I need to mix myself a cocktail just so I can sleep tonight after finishing this book. I agree with mountie 9 about the kids. Can't my 2 year old just take care of himself for 24 hours so I can finish the book? (OK. KIdding. But not really. I do adore my son.) I won't try to write a formal review, but I can say that this book left me absolutely speechless. I was afraid I would be disappointed and that nothing could measure up to 1 and 2. And how could Collins actually give us a satisfying ending? Amazing. She did it. And I'm reading it again tomorrow. If my son lets me.
Review by kcpiano (LibraryThing), August 26, 2010 What an amazingly written conclusion to this series. Never have I thought "I Need to read this again right now" when I've finished a book. The characters were amazing, and there was so much that you just did not see coming. I loved it, and I think that you'd be hard pressed not to feel the same way.
Review by teharhynn (LibraryThing), August 25, 2010 Suzanne Collins delivers. Amazing end to a fantastic, epic trilogy. Left me completely satisfied while also having enough plot twists and surprises to keep me hanging on. Collins avoids predictability while engaging the characters we've all come to love.
Review by salander_9277 (LibraryThing), August 24, 2010 This is a SPOILER-FREE review. I promise! So in reviewing MOCKINGJAY what I want to do is talk about the things I love when it comes to Suzanne Collins imagination and style. I remember my first read through of The Hunger Games. I remember wondering why in the world people would willingly read a story that contained so much senseless death. I also remember being caught up in the sensation, feeling myself looking forward to page after page in spite of myself and wondering what that said about me. When Catching Fire was released I drove to the bookstore and made my way through the store. When I asked the people working there where it was... it hadn't even been put out yet and this was half-way through the day. The sales clerks didn't even know what the series was! I didn't bother with a re-read of The Hunger Games ... I just dove right in to Catching Fire and, like my first read of The Hunger Games, I found myself reacting the same exact way. I prepared myself this time. I revisited Katniss' journey from the moment she throws herself forward for Prim to the moment she's plucked out of an arena and the shocking news is delivered to her. I re-acquainted myself with Cinna, Haymitch, Gale, Peeta, Rue, Prim and many other memorable characters. I felt the twisting of my gut and the breathless anticipation I experienced a year ago when I read the last paragraph of Catching Fire. I haven't really speculated in the last year what would happen in Mockingjay - choosing instead to open the book with no expectations. If I was on a team it would be most strongly Team Katniss, as she is a female character who exhibits strength, courage and, in spite of that, how frail we are as humans. I was not disappointed with Mockingjay. I loved it - but not in the sense that I normally love books. I'll be thinking about it for a while and will be re-reading it probably this week. Most of all I was satisfied. Mockingjay provided a resolution that was, for me, perfect for the trilogy.
Review by TheLostEntwife (LibraryThing), August 24, 2010 Short version: Mockingjay "will knock your socks off. Good luck getting them back on." (That's from the Big Bang Theory.) It's weird to think that this series I've loved for probably a year and a half or so now is over. I'm sad that I won't read anything about Katniss for the first time (unless Suzanne Collins changes her mind). And now that it's over, I think it's definitely comparable to Harry Potter (at least up to penultimate books in both series). Like Harry, Katniss is a hero to many, most of whom have never even seen her, let alone talked to her. They're ones who lived, surviving against brutal, almost unbearable odds. They've lost friends and loved ones; Katniss is a half-orphan and Harry has lost both parents. There's so much I want to discuss (the significance of the number of the squad that Katniss is part of, for example) but mostly I just want to think about Mockingjay for a while. I think this book is dangerously close to perfection and I wouldn't have changed a word of it.
Review by khager (LibraryThing), August 24, 2010 I never did like Peeta---still don't
Review by jazzbird61 (LibraryThing), February 29, 2024 Oh I really like this trilogy. A lot. I like that it's well-written, that the characters for the most part are well-developed, that the characters do and say things that seem realistic. This is a series that both girls AND boys (and moms) request often at the library. It's a good one for reluctant readers. I have to admit, I had a slow start into the third book. It's been a while since I read Catching Fire and that one was fast and furious. I forgot a lot of the details and new characters, but didn't want to wait for it to come back from a patron so I just bore down and worked my way through the first chapters of Mockingjay. (After all, there's a big holds list and I did a big no-no and took it out first.) I was not surprised by the big things. Like the political twist of Coin using Katniss and the others for her own personal endeavors. Or that Katniss was going to turn her arrow on Coin. Or Team Peeta winning (I was gunning for Gale). Even Prim dying. (I was caught off guard, though, by Finnick's end. I adored the development of him and Johanna in this episode.) Still, it was still really fun to read. I got up early this morning to finish it before work. 'Nuff said.
