#19 Group Novel First Fifth

    The first fifth of the novel started out very slow and I had difficulties following the story. For me not having read the first hunger games novel I did not understand all the references back to the first book, for example the berries. I had to search some things about the book on the internet so I could understand the little things in the book. I am starting to understand the characters and there mind set for example Katniss and her views on the hunger games of her describing it helped me understand what she went through in the first book. The way their country is set up kept reminding me of a prison because they are caged in boundaries and not allowed to escape it by even going into the woods. The book has a very confined feeling to it so far. When Katniss spoke with president snow about possible uprisings it seemed like it was foreshadowing or hinting that all hell might break loose soon. Overall I find even though I had not read the first book it is becoming easier to understand the story line as I read on.