, and I don't want to see you get hurt again.

That sly little foxface! Again, tricking her competitors!

Katniss! No! Clove needs to get off of you! You have the medicine, get it to Peeta!!

Thresh! Thank you!! Oh, maybe there's hope for her to get to Peeta now! Thank you, Thresh, for that moment of kindness!

Oh, please work, medicine. Let Peeta live, Collins. Please? Peeta? Katniss? She's losing blood quickly... please...

Chapter 20

Why doesn't Peeta want to eat? Doesn't he realize how desperately he needs to?

Oh no. Please don't die and leave Katniss alone, Peeta. Blood poisoning is bad. Please?

That was clever of Kat, to use the stones to heat the soup.

Aw, the story of Prim's goat is touching. Why does Kat have to try to be so distant from the happiness of the moment?

The feast could save Peeta! Oh, she must go! Even though he protests.

Oh! Well that's one way to handle it! ha ha! Just drug him up, and he won't even notice you're gone! Kat was sneaky though. She did a very good job at getting the medicine in Peeta.

Chapter 19

Petta, What happened to you? How did Cato manage to get you so badly? Oh, it makes me so sick to think of Peeta hurting like that. I'm like Katniss; I don't like that kind of thing. Ugh.

Their little secluded home seems cozy. The two of them, together in that little crevice. I'm so glad that they can both live.

Oh! A kiss from Katniss? How sweet! Oh, yes, this is going to be a good spot for them to stay :) And they even got rewarded for it! Broth, unfortunately, not medicine for Peeta.

Chapter 18

Oh, Rue, baby. How could she die? It's not fair! I am so glad Katniss loved Rue enough to give her those last little words for her dying wish. It was a beautiful song and a beautiful funeral for little Rue. I just can't believe she's gone! The mockingjay call! She was safe just moments before! Oh, how I despise the Capitol!

I hope Kat can be strong. She is doing good, sorting through packs, hunting, getting something done. Conserve strength and energy.

Peeta!!! They can both live!! Oh my! Thank you , thank you, thank you!

Chapter 17

I found it funny, in a gruesome way, that Katniss thought, No blood trails, as she crawled out of the debris. I'm not sure what made it funny to me, but it was. Cato's comical act of self-mutilation was most definitely funny. I'm glad they think that the perpetrator is dead, or else they might have picked through the woods in search of a incapacitated Katniss.

Foxface again! That girl is a whole lot smarter than the tributes. I don't really trust her, though. Not like I trust Rue and Kat and Peeta. She seems dangerous.

Where could Rue be? I know she could have made it back if nothing had happened. Had Katniss been able to hear their call?

I've had "hollow days" before. The ones when you feel like you could eat a cow... even after you just ate half of one! I think it was kind of cruel to feed the tributes such exquisite food right before the Games. It doesn't exactly seem fair.

Rue, oh Rue, thank goodness you sent your call. I'm so glad you're safe. So relieved.

NO! Rue! Please, no! Just like that Avox girl's friend, speared. How could this have happened? No! Rue!

Chapter 16

I knew she needed a companion. Kat even said she was lonely and she was glad for Rue. I hope their plan to wipe out the Career's food is successful! It will definitely be easier with Rue's help.

I love the fact that Rue thinks music is important. I love music, too, and I like her more for her interest. I really hope everything goes according to plan...

The Careers are horrible. Peeta, near death? I can't even think of that, of kind Peeta injured. And what was that comment by Cato about "his own way"? What did he mean?

Foxface! That sly little girl! Did she watch them setting the trap? How bright of her.

Oh no! I hope Kat didn't get hurt in the explosion! She got thrown backwards? Hopefully she will be sound enough to get out of there before the Careers return.

Chapter 15

Katniss, be strong. They were only hallucinations, and I know you're worn out, but please, persevere.
Rue is so sweet, not creepy at all :) I'm glad of their alliance, even if it is temporary. Kat will be better off for it, and so will Rue. I'm glad she will have some kind of companionship in the bleak weeks to come. Get those Careers, you two! You can easily outsmart those big brutes. Make them go hungry. Destroy their oh so valuable supplies. Then we'll see how big and bad they are.

