What a emotionally powerful book! The second half was impossible to put down; each exciting turn of events kept me eagerly reading on. Rich with symbolism and metaphor, this book is worth re-reading. I disagreed with a few major decisions that Collins made--they felt somewhat out of character to me--but the book was marvelous nonetheless.
Review by LaPhenix (LibraryThing), November 16, 2012 In the final book of The Hunger Games series, Katniss awakens in District 13 to a war between the Rebels and the Capitol. She has to become the face of the revolution and becomes the Mockingjay. But her main goal is to get Peeta back from the Capitol and kill President Snow. She is too distraught to complete her mission until Peeta is rescued, but fear worsens when they find that he has been "hijacked" mentally by the Capitol. But the battle wages on and the Victors Team gets sent to the Capitol to take on Snow. Facing danger pods and many losses Katniss finally makes it to the Presidents Mansion only to lose what's most precious to her...Prim. Once she finds Snow he assures her that his last will was not to destroy the children on the Capitol so Katniss has the chance to kill Snow and ends up shooting Coin. Then, after proving her innocence to the new country she is sent to District 12 where Peeta eventually comes, and they live 'happily ever after.' I LOVED the ending! I was so nervous Gale or Peeta wouldn't make it. Prim's death was unfortunate but is actually necessary to keep the peace...and interestingly enough was almost preordained by her name being called immediately in the first few chapters of the series. I was sorry to lose Finnick but was happy Katniss made it with Peeta. Even though the book was VERY dark and very gruesome with the various pods and bombings of children and hospitals, I thought it was quite the captivating ending. I will miss these characters dearly! :(
Review by missbrandysue (LibraryThing), November 13, 2012 The dark conclusion to the Hunger Games trilogy is suspenseful, gruesome, exciting, and offers a spot of light after the carnage subsides. The story picks up a short time after the shocking events in the second novel: Katniss is with the rebels, living in District 13, and she is recovering from a rough spell. Very rough. After learning that Peeta was taken by the Capitol, she tried to kill herself and spent a lot of time under drugged supervision in the hospital. She still has to wear a wristband that declares her mentally deranged. District 13 isn't willing to let her hide and skip the schedule for long, though; they need the mockingjay as their symbolic rallying point for the war. The war is the focus of the novel. Even though no actual Hunger Game is involved, the rebellion is more bloody and full of death than the previous two books. The element of media is just as integrated, as the rebels film Katniss's every move and use the edited footage to send their own propaganda out, after Beetee finds a way to hijack the broadcasts. Eventually, Katniss joins a select group of soldiers and infiltrates the capitol with them, intent on killing President Snow. The plot in this book was far more elaborate than that quick synopsis, but well covered by other reviews. As the final book in a series, Collins had many plot threads to complete, such as the war, the political intrigue, the love triangle between Katniss and Peeta and Gale, Peeta's rescue and rehabilitation, and the establishment of a new government. In addition, she had quite the cast of characters to flesh out, with people returning and new people introduced. Katniss, as the first person narrator, had the most development and we spent a lot of time inside her mental anguish. Gale had the distinction of being the next character with the most narrative weight, and it was great to learn more about the man who had such an impact on Katniss's life but had always been sidelined because of the plot needs. We learned more about Prim, but not much, and Boggs and Coin were intriguing but not given much time. Even Peeta could have been developed more, as his character had a major change in this book, but his struggle to return to himself was mostly submerged in the fighting. For the sake of all of these characters with unexplored potential, I wish that book had been divided into two novels to allow room for more characterization, but I understand the author's desire to maintain a trilogy. The plot was fast-paced and covered a lot of ground, but I didn't feel like it rushed. It helped that we knew that this rebellion had been brewing under the surface for quite some time. Collins offered various scenes of warfare, such as the hospital and aerial fighting, the siege in District 2, and the secret infiltration of the Capitol. I never thought this war was too easy; it felt real and the stakes were high. That being said, all of these aspects of the fight could easily have been expanded without feeling like the narrative dragged on. Especially the ending, when the rebels were sneaking into stronghold of the Capitol and secret pods of destruction secreted throughout the city were activated to stop them - that is a frightening and riveting idea, a booby-trapped city, and I wanted to know more. Again, that would have required more text, which would have overloaded this novel, and so for the sake of space these narrative developments were accorded enough attention and no more. Some reviewers were disappointed by this book, as they thought it was too dark and not as exciting as the previous two. Actually, I enjoyed this novel. The serious turn of events was the natural next step based on events described in the first two stories, and honestly, the only way to end the horrible corruption of the reigning government was through a high price. Also, District 13's tendency to assume the same governing style as the regime they wanted to replace is sadly typical of human nature. And yet, Katniss resists that with her killing of Coin. The author even offers hope at the end of a brutal trilogy, with Peeta and Katniss finding realistic happiness (not without fear, but still hopeful) with a family and a future free from hunger games. I liked this novel and was satisfied with the conclusion, but did feel that the story tried to resolve too much material in one final book and would have benefited from expansion.
