Wow, it's been awhile since I've updated. I've been a bit busy lately but that's no excuse.
What have I been up to?
Reading: The Hunger Games
Writing: Linden
Then work, and looking for a car, and hanging out with people, particularly a close friend who was about to move away
Oh yeah, and watching lots of How I Met Your Mother reruns. It's sad how much I'm addicted to this show.
So a couple of weeks ago, one of my best friends finally convinced me to read The Hunger Games. The whole process of getting me to read The Hunger Games has taken almost a year, from when I first picked up Birthmarked and I read on the cover that it was similar to The Hunger Games to February 10th (and I really liked Birthmarked), when I finally opened the book and started reading.
For those not in the know, The Hunger Games is a young adult novel set in post apocalyptic North America, now called Panem. The plot centers on sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen, who struggles to make ends meet for her family in their poor district. After the dust settled from war, a government established itself in the Rocky Mountains, forming their main city called the Capitol, from which they rule the twelve districts of the continent through brutality and starvation. Every year, the city puts on what is known as the "Hunger Games", a televised game show of sorts in which two children (a boy and a girl) from each district must compete to the death. The children, aged 12-18, are drawn by lottery every year. When Katniss' twelve year old sister's name is drawn, she volunteers to go in her place, knowing she will most likely die as her district has not had a winner in decades, and knowing she will have to face children from some of the other districts who train all their lives to compete in the games.
Okay, enough summary and let's get on to the spoilers!
