SHHG! Finale: Writing About War(?)
Added 2025-03-28 14:00:13 +0000 UTCMockingjay finale
We finally did it! We've finished the original Hunger Games trilogy, and boy do we have a lot to say about how little this series had to say. You would think there would be some big ideas in a story that ends with a horrific false flag atrocity, a member of the core love triangle making cluster munitions, and multiple megalomaniacs being betrayed, but... nope! Mostly it's about how sometimes you've just gotta do you. Or something.
We turn to the tantalizingly-titled 'Writing About War' interview that's intrigued us for the whole show for insights instead. We also chat about LitRPG fiction, "cozy" mysteries, pulp, and a little bit more about our upcoming project!
Comments
Iβm coming back to say that Liz inspired me to give court of thorns and roses a second chance and I actually found it very fun and a little bit scary!! I will be giving the sequel a try
Bobbi Crocker
2025-05-10 14:26:58 +0000 UTCA couple little thoughts here. 1: kind of sad y'all aren't doing the movies for this series but I get it and I'm excited to see you move on. I was hoping to see some reactions to some of the casting choices in particular (Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee in particular) or adaptational moves, like the gritty handheld camera style to make it look like embedded war footage. 2: in the wake of Rowling's terfism, I've seen people trying to pivot away from that and instead go "oh i'm not a harry potter adult. I'm a HUNGER GAMES adult" and like... hey maybe not? Maybe think about this book's problems too? Maybe don't tie parts of your identity to a book for children? Maybe.... just maybe.... read another book??
Hiram Mojica
2025-04-27 05:04:35 +0000 UTCI think this would be fun at some point in the future, maybe as a season break of some kind for the HP Fandom thrust, even if they just do Book 1. Liz would probably die at the Shadow Daddy character.
DJ
2025-04-08 21:25:38 +0000 UTCI need Lizβ thoughts on the riddle in ACOTAR when she gets to that part π
Georgie
2025-04-08 20:33:58 +0000 UTCYall should read fourth wing
RebeccaC
2025-04-01 03:50:58 +0000 UTC