Review by nmhale (LibraryThing), November 12, 2012 A fine conclusion to the trilogy. I thought the ending lacked quite a bit, though. I wanted to learn what was said of Katniss' last shot and other people's reaction to it. Instead, we're given an ending where things are resolved, but we're not exactly sure how they got there. Still, a good book and I'd say the entire trilogy is worth reading.
Review by TheMadTurtle (LibraryThing), November 12, 2012 Where I got the book: borrowed from a family member. By the time I'd torn through Catching Fire I was well primed to read Mockingjay and enjoy the Big Ending when all would come right in Panem. I guess I'm still waiting, sort of. I would have thought that after two goes round in the arena, Collins would leave it alone already and give us a plot that was all about Defeating The Bad Guys. Instead, we get a Capitol that is so booby-trapped it's basically another arena and the last, what, third or so of the novel is all "Whoa! A terrifying unbeatable obstacle! Oh! Oh! It's OK Katniss is here! People are getting killed but! Yay! Katniss is wounded but triumphant!. Yeah. Um, Ms. Collins? YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THAT. I liked the darkness of this novel. I liked the lack of simple answers. I found parts of it very compelling. But I didn't like the repetition (those propos seemed like filler imo) and I thought Snow and Coin were way too two-dimensional. The "breath of blood and roses" thing with Snow was so contrived, and Snow's death was hokey, like Collins was trying to avoid spilling the Blood of Vengeance on Katniss' hands, because why? She had cause. I'm left with the impression of a confusing mishmash of the previous books with a bit of Harry Potter thrown in. A page-turner in a way, but not enough to prevent me from seeing the man behind the green curtain.
Review by JaneSteen (LibraryThing), November 11, 2012 I'm still not sure what to think about this book. It was just as gripping as the other 2, I came home from work and didn't stop reading until I finished. But the end just kind of fell flat for me. I have too many un-answered questions. Was she making a political statement that war has no happy ending? And it was so incredibly violent. It was disturbing, left my mind in a whirl, and made me feel all on edge. So I'm undecided about this book. But it's worth reading just to see how she wraps everything up.
Review by Bduke (LibraryThing), November 8, 2012 Katniss Everdeen should be dead. In Mockingjay by Susan Collins, Katniss was pulled from the Quarter Quell where she was just about to die. Now since that happened, the Capitol isn't too happy so they go to war. It’s District 13 (her new home) against the whole Capitol. Katniss is 13’s mockingjay, their secret weapon, and President Coin is 13’s President. President Snow is still the Capitol president and the president for the other districts who haven’t been captured. Plutarch, Haymitch, Coin, Gale, and Katniss are planning on taking the Districts one by one and saving District 2 as the last, so they can get stronger and then weaken the Capitol’s power. District 2 is going to be the hardest to take over because that is where most Peacekeepers are from. So Katniss, Gale, and the TV crew along with others go to fight them and also get videotaped. With this footage they make promos and then hack into the Capitol’s TV’s.
Once the people in the Capitol see what's happening they began to understand. There is one person who should be on District 13’s side but isn't. Peeta Mellark, isn't in District 13 because when 13 was saving everybody the Capitol realized what was happening and captured the rest, which included Peeta and the others. Since Katniss is having a hard time, Haymitch arranges a crew to go and rescue them.
Once they have Peeta out of the Capitol he acts...different, in a bad way and leaves them wondering “Is he still on our side?” With this new obstacle it is almost impossible for Katniss to carry out her plan, KILL SNOW! So now they have to trek their way across the Capitol grounds filled with traps and now Peeta. They have to make it all the way through the pods (traps that range from bombs to mutts) A lot of men and women risked their life, but in the end will it matter?
Mockingjay was a excellent finish to the Hunger Game series. Susan Collins does a good job wrapping up what happened in the first and second book in a creative and exciting way. There are some events that were a little shocking and slow, but she picks them up and it gets better. She also finishes it with a big finale.
