The Tiger

The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This book was only ok. I really liked the tiger hunting the people/ people hunting the tiger, but the story could have only been 25 pages. The rest of the book was about Russian myths and beliefs as well as the illegal tiger trade. A lot of the information had such little bearing on the story it was irrelevant. A fact finder would love some of the info, me= I thought it was pointless to the story. If you have watched the movie the Ghost and the Darkness, this is slightly similar but in a totally different climate which adds a whole new element.



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The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I decided to read this book because I really would like to see the movie (since it looks really good) and I would like to know what the book was like before watching the movie. At the beginning i really found the premise of this book lame. There was a lot of getting to know the characters and learning about their families and lives.......WHICH I REALLY DIDN"T CARE ABOUT. Then once it got into the actual Hunger Games, I had a hard time putting the book down. It was almost like a futuristic gladiator competition. The motives and types of challenges the characters had to surpass while in the games was really intense. When i read the ending of the book my jaw had dropped about a foot and i was shocked at what just happened. Peeta had made an effort to help Katniss (even though she didn't know it at the time) and then it was almost like she spat in his face. After going through what they had together and she still is dreaming about Gale, come on! How rude! Even though Peeta has an unfortunate name, he did his best and he survived, allowing him and Katniss to be the only district couple to win the games. I am curious how the next book will go and i want to know where this will take them. Maybe the people will still be pissed and they will want to challenge Katniss and Peeta to a harder, more intimate games against each other. Maybe when Katniss reunites with Gale she will see how ordinary he is and be more drawn to Peeta. So many possibilities. Another character that i really didn't care about was that of Haymitch or Effie. They were supposed to encourage Peeta and Katniss and instead it was more like they were in the story for the irritative factor. Haymitch was always drunk, which sometimes provided a laugh, ie. him falling off the stage. Effie was like the Anne Landers of etiquette but she really only cared about how things were for herself, and for some reason i continually pictured her with this terribly nasal high pitched voice. I can't wait to see the movie to see how Katniss and Peeta were introduced to the crowds. I really hope they do the whole costumes being lit on fire because the imagery of that scene was so breathtaking and interesting.



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Remarkable Creatures

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This book was interesting in the fact that I have never read a book about fossil hunting. The book was only ok but it was read-able. Different treasures mean different things to diffrent people and this was a great book that carried that idea right through to the end. The underlying story was about a friendship that comes to be, there is a problem and a slight breakdown, but then the characters re-unite.



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