Review by mimo (LibraryThing), December 18, 2023 A pretty satisfying conclusion to the series. There was probably a little too much crammed in, particularly in the last couple of chapters, but I think it's good that it wasn't drawn out to another volume. I thought it was going to fall into the Return of the Jedi trap of having everything done by the few characters that we knew, but it actually avoided that fairly well. While Katniss is something of a figurehead, she was somewhat incidental to a lot of the most significant events of the book. I was a little surprised at how dark it was - Collins definitely doesn't shy away from the psychological trauma and long-term damage that her characters suffer.
Review by thisisstephenbetts (LibraryThing), November 25, 2023 Probably the weakest of the trilogy but being the completest that I am I had to read it and the satisfaction of completing the trilogy was worth the pain of pushing through the Mockingjay.
Review by thanesh (LibraryThing), July 24, 2023 Probably the weakest book in the series...taking way too long to get to the conclusion, and I'm not even sure I liked how it ended. I'm looking forward to the movie, though.
Review by kwskultety (LibraryThing), July 4, 2023 TW/CW: Death, violence, fantasy violence, police violence RATING: 4.5/5 REVIEW: The final book in my Hunger Games reread! This book was how I remembered it – a really exciting book and a little bit of a rough read. But all in all, a good end to the series (especially since I’ve always been Team Peeta). Mockingjay picks up where Catching Fire ends, with Katniss recovering from her injuries from the arena. I can’t really give much more of the plot because of spoilers, but this book is much more militaristic and war-like than the others. That’s good in some ways, although I also miss the time in the arena from the other two. I really enjoyed this book, although I was pretty upset by some of the deaths that occurred in it that I thought were totally unnecessary. Other than that, I really enjoyed this book and the series all together. Definitely recommend, if there are still people out there who haven’t read it!
Review by Anniik (LibraryThing), May 23, 2023 I have mixed feelings about the book. I need to think about it more to sort my thoughts. This one is my least favorite of the trilogy.
Review by amcheri (LibraryThing), January 5, 2023 Great series!
Review by Amzzz (LibraryThing), November 12, 2022 My reaction to this novel is one of disappointment and reminds me why I generally avoid reading books in a series. I like to keep up with works that have made a mark in popular culture, and The Hunger Games Trilogy certainly qualifies. I enjoyed the first two books, but this last in the trilogy is basically all about war, with lots of technique and little substance. The main problem for me is that the reasons behind the war and the specifics that led to the establishment of Panem, Snow’s rule, and related details are never articulated in any depth. It makes the book read as one grisly description after the next, using the now popular “non-stop action” technique. The ending of each chapter is immediately upturned by events in the following chapter (and this happens over and over), leading to virtual whiplash. It is hard to relate to the main characters, who, unlike the first two books, seldom pause for meaningful reflection. Not my type book at all.
Review by Castlelass (LibraryThing), October 30, 2022 The question of the series: yes, you can win, but at what price?
Review by jennybeast (LibraryThing), April 14, 2022 Overall, this is my least favorite of The Hunger Games books. The whole reason why I loved the first two is because of the Hunger Games. Another reason why I like these books so much is because the amount of suspense put into these books. However, this one was not able to really fit these elements in. While the story is still great, and I will always be on Team Katniss, this book was not exactly able to reach my expectations.
Review by nerdytheorist (LibraryThing), February 8, 2022 After reading the last book, I was on edge that Suzanne Collins wouldn't be able to capture my attention like she did with The Hunger Games. And after Aaron Guerra's constant reminder that this book would piss me off, I wasn't looking forward to reading it. But I did. The moment I put down Catching Fire and picked up this book, I was sucked back into the world that Collins first introduced. While the elements of "who will Katniss pick" still lingered, foul smelling like Snow's roses, the book was motivated with plot and action, leaving you turning the page at the edge of your seat. While I can understand why several readers found this book disappointing, the turn of events (no spoilers here) were a necessary evil. And if you're a true reader, you would've seen it a mile away. The book was thought provoking, as well as, heart wrenching. Collins' gift doesn't leave her side as each word carries you through the world of chaos and confusion. The book clearly surpasses the second.
Review by ennuiprayer (LibraryThing), January 14, 2022 Was really nervous about reading this because so many people were upset at the ending. I. Loved. The. Ending. Sure, I found some plot points unnecessary, but overall, I did like it quite a bit. Don't want to spoil anything, so I'll just leave it at that.
Review by ms_rowse (LibraryThing), January 1, 2022 If I could, I'd give the whole series a 5-star rating but this book would get 3.5. I enjoyed this book and I actually like how it ended but I didn't like the path it took to get there. I read to be taken for a ride but this felt like a bumpy roller coaster that didn't know its direction.
