4th Book Group Letter

Dear Mr. Seal,

          I, Christine Tong, am currently reading a novel called The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Honestly, I'd like to think that this could be one of the best novels I've read out of all the books I've read in my lifetime. To start off, i do not think that reading in book groups changed anything for a benefit. The only thing I like about having a group is being able to have other people in the room read the book you're reading and we can have the same feeling on how great the book is because right now we all enjoy the book very much. I did not enjoy not having the same taste in books and we did not really connect with each other. My book group is always on different levels and sometimes we don't understand each other. Unfortunately, I have not read any of my member's group letters because I never got their URLs but we are working on that! My experience with this book gave me a larger idea of what to read. Usually, I tend to lean towards romance novels because I'm a girl and I like that stuff. When picking up this book, I have already heard so much good things about it and sicne I had two guys in my group I decided to read something that sounds good and that my group members would enjoy, which they do."I want to show them that I'm more than just a piece in their Games," was said by Peeta and this sums up the story because The Hunger Games usually consist of people just trying to fight to survive but in the story the new year of hunger games changes with two winners at the end and other districts helping other districts. this quote shows how that did happen, not exactly the way he planned but he changed the thinking of the game and the people who played it.


Sincerely,
Christine Tong

3rd Book Group Letter

Hello fellow reader, my name is Christine Tong and I'm reading The Hunger Games. I will be speaking in part of Katniss from this novel written by Suzanne Collins. To start off, I do not like any of my actions in this novel! If only I listened to Haymitch, this is why he probably hates me and likes Peeta more. I wish I ran to the nearest body of water instead of that rabbit or I wouldn't be as thirsty as i am now. surely, Peeta is doing fine with those Career kids who are just trying to take advantage of him. But I have to be strong, for my family, my mom, and Prim. Over the bad things I would have to say that I appreciated being able to grab the backpack or else i would not have been this far into the games. I also like the fact that i was smart enough to climb the tree and hit the tracker jacker nest killing two of the career kids. This is because it made the game one plus easier for me to win. if I ever begin to start dieing in this novel, i would like you all to remember to take care of my family. don't look at me as some girl who failed but the girl who tried survived to try and keep her family alive. I would have to say, from a reader's point of view that I am proud of this story because of how courageous I was for my family by stepping up to volunteer to take my sister's place in the games. i just need to survive for them...I miss them but I can't think about them now or it'll be too late. I just hope from the past things i've done wrong in this game to just try to remember to never give up, keep  running, and keep yourself hydrated with a little water and food. Oh no..I hear footsteps, i have to go now.

2nd Book Group Letter

Dear Suzanne Collins,
             I would like to start off this letter by saying that you are an amazing writer that keeps their readers begging for more. Your stories are so intriguing and as weird as it may sounds, I'm not the type of person to like books filled with actions. I am the type of girl who just adores books that are romantic or a book that makes you cry. But for the book The Hunger Games, it was something else. It's one of those book that anybody can read and everybody should read. So, to start off, my question for you is how did you come up with the idea of writing a book like this? All those futuristic stories I've ever touched in my life, have always been about living in space or riding hovercrafts. So how did you come up with an idea, a mind, so different from the rest? I would like to really know the answer because I believe it might help me think outside the box. It might help me be more original and creative, be something that no one is or do something no one has ever done. Katniss is a main character who I enjoy very much because of all her spunk and charisma. She is so brave for fighting in the hunger games for all those girls out there to survive. And to volunteer was just another plus, to why I liked her even more. Usually, when I pick up a book and the first few pages bore me I would not turn a page. But for this book, you started it off in a way that caught my eye, and each page just keeps getting better. I've seen that most books start off okay, the middle gets a lot better, and it ends alright. I really think that this book might just be incredible throughout the whole story. The one part in the story I wish hadn't happened would be the part where Prim's name got picked because if her name wasn't chosen then Katniss wouldn't have to fight. But in a sense, I'm also glad she was chosen or else this story wouldn't be as interesting. A question this novel forced me to ask myself was would i do the same for someone i loved. Would i risk my life to save my little brother or to feed my family? I'm indecisive right now, but if the time has to come I guess that's when we'll know.

1st Book Group Letter

Hi, I'm Christine from your period five class. The book we've been reading so far is pretty interesting. Usually for stories, the good part is always the middle and the rest is okay. But for this book in particular, the book starts off very well and it catches the reader, and it just keeps getting better. So far, what has happened is that they are getting ready for the reaping, which is where they choose a kid from each district to go play in the hunger games until death. Katniss is the main character, and her little sister was chosen for the reaping, but Katniss volunteers to take her place. Then after, it just goes into which boy is chosen, which is Peeta. And then the intro to before they get into the games to where they finally step onto Capitol. My favorite character is going to have to be Katniss because it's a very big thing to step up for your sister in a life threatening situation. My least favorite character is Katniss's mom because she has trances where she'll just leave her kids and let them live and survive for themselves, I believe mother's should not be like that. In every story, there is usually a happy ending, so the ending to this conflict would be believed to that she is the one who survives the hunger games. this book makes me think about the future and what might happened. It makes me question if this is how the future is going to be like, exactly like this book. What i like about the book so far is that it gives a lot of characteristics to the characters. The author describes them so well that i can imagine how they look like in my head, how they talk, and their traits. So far, i'm honestly really loving this book and usually I'm not the type of person to read these kind of books.