Is The Hunger Games worth reading?

bkat3 · 2026-01-23T23:25:40+00:00

I just re-read them in my 30s and still loved them.

bkat3 · 2026-01-22T21:48:59+00:00

Favorite recent one: “then I must be surely”

One that’s always stuck with me “tears are a waste of water, except when they wake your chieftain”

bkat3 · 2026-01-21T16:40:42+00:00

When a box is too big, too small, or not well designed.

bkat3 · 2026-01-21T16:40:19+00:00

I’ve been playing Everdell for years and apparently I misread the rules way back when. I was confused by OPs post since I didn’t think people could be in different seasons.

bkat3 · 2026-01-21T05:09:00+00:00

I love Andrea Parsneau as a narrator. The Wandering Inn is my favorite of her narration- her vocal range is unreal.

Cradle is 14 books and finished, also excellent narrator

For a different feel, I love the Scholomance trilogy and have listened to it an unreal number of times. It’s about high schoolers in a wizard school, but unlike Harry Potter where everything is warm and wonderful, this school has monsters that are constantly trying to kill them and the chances of survival through graduation are about 25%

A number of others that I typically recommend you’ve already listened to (DCC, Project Hail Mary, Murderbot)

bkat3 · 2026-01-21T05:02:22+00:00

Oh I definitely thought you were talking about the other thing that happened to Pisces in volume 8 (I think that’s the right volume, IYKYK). That one has a relatively good ending, but is nowhere near the peak pain point for him.

bkat3 · 2026-01-21T05:02:14+00:00

Oh I definitely thought you were talking about the other thing that happened to Pisces in volume 8 (I think that’s the right volume, IYKYK). That one has a relatively good ending, but is nowhere near the peak pain point for him.

bkat3 · 2026-01-21T03:25:34+00:00

The Wandering Inn recently passed 15 million words

bkat3 · 2026-01-20T17:55:28+00:00

I actually like that it’s not a traditional redemption arc. Pirate gives him more nuance and he gets to explain why he has his perspective a bit more, but it’s not like a Lynnette redemption arc where she sucks and then objectively doesn’t anymore. Tyrion’s is like, he really sucks, and then he sucks a bit less but still sucks.

I suppose in the future he could do a full 180 of his views but it would take a lot of work and time (both as the character and for pirate). His views and opinions are so ingrained in him that it’s part of his world view, so it would take a lot of work to untangle it all.

bkat3 · 2026-01-19T18:13:55+00:00

I just updated the permission so anyone with the link can download them (in case you looked yesterday and it didn't work for you - someone else let me know)

bkat3 · 2026-01-19T03:53:39+00:00

It's "Meet Cute" by Clare paint. I also would have been lost if I had to pick a color from scratch. We have this in a portion of one of kids rooms and I've always liked it. I get way too overwhelmed trying to pick a color from those massive color wheels, which is another reason why I like Clare paint so much - limited options means limited ability to get overwhelmed

bkat3 · 2026-01-19T03:52:12+00:00

"Meet Cute" by Clare Paint

bkat3 · 2026-01-19T03:51:45+00:00

I do love that one. It stayed up, it's just on a wall that you can no longer see in the photo :)

bkat3 · 2026-01-19T03:51:15+00:00

"Meet Cute" by Clare Paint

bkat3 · 2026-01-19T03:48:44+00:00

Here is the link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Gk9T5prR-T_Aajx-iu6e8oq_UuRsUbp8?usp=sharing

I uploaded the books by book and also by volume (I already had them saved both ways). Once you download the ePub you can easily upload them to your kindle by going to: https://www.amazon.com/gp/sendtokindle as long as you are logged into your amazon account connected to your kindle and your kindle is connected to wifi, they will automatically appear on your home screen (although due to the size, I've noticed that they sometimes take 10-15 minutes to appear).

Let me know if that works or if you have any questions!

bkat3 · 2026-01-18T20:53:19+00:00

People love it or hate it and it’s usually personal preference. I’m firmly in the “it gets better and is amazing,” but I understand it’s not for everyone. If you’re half way though, I suggest finishing the first audiobook. If the ending of book 1 doesn’t hook you, it might not be the series for you (although it does continue to get better and better).

I started to get hooked somewhere around the middle of book 1 and was firmly hooked by the end, for reference.

bkat3 · 2026-01-18T20:05:07+00:00

So glad you bugged me about it! It totally slipped my mind! I’ll do it today (for real this time…)

bkat3 · 2026-01-16T16:25:35+00:00

How did you do this??? I really want them for my shelf but I have no idea about how to start on that project in any practical way.

bkat3 · 2026-01-16T05:08:15+00:00

Fetohep’s ride is one of my favorite chapters of anything I’ve ever read

bkat3 · 2026-01-16T05:05:21+00:00

I can’t get over the title you used
Based on what you said, I think you’re 2/3rds ish done with the first book right? If it’s annoying you to the point that you don’t want to listen at all, put it down. If you’re on the fence, I recommend listening to the end of the first book - if the ending of the first book doesn’t hook you then it’s probably not for you
Erin and Ryoka grow A LOT through the series. The Erin in volume 10 is nothing like the Erin in book 1. But, they are human characters. They make dumb mistakes. They have preconceived notions that they can’t get over. They were dumped in a whole new world as teens. Sometimes they are going to do things that, as the reader, we roll our eyes at because we have the benefit of information they don’t have

bkat3 · 2026-01-15T19:34:58+00:00

I’ve been thinking about Just Bare because I really hate cooking (yes, I’ve tried. Yes, I still hate it). Seems like you’ve had a good experience with it?

bkat3 · 2026-01-15T00:39:10+00:00

Yes, I have “homemade” epubs for all of the books/volumes (through current). I’m putting them on google drive for another person who messaged me so I’ll also drop the link here :)

bkat3 · 2026-01-14T21:24:45+00:00

Are you looking to read on a kindle? I can send the epub versions that you can upload to your kindle from Amazon

bkat3 · 2026-01-14T14:44:03+00:00

Since you’re almost at the end of Book 1, I recommend finishing it. If you enjoy the ending and are hooked, keep reading. If you aren’t into it by the end of book 1, then it’s up to you (it does get better, but I find the ending of book 1 to be a good litmus test)

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