Chapter 14

Dang! Why would they want to make a mutation like that? It would hurt the Capitol's people as well as the rebelling districts. Goodness! That was exciting! I wonder what effects the venom will have on Kat. I hope Peeta survives the attack. The rest, I hope they die. At least then there will be less competition near the end.
Oh, Peeta! Thank goodness you came first. You really do love Katniss, don't you? And Kat, the stings, oh the stings. They're just hallucinations, really! Don't lose your head! run!

Chapter 13

How could the Gamemakers do that? They have no right to interfere like that! Oh, honey, I feel your pain. My chest hurts as yours does. How inhumane will the Gamemakers be in this competition? How much entertainment could a person burning to death hold for those sick minds of the Capitol people? How could someone have the soul to shoot fireballs at poor Katniss when she can't even defend herself against the attack? I hate the people of the Capitol! How could they dream of torture like this?
Katniss, you shouldn't be thinking about that man who died at a time like this. Don't think of his wound when you have one of your own. Think of what they did to try to heal him. Rest, eat, feel better. Run! Climb a tree, anything to escape the Careers. Wow, I definately wouldn't have taunted them like that. I know how she feels, not finding sleep because of the burns. Even small burns hurt so much, I can't even imagine a burn like that.
Rue? That's a little creepy; she follows her around in training then shows up in the arena. And what was she pointing at??

Chapter 12

Katniss! You need to get some water! Don't die! Please, don't die! I feel so bad for her. All that discomfort! I can tell she is getting exhausted and dehydrated. Please, Kat, hang in there a little longer! Be strong for Prim.
Finally, she has found water! I knew you could do it, Kat! Thank goodness.
No! Fire? How? What's going on? Oh, Katniss! Run!

Chapter 11

I can't believe Katniss almost lost her life before she even got out of the cornucopia! At least she got the knife to help her out. Maybe the backpack and plastic will be of help to her. Yes, it contains good supplies for her. How else would she be able to carry water should she find it? Hopefully she will come upon some soon. I hope she can manage to catch a rabbit or two... I really don't want her to starve!
How could that tribute be so stupid?? Building a fire in the early morning hours? It's like having a neon sign projecting where you are! The Careers are bound to kill them! No! Don't stop by her tree!
WHAT? Peeta? With the Careers? what? why? huh??

Chapter 10

Peeta's confession of love really could be taken both ways. It really just depends on who the viewer is. Kat really should be flattered and thankful. I am sad that she felt it necessary to shove Peeta down, and I know she regrets it now. Like she said, will she ever stop owing him? First for the bread, and now for the advantage for sponsorship.

Effie, as always, an idiot. Like District 12 isn't good enough for her. She makes me sick.

Oh, how I wish she would sleep! Katniss will need all the strength she can get; there may not be much time for sleeping in the weeks to come.

I'm not sure if finding Peeta on the roof was good or bad. On one hand, their harsh words may have driven them apart somewhat, which is good, because, ultimately, they are there to kill each other. On the other hand, their separation messes with the exposed love between them. I don't know, what do you think?

When the craft nears the Game site, it seems like torture to cover the windows! I would be so anxious to get out and away. I am glad that Cinna gets to help Kat dress, though. That seems to make up for it some, because he is such an understanding man. I'm glad he was there to hold her hand before it was show time.

Chapter 9

Geez, I really don't like Effie. I know she means well, but she represents everything I hate about people. The self-vanity, worrying about changing Kat's natural poise (which was probably fine and normal to begin with), and constant smiling. She drives me crazy! But, hopefully, Kat will be a better person in her interview for it.

Haymitch's session made me dislike him more, too. Katniss has a great personality, although it would not go over well with the people of the Capitol. I hope she can "gush" for the interview because that seems like the best of the choices given. Please do well, Kat!

Cinna, as always, is nice and helpful. I love the dress and his quick interview tactic seems better than what Haymitch could come up with in four hours. That's definitely easier than gushing.

GASP! ha ha! I can't believe Kat did it so well! I was so proud! Then Peeta, oh Peeta. How embarrassing that must have ben for Katniss! I would have been redder than my dress by that point! Goodness! I guess that was what was so secret!

Chapter 8

I'm glad Katniss got to feeling better, and I am grateful to Haymitch, Peeta, and Effie for making her do so. Personally, I was amazed by Kat's 11. Like her, I was expecting something lower; not quite so low as 1 or 2, but more like a 4 or 5. In a way, I'm glad she got higher than the Careers, but I am also weary of the effect that may have on her in the arena. Hopefully, she'll have the wits to survive.

