#suzanne collins is a genius

[azaleasdaylight]

Suzanne collins is a certified GENIUS because by making most of the book about the PUBLICITY of the rebellion and not the fight itself, she was telling us that wars are won by who persuades more- who controls the narrative .

#the hunger games #suzanne collins #mockingjay supremacy #katniss everdeen #peeta mellark #young adult #in my hunger games era #feeling like im 15 again reading these books #hunger games deserved an oscar nomination #everlark #suzanne collins is a genius #hunger games is a classic

[i-know-the-endss]

i think the most frustrating part about tbosas is the fact that you want to root for coryo. you want him to be a better man for lucy gray. you want him and sejanus to become closer, to become the best friends sejanus believes them to be. you want him to run away and find a way to relearn all the oppressive and tyrannical ideals the capitol instilled in him.

but that’s not what happens.

coriolanus isn’t necessarily a good person. he’s not a bad person either, not yet, but he’s no where near good. and rather than try to be good, he gives up, he lets himself “go bad”, he rats out sejanus, he lets his anger get the best of him and loses lucy gray.

the idea that coryo could be a good person but chooses not to be is exactly the reason this book and this character are brilliant.

#idk if this comes across the way i wanted it to #i am in no way excusing his actions at all please do not think i am #he has done unimaginable things and damage and has caused so much horror #but the idea isn’t that he’s evil because there’s nothing else to be #he CHOOSES it #that’s what makes him even worse #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #tbosas #coriolanus snow #suzzane collins #lucy gray baird #sejanus plinth #i’m pretty sure people have made this connection but #i just wanted to add my two cents #suzanne collins is a genius

[patheticblorbloscholar]

There is something so special about District 11. The love, and loyalty. The kindness passed on to other tributes. They are my Roman empire.

#District 11 #Rue and Thresh #Reaper and Dill #they are my favorite #I cannot express my complete love for them #THG #the hunger games #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #reaper ash #Rue #Thresh #Dill #THE PARELLELS #Suzanne Collins is a genius #a master of her craft

[nastyaphrodite]

I have never been able to shake off how the name Katniss was chosen from a hardy, tuberous plant whose botanical name is Sagittaria.

Sagittaria alluding to Sagittarius, known for being represented by the Archer. Bow and arrow.

Sagittarius is also sometimes alluded to Orion, the Hunter, famous for his friendship with Goddess Artemis.

Artemis, protector of young girls. Her favorite place to dwell in forests. Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, who favored archery.

Suzanne Collins, the woman that you are, thank you.

#alternatively I think about how Artemis and Orion coded Katniss and Gale’s relationship is #am I the only one who thinks that about Katniss/Gale? #thg series #thg #thg katniss #katniss everdeen #the hunger games #artemis #I’m not the first one to draw this parallel and I read it on here years ago #the hunger games obsession has returned and I’m still amazed by the heavy symbolism throughout the series #Suzanne collins is a genius

[snowfallingfirecatching]

So you know that feeling after a while of not seeing someone, you tend to forget their voice and if you don't have a picture of them, you start to forget their face?

I'd like to imagine Snow eventually forgot the sound of Lucy Gray's voice and her lyrics, but it's not as though he was shattered over that. I'm sure one morning he woke up, realized he had completely forgotten "his girl's" face, and he was content, maybe even relieved. Just like how history and the Capitol would forget her, so would he. And that's all he could hope for.

Now, you remember that nostalgic feeling and memories that rush back to you whenever you hear a song that you haven't heard in years? Suddenly, you remember the beat and the lyrics, word for word, like you haven't forgotten at all?

Imagine that, but 65 years later. 65 years and suddenly Snow is thrown for a real fucking loop. The moment he hears Katniss sing the meadow song, it all comes flooding back to him. Unlocking a memory he kept in a vault far from the public eye.

Whether or not Lucy Gray is dead during the events of the 75th Hunger Games, I'm sure she would be laughing at the irony, and her laughter gets picked up by mockingjays. And even though Snow is nowhere near a mockingjay where he sits comfortably in the Capitol... his could definitely still hear it, echoing in the back of his mind. The sound of her voice, haunting him in his sleep and especially while he's awake... 65 years later.

"Be somethin' easy to forget

Oh, you think I'm gone 'cause I left

But I'm in the trees, I'm in the breeze

My footsteps on the ground

You'll see my face in every place

But you can't catch me now

Through wading grass, the months will pass

You'll feel it all around

I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere

But you can't catch me now

No, you can't catch me now..."

