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This week’s topic:
Today’s is the US’ Independence Day. Share your favourite book with a war in it, or an overthrow of the government.
One of the best government overthrows was in The Hunger Games’ book 3, Mockingjay. It was amazing. It was eloquent and subtle and classy as fuck while being a war that was broadcast all over TV. And people died, yo.
One of the things that amazes me is how governments actually can be overthrown – the process of it, I mean. I come from a fairly peaceful country – well, one where the government is often overthrown by their own party (ha ha). The military has never been involved in overthrowing a government, protests are mostly to do with the environment and education, and riots are usually racially motivated. In cases like the Syrian civil war that has been going on since 2011, over 100,000 people have died, over half of them civilians.
In the book the small guerrilla task force team simply has to make it to the capital building and murder the president. I’ve always assumed (somewhat naively) that it would be harder than that, that whoever is protecting the president, whichever army, wouldn’t just drop everything and bow to their new conqueror like a peasant to a king, even if they have nothing left to fight for, and even if you have a new president waiting in the wings.
My bad.
chrinda jones
One of the great books depicting the awfulness of war and combat from a soldier’s point of view would have to be the classic ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’. I read the book in high school and was taken aback by how raw and exposed the author wrote his character’s take on combat. Eye opening. A great novel.
Nemo
That’s really cool and sounds like a great reading experience. Unfortunately I don’t like reading about real-life wars, but thanks for the rec anyway!
Mei (@Meismedia)
I went with The Torturer’s Daughter
Mei @ Diary of a Fair Weather Diver
Nemo
That sounds really interesting, thanks for bringing it up!
Lizzy
I liked the politics behind Mockingjay, however I wish that Katniss was in more of a position to really get her hands dirty, instead of being stuck as a “figurehead”. Characters did die, however, and some of them really surprised me.
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Nemo
I understand where you’re coming from, but I was fine with Katniss’ outsider status.
JennRenee
The Hunger Games. is on so many lists. IT was on mine. new follower through twitter.
Nemo
I can imagine – it’s a pretty big book ATM. Welcome!
Krystianna
The Hunger Games is one of my favorites and I chose it this week as well. 🙂 I’m a Twitter follower now!
Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian
Nemo
That’s so cool, we’re book twins! *high five!*
Fahima
Great pick! The Hunger Game sis actually a perfect example! I love the books, and am so waiting for Catching Fire to release! 🙂
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Nemo
Thanks for stopping by, Fahima. I can’t wait for Catching Fire’s film adaptation to be released either.