I like the story of Gale and Kat's meeting in the woods. I'm glad they wee able to share their knowledge to make sure that both of their families had enough to eat. I think Kat may have liked Gale as more than a friend before she left, although she may not have realized it at the time. I think he sounds like a sweet guy.

Oh my, I would have never thought Peeta would want to be coached separately. Has he decided to give up the act and truly be hostile towards Katniss? Does he have some secret advantage up his sleeve? Is he jealous of Kat's high scores? What could be so secret that he wouldn't want Kat to know?

Chapter 7

Oh, oh! ha ha! Is Peeta just being nice again? How did Kat know all those things about Peeta? hmm, is there more than an act here? I didn't like how they had to put so much effort into being friends. True, talking about home is hard, and training even more so, but it still seems like they should have a great deal to talk about. I don't know, maybe they don't have so much in common.

I was so angry as I read that the Gamemakers weren't even paying attention to Kat. I would have never had the guts to shoot an arrow at them, though! I was shocked when she did, even though they deserved it. And to simply walk out? Shouldn't she be dismissed or something? It seems wrong of her that she should just walk out on the judges.

Chapter 6

I can't believe Effie could be that stupid. "Well, if you put enough pressure on coal it turns to

pearls!" How could anyone be that dumb? Sigh, that's the Capitol for you.

Peeta was smart about going to the roof. I hadn't even thought of the fact that they may have been monitored. It's a good thing he's around!

Goodness! I can't imagine seeing such a traumatic event and forgetting so much that the girl's face wouldn't click. I mean, can you imagine being in the woods and suddenly seeing a hovercraft out of nowhere and a boy getting shot... with a spear, no less! I would have been scared out of my wits! And if I were the Avox girl, I would probably be angry at Katniss for leaving me... or rather, for letting them take me. I know she must have been terrified. Hopefully they will be able to resolve this somehow before the games.

Chapter 5

The Capitol workers disgust me. Kat's prep team? Sickening. And they say the most hurtful things, but they don't even mean to! They are complete idiots, like Kat said. Cinna really surprises me, though. I expected him, not so differently than Katniss, to be an idiot of the Capitol. But, as it turns out, he doesn't even have the stupid accent that Kat describes. I was glad when she was allowed to put her robe on; I somehow felt awkward for her nakedness when I heard how Cinna was. The rest of the Capitol is still horrible, though. Like she said, days of scrounging for one meal, and it still wouldn't be as good as the Capitol's version. I bet they don't even appreciate it like they should. Have they ever lived in a world where you have to work for your food? Have they ever been starving? The people from the Capitol wouldn't make it past the Cornucopia... Oops, I'm not supposed to know about that yet ;) How would you view the Capitol if you were in Katniss's position?
I read with growing anxiety about Kat's costume... until I hear that the flames are not real. Goodness, she would have been dead before the Games began! I am swept up in the excitement of the event, loving every minute of the attention for them. I still think all the people there are idiots, but they sure do know how to give a girl some attention... especially one who will risk her life for their entertainment.
I am not sure what to think of Kat and Peeta's little exchange behind the scenes. Enimies? Lovers? What will become of their friendship in the arena? How could they avoid each other enough to not have to murder each other? This is too stressful! They both seem to be playing the other for something they want. What do you think?