#chills #suzanne collins is a genius #olivia rodrigo did her homework #hunger games #the hunger games #hunger games tbosas #the hunger games tbosas #tbosas #lucy gray baird x coriolanus snow #lucy gray x coriolanus #coriolanus snow #lucy gray #lucy gray baird #snowbaird #can't catch me now

[balladofmyramblings]

you’re freaking kidding me posca (as in the drink served in tbosas) was an actual cheap alcoholic drink in the Roman Empire.

Suzanne Collins you’re a genius.

#suzanne collins is a genius #thg #the hunger games #all of the Roman things I could talk about FOREVER #ballad of my ramblings #bosas #ballad of songbirds and snakes #coriolanus snow #hunger games #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #tbosas #posca #the roman empire

[artistsmellslikeunemployment]

I don’t know if anyone noticed this parallel in the Huger Games:

The revolution began with a black, little girl: Rue.

The revolution phased into democracy with a black woman: Commander Paylor.

#thg #the hunger games #rue #ya dystopia #mockingjay #suzanne collins is a genius #feminism

[feelingthedisaster]

if the hunger games were written by any other author, what happens in the arena would be more than one third of the book

#thg has more politics than arena content and thats why i love it #suzanne collins is a genius #the hunger games #catching fire #mockingjay #suzanne collins #katniss everdeen #peeta mellark #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #coriolanus snow

[godofstupidsentences]

Coriolanus throwing out the most human parts of himself (his mother’s powder, the photos of his family) and only keeping the worse (his father’s compass) is what really destroyed me

#i agree with people who say it wasn’t a descent from good to bad #but it was from bad to worse and this truly symbolizes how deep he has fallen since the start of the book #there’s no coming back now #Suzanne Collins is a genius #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #coriolanus snow #the hunger games

[wellgoslowly]

guys i finally watched tbosas last night i have so many thoughts the hyperfixation is reawakening pray for me

#the hunger games #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #suzanne collins is a genius #suzanne collins #coriolanus snow #lucy gray baird

[myname-isnia]

Bitches be having an unhealthy obsession with tragic and codependent and toxic sibling relationships in media and then be surprised when they latch onto Tigris Snow like a lifeline

(It’s me. I’m bitches)

#yes I know she’s coryo’s cousin and not his sister but you know what? I don’t care #it’s close enough + I’m sure they saw each other as siblings anyway #but I’m serious she’s probably my favourite character in tbosas #she’s so kind and caring but also takes no shit #and she loved coryo so much… only for him to turn out like his father #her appearance in mockingjay hits so different after the ballad #suzanne collins is a genius #(​the way that was already a tag lmao) #anyway enough rambling #tigris snow #my beloved <3 #I lowkey want to draw her

[i-know-the-endss]

just watched tbosas.

holy fuck????

that is all. good night.

#i’ll say more once i’ve fully processed it. #but holy shit go watch this movie. #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #coriolanus snow #lucy gray baird #sejanus plinth #baby i am SO SORRY #dean casca highbottom #volumnia gaul #tom blyth #rachel zegler #hunter schafer #tigris snow #josh andres rivera #viola davis #peter dinklage #the hunger games #suzanne collins #suzanne collins is a genius

[coffeebookslovegt]

¡Esta noche apunten sus armas hacia el Capitolio!

¡Apunten sus armas hacia Snow!

#katniss everdeen #thg katniss #the hunger games katniss #katniss and peeta #the hunger games trilogy #the hunger games peeta #the hunger games rp #the hunger games x reader #hunger games #thg #district 12 #thg series #movies #films #president snow #suzanne collins is a genius #suzanne collins you genius #fantasy #mockingjay #peeta mellark #capitolio #rebelion #science fiction #novels #fiction #film #cinema #cinemetography

[penguinpiebooks]

just watched ballad of songbirds and snakes and my siblings were not as obsessed with it as i was so i have no one to talk to about it

#going CRAZY #ballad of songbirds and snakes #ballad of songbirds and snakes spoilers #tbosas #going to use the tags to rant #they dont even understand that lucy grey haunted snow for his entire life #she popped up in so much of what katniss did #the revolution was filled with so much of lucy grey #the mockingjays! the songs! #suzanne collins is a genius #i love her so much #snow is such an interesting character #i want to disect him

[panemposts]

People. If you read The Ballad of Snakes and Songbirds looking for romance (or didn't because of said romance), go back and re-read it! Just did a re-read, and wow! It really packed a punch! So much about Snow, about the games, the foreshadowing! I can't wait for November!

#tbosas #so freaking good #suzanne collins is a genius

[me-myself-and-eyes]

sometimes you read a book it it just IS to the point you have to take a breather

BSAS is joining the trillogy with its 5 stars i think

im only halfway through the book, and it just

Suzanne collins knows exactly what shes writing about, and executes it perfectly

#the ballad of songbirds and snakes #eryn rambles about nothing #suzanne collins is a genius