those kids made me cry, even though it was only first chapter

also, what a lovely kid Haymitch was (⁠灬⁠º⁠‿⁠º⁠灬⁠)⁠♡ "...two things I love best — wasting time and being with my girl, Lenore Dove..." "...her best gift: unexpected time with my girl..." "My eyes find Lenore Dove’s, and all I can think is, It’s not you. At least, not for another year. You’re safe..."

love him, don't wanna see him suffer((

The word “colonial” has a valence in the United States that is deeply different from its associations in the former European imperial metropoles and the countries that were once part of their empires. Similarly, the terms “settler” and “pioneer” have positive connotations in American history, arising from the heroic tale of the conquest of the West at the expense of its indigenous population as projected in movies, literature, and television

I found this so interesting because as a mexican, I tend to empathize with colonized countries that are fighting for their freedom. So to me, reading about it can help me understand the issue better. But to get more people on board to support Palestinians, we have to think about how to educate the people who have to change these deep-rooted beliefs. "Settler" has never had a positive connotation to me, so after reading this it opened my eyes, and helped me understand how to have these difficult conversations with americans to help shift the idea that this genocide isn’t a war between equals.

I accidentally added The hunger games as a recommendation for people who have read A dance of silver and shadow by Melanie Cellier and I don’t know how to delete it!!! Please tell me someone knows how to take it off 😭ྀིྀི

rf kuang pls just write a couple of philosophy papers instead 😭