Review by knittinkitties (LibraryThing), August 23, 2021 This review containers spoilers for Mockingjay. At one point in the book, Joanna Mason, one of the victors from Catching Fire, has this exchange with Katniss: "Is that why you hate me?" I ask. "Partly," she admits. "Jealousy is certainly involved. I also think you're a little hard to swallow. With your tacky romantic drama and your defender-of-the-helpless act. Only it isn't an act, which make you more unbearable. Please feel free to take this personally." I like Joanna because she sums up why I only give Mockinjay, the last book in the Hunger Games trilogy, a 3.5 -- although Goodreads only allows me to give full stars. About half of the book is Katniss moping around or mooning or complaining or whining or otherwise not moving the plot along much at all. Entire chapters devolve into "and Katniss feels bad." I get she feels bad and she's had some unbelievably bad life experiences at the hands of the Capital that defy belief but she's also the main viewpoint character and the complaining got old. The other half of the book is full of action sequences, one more implausible than the next. And here are some of my bigger plot gripes: - Anyone notice Katniss gets turned into Hawkeye? Anyone? I couldn't decide if this was good or bad, honestly. On one hand, thumbs up Avengers! On the other hand... isn't Hawkeye in the Avengers? It turns out I like the character of Beetee and I did like District 13s crazy cache of technology and weaponry but this felt silly. - The bombing of District 12 which, on any level of examination, makes no sense. If District 12 is mining, and the military uses coal to run its generators for the mountain military base for the scene with District 2, doesn't blowing up District 12... shoot the Capital in the foot? Or, as everything seems to run on nuclear -- those hovercraft ain't steampunk -- what was the point of District 12 the whole time? A buffer to District 13? - Everyone forgets Peeta is missing a leg. The whole book forgets Peeta is missing a leg. I suppose the new leg is so awesome it no longer needs mention? And why does Peeta, who, I should mention, is missing a leg sent on a military mission for District 13 after they made such a hoopty-do about military training and people going on military missions being in military fit condition? Why is Peeta thrown in with their squad? This makes no sense whatsoever. - Why is the entire military of the Capital housed under one mountain in District 12? Can they not... find two mountains? A mountain and a big sprawling fort? I dunno, a mountain and a freaking castle? Who designs their military to have one massive point of failure? - And my biggest gripe: why the hell did the Capital trap the entire city where normal people live like the Arena? I was completely down with the Arena-like mobile pods of death. Those rocked hard. But when streets opened up into whirring meatwheels of death, I was like... okay, shark? You have been jumped. I can go on and on. The whole book doesn't work. It sounds and feels like sour grapes for a kid's book that never made the slightest pretension of sci-fi worldbuilding. I rolled with it in Hunger Games and Catching Fire because the centerpiece, Katniss, and what happened to her was gripping and awful enough to keep the book rolling. Here, in Mockingjay, the actual rebellion is abstracted out as big events unfold offscreen (notably Peeta's rescue). The whole world is in flames and we see Katniss curled up in a corner. Good sequences, like the bombing of District 13 and the firefight in District 8, are overshadowed by strings of "buh" moments. For a big global rebellion, the book is missing some essential meat. I can't see it. Even the news updates aren't enough. Like Katniss, I can only know about it in the abstract, and it makes the first 70% of the book unsatisfying. The final end is good. Mockingjay gets back a star for the final pages. I wanted more. I didn't get more. The book is the weakest of the three. Of course read it to finish off the series, but no reason to re-read a second time.
Review by multiplexer (LibraryThing), June 20, 2021 Ending seemed rushed and could been more detailed
Review by DanJlaf (LibraryThing), May 13, 2021 The series didn't have a rosy ending. I like that.
Review by KittyCunningham (LibraryThing), April 26, 2021 Darker than the first two books. I found this one less engrossing, maybe more of a 2.5 star book. But of course the entire series should be read. I would give the entire trilogy 3.5 stars. (which I know my ratings for the individual books clearly don't add up to,) but on the whole I see why they are so popular.
Review by curious_squid (LibraryThing), April 5, 2021 I found this third and final volume not as enjoyable as the first two. The ending redeemed the book a little for me. I found that story to be a bit contrived and somewhat predictable. Still, I enjoyed the book enough to finish it and not think badly of the story.
Review by quinton.baran (LibraryThing), March 29, 2021 Oh right, now I remember why I hesitated to read the trilogy again. It's because Suzanne Collins is so masterful at bringing you into her characters' heads that you feel every bit of their despair and loss and madness and rage as they struggle for justice and sanity. It is a lot to take in, especially in these troubled times.
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