Chapter 4

That's disgusting. I feel bad for Peeta. He should have called for a Capitol worker to clean up Haymitch. It was a good idea to help him, all things considered, but they could have helped by calling someone! Ew. Gross. Why did Peeta let Kat go and do that himself? Is he trying to get an advantage over Kat? Or is he just being nice to them both? Or is there something more than brief kindness in Peeta's heart?? Hmm! What will happen?
The moment when the cookies break open next to the dandelions, my heart aches for Kat. How could she ever kill the boy who helped her so much in the past? It's just not fair! He is kind to her, but because of the Capitol and the stupid Hunger Games, she can't appreciate his wonderful kindness! How is that fair to either of them? That dandelion in the school yard and all those in the field gave Kat the hope to carry on and not simply give up. Can this little flower she sees when she throws the cookies out renew that hope for a new challenge? Will Katniss be able to find the strength to fight through this horrible event and simply hope that Peeta is killed by some other tribute? Please, Kat, be strong! Surely teaching herself to venture deeper and deeper into the woods without her father would have strengthened her willpower to survive.
Describing her mother, again, I felt pity for Katniss. I wish she would have been able to forgive like little Prim. If I were Kat's mother, I would have been so very sad to know that my eldest daughter was distant from me.
At breakfast, I am disgusted with Haymitch. Does he not realize that he needs to stay sober for them? How could they possibly survive without his help? I am so happy when they "confront" him... Knocking his glass away and stabbing the table, barely missing his hand. I feel like Peeta and Katniss's actions are somehow valid... even though they may have been risking Haymitch's trust or liking for the two of them. Either way, I am glad they did it. Now they will have at least a little help, if not much.
Kat's revelation as they pull up to the station startles me. I had a hunch, but I didn't really think about it all that much. He would be fighting hard to kill her if he hadn't given up; if he was still planning. That's a frightening thought. Peeta is a big, strong guy, working in a bakery all his life. That could really be problematic for Katniss. After all, she doesn't have to be the only protagonist... If Collins kills her off in the games... Peeta would be left for the story to run with... No, no, these are not good thoughts at all. What do you think will happen?

Chapter 3

I know Kat means well, but that was harsh, the way she spoke to her mother. I probably would have done the same thing to keep my baby sister safe, but I still cringe at the thought of leaving my mother with hurtful last words. It's so depressing the way she has no hope to return. She must survive, though! How would the successful trilogy be without Katniss?
Geez! I know it's true, but how could Gale talk so lightly of killing other tributes? Just like it's another animal to feed his family! Ugh, how can someone live in a community where the government is so overbearing that they make you kill each other? Even if there were seditious acts in the past, that's no reason to punish their descendants! I think it's funny that these people are treated like royalty; they have magnificent rooming, food, transportation, clothes... everything they never had! Then I think about why they get those things... and I shudder in disgust.
The mockingjay story is sweet. I can imagine little Kat being dwarfed next to her tall daddy, and I can imagine his high, sweet melody... mmm... It's a nice memory in the rough times. I am grateful to Madge for giving the little pin to Kat.
As they watch the program reviewing the day's activities, I try not to think about Kat and Peeta's safety; only of a festive game, the way the Capitol wants the people to see it. Unfortunately, I end up sizing them up anyways. District 2's boy seems like a potential problem. Foxface girl from 5 seems sly and conniving... maybe it's just the description. The crippled boy I feel sorry for. It doesn't seem fair with his disability. Finally, the girl from District 11 makes me feel uneasy. I don't like thinking that Kat will have to kill a little girl so much like her sister in order to win. It doesn't seem fair. I don't like how the commentators condescended on District 12. They made them seem wrong and drunken when they actually had a more humane reaction to the brutality.
Kat and Peeta's comments to Effie make me smile, but when she points out that their fate is basically in his hands, my petty grin disappears. What hope is there for them now? If they have to rely on a drunken champion, how could they possibly survive in the arena? As if to drive the point home, Haymitch enters and falls in his own vomit. Ugh. This is going to be a disaster.

Chapter 2

I know exactly how Kat is feeling at the beginning of chapter 2. I vaguely felt that sensation, too, and I know the characters aren't even real! As the scene of the community honoring her with their rarely used goodbye hand gesture, I felt the imminent threat of tears rolling down my cheeks in the middle of class. Haymitch's drunken performance reduces the chance, but when Kat recalls those months after her father's death; her family's need, Peeta's kindness, the bread, and finally, the dandelion; those omnipresent tears finally fell. Oh, Katniss! What's going to happen to you?!

Chapter 1

Oh, dear. As the chapter progressed, I first felt sorry for the families living during the time. When Kat was narrating about her families lack of food, I actually felt my stomach growl. Then, as the mayor described the history and the Hunger Games, a dark pit grew inside me. I was so scared for Katniss, Prim, and Gale. I knew that for this to be a successful book (which I also knew it was), that one of them would be chosen for the tribute. I originally suspected Kat, then Gale, because he had 42 slips. At the close of the chapter, I was totally shocked by the name Primrose Everdeen.

Beginning...

Okay, I've already read the entire book, but I am going to reread it and record my initial emotions to the events.