Saturday, May 4, 2013

The Downside of Reading: Getting Overly Attached to Characters


Over the course of the last month, I have read/listened to the entire Hunger Games trilogy.  The Hunger Games and Mockingjay were audiobooks, so I listened to "Katniss" tell me her story.  Catching Fire I read in less than 48 hours.

And now...now I feel like I've lost my friend because she no longer talks to me.

I know.  I'm losing it.  But think about it.  It was HOURS upon HOURS that I listened to Katniss talk about her troubles...about Peeta, about Gale, about Prim, about Rue, about her district, about Snow.  And now, now nothing. 

So, it makes me wonder.  How are she and Peeta getting along now?  What are her kids like?

Maybe I need to go on medication.  This is weird. 

To combat this withdrawal, my daughter and I watched The Hunger Games movie today.  And I cannot wait until the next movie, coming out in November. 

Until then, I'm off to find another character to obsess over.  I am currently reading two books at the same time now.