A few days ago, I finished reading Catching Fire, Book 2 of Suzanne Collin’s Hunger Games trilogy. It was so good that it blew my mind all over YOUR face. If you haven’t read The Hunger Games, you better hop on the bandwagon. I’m going to cyber bully you until you do. I’m not just recommending, I am shaking a virtual fist. Do. It. Read. It. Love. Me. For. Introducing. You. To. The. Awesome.
You won’t regret it. These book are the most exciting books I’ve ever read IN MY LIFE—so fan-freakin’-tastic, in fact, that I am hereby taking a week off reading so I can pick the pieces of my brain off your face. Point in fact, I got my brother, a reluctant reader who said, and I quote “I hate reading” to read The Hunger Games. I had to PAY him money to read it and he still wouldn’t do it so I cornered him and read aloud to him until my voice grew hoarse and I couldn’t continue and he’s all “Please don’t stop! You were right, I was wrong. I’m not worthy!”
See the lengths I will go to pimp this book?
Because Catching Fire left me in a catatonic state, and the only adjective in my vocab. bank is ‘awesome,’ I’m putting my reviews on the back burner in favor of something less taxing: pretty pretty pictures.
Let’s pick teams, shall we? For simplicity sake, I’m going to leave my Team affiliations out of this post until my review. Just a clue: Gale appeals to the Lord of the Flies part of me who likes to hunt and feast on red meat. While Peeta has that noble messiah thing going for him, I felt like he ah…left his balls with his baked goods. *Ducks ninja darts thrown by Team Peeta.*
Whether you’re Team Gale or Team Peeta, hot guy photos will unite us all!
Refresh my memory: did Gale or Peeta take off their shirts? They do in my version!
I see Gale as a young Henry Cavill. Dark hair, tall and lean, capable hands, square jaw: the man is a work of art!
As for Peeta, I pick British actor/model Alex Pettyfer. He’s no slacker in the chiseled abs department.
Let’s not forget Katniss. I pick Lucy Griffin (Maid Marian from Robin Hood). She’s the perfect combo of English Rose and chick-kicks-butt.
*Buttons taken from Galleysmith
I love these actors! I’m team peeta of course, but I love Gale too!
By: Samus on September 12, 2009
at 3:24 pm
With those pictures, I’m team Gale! (even though I haven’t read the book). I <3 Henry Cavill.
FleurDeMar
By: Virginie Barbeau on September 12, 2009
at 4:10 pm
That’s some awesome dedication, force-feeding the book to your brother!
I haven’t read the books yet, (I know! I know! I’m waiting for my TBR to get smaller), but this picture post was as toothsome as always.
By: Memory on September 12, 2009
at 6:36 pm
I love your choices for actors! I know that Suzanne Collins is working on the screenplay for the first movie and can’t wait to see who they end up with!
By: Stephanie on September 12, 2009
at 6:51 pm
I’ve not read the books yet, so I can’t chime in. BUT! The pictures made me happy.
By: J.T. Oldfield on September 12, 2009
at 8:32 pm
**pockets ninja darts**
I’ll breath a dreamy sigh for the casting choices. Though I don’t know your choice for my fair Peeta I will admit (with uber super-duper reluctance) that Henry Cavill could possibly, kinda, sorta. MAYBE sway me to **hushed whisper** team gale.
**runs to shower the dirty off**
By: Michelle on September 13, 2009
at 6:25 am
I am patiently waiting for the right time to read Catching Fire, preferably when I’m not preoccupied with bothersome things such as college and life in general.
I don’t think I’ll be visiting this site too much during this semester as it proves too distracting in the male eyecandy department.
By: mems on September 13, 2009
at 7:24 am
Love your casting choices!
I’m just starting Catching Fire so I’m going to have to wait till I finish it to pick a TEAM….
By: Mollie on September 14, 2009
at 9:30 am
Some BBAW love for you: http://bibliofreakblog.com/memes/blogs-reading/
By: J.T. Oldfield on September 14, 2009
at 1:25 pm
Yikes okay okay I’ll read them! You’ve scared me into it. Before I choose a team though, I’ll just sit here and look at these pics (if it was based solely on these I’d have to be Team Gale)^^
By: Elena on September 14, 2009
at 3:52 pm
Um, have I mentioned lately that I love you? It’s rare to find someone else who is all about the literary boy hotness! And it ABOUNDS!
