Φωτιά
Suzanne Collins, 2009
Fantasy Literary fictionScience fictionYoung adult
A survivor returns to a home that no longer fits, while the Capitol turns remembrance into a public spectacle. A tense story of power, loyalty and the cost of being watched.
Feels like dread, defiance and longing. About power, freedom and society.
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When remembrance is turned into a performance, who gets to control it?
Η Περιοδεία της Νίκης όμως καθιστά κάτι τέτοιο αδύνατο. Τοποθετημένη στρατηγικά σχεδόν ανάμεσα από τους ετήσιους Αγώνες, είναι ο τρόπος της Κάπιτολ να διατηρήσει τη φρίκη φρέσκια και πρόσφατη. Όχι μόνο ζούμε στις περιοχές όπου κάθε χρόνο εξαναγκάζονται να θυμηθούν την ατσάλινη γροθιά της Κάπιτολ, αλλά είμαστε υποχρεωμένοι και να το γιορτάζουμε. Και φέτος, εγώ θα είμαι ένα από τα αστέρια του σόου. Θα πρέπει να ταξιδέψω από περιοχή σε περιοχή, να σταθώ μπροστά σε πλήθη που θα με επευφημούν ενώ από μέσα τους θα με απεχθάνονται, να κοιτάξω τα πρόσωπα των οικογενειών τα παιδιά των οποίων σκότωσα... Suzanne Collins.Collins has said the idea for The Hunger Games came while channel-surfing between reality television and footage of the Iraq War.
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- What is Φωτιά like?
- Feels like dread, defiance and longing. About power, freedom and society.
- What should I read after Φωτιά?
- If you liked Φωτιά, try Uglies (Scott Westerfeld), City of Fallen Angels (Cassandra Clare) and Golden Son (Pierce Brown).
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Every civilisation leans on one thing. What happens when it is taken away?
Maybe they didn’t want you to realize that every civilization has its weakness. There’s always one thing we depend on. And if someone takes it away all that’s left is some story in a history class.
Uglies · Scott Westerfeld
When the primal needs of survival turn against your own humanity.
But being hungry was worse. Being hungry meant that he could smell things he didn’t want to smell—salt on skin; the overripe, sweet smell of blood exuding from the pores of strangers. It made him feel hungry and twisted up and utterly wrong. Hunching over, he jammed his fists into the pockets of his jacket and tried to breathe through his mouth.
City of Fallen Angels · Cassandra Clare
Every fair system needs an impartial judge, and every judge is a person.
A fair system only works if there’s an unbiased means of assessing merit. When there is no pride or selfishness involved.” He gives a soft snort, shaking his head. “Which means that fair systems cannot exist where people are involved.
The Will of the Many · James Islington
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