I felt this was the weakest of the trilogy. Themes and plot and relationships seems sort of thrown together and most of the ideas were simply rehashed from the 1st one.
Review by danahlongley (LibraryThing), August 17, 2011 Final in the series. Satisfing ending
Review by palvey (LibraryThing), August 3, 2011 Like everyone else, I was anxiously awaiting the arrival of Mockingjay. It was my first night at college the night it was released and I downloaded Mockingjay on my Nook since no stores around me where having midnight releases. I stayed up until 5:15am in the morning reading this book and had to be up by 6:30am. Sadly, I felt that staying up that late was not worth it after reading Mockingjay As the title says, there will be no spoilers, because I know some people still haven’t read it, but I must say, Mockingjay fell extremely short of my expectations. This book, in my opinion, didn’t feel right. Something was off. I felt that this book didn’t belong in a series with the previous two books, everything felt different. What really bothered me was that the characters that we grew to love and to know in the first two books felt extremely different in this book. Interactions between Katniss and Gale and Peeta were extremely awkward and Katniss felt like a different character completely. I understand that the actions from the previous two books impacted Katniss and definitely made the tone of this book darker, but I felt that at times, characters we knew were almost completely new characters. I was so disappointed in this book. The plot was extremely slow and definitely didn’t have the pacing of the previous two books. I felt a lot of the plot could have been cut or condensed into shorter scenes too, which annoyed me. I felt that Katniss spent way to much time in this books knocked out, asleep, drugged up or moping around. I missed the action and the intense, heart wrenching scenes from the previous books. The emotional impact of this book was severely lacking, I didn’t even shed a tear when certain events happened. The only time I felt like crying was at the end because the book was over. I feel a lot of the deaths/events were overlooked or brushed over, making the event not as sad as it was or should have been. And now we get to the epilogue. While I don’t wish to spoil the book for those who haven’t read it, I must say that the first thing that popped into my mind when reading the epilogue was “This reminds me of the Deadly Hallows epilogue”. I had the same emotional reaction to it as Harry Potter and if felt eerily similar which bothered me a lot. I feel that if this novel was not the last Hunger Games novel, I would have enjoyed it a lot more. However, it was the last one in an amazing series, a series of which I am a HUGE fan. I was just sadly disappointed that this was the way Suzanne Collins decided to end such a fantastic series. While Mockingjay was not what I expected and probably my least favorite series in the book, I do respect Suzanne Collins and I understand why she did what she did and why she ended the series the way she did. I just wish that it could have been different. This book was just not up to par with the AWESOME of the previous two novels, however, it is a book I will reread again since it is the conclusion to one of my favorite series. I just wish things could have gone differently and lived up to the awesome I was expecting.
Review by danijohns (LibraryThing), August 2, 2011 The final installment in The Hunger Games trilogy is the strongest of the series. The whole series is built on moral ambiguity and in this novel Katniss Everdeen finds herself among the revolutionaries in an austere and militaristic society. She once again finds herself being used as a symbol for propaganda and uncertain who to trust. Collins does a great job of detailing the unromantic truth of war and the ignoble motivations of those involved, even the "good guys."
Review by Othemts (LibraryThing), July 25, 2011 I gave the final book only 4 stars. Maybe because I wasn't fond of the ending. The entire book led up to what the reader would feel to be a powerful ending, only to be let down. I'm a fan of happy endings, and this one didn't satisfy my happy need. However, if a reader is entranced by the first two in the series then the final book is a must read. While I wasn't fond of the ending, it did bring about tying loose ends. I had very little questions upon reading the last line. Overall, good book. But not great.
Review by EmilyBush (LibraryThing), July 25, 2011 I can't say enough about how enjoyable the Hunger Games trilogy is. Mockingbird, the third and final book, wraps up the adventure and delves deeper into the cultural and political repercussions of war.
Review by theCajunLibrarian (LibraryThing), July 23, 2011 I got the ending I wanted but the book became a bit too drawn out. I found that exciting scenes ended quickly in order for a return to monotony. Also, the communist/socialist undertones overshadowed the great work the author did in developing the characters. It was an enjoyable book, but I found that some of the author's choices were more convenient than thought out.
Review by mvshamrock (LibraryThing), July 21, 2011 Although she has won the Hunger Games for a second time, Katniss Everdeen realizes that no one is safe from President Snow and his Capitol. With her life, friends, family, and district in jeopardy, Katniss decides to do the unthinkable and destroy the Capitol's power for good.
