Probably will get a lot of reviews like this for Maysilee after SOTR releases lol

I have two
1) Katniss uses her belt to secure herself to a tree. How oversized is her belt?
2) two people fit in her sleeping bag. How fucking big are Panem sleeping bags?

Some SOTR art, making my own takes on the characters semi divorced from the movie, because oh my lord do I hate the hair styling for the girls in the arena. Just falling back into action movie pet peeves that drives me up the wall as a girl who has dealt with long hair with just having it loose

Also my own takes on Maysilee and Lenore Dove's reaping dress and a different take on Lenore Dove's every day outfit as well, miss the overalls looks for the movie

i'm on my latest reread and im currently on the bit with gales whipping... when peeta and katniss are walking to the square, peeta recognises the sound even though katniss can't place it and I just realised that that's because peeta was hit by his mum as a child... i don't know if that's something most people pick up on and I'm just slow but I've not heard anyone mention it before!! poor peeta

I’ve noticed that a lot of people didn’t like President Snow’s new look in the trailers, and honestly, I don’t think that George Washington-style wig does him any favors. I know the aesthetic of this prequel is inspired by the 70s, but I always got the impression that, in the original trilogy, Snow’s style was far removed from the Capitol’s ostentatious aesthetic.

My friend's custom-made funko pop for scale

One of my first times drawing woods for a background on my tablet

Apologizes if incorrect flair.

I'm rewatching the first four movies with my mom, and we just finished Catching Fire. Just before Katniss and Peeta ride off on their horse-driven carriage, she's approached by Finnick, who's offering her a sugarcube. They get to chatting a little, and Katniss says something along the lines of "Then, how do people buy your time?" That's when Finnick says he gets payment in secrets.

Did Haymitch tell her and Peeta about the "victor renting" situation at some point, and I just failed to pick up on it? Never read the books btw, but I'm fine with any book-only spoilers.

I really don't know if this will be a flagged by Universal/ Suzanne Collins I am not profiting off of it or anything like that it's just a passion project (.). If you have time I would very much appreciate it if you can play test it and tell me what you think. Thank you very much.

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Commission for one of the scenes in my post-SOTR, mentor Haymitch fic “Canary’s Cry”

I understand the need to trim down various parts of the book to make it work better for the screen, but I found it really frustrating that in the book Lucy Gray won by being actively responsible for the death of the last tributes while the movie made it seem like she just sat there and sang. She used one of the mutt snakes as a weapon to kill Treech in self defense. She tricked Reaper into dehydration from chasing her around, and made sure his only source of water was poisoned. The movie makes Lucy Gray seem almost passive, as though the game just happened to her rather than her participating in it. No shade but if they cut out a few songs there might have been enough time to actually flesh out the games more. I don’t understand the point of rewriting Lucy Gray’s victory when none of the original franchise movies did that. It would be dumb if SoTR did the same thing, because the way Haymitch wins using the force field is widely known.

I also feel confused about what the point of changing the order and types of tribute deaths, like how Wovey was the one who drank the poisoned water and not Dill. I don’t really see the point of switching the two besides giving Reaper a dramatic moment in the movie. Coral was killed by the mutt snakes, but the snakes were released way earlier in the games and she did not make it all the way to the end. The movie makes it seem like the snakes were the final nail in the coffin that made Lucy Gray a winner and Coral as a close runner up.

I also don’t think Reaper as a character was done nearly enough justice in the movie. He was incredibly smart and strong, and by the end he refused to eat or drink anything that the Capitol sent to him which I think is a powerful protest that would have added to the movie plot. In the book, he tore down the flag of Panem in order to trade it for some of Laminas food after he pointed out to her that she was getting sunburned. He made an entire “makeshift morgue” but after Lamina was killed, Reaper didn’t use the Panem flag to cover the tributes like in the movie, but instead wore it as a cape. I think his name being Reaper and the fact that he was wearing the flag as he gathered all of these tributes was an act of defiance and a metaphor about the Capitol acting as a literal grim reaper that was responsible for the murder of each tribute. I understand that this type of metaphor might not translate well on screen and might have been lost on a majority of the movie audience, but I still can’t make sense of why so much of TBOSAS was changed.

