Mockingjay

I am reading the  third and last book in The Hunger Games Trilogy; Mockingjay. I read the first and second books last year so my memory of the second book isn't too clear, which has unfortunately confused me a pretty good amount.  

I'm only up to page 26, but already I'm getting into the strong addiction I had for the other two books. Suzanne Collins uses one of the best description, action, and dialogue I have ever experienced in a book. I mean, she actually takes you to District 13, underground and unfamiliar, because her descriptions, sometimes simple, are layered in a way that instills a vivid and memorable picture of a scene or person. I love this series and I don't usually read series since elementary school, so for me to stick with one series for two years, says something.

I'm concerned about the movie trip I'm going on with my class (and others) because I have a feeling the movie will disappoint me. I want my passion and addiction for the book to stay alive and strong even after I finish Mockingjay, but way too often I have seen movies based off books and did not like the screen version. With a book as detailed and beautifully crafted as The Hunger Games are, a movie in only maybe a few hour time span, may not be capable of capturing the images that mean so much to each of the books' readers'. Every reader holds onto certain parts of the book and when those parts are formatted to their specifications, they have a bad outlook on most or all the movie.

The one word to sum of this series so far is: FINESSE. 1) It's one of my vocab words and 2) It defines Suzanne Collins talent for writing perfectly in essence. 

The Choice

I just finished reading Paper Towns by John which was the first book I read by him. It was really down to earth and I liked that because Q and his friends talked the way kids my age and older actually talk. The situation-finding a missing girl- was a little cliche I thought at first but the journey Q, Radar, Ben, and Lacey go on proved me completely wrong.

Now I am rereading another Nicholas Sparks book, that I bought a few years back in my favorite bookstore, Barnes and Nobles. This book somewhat resembled the The Notebook, the second book by him that I read, but the characters had completely different lives and problems that I got lost in the pages just like I had with the three other books I've read by him; The Notebook, The Wedding, Dear John, and The Choice.
Travis, the first main character has an issue with being in a dedicated and serius relationship because he is concerned about how different and difficult his life will be when he gets married and decides to have kids of his own. Instead, he does sports and rides the waves, literally and metaphorically, while his friends live with their kids and in-laws.  I really like this book and want to finish it again soon.