Katniss has huge flaws that's very true ^^. She's very moody and it shows a lot more now. Somehow Peeta had a very good influence on her in this part. Even if she doesn't aknowledge or say it, she replicates a tiny bit her behaviour/decisions on his. That's why what comes has such impact (you must not be very far from it now).
Oh Katniss was never bright to begin with. She's ressourceful but intelligence actually goes to Prim and, with some extension to Gale (even if he is so abrasive and violent you don't see it right away).
It's important to also take in account that everything we see is through Katniss's eyes. She's not very tender with herself. If she is also so violent towards Haymitch it's also because he is a lot like her. And that's probably why Peeta is also so idealized ( I've seen people call him boring and too perfect when really it's only because we see him through her filter) and Prim appears like an angel. But I can understand your frustration with those books. When I read them I was actually being negative at first because of the all comparison with Battle Royale (doesn't help that I read the book Battle Royale and it's fantastic) but then, I really fancy the overall thematic of those books. Sometimes it's easy in the plot (too easy) but the all direction of the thematics isn't. But since you have been approaching the books with words attached to them, the disappointment... well... it's comprehensive ^^'.
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Date: 2011-12-19 04:16 pm (UTC)Oh Katniss was never bright to begin with. She's ressourceful but intelligence actually goes to Prim and, with some extension to Gale (even if he is so abrasive and violent you don't see it right away).
It's important to also take in account that everything we see is through Katniss's eyes. She's not very tender with herself. If she is also so violent towards Haymitch it's also because he is a lot like her. And that's probably why Peeta is also so idealized ( I've seen people call him boring and too perfect when really it's only because we see him through her filter) and Prim appears like an angel.
But I can understand your frustration with those books. When I read them I was actually being negative at first because of the all comparison with Battle Royale (doesn't help that I read the book Battle Royale and it's fantastic) but then, I really fancy the overall thematic of those books. Sometimes it's easy in the plot (too easy) but the all direction of the thematics isn't. But since you have been approaching the books with words attached to them, the disappointment... well... it's comprehensive ^^'.
I don't think you will like the ending now :/.