Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she’s made it out of the bloody arena alive, she’s still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what’s worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss’s family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins’s groundbreaking The Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year.
Disappointment!September 8, 2010 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The third and final book in the series was a complete let down for me. I read the Hunger Games despite my initial aversion to the story line, because so many friends had raved about it. Surprisingly, I really liked it. Book two held my interest, even though I felt that the Quarter Quell was a desperate idea for putting Katniss and Peeta back into the arena.
It took me forever to finish The Mockingjay, because it simply didn't hold my interest. It had none of the tender human moments of the first book. It felt like going to a sci-fi action thriller at the theater that just drags on and on. It was confusing at times and pointless. The only thing that kept me reading was my desire to be done with it. I wish I had stopped after the first book.
Fire Burn Brighter in the DarkSeptember 8, 2010 Elishia(USA) I finished Mockingjay about a week ago, and was left feeling completely drained, confused, angry. I knew that if I wrote a review right away then it would be ferocious. But a part of me knew that this book did not deserve a ferocious review. So I gave myself time to let it soak in, to really think about the book. Coming to the conclusion that with all of the hate I experienced, there was equal parts love and understanding. The final book in the trilogy is a whirlwind of everything that made the previous two books brilliant, but this one holds a much more terrifying tone. Suzanne Collins has created a series about fear, rebellion, war and love. I believe many readers forgot the first three ingredients to the story, and just wished for Love to conquer all. With this third book, but that isn't the case. War and the lives of the Districts have always been the forefront of every book and Mockingjay reinforces this. It's a war zone. The happy endings that every reader is wishing for are hard to come by, making this book so much darker than the last two. Instead of going into the war zone of an arena, we are bombarded into a real war zone with bombs, gunfire, and death. The politics of it all leaves us unable to trust anything we learn.We see a very different Katniss in this book. Another reviewer put it beautifully, the Katniss we see is suffering from PTSD. She is timid, hides in closets, and doesn't know what is the best solution for everyone. She is no longer confident. She has been broken by this war. Which I do believe that many readers were wanting her to be the strong Heroine she has been for the best two books. This book concentrates on the battle, on the strategy of District 13. Yes I hated all of the propaganda,but I understand why it was important to District 13. They need the other districts on their side. They need to compete with the Capitol on their level. Do I wish there was more fighting on the front-lines with Katniss? Yes. but she was a pawn. She was too broken to be anything else and i think the District 13 President knew this. Many readers hated the death of so many characters, but this is war. To me it shows that there is no happy endings in war. Fighting a war is not easy and there will be casualties and consequences, lives lost and lives destroyed. I understand that the love triangle between Katniss/Peeta/Gale took a back seat, and I was heartbroken and angry which is why at first I think this review would have taken a much darker tone. But none the less, after much speculation, I truly believe the final chapter of this much loved series was perfect. It might not be the ending I had originally hoped for with Katniss triumphantly announcing her true love for Peeta while in the midst of battle, and them skipping off into the sunset, but the ending that Collins gave me fits. Its just fits. It fits with the mood of the bookd. It fits with the whole notion that the young girl who took her sisters place at the Games, who won the games, ignited a nation full of hope, is gone. That Katniss is no longer alive. But the ending fits this new Katniss, who is empty after losing so much. Who needs to find a new way to live. Depressing? Yes. But it fits. All in all, Mockingjay is a heart-wrenching that will leave readers thinking about it long after turning that final page. I bet many people hate the way it ended, but at the same time love it.
Kindle versionSeptember 8, 2010 M. S. Javier(Southern California, USA) I just finished reading this yesterday. It was slow in the beginning, and I found myself tempted to skip paragraphs. I'm glad I was patient, though, because I was rewarded at the end. The second half was non-stop excitement, and at the end, I realized that the first half was a set-up for what happens later. After reading the less than 5 star reviews, I was afraid that now I was stuck with this whole series in my Kindle. After reading Mockingjay, I am very happy I have the whole set.
Contents:spoilersSeptember 8, 2010 Wow. I am trueley impressed with this ending. For some reason Before I read the story I thought there would be another surprise Hunger Games for Katniss and she would run out of luck, die. Peeta would grieve commit suicide the end. I thought I had this book all figured out boy was Iwrong..... Great read loved it but was differnt than the hunger games and catching fire. Highly reccomend it.
Not what I expectedSeptember 8, 2010 Jennifer Whipple(Aurora, IL United States) This book does have some parts where it is a little slow but stick with it! Still like The Hunger Games and Catching Fire the best but this is still a really good book and maybe..just maybe..she'll write one more :)
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