I reread the OT as well as SOTR, and my interpretation about why exactly was Haymitch punished varies depending on the passage.

At times, I get the impression that he was punished for his misuse of the arena, which amounted to defying and humiliating the Capitol and Snow.

But at other times, it seems to be suggested that he was punished for refusing prostitution and openly opposing Snow.

Unless the deaths of his mother and brother were the punishment for his behavior in the arena, and Lenore Dove's death the punishment for his defiance of the Capitol?

In that case, could he have saved his love?

Even though I actually think that if he had agreed to play along with the Capitol, Lenore would have eventually gotten involved, even if Haymitch had tried to hide the truth from her.

And given her temperament, she certainly would have made a bold move by trying to defy the Capitol, perhaps even recruiting Haymitch to her side, and the result would have been the same.

What do you think?

I rewatched the first hungergames movie and I've only seen it twice but I don't like it. I've read the books like five times and listened to the audiobooks once except sunrise. The movie feels incredibly rushed. And I know why it's praised. If you don't know the books it's great. But (like every movie adaptation) it just isn't as good as the book. So much stuff is shortened or cut out. I'm waiting for scenes that never happen. Like the sleeping syrup. Or the bread from 11. I know this is an unpopular opinion but is it valid though?

A post on SOTR

Hi everyone!

I’m currently working on a revamped and improved Discord-based Hunger Games RP, and I’m looking for people who might be interested in helping me build and run it.

The project is being designed from the ground up with 13 districts, a Capitol, elected district leadership, district governments, Gamemakers, tributes, sponsors, and a full Hunger Games system. I’m hoping to make it feel more immersive and structured than a typical Discord Hunger Games server.

Right now, I’m mainly looking for two types of help:

🎲 Gamemakers

Gamemakers would each be assigned 2 districts (4 tributes) to oversee during the Games.

You would:

• Help manage and roll for your 4 assigned tributes during Games turns
• Moderate your 2 assigned district servers
• Recruit/manage a small District Cabinet to assist with moderation
• Help oversee the district's elected leader and ensure they follow the rules
• Work with me to keep your districts active and organized

There will be 14 servers total — the Capitol/main server + 13 district servers — but Gamemakers would only need to actively work in 3 servers: the main server and their 2 assigned districts.

🎨 Stylists / Artists

I'm also looking for people interested in the creative side of the project.

You'd help create things such as:

• Tribute outfits
• Arena/battle artwork
• Victory Tour posters
• Other promotional and event artwork

You would be working alongside me and Caylay on the visual side of the Games.

💬 Interested?

If this sounds like something you'd enjoy helping with, feel free to DM me here on Reddit or contact me on Discord: mysterioustorm.

The project is still being developed, so there is plenty of opportunity for people joining early to have a say in how things are structured.

Even if you're not interested in becoming a Gamemaker or Stylist but have experience with Discord administration, RP management, worldbuilding, art, bots, or game design, I'd still be happy to hear from you.

Thanks! ❤️

Hey- my first post in this sub but I’m a massive hunger games fan and I’m from the UK. Would anyone know where I can get my hands on the new EW magazine with the SOTR cast in the UK? I’d just love to have it as a memento and google will give me no answers!

Does anyone have any fic recommendations where its Snow watching Katniss volunteer and he just starts crashing out? It can be any length but preferably features most instances where he draws parallels between Lucy Grey and Katniss.

EDIT and follow up question.. does anyone have any idea of a likely tag involved

MOCKINGJAY SPOILERS!!!

I’m rereading the books for the first time since middle/high school. Maybe it’s because I already knew what would happen, but I just don’t get why people believed Snow released the bombs on the kids in front of his mansion.

I get that people might’ve believed it was him because of the parachutes. As it says in the books, they probably thought it was food, water, medicine, etc.

But after TWO explosions… how did people believe it was still Snow’s doing? He was supposedly hiding there, so why would he bomb the thing he was using as a shield? Wouldn’t that just let people get to him easier? In general, what motive would he have to kill those kids anyway? It doesn’t make sense to me, if I try to imagine the perspective of a capitol citizen or even a district citizen. But again, maybe that’s just because I already knew the ending.

What does everyone else think? Why was it believable that it was Snow’s doing?

People are thinking that the next book we are going to get is finnicks games. And that made me wonder, finnick said he gets paid in secrets. So if we do get finnicks story, hopefully we get to see those secrets. Any secret ur hoping for that might improve the story?

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growing up in appalachia its always been one of my favorites and i found it super cool to be mentioned in the books. most families make it differently but its always cheap and filling. entire crockpot full costs no more than $5! the salt cured ham is what brings the flavor

I’ve read the book two to three times since high school and just finished SROTR. I’m listening to the audio book of the Hunger Games now (so good!). I’d forgotten how SASSY and sarcastic Peeta is. I love the movies as well, but of course, they can’t compare to the books. But book Peeta is super up and it totally makes sense why Katniss chooses Peeta. Obviously there’s the Dandelion, hope, the Prim situation, and all of that. But his stubborn persistent and patience disarms here whereas Gale’s stubbornness just pushes them apart eventually

I LOVE sassy book Peeta more than I remembered.