Review by br13almu (LibraryThing), November 2, 2012 I loved Hunger Games and Catching Fire and Katniss is one of my favorite heroines ever, but I HATED the ending. I wish I loved it but I feel so underwhelmed.
Review by Tinkerbell4726 (LibraryThing), November 2, 2012 Never give up.. and through everything hold on to love. I enjoyed this last book so much because it was nice to see Katniss coming into her own and taking a stand despite everyone else. It was also nice to see into Katniss' heart and find the truth about whom she loves, although I must add watching Gale change to drastically was so insanely hard to watch and Peeta being completely brainwashed and have no clue the truth about Katniss was unbearable... I can only imagine the way that must have made her feel. Peeta is gone.. in Snow's hands while Katniss is safely living in Distract 13 with her mother, sister, and Gale. Distract 12 is gone, completely destroyed. Katniss has taken a stand and has become the face of the rebellion, The Mockingjay, once she realizes Peeta is still protecting her, even while his in the hands of the Capitol and Snow. This final book is an emotional journey with a heartbreaking ending that you can barely stomach reading. I found myself crying, barely capable of finishing the book. I was content with the ending. In the end it was right though I'll forever love both Peeta and Gale. "Katniss... he's still trying to keep you alive." -Gale "I look into his eyes and see my own grief reflected in his eyes. Our hands find each other, holding fast to a part of 12 that Snow failed to destroy." -Katniss "I'm going to be the Mockingjay." -Katniss "I'm not leaving you." -Gale "You won her over. Gave up everything for her. Maybe that's the only way to convince her you love her. I should have volunteered to take your place in the first Games. Protected her then." -Gale (this moment changed everything for me, completely.) "Katniss will pick whoever she thinks she can't survive without." -Peeta "President Snow says he's sending us a message? Well, I have one for him. You can torture us and bomb us and burn our districts to the ground, but do you see that?" One of the cameras follows as I point to the planes burning on the roof of the warehouse across from us. The Capitol seal on a wing glows clearly through the flames. "Fire is catching! .. And if we burn, you burn with us!" -Katniss "'Let me go!' I snarl at him, trying to wrest my arm from his grasp. 'I can't,' he says." -Katniss & Peeta "I try to remember the boy with the bread, the strong arms that warded off nightmares on the train, the kisses in the arena. To make myself put a name to the thing I've lost. But what's the use? It's gone. He's gone. Whatever existed between us is gone." -Katniss "Closing my eyes doesn't help. Fire burns brighter in the darkness." -Katniss "I don't stand a chance if he doesn't get better. You'll never be able to let him go. You'll always feel wrong about being with me." "The way I always felt wrong kissing him because of you." -Gale & Katniss "You're still trying to protect me. Real or not real," he whispers. "Real," I answer. It seems to require more explanation. "Because that's what you and I do. Protect each other." -Peeta & Katniss "It was the waste of a trip. She's not here," I tell him. Buttercup hisses again. "She's not here. You can hiss all you like. You won't find Prim." At her name, he perks up. Raises his flattened ears. Begins to meow hopefully. "Get out!" He dodges the pillow I throw at him. "Go away! There's nothing left for you here!" I start to shake, furious with him. "She's not coming back! She's never ever coming back here again!" I grab another pillow and get to my feet to improve my aim. Out of nowhere, the tears begin to pour down my cheeks. "She's dead." I clutch my middle to dull the pain. Sink down on my heels, rocking the pillow, crying. "She's dead, you stupid cat. She's dead." -Katniss That what I need to survive is not Gale's fire, kindled with rage and hatred. I have plenty of fire myself. What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again. And only Peeta can give me that. So after, when he whispers, "You love me. Real or not real?" I tell him,"Real." -Katniss & Peeta "I think...you still have no idea. The effect you can have." -Peeta
Review by saders18 (LibraryThing), November 1, 2012 4.0 stars RECOMMENDED! Once again, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games arena thanks to a carefully laid out plan by the District 13 rebels. And while her family is safe for the moment, District 12 has been destroyed, Peeta has been captured by the Capital and a revolution is raging throughout Panem. The success of the rebellion hinges on the willingness of the girl on fire to play her part in their plan. But Katniss, Peeta and Gale all may have their own plans. “Ally." Peeta says the words slowly, tasting it. "Friend. Lover. Victor. Enemy. Fiancée. Target. Mutt. Neighbor. Hunter. Tribute. Ally. I'll add it to the list of words I use to try to figure you out. The problem is, I can't tell what's real anymore, and what's made up.” Mockingjay is the final installment in the Hunger Games trilogy, after The Hunger Games (5.0 stars, Recommended) and Catching Fire (4.5 stars, Recommended). Mockingjay picks right up where Catching Fire leaves off. Katniss is more confused than ever, but in the middle of that confusion, she is finding the strength that those around her had been insisting she had all along. However, the story is no