I found Mockingjay as the last book from the hunger game trilogy a satisfying ending. Just to give an overview, the hunger games trilogy is set in the future where America is divided into 13 districts, each districts working on a sole product which would be sent to the capitol. Each year there will be a hunger game where two representatives from each district will be used have to fight to the death in a dangerous arena, where only one may be the winner. However, in the first book there were two winners Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Melark. Thus, they are seen as a threat to the capital but heroes to the districts. I think the third book has done a great job of showing the progress of the plot. Unlike most trilogies it doesn’t revolve around the same problem. The first book is about the game, the second on the couple’s new life and the third on a rebellion of the districts against the capitol. Overall this book even though might not have the energetic, heart beating taste of the first book it sure does have the satisfying curious ending with an un expectable twist. The characters are clearly defined, the setting is all together something fantasy like, but very much true and the plot is just amazing! I would strongly recommend this book to readers out there from young children to adults, who wish for a wisp of adventure, love, revenge and the constant heart and brain beating fun.
Review by nawapak (LibraryThing), March 29, 2011 I'm not entirely sure how I feel about the ending of this series. This book, like the other two was powerfully written, though much darker than the other two. I feel it was a good conclusion to the series, but not that I necessarily liked some of the stuff in it. I grew very attached to certain characters and was not happy how the outcome of the book turned out for them. (How's that to avoid spoilers?) I read somewhere (I think in my Goodreads friend Sandi's review) that Collins came up with the idea for The Hunger Games while watching TV and clicking between news coverage of the war in Iraq and Survivor drifting off to sleep. Fascinating, what the subconscious can create. That, plus Collins' skill at depicting characters who are real in their foibles and imperfections help make this an good series. That this one book left me with dissatisfaction because some of my literary friends got bumped off is not to Collins'. Every action moved the plot along, and shaped the story well. Nothing was done out of character, either. Even the healing of body and psyche, with the support of those who love us, was done in a believable way. And there were certain realistic, heartwarming elements, that also were endearing: that curmudgeonly cat Buttercup, the reluctant friendship between Katniss and Boggs (actually, I loved this character), and the real/not real game that helped Peeta...marvelous touches. And I so want to hear a voice so beautiful that it silences the birds so they can listen. All in all a good way to end the series, even if I'm not entirely happy about some individual bits and bobs.
Review by bookczuk (LibraryThing), March 26, 2011 The exciting conclusion to The Hunger Games. Katniss endures so much to get to this point in her life, I really enjoyed how Collins wrapped up this trilogy. Since I don't want to give anything away, I will just highly suggest you read this trilogy!
Review by abcarroll (LibraryThing), March 23, 2011 Sam B.- Great book. Good way to end the series with a plot twist.
Review by dreamerenglish2010 (LibraryThing), March 17, 2011 Dark, gory, beautiful, tragic, uplifting, and sincere. I couldn't have asked for a better conclusion to the Hunger Games trilogy. The entire tale is both hauntingly believable and heart-breaking, and yet, the strength of the flawed characters and the realistic dialogue make it a wonderful tale for readers to fall into. Although it is designated young adult, I found it to be a very mature look at war, revolution and the pitfall of humanity.
Review by klarsenmd (LibraryThing), March 16, 2011 Mockingjay is the final book in the Hunger Games series. In this book, the fight for freedom is continued. Katniss continues to be the highlight of the rebelion. On her trip, she visits different districts, only to be ambushed by the government. In the end, Katniss's innocent sister is viciously murdered by the government. Katniss goes for revenge and murders the "leader" of district 13. I think this is a good book. I think it is the perfect ending for the series. The book is perfect for all ages. I really liked the series mainly because it was a good mix of action and mystery. My favorite part was when she was about to shoot President Snow, but turned at the last second and shot Coin.