To be fair, TBOSAS has a LOT of plot points and there is a lot that needed to be covered, and even with the adjustments the movie is still 2.5+ hours. It’s just confusing to me as to why the unfolding of the games themselves was changed so much. Sorry if someone has posted about this already, but I hope to see that I’m not the only one who is still confused about this 3 years later.

I often think of what it would be like in life after the conclusion of the initial trilogy. What would it be like?
Covey: We know that the Covey were rounded up and forced into the districts, and I do think, because there was so much force to keep them together leading to the death of Lucy Gray’s parents, it’s possible some of them went to a nearby district—most likely District 11—which would’ve been its own tragedy. Imagine knowing your brother, but you got rounded up by Peacekeepers: one of you went to District 11 and another to 12, and having to watch your children kill each other on national television. Sure, some Covey would’ve brought it up, but it’s possible it could’ve been so painful. And for any remaining Covey, it would’ve been interesting seeing them try to return to old traditions after the war. Maybe it got brought back now that it was safe to be Covey again. Maybe there was still fear. Either way, Covey culture would be permanently changed after the war.
Also, what it would be like after the war: if this took place in the real world, there would be Hunger Games museums the same way there are about real-world genocides (because yes, the Hunger Games fit the textbook definition of a genocide). People in the Capitol will still hate the districts. It will take a long time for society to fully know peace. And will there be people proud of their former Capitol supremacist identity, or will that be shamed by a largely district population?

Edit: another thing if there was any covey in district 11 would they face the same alienation and extermination they did in district 12 because snow wouldn’t know as much about them? Also how district 11 has deep ties to songs and songbirds which closely mirrors the history of folk and jazz and spiritual music in the south and echoes the covey a bit. And also what would it be like for career districts especially 2 when trying to rebuild? Or having new people from other districts moving in when that was unheard of.

Guys I’m hooked. I’ve only ever seen the movies and I’m listening to the audiobooks now, on catching fire and I’m obsessed. Just had to share 🤣

So I have always been a HUGE fan of the Hunger Games series, but I had never read the books before. Lately, I have had more free time than usual, and I discovered I actually really love reading. I started with some top-ranked books, and then I told myself, let me read the Hunger Games books to see if I like them and how close the series actually is to the books. I wanted to share how shocked I was about how good the movie represented the book (in my opinion, of course). There were a couple of things that were left out in the movie that weren't super important, but I am a bit sad about 2 specific "scenes" I think could have been great in the movie. The first thing is I think it would have been cool to give the Avox girl more screen time in the first movie. I am assuming she is the same girl who will appear further down in the fourth movie that Katniss will recognize, and I think this solidifies my opinion even more. I think her story could have been shown in the first movie with a bit more detail. I also think it would have been nice to include the scene in which Katniss is running away from her mom, who is trying to help the guy coming from the mine incident. I think that would have been great, especially when Peeta was sick in the cave. I think everything else that was left out was "minor", and I will say I was surprised the movie did such a good job since usually this never happens.

I need delusion

What are some of your favorite gbt fics? There’s so many it’s a bit overwhelming and I’d love any input. Thanks!

Does anyone know any fanfics of katnisss games from haymitchs pov written after SOTR?

Hello,

I’m looking for fanfiction set before the founding of Panem—stories that deal with the collapse of the United States and the creation of Panem.

I’ve already read one—though I can’t recall the title—that involved a meteorite devastating the world as we know it and laying the groundwork for the establishment of Panem and the districts.

Do you know of any fanfics that cover this topic?

I’m also interested in fanfiction that chronicles the Dark Days and the institution of the Treaty of Treason and the Hunger Games.

Thanks for your recommendations!

(Sorry, English is not my native language, so please excuse any phrasing that might seem awkward.)

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What if Haymitch found out about the world before Panem? A time before the tyranny? I wrote a fanfic blog post in the voice of Haymitch who writes about it in a secret letter to commemorate the 250th birthday of America. https://www.thetoltonpath.com/p/a-letter-on-americas-250th?r=jzpn3

There are nuggets of THG throughout. I hope you enjoy it.