Henry Cavill? I give that endorsement my own stamp of approval! Holy heaven, he’s definitely a masterpiece. I think he’d be a great Gale, though I’m concerned about his current age… although I’m probably picturing him from “The Tudors,” where he’s a burly older guy now. But that’s probably Hollywood magic. Maybe?
I’m liking our candidate for Peeta, too. I’ll take both. Waiter? Check, please!
By: Megan on September 15, 2009
at 6:34 am
Just discovering (and loving) your blog through BBAW. I haven’t read Hunger Games, but now I really have to. I’m easily frightened, and that fist thing is going to haunt me! Everyone seems to love the book (and sequel).
By: Lynn on September 17, 2009
at 8:24 pm
Excellent choices for the casting! But no matter who they cast, I will always be on Team Peeta! Ultimate fangirl. Haha
By: austenfan on September 21, 2009
at 4:55 am
Team Gale all the freaking way.
Peeta is just too whiny and needy.
Sweet and wonderful, yes. But I get annoyed with him. He has the same effect on me that Edward from Twilight did. Somehow completely perfect and worthy just bores me.
By: Adri on September 24, 2009
at 3:16 pm
Henry Cavill makes me drool. Seriously I’m salivating.
By: Juju on September 26, 2009
at 5:02 am
PS You’re breakdown of each made me smile and honestly is pretty accurate:
I can’t stop giggling at the “left his balls with the baked goods.”
By: Juju on September 26, 2009
at 5:03 am
I am always Team Gale, but those photos could make me Team Peeta.
By: Kitten on September 26, 2009
at 9:16 am
TEAM GALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALL THE WAY!!! HE ISN’T AS. . . PRIVILEGED AS PEETA AND THAT DOSEN’T MEAN ANYTHING UNLESS U THINK THE WAY I DO. . . LOLZ/ THAT WAS SOOOOOOO SAD WHEN WIRESS DIED
TICK TOCK
TICK TOCK
TICK TOCK
GALEGIRL4EVA IS OUT
By: GALEGIRL4EVA on October 2, 2009
at 5:54 am
Haha hehehe hohoho “I felt like he ah…left his balls with his baked goods.” HECK. YES.
Thanks for making me laugh out loud this early Tuesday morning.
By: trish on October 6, 2009
at 8:11 am
Ok… this is a little scary:
….and lately everything related to the Hunger games does…
I finished reading Catching fire a couple of days ago and I’ve been navigating through the internet searching for opinions, blogs…well…anything really! It is an amazing book and I can’t get it off my mind!!!
And suddenly, I find this page. And guess what?
I’ve always pictured Gale as a young Henry Cavill!! So this little coincidence just made me happy
I guess you know this by now but Team Gale all the way.
And…Henry Cavill is just …perfect.
By: Anne on October 6, 2009
at 11:14 am
Im team gale all the way. Gale is the best in the best in the book but i still think peeta would be a good best friend
By: lilypad on October 7, 2009
at 12:21 pm
I fell in love with THG a while back and read catching fire as soon as I could. I am 100% team Gale. I am in love with him and it’s plain to see that he and Katniss are literally made for one another.
By: India on October 15, 2009
at 11:17 pm
If I were to pick based solely off of the picks, I would be team Gale… However, I read the books and I am entirely team Petta (sorry, the actor you picked for him doesn’t appeal to me). I love how much he loves Katniss… That is all I can really say.
By: Kathryn on November 2, 2009
at 12:32 am
OMG I love these books to they are amazing. And I am Team Gale all the way HE IS HOT (i would love to kiss that guy) But the book is much more intense and amazing than a movie will ever be. By the way you picked the best actors and actress that I have seen so far so keep up this amazing blog.
TEAM GALE TEAM GALE GALE GALE GALE GALE GALE
By: Emmy on November 4, 2009
at 12:08 pm
TEAM PEETA ALL THE WAY!
He’s so pertyful.
Hmm.. I think Henry Cavill is PERFECT for Gale, Katniss’ actress… Maybe. And Alex Pettyfer for Peeta? Sure. But they’d all be older now so they wouldn’t look sixteen years old…
But i can’t come up with anything better.
By: Emily on November 27, 2009
at 6:08 pm