Review by TylerF. (LibraryThing), March 14, 2011 These books are inevitably compared to Twilight, and here are a few thoughts on Being Derivative, which, as a series that is marketed to the same crowd and is surely read by the same people, is valid, I think:A Meadow features as a special place...At the end, she holds her middle to keep in emotional pain (Hi New Moon Bella!)...The scene in the tiger-woman's basement, where Katniss is asleep & Gale & Peeta are talking...very "tent scene"...I enjoyed it but by the third book I often wanted to slap Katniss. She seemed to have no desires of her own, certainly not for the men but not really even for the rebellion. Big change from Bella who is all desire.I don't mean to say I didn't enjoy reading just that it ... I am not sure what just yet. All plot, no character I suppose. Also I was totally Team Gale :)
Review by traciolsen (LibraryThing), March 13, 2011 Sad the triology is over. This was a fitting conclusion to the series. I was in tears at the end. I highly recommend this series to everyone - so many good and timely issues about the balance of power and wealth and reality television.
Review by she_climber (LibraryThing), March 13, 2011 I read once that a bookmark's sole desire is that a book not be read in one sitting. Well, bookmarks must not like Suzanne Collins, the author of the Hunger Games. Not only was this book a page turner, it was even better than the first two in the series. I'd even go as far as to claim this book/series as a favorite. Only books with strong memerable characters make my favorite list. Even though Katnis read like a confused character that remained confused through to the end, Peeta and Haymitch evolved into great characters because they were great at the beginning. Bravo.
Review by swivelgal (LibraryThing), March 11, 2011 Third of the triology of Hunger Games and a really good book about her changing the way things work and her loss
Review by smg-cvizard (LibraryThing), March 9, 2011 Okay. If you havent read this book - stop here - I am not going to give explicit spoilers - but I am going to talk about my reaction to the book in general so that might give stuff away.... ***************************** I whipped through the first two books in this series. I had read some reviews of them ages ago but hadn't retained much from them other than they were basically very well received and I thought someone had said that the 2nd was the weakest and that the 3rd was amazing. Now... to keep this in perspective I did give this book 4 stars so we are talking about small amounts of differences here but I really have to say that I liked the 2nd book much better than the 3rd (and liked the 1st most of all). I think my disappointment in the 3rd book had to do with pacing. It felt SO slow to me in the beginning. For the first 2/3rds of the book I felt it was pretty darn easy to put down at night. That was not my experience with the first 2 books. Then all of a sudden the last 1/3 of the book went into overdrive for me - the pace was too fast - it was like the final in a fireworks show - or the end of a supercharged action movie. Bang over here! Boom over here! CRASH right in front of you. I found myself skimming through all the action trying just to sort out the plot and find out what happened to everyone. Still - this is a great trilogy. I think that it gives rise to a lot of discussion - it deals with so many interesting dilemmas and problems I can imagine it would be a great book to read in school for old middle schoolers or young highschoolers. It is pretty darn gory and has some very vivid violence in it so I wouldn't recommend it to people who are easy upset by things like that. Anyway - it was great fun for me - and I will look forward to seeing how they handle it all in the movies!
Review by alanna1122 (LibraryThing), March 9, 2011 "Mockingjay" is one of my favourite books. So well written. And the ending... So unexpected. Pretty gory in spots though. Recommended for at least 10+
Review by smg-amstewart (LibraryThing), March 8, 2011 awesome book the mokingjay has everything you could want in a book. love, action, war, captures, rescues, poison and struugling to keep your self together.