longer a struggle for survival in a closed environment. It is now a massive civil war waged by an entire nation. While this expansion in scope was inevitable, it partially undermines what made the first two books so great – the personal struggles of the combatants and their complex relationships to each other. While Suzanne Collins does another admirable job by continuing to surrounding Katniss with interesting characters, the plot becomes a bit overblown, especially in the latter half of the book. It takes on a cinematic quality – more about the chase and explosions than about the plot and characters – with an air of inevitability that makes some of the action seem contrived. That is not to say Mockingjay isn’t a good book. There are some wrinkles that the reader won’t see coming that are quite well done. More importantly, it is the relationships between the main characters which remains the most essential and engaging part of the story. In that area, Collins does not deviate nor does she disappoint. In the end, The Hunger Games is a story about a Katniss and that is the indispensable thread that binds the entire series together and keeps the reader involved. Standing on its own, Mockingjay is a really good book and does a solid job of ending The Hunger Games story. However, it lacks some of the emotional punch that the first two had and a lot of that has to do with the lost intimacy of the plotting. But in spite of some shortcomings, Mockingjay is a worthy conclusion to a marvelous series. I highly recommend all three books to readers of any age. Suzanne Collins has penned a story that is certain to be a classic for many generations of readers to come.
Review by csayban (LibraryThing), October 29, 2012 I enjoyed this book as much as I enjoyed the first two. While some people felt that the ending was rushed, I felt that it went at the perfect pace, to make it go quicker or slower would have been to remove important pieces. You had to feel what Katniss was going through and really understand it before you could move on. The misery and despair that she felt, even at the end, were necessary given the full horror of the underlying motives within the story. To remove them or give her a happier ending would have been to kill what made the story as fascinating and terrifying as it had become. Wonderful book. Wonderful series.
Review by eheinlen (LibraryThing), October 23, 2012 The conclusion of The Hunger Games series. I felt the author lost steam in this last book: to make up for a lack of character development and plot, she upped the violence.
Review by Kelslynn (LibraryThing), October 20, 2012 The conclusion of Katniss' odyssey. With so many twists and turns, I just had to keep reading. This one seemed especially brutal, but could lead to very interesting discussions of the ethics of war.
Review by heaward (LibraryThing), October 19, 2012 Mockingjay is a fictional novel written by Suzanne Collins, it is the third book in The Hunger Games trilogy. Mockingjay is about Katniss living underground in District Thirteen. After much resistance Katniss becomes the Mockingjay or the face of the rebellion against the Capitol. She helps District Thirteen infiltrate the capital and begin the war. In the beginning Katniss is quite shaken up, but by the end she has reached a point in her life that is actually happy and stable. I thought Mockingjay was a very good book, but very disproportionate. It progressed slowly in the beginning and then everything happened at once, and the book ended. I think Suzanne Collins should write another book in The Hunger Games series describing Katniss’ life after the Hunger Games ended. I would recommend Mockingjay to anyone who hasn’t read it already.
Review by br13roru (LibraryThing), October 11, 2012 There were things I loved about Mockingjay and things I felt were wrapped up a bit too conveniently. Katniss really comes into her own in this final book of the series, although I did not care for the love story angle. The thrilling conclusion is well-written and suspenseful.
Review by amandacb (LibraryThing), October 8, 2012 This final book in The Hunger Games trilogy starts when our heroine Katniss has just been rescued by the rebels from the arena of the 75th Hunger Games. She’s being transported to the underground city of District 13 and starts her rehabilitation and new life as the face of the open and wide-spread rebellion against the Capitol. I enjoyed the general “at war” feel in the book, the atmosphere so well-known from the 2 previous books, as well as the twists and turns in the story that made it so gripping and hard to put down. I was also delighted with the decision Katniss made during the execution of President Snow and all the events leading to it. The only two things I didn’t like about the book is how the love story was concluded (too obvious and a bit cheesy - but I’m sure teens will love it) and also the fact that there was no real follow up on the rebellion theme that I enjoyed so much throughout the trilogy. It seems like there could be a lot more done to it rather than just finishing with one sentence stating who the new president is and couple of mentions about some of the characters suggesting that “everything is good now, they’re all happy”. All in all, the ending just didn’t live up to my expectations, even though the book was very enjoyable. I would rate this book better than Catching Fire, but not a 100% as good as Hunger Games (Book 1) - but only due to disappointing ending.