Review by jebrou (LibraryThing), July 21, 2011 The final installment of the series brings the revolutionary Mockinjay movement to a head. Katniss is forced to choose, again and again, between her own wants and the needs of her people.
Review by sderby (LibraryThing), July 18, 2011 WOW! Wow good because it was the best series I have read in a long time, and I haven't been through such an emotion-turning pulse-pounding adventure since Harry Potter! Wow bad because it's over...
Review by Allizabeth (LibraryThing), July 17, 2011 Booktalk: In the final installment of the Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss has become the unwillingly symbol of the real revolution which has been brewing for years in Section 13. Even though her mother and sister are safe, Gale may be in danger and Peeta has been taken captive by the Capitol. Katniss has no choice but to join the rebellion which she had inadvertently begun when she first participated in the Hunger Games. As in all armed conflicts, many will die, but who will survive to rise in victory like the Mockingjay?
Review by sgranier (LibraryThing), July 16, 2011 what a rush! I do not think I have ever had such an emotional roller-coaster of an experience! This is one series that I can read over and over again.
Review by TriciaDM (LibraryThing), July 14, 2011 This book was a great sum of all the Hunger Game books. I have read all three and they all were unique and terriffic. I would recomend these books to anyone they are so good.
Review by qwertyuiopasss (LibraryThing), July 10, 2011 I'm ambivalent about this book. On the one hand, Collins style and pacing are superb as usual as well as maintaining Kantiss's inner conflict about what is right. But on the other, the plot didn't seem to support itself very well, mainly because Kantiss spent a good fourth of the book recovery from mental and physical wounds. Maybe I just built up this grand finale in my head and the ending the Collins supplied seemed so ... like what would happen in real life. People are dead and the world has changed, but the heroes just go back to what is left of their home and try to pick up the pieces. Snack Lit rating: hard pretzels
Review by Bodagirl (LibraryThing), July 9, 2011 A dissapointing end to the series, but still an amazingly creative and exciting story to follow
Review by KristiLynn11 (LibraryThing), July 8, 2011 “Mockingjay” was what I hoped “Catching Fire” was—the rebel attack on the Capitol. It’s a pretty fast-paced novel, but one that had a somewhat ambiguous ending. We’re left to our own devices to decide the intentions of those in power. I must admit that I get a little agitated at books where war solves a problem, but then muses that war solves nothing. Um, yes it did. War is awful, but is sometimes necessary. I think the world Collins created here in this series justifies the war, but the backtracking is a little frustrating. Also, why didn’t the editor catch the inconsistency in writing numbers. Sometimes it’s District 12, sometimes Twelve. Team 451, Team Four-Fifty-One. I know that’s anal, but it’s not that hard to decide on a format and stick with it.
Review by Jarratt (LibraryThing), July 8, 2011 The final book in the Hunger Games series had more fight to it then the second- I liked this better than Catching Fire but not as much as Hunger Games. I did not like where Gale ended up at the end of the book, from his role in things, how he was viewed by Katniss, or even where he ended up after the war. I guess it was an easy way for Collins to have Katniss choose, but I thought it cheapened it a bit. I also did not like the way Collins killed off Finnick. Besides the fact that he was my favorite character, I just couldn't believe it was so throwaway, and unnecessary. It was tragic to me, he had already endured so much- being in The Games twice, the war, being sold as a sex slave, being separated from Annie, and then when it seems he may have a happy ending, he dies a pointless death in a sewer. I liked the surprise ending with Snow, although his death was anticlimactic. And for some reason I never envisioned that they would return to their districts to live, so I liked that too, although it would have been nice if the Gale thing had been resolved better.
Review by cinnamonowl (LibraryThing), July 7, 2011 Hard to write a review without spoilers. Very intriguing concept and many twists and turns to the plot. I found most of the characters well developed.
Review by Doondeck (LibraryThing), July 5, 2011 Great trilogy! Sad that it was over...