Review by SMG-RFiorentini (LibraryThing), March 7, 2011 After winning the first Hunger Games and surviving the second, Katniss Everdeen reluctantly agrees to become the Mockingjay, the symbolic leader of the rebellion against the Capital. The rebels badly need a leader, but is Katniss up to the task? She is psychologically scarred by events in her past and the loss, both literally and figuratively, of those close to her. Katniss will do her best knowing there is a price to pay - but even she doesn't realize how high a price that will be. “Mockingjay” is the third and final book in Suzanne Collins’s “The Hunger Games” series, and it is in some ways both the strongest and weakest book in the series. It is the strongest in terms of showing how devastating fighting two Hunger Games was for Katniss especially, but also for all the residents of Panem, especially those now living in District 13. While Katniss is supposed to be the symbolic leader of the rebellion, she is not a strong one as the games have damaged her psychologically. Still, she has some great moments towards the end of the book even as she continues to suffer terrible losses. There are several heartbreaking moments - some truly devastating and some as simple as cat miss taking a walk through the ruins of District 12. Unfortunately, Katniss’s emotional distraction also leads to some of the weaker parts of the book as do the changes in Peeta's personality. While there are some moments of war and plenty of blood letting and while there is tension and plenty of deaths in the book it never quite is as exciting as the Hunger Games themselves, especially in the first book. The whole thing with Katniss having to choose between Gale or Peeta for a love interest never quite worked for me in the series and Collins ends up making Katniss’s decision a little too tidy. Still there are a few nifty surprises in this book and some tragic ones that make this book a good one to read. “Mockingjay” isn't perfect, but it is a good ending to a thrilling, at times brutal and horrifying and at other times heartbreaking series.
Review by drebbles (LibraryThing), March 7, 2011 I loved the entire series! Mockingjay is my favorite of the three in the series but I was a little disappointed in the ending. That being said I really think this is a great series and that many will enjoy it no matter what age you are. WARNING... read this when you really have nothing else to do! You won't be able to put any of the series down!
Review by lovelyluck (LibraryThing), March 7, 2011 Fantastic finale to the trilogy
Review by Mumineurope (LibraryThing), March 5, 2011 This book is certainly appropriate for our world full of revolutions and our country full of worker uprisings. I highly recommend this series to adult and young adult readers.
Review by mthelibrarian (LibraryThing), March 4, 2011 Katniss unbeknown to her has been wrenched from the Quarter Quell Hunger Games and flung into District 13 . Yes it exists although believed by the other districts to have been wiped out years ago by the Capitol. Also there is Gale (Umph!) and others, Finnick, Haymitch etc and with her they work with rebels (from other districts) to take down the capitol. Katniss is needed as a symbol of hope amongst the districts to keep rebelling against the Capitol and is symbolically turned into The Mockingjay. When Katniss was wrenched from the Hunger Games (all set up by the leading resistance in District 13), Peeta was not rescued, Katniss is hating herself and Haymitch for leaving him. The Capitol (Captain Snow) is using Peeta as a pawn against Katniss and brainwashing him so that he hates Katniss (damn). Katniss convinces the leaders of District 13 that she can no longer be their symbol as she is too worried about Peeta, so they set about to rescue him (yay). But is it too late? Peeta tries to kill Katniss and Katniss is thrown into emotional. turmoil between her afffections for Gale and Peeta. Suffice to say i can share no more (don't want to ruin the end for you) other than I absolutely enjoyed this book and felt it was a fitting end to the trilogy. Go Katniss & Peeta, go the resistance !!!! Does Prim set about beign the face of a new triolgy?
Review by rata (LibraryThing), March 2, 2011 I was disappointed by the third book in this trilogy - perhaps I was looking for the "happy ever after"? I thought there was a lot of unnecessary stuff in the story.
Review by 5sons (LibraryThing), February 26, 2011 Katniss has been rescued from the arena of the Hunger Games, and is now within the enclave of the infamous District 13, believed by the other districts to have been wiped out years ago by the Capitol. Gale is with her as they work with the rebels to take down the capitol, and hope to find a way to rescue Peeta, who was taken hostage after Katniss was rescued. I liked Hunger Games, and I loved Catching Fire. I think that I enjoyed Mockingjay even more! I never like to give away too much of a storyline, so I always feel compelled to keep my assessment brief. There were some slow moments, but I liked the emotional degree in this book. I actually found myself tearing up quite a bit throughout this book as Katniss would touch on sensitive moments, and struggle to squash her emotions and gain control over herself. I fluctuated from wanting to wrap my wings around Katniss and protect her to cheering her on and telling her to go kick some butt! I worried for Peeta and hoped they would successfully rescue him swiftly. I've always been Team Peeta! He's always been so compassionate, self-sacrificing and level-headed. Prim is still a little duck, but growing up and becoming her own woman. I loved Mockingjay, and I thought it a fine ending to a good YA series (my first YA series!). If you haven't finished up the series yet, but have been thinking about it, don't fear- it's worth the wait.