Review by justine28 (LibraryThing), October 8, 2012 I read a bunch of reactions to this book a long time ago, before I’d read any of the series, and I understand why a lot of them were disappointed/angry. The level of betrayal and trauma Katniss suffers is huge even compared to the events of the earlier books, and one could very easily predict that her suffering was all for naught, though I don’t think that’s definite. Moreover, it’s true that she’s out of action for a bunch of key plot points. Nonetheless, I thought it worked very well. I wouldn’t have believed a third round of Hunger Games; I did believe that she was traumatized to the point of catatonia and, at the end, one very bad decision. I liked that at no point did she or the text suggest that her anger wasn’t a legitimate way to respond to her terrible circumstances even as she understood that she was not in any way ok. I want more angry, damaged heroines, not just damaged heroines. This isn’t a comfortable book, but I don’t think I would have enjoyed a more comfortable book as much.
Review by rivkat (LibraryThing), October 4, 2012 This book was easy to get into as it flowed from the second and because of how the second book ended. There were twists and turns that I liked and kind of knew things were going to happen and most of them. To me the theme of the book was trusting your instincts; connecting with different people; not judging others until you know them. Also that our minds are strong and can overcome adversity whether we know it or not. In this book, there were too many memorable scenes that made an impact on the story line that I feel the reader would be entertained from start to finish. It was a great ending and not to give it away, I think the reader will finish the trilogy on a high note.
Review by amkerlin (LibraryThing), October 2, 2012 Was looking for something mindless and I found it with these dystopias. They're fun but not that deep but there's enough in there. It echoes of Enders Game and Lord of the Flies. Cynically, I am rather enjoying the parallel of how horrible the hunger games are compared to the popularity of actual shows like Survivor and its me2s though of course the contestants on that don't actually die or battle royale as such. Not to say that I really know what happens/ed on Survivor since I didn't/don't actually watch it.
Review by GoofyOcean110 (LibraryThing), October 1, 2012 Mockingjay is the last book in the Hunger Games Trilogy. Katniss has been rescued and taken to district 13. She doesn't know if Peeta is alive or not. The other main part in the book is the rebellion and trying to kill President Snow. A really good book once I got into it, it was hard to put down. The ending was slightly disappointing though.
Review by honeydew69862004 (LibraryThing), September 28, 2012 i love this book. collins is an amazing author i actually think i'm there when i'm reading her books.
Review by kaytelyn (LibraryThing), September 28, 2012 I actually didn't like Mockingjay that much. The ending was horrible and I disliked that so many people had to die for Katniss. This was a pretty sad book. I still loved the rest and wished Katniss didn't grow old. Why did the books have to end??
Review by Eri89 (LibraryThing), September 23, 2012 Fantastic book I love it so much
Review by mattmckinstry (LibraryThing), September 21, 2012 I really enjoyed this book...I couldn't put it down! Collins made a excellent book on teenagers and how they have to fight to survive in Panem! With the great imagination and writing of Suzanne Collins I was hooked from the start!
Review by maddieperez (LibraryThing), September 21, 2012 This is a book where I wish I could give partial stars because it deserves more than the 4 stars I gave it but I coul;d not justify to myself 5 stars. 4.5 maybe but not 5, the reason for this, in my opinion, parts of the book are overdrawn and parts needed to be expanded. I have seen people complain about the book saying why did she do this to that character or that to that character, this didn't bother me as it just made it more real to me. In this book Katniss is in district 13 with her sister, mother Gale and others but Peeta has been captured by the capitol. The rebels want to use her as the face of the rebellion but she is so worried about Pttta, her feeling or lack of them, her nightmares and all that she has a hard time doing what they want her to. Add to this her feelings that District 13 has their own hidden agenda that she can't figure out. So she does what she usually does, goes her own way usually without any really good reason why. The only one is her desire to Kill President Snow but the way she tries to do it is her usually mixed up and screwed up way. But all in all, a good read and while maybe not the finish a lot of people wanted, a finish that I can believe.
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