Mockingjay, the sequel to The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, is released today. Now I have a dilemma.
You see, my copies of the first two books are packed away, on their way to the UAE. It shouldn't matter, right? Because it's the third book that's new?
Except I do like to re-read the first books in a series before reading the last new one. Plus, I read this article in the NYT recently about happiness and it said that looking forward to something for a long time makes that thing more rewarding when you finally get it.
Now, I've already been waiting for this book for a year, so I'm sure it will be plenty rewarding. But it will be more so if I wait to read it until I get my hands on the first two books and re-read them.
But in the meantime, what if someone accidentally spoils Mockingjay for me?
Is anyone else waiting a while to read this one? If so, please join me in my self-imposed total radio silence on all things Panem.
You see, my copies of the first two books are packed away, on their way to the UAE. It shouldn't matter, right? Because it's the third book that's new?
Except I do like to re-read the first books in a series before reading the last new one. Plus, I read this article in the NYT recently about happiness and it said that looking forward to something for a long time makes that thing more rewarding when you finally get it.
Now, I've already been waiting for this book for a year, so I'm sure it will be plenty rewarding. But it will be more so if I wait to read it until I get my hands on the first two books and re-read them.
But in the meantime, what if someone accidentally spoils Mockingjay for me?
Is anyone else waiting a while to read this one? If so, please join me in my self-imposed total radio silence on all things Panem.