The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

“The bird, the pin, the song, the berries, the watch, the cracker, the dress that burst into flames. I am the mockingjay. The one that survived despite the Capitol's plans. The symbol of the rebellion.” 

The Hunger Games is always fun to read. There's a challenge in every page. I found myself being excited when I'm reading it. Suzanne Collins is a genius.

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"The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Magnificent. This is another fantasy book that I love after Harry Potter and Narnia! Or maybe I'd say, I love this story better than Harry Potter.

I first knew about the movie's that being adapted from the book, instead of the book itself. It is because Josh Hutcherson (I'm a big fan!) is playing as Peeta Mellark. Since then, I tried to find the book and finally got it!

It is about a country in the future, where it's divided into 12 districts. Each year, one girl and one boy from each district are selected to be played in the reality TV show called The Hunger Games. The game's objective is pretty much to kill each other. The last one survives would be the champion.

A girl from District 12, Katniss Everdeen, volunteered as tribute for her sister. Peeta Mellark, is the boy chosen from District 12. Both of them hate how the Capitol controlled the citizens. They hate how the Capitol somehow act as if they own the tributes. They hate the fact that the public enjoy seeing each tribute killed, one by one.

The story is written so interesting that I bring the book everywhere I go, that I read it everytime I have a little spare time. I went aah and ooh every single time I read it. It's just too good to be true.

It's amazing how Collins created the story to reflect that we should survive for more than one day. It tells how we never be grateful of what we have until it's gone, until it's hard for us to get. It tells about how we should fight to death to survive - to reach our dreams. It reflects the society that does what the Powerful One wants them to do.

I can't stop thinking about it. I'm gonna get the second and third book soon! This makes me cannot wait for the movie. I think it's a good decision to pick Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta and Alexander Ludwig as Cato.

Now, go, buy and read the book! It's worth it really. I think it's the best book that I've read in 2011.

"The Pilgrimage" by Paulo Coelho

Beautifully written. Such a inspiring book it is. The book is based on his own experience when he became a pilgrim in the Road to Santiago. He shared what he learnt and how it can be applied in our daily life. You can found his pictures in the book during the pilgrimage.

Coelho is always good at stringing words. Here are some quotes from the book that I like:

"The good fight is the one that's fought in the name of our dreams."

"You have your own way of living your life, of dealing with problems, and of winning. Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself."

"The only way to make the right decision is to know what the wrong decision is,"

"Everything is contained in sounds - the past, the present and the future. The person who does not know how to listen will never hear the advice that life offers us all the time. And only the person who listens to the sounds of the moment is able to make the right decisions."

"The only reason for seeking a reward is to know what to do with that reward."

There are actually more heartwarming quotes that you can find in the book. I just can't write all of them here!

However, for me, the story is a bit confusing and complicated. There's too much going on. I'd say I prefer his earlier work, The Alchemist.

The Book Of Tomorrow

"What if we knew what tomorrow would bring? Would we fix it? Could we?"
"All families have their secrets, most people would never know them, but they know there are spaces, there are gaps where the answers should be, where someone should have sat, where someone used to be"

A fun reading book.

This book was written by Cecelia Ahern. A book about a girl who moved out from the city to country. But the story is not only about how she adapt to the new environment. It's more than that. She's in her way to find her own self. A mysterious diary came up to her and changed her whole life, revealing the secrets that are hidden from for years. It is about saving your family. About love. It is about how a book that tells the future. "Sometimes, we don't choose the book. Sometimes, the book chooses us.", said by Cecelia Ahern herself.

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The Lucky One

"Admittedly, there was a lot she still didn't know about him, but she did know this: He completed her in a way that she'd never thought possible. Knowledge isn't everything, she told herself, and she knew then that, in Nana's words, he was the toast to her butter." 

Another heart-warming with a touch of light tragedy story of Nicholas Sparks. For those Sparks fans, yes this book is another Sparks' typical love story. But yet, if you take a look closer to the detail, you'll find valuable messages behind it.


And I can't wait for the movie! Yes, it's going to be out in 2012 according to IMDb. Zac Efron will be playing as Logan Thibault. I know there's a lot of Zac's fans out there, waiting for the movie :p

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