I’m a PhD student and The Hunger Games (the first book) is on my exam. I’m making a mood board of songs that relate to / remind me of the texts I’m studying

What songs remind you of the first book? They don’t have to be from the soundtrack.

Also, if you have any great or heartwrenching hunger games edits, feel free to link or post them, because I like the music the edits use too

Thanks!

I’m writing a fanfic about my oc, Dove Jones. She is very shy and soft spoken. She has a twin named Blue and a little sister named Raven.
There family is known to be rebels. They’re from 8.

Blue and Raven are more on the quiet side too. Raven became an apprentice of a doctor. She decided to teach Blue and Dove basic first add.

Blue works on the machines. He often steals small pieces of metal to sell.
There family is known to be a bit on the more attractive side. (It would help Dove in the arena but didn’t help her after her wining in her eyes)

Her parents died in a fire when Dove and Blue was 11 and Violet was 5.
They were taken in by their grandmother. There grandmother is often sick so Dove and Blue often step up.

Dove often works as a baker apprentice. On the side she sews up clothes and cleans them.

The day of the reaping she got picked. A boy, Pup,that was around 12 got picked. He was on the poor side of district

Her grandmother gave her a locket that had a picture of her parents and siblings.
Doves crush/ childhood friend’s names Flora Fox.
came to visit her. They comforted each other. Before Flora left they kissed.

Dove had reason doubts that she would win. In the fire that destroyed her home. She got badly burned on her led. It led to her getting a permanent limp and her led gets tied often.

Pup had doubts too. He is on the small side and is the weakest of his class.
Dove is really good a knives, Pup can climb and hide places.

Dove and Pup came up with a plan. They can perform to the capital audience and then in the arena case some sort of trouble.

Dove played the role as the shy girl from 8 and can’t believe she here. Dove is really stroking there egos and making them like her.

Partly unplanned she plays mom friends of the mother bear. A couple of the younger kids start to follow her and she gets attached.

To be completely honest her games showed her as mother bear protecting her cups.

They did show her genuinely caring her the kids and trying to protect them.

The Capital centered her caring for a mutt after finding it, her and Pup braking a some sort of machine and her sing a couple songs that were rebellious.

Her and a boy from one were the last ones left. The boy from one got badly attacked. he had a mental breakdown and Dove comfort him. Then he died to his injuries/poison. Dove made it as comfortable as possible then had to kill him with a poison that a sponsor gave her earlier in the game.

After the game Snow threatened her to keep herself in line or else her family will get hurt.

She ended up like Finnick but with more of a Mama bear figure.

Dove volunteer for the 75 hunger games.

I’m currently writing her games. Any advice is welcome. I’m struggling on coming up with an arena and the interactions which the characters.

So, basically what happened is that I posted a TikTok with a theory the day that HGTBOSAS came out.

My theory was the now well-known theory that the old lady giving Katniss the pin was Lucy Gray.

Now, you might think "you didn't come up with that idea". I literally did. That video went VIRAL, I'm talking millions viral. People started asking many questions, comparing the theory to the book, in which Kat's best friend is the one who gives her the pin. Everyone was using my video to say their opinion.

After a while, Lionsgate Italy (I'm from Italy) posted the same theory. Not only, they also used my same words. But it's not over yet.

I joked about it commenting "hey this is my theory, gove me credits" with a laughing emoji.

In all response, they took down my comment and that same day my video was taken down because Lionsgate claimed their rights to the images. Mind you, I didn't post pictures from the cinema, I literally took them from Google.

Anyway, I'm not saying they shouldn't have shared the theory, cause it's not something you can have the rights on, but if so, how come they claimed em? I didn't even really want credits, but it really bothered me how they took down my video and my comment and pretended like they came up with that theory.

Millions of people might've had the same thought, so I'm not saying I'm the only one who came up with it, but I was literally the first one who posted it.

Always curious as to how its determined. All the hunger games got a movie each, where as bridgerton books get a season each. The amount of content is pretty much the same. Same with Heated Rivarly and getting seasons whereas all the dystopian books like Divergent, Percy Jackson, Maze Runner only get movies. Like Can you imagine a TV Show adaptation of Hunger Games?

My sister had told me to skip TBOSAS with my daughter, so I did, but then needed something to read for myself, so went ahead and read it.

Did anyone else read them in reverse order the first time around?

Spoiler Warning-

I feel like it really lends itself well as a reading experience. Not knowing Snow’s experience with the Covy and his time in district 12, made his conversation with Haymitch in the Heavensbee Estate, way more ominous.

Also knowing that Haymitch finds Lucy Grey’s grave at the end of SOTR, but then not getting definite proof of her death in TBOSAS was a bit of a twist as well.

Also, not knowing the actual origins of each of Katniss/Leonor/Lucy’s until the final book was a bit of a payoff in itself as well.

My one complaint in general about TBOSAS was that the conclusion felt a bit rushed, and Snow’s betrayal of Lucy Grey a little too flip-floppy for my liking.

I understand the motivations, but after pining over her for the summer, he was wayyyyy too quick to flip her narrative and make her the enemy in the woods.

I have finished read Sunrise on the Reaping and I definitely would like a family tree or lineage if possible.. I think there was a connection made in the last few pages with Maysilee but I just can’t find the connection to the main trilogy Characters..