Review by wendytrim (LibraryThing), June 26, 2011 A friend recommended these to me, and I ended up listening to the audiobooks narrated by Carolyn McCormick. The stars tell the story, really. I found the first book, The Hunger Games to be a very interesting examination of a dystopia where our current obsession with reality television has degenerated to the point of the government staging fights to the death among groups of teenagers, one boy and one girl from each of the 12 "districts" in the country of Panam, which is what remains of the United States. The lead character, a teenage girl named Katniss, was sympathetic and believable, and the resolution was satisfying if a bit abrupt. Catching Fire picks up Katniss' story back in District 12, where she learns her actions at the end of The Hunger Games have displeased the leaders of Panam. The first half of the book is a drawn-out contrivance that ends with Katniss back in the fighting arena. Despite the fact that the scenes in the Arena were the best and most compelling, it felt like a cheat that Katniss ended up back there. The book would have been more successful had another teen taken her place, I think. Mockingjay wraps up the trilogy with Katniss as the public face of the districts' rebellion against the Capitol. It suffers from the complete lack of any Arena scenes (although the fighting in the Capitol comes closest), which were the strongest parts of both Hunger Games and Catching Fire. Ultimately, not only is Katniss still the focus despite being on the outskirts of the action for most of the book, the civil war seems much too easily won to be believable. Both of these things are significant weaknesses that lead Mockingjay to be the weakest book of the three. It's difficult for me to give these books a fair review, since they were written for a young adult audience, and my young-adult days are all too far behind me. Still, I found them to be mostly worthwhile reads, and Collins does have some interesting points to make regarding consumer culture and popular media, although both are themes I would have loved to see her explore further. I think Collins' biggest mistake was the decision to stick with Katniss as the narrator of all three books. Shifting focus to other characters in the second and third books, while still keeping Katniss in the picture, would have improved the series quite a bit.
Review by rosalita (LibraryThing), June 25, 2011 The final book in the Hunger Games trilogy, I've been eagerly awaiting my turn with the library's copy of this book. And my eagerness was well-earned. Collins weaves an intense, suspenseful, and satisfying conclusion to her series. The plot held several surprises for me (some of them sad) and I devoured the book in two days. Collins does a wonderful job of taking her dystopian world to darker places and paying it off. Although the understated love triangle in the books had the resolution I anticipated, how Katniss got there was not what I expected. As for the epilogue, which I'd heard mixed reviews on, I really appreciated it and feel that Mockingjay was a satisfying conclusion to a series that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Review by MickyFine (LibraryThing), June 23, 2011 I think this might be my least favorite of the trilogy, all of which I gulped up in single sittings this past week. I sort of glazed over in the innumerable war scenes, but ultimately, I was surprised by the ending (shades of last chapter of the last Harry Potter book?), and I'm satisfied with how it all turned out.
Review by mariabiblioteca (LibraryThing), June 23, 2011 Mockingjay was an okay conclusion to the Hunger Games series. It wrapped everything up by telling the end of the rebellion and future of the land. I enjoyed reading Mockingjay for the most part, but some of it got boring. It wasn't a very satisfying end to the trilogy for me. It turned from the epic survival story of the first two books and seemed to turn into more of a romance novel. Don't get me wrong there was some action, but there was even more romance and who do I love going on. Overall it was an okay book, but not a satisfying end.
Review by ChristopherKurrus (LibraryThing), June 20, 2011 The last book of The Hunger Games series and it didn't disappoint! I loved all the action and rebellion. The only thing I wish it had more of was Peeta and Katniss's relationship. I felt let down that I had to literally wait until the last paragraph to see how it all unravels with them. Now, don't get me wrong - I wasn't in the least disappointed HOW it ended, but I only wish there would have been more dialogue surrounding their decisions. I love how Katniss continually made her own choices and was a strong force that everyone stood behind. Love the book. Love the series. I will read it again!!!
Review by awithyco (LibraryThing), June 14, 2011 I was wary to begin Mockingjay after I had heard more than one review about how it is not as compelling/effective/exciting as the first two books in the trilogy. It was a little slow going at first, but picked up in the second half. I won't give away too much, but I'll say this: characters who you have grown to love in the first two books will die, other characters are only shades of who they once were, the main plotline is not centered around the 76th Hunger Games, it is the most different of the three books, you'll have to have read The Hunger Games and Catching Fire to understand Mockingjay, and you may or may not like the ending. I personally liked the epilogue as much as I disliked the Harry Potter #7 epilogue. It's a different story than the first two books in the trilogy, though more graphic. Overall, an entertaining teen read that provides a satisfying conclusion to the end of the trilogy. 4.5/5 stars.
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