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Omg, omg, omg! New Hunger Games book coming in March 2025!

The first 4 were already such good commentary on current events and it sounds like the 5th one is going to be even better.

“With ‘Sunrise on the Reaping,’ I was inspired by David Hume’s idea of implicit submission and, in his words, ‘the easiness with which the many are governed by the few,’” Collins said in a statement. “The story also lent itself to a deeper dive into the use of propaganda and the power of those who control the narrative. The question ‘Real or not real?’ seems more pressing to me every day.”

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tobynshorty · 51-55, F

I loved the series. I will have to look for that book. I need a good read.

NerdyPotato ·

@tobynshorty it really tries together the original trilogy with the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 👀

tobynshorty · 51-55, F

@NerdyPotato I have found it on Kindle so I will get that today or tomorrow.

BabyLonia · F

Have you read it yet????

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BabyLonia · F

@NerdyPotato i finished it yesterday and loved it so much

NerdyPotato ·

@BabyLonia it's great so far indeed. Heartbreaking, but a great insight in real life society.

BabyLonia · F

@NerdyPotato it really is when you look at propaganda and political spin

Dolimyte · 41-45, M

More people need to familiarize themselves with the works of David Hume. Sounds like it will be a good read.

HootyTheNightOwl

Does it cover the post-Brexit period, by any chance???

NerdyPotato ·

@HootyTheNightOwl the dive into the workings of propaganda may very well teach us something about that too.

NerdyPotato ·

I'm really hoping it will be written from Tigris' viewpoint. Her connection with President Snow and her job as a stylist would make her perfect for the theme of control and propaganda, and she's a really cool character. 🤞

BabyLonia · F

@NerdyPotato it's going to be Haymitch's story

Have always said that would be a good one

NerdyPotato ·

@BabyLonia it could be, although we know quite a bit about that already and the games themselves are probably not going to be a major part, just like in the Ballad of Song Birds and Snakes. I guess Haymitch could draw some interesting conclusions about propaganda from the way his prep team trains him, but I think we could learn a lot more from someone involved in the organization of the games.

On the other hand, in the first book we learned a lot about how the arena is operated from the perspective of Katniss too, so everything is possible. I'm sure it's going to be interesting regardless of the setting and main character though.

jehova · 36-40, M

Thats pretty exciting. Cant wait.

robertsnj · 56-60, M

tell us why you enjoy the storyline--what, for you, is the appeal ?

NerdyPotato ·

@robertsnj it gives good insight in problematic concepts in the real world and how that status-quo is maintained. It covers classism, oppression, apartheid, immoral warfare, etc. It even describes tactics used in Gaza and other genocides.

That makes it disturbing to read comments on videos and articles every time a new movie comes out, where people are just looking forward to more violence in the arena. The games themselves are merely a tool to explain how it could fairly easily get that far in the real world, but most readers/watchers seem to completely miss that.

But there's also a lot of tiny details, Easter eggs and very subtle foreshadowing. Every time you read them, you'll find something new.

Captainjackass · 31-35, M

I listened to the first five minutes of the first one on audiobook and couldn’t get past it. It was so horrible.

NerdyPotato ·

@Captainjackass it describes a pretty nasty world indeed, but one that's not too far away from becoming reality. There's some pretty good lessons in there.

Captainjackass · 31-35, M

@NerdyPotato I just couldn’t stand the writing itself.

BabyLonia · F

OMG!!!!!!!

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