Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins
★ Top 5 book of 2009 · #2 on Best Books of 2009
Katniss has survived the Hunger Games, yet life at home feels wrong, with friendships strained and whispers of rebellion growing. As a Victory Tour approaches, she must convince the Capitol of her love for Peeta or face terrible consequences.
Best for: Fans of the first Hunger Games book who want rebellion and high stakes
Catching Fire is #2 on BookWard's Best Books of 2009, out of 42 2009 books that cleared our data bar.
What Catching Fire is about
Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games, but winning has not bought her peace. Half a year later, she and Peeta Mellark are getting ready for the Victory Tour, and President Snow has a message for her: make the country believe her act of defiance was only love for Peeta, or her family and her friend Gale will pay. Meanwhile unrest is spreading through the districts.
Then comes a cruel twist in the rules of the next Games, which draws its players from earlier winners. Katniss finds herself in an arena built like a clock, each danger arriving at its own hour and place, and she has to decide whom she can trust. This is the second book in The Hunger Games series, tense and dark and quick, about fear, control and the cost of standing up to power.
Catching Fire on the Best Books of 2009
Catching Fire came out in 2009. Of the 42 books first published in 2009 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #2 on our Best Books of 2009 list.
Why it made the list: 2,208 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (297 ratings); 108 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Being read right now.
Nearby on the 2009 list
- The Last Olympian Rick Riordan, #1
- The Maze Runner James Dashner, #3
- The Help Kathryn Stockett, #4
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More years: Best Books of 2008 Best Books of 2010.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 1,514 want to read it, 108 are reading it now and 586 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 297 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 98 | 55% |
| Reader love | 83 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 98 | 20% |
Questions about Catching Fire
When was Catching Fire published?
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins was first published in 2009.
Was Catching Fire one of the best books of 2009?
Catching Fire is #2 on BookWard's Best Books of 2009, out of 42 2009 books that cleared our data bar. 2,208 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (297 ratings); 108 are reading it right now.
Why is Catching Fire on the Best Books of 2009 list?
2,208 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (297 ratings); 108 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2009
- The Last Olympian Rick Riordan, #1
- The Maze Runner James Dashner, #3
- The Help Kathryn Stockett, #4
- Dork Diaries Rachel Renée Russell, #5
- I Will Teach You to Be Rich Ramit Sethi, #6
- The 4-Hour Workweek Timothy Ferriss, #7
See the full Best Books of 2009, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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