Review by nfmgirl2 (LibraryThing), February 25, 2011 War, not just fighting for her own life or the life of Peeta and her family, she had actually started a war with the Capital and now Katniss Everdeen was the face of everything that everyone was fighting for. All she wanted to do was keep her family, her friends and herself safe and together but with Peeta in President Snow’s clutches and her being turned into a mascot for the rebels all she could do was rebel herself. Finally making a choice of her own, she becomes the Mockingjay that could and would lead the rebellion, if only to be the one that actually kills President Snow herself. Bringing Peeta back and working with Gale, all was made more confusing by the constant feeling of guilt over those that have died to help her get where she is now. Book 3 ….. The final installment of the Hunger Games trilogy. The war went about as I expected it to got. I still feel like I missed something in Katniss’s character, but really liked Prim, Peeta and Gale. She is what I would consider an accidental heroine. The one or two gestures she does do are great and they show a wealth of compassion and self sacrifice, but her personality flops and her many moments of selfishness even her vulnerability, indecision and constant hesitation did not help her (in my opinion). Even in the end, she never really made a decision, well except for the assassination of the President.
Review by onyx95 (LibraryThing), February 23, 2011 Another amazing book created by Suzanne Collins. My predictions for this book were completely wrong. I devoured this book in 2 days and I can't stop thinking about it. The emotions I got from this book are heartbreak, anxiety, shock and anger. There were a lot of parts in this book where I would get choked up or where tears would be rolling down my face. Even now, when I reflect on moments in the book, I get emotional and tear up. Katniss is mentally broken from the destruction that she has caused by her actions. She is caught up in a roll that she didn't choose. One of her biggest challenges is she has to decide if she wants to keep up that roll to have a Revolution in Panem and to bring down the Capitol. She has a hard time deciding who she should trust. One thing I love about Katniss is when she is caught up in the moment, her actions are always smart and amazing.
Review by bookluvrmindy (LibraryThing), February 20, 2011 One thing I can say for sure about this series: it's compelling as hell. And bleak, bleak, bleak. I mean, teen fiction is generally a lot darker than much of the stuff I grew up with (at least as far as I remember), but this is bleak compared to many adult books in the dystopian genre.I feel odd giving this book 4 stars rather than three. The series itself is five stars all the way. This book gets 4 for two reasons. One, it is just too damn full of stuff happening. Most of it is pretty necessary, but it's a hell of a lot. That doesn't leave much time for all the trauma to set in. I was basically numb by the time the final tragedy of the book arrived. I guess that's my other quibble: Katniss bounces between utterly, irrevocably traumatized and fighting shape like 3 or 4 times. Because of the pace of the book (super-fast), it seems like she recovers from a ridiculous amount of physical and mental trauma in record time, multiple times. Which makes things less believable. Not that this sort of thing didn't happen in the other two books, but the frequency of the wave was lower. This is all my emotional response to the book though. Overall, intellectually, masterful stuff with an anti-war/anti-politics message that is realistic and not preachy. And it ended the only way it could have, I think. I'm sort of sorry it's over, but not sorry that the horrors are over for Katniss.
Review by Knicke (LibraryThing), February 18, 2011 ZOMG. Someday, before I die, I want to write a book this good. (ok, so I'm dreaming ...)
Review by SusanKayeQuinn (LibraryThing), February 15, 2011 Mockingjay proved to be the book that delivered on the promise of revolution, but the carnage and games continue.Of the three books, this one started the slowest, I think. There's a lot of anticipation, both of the battles to come and of who's going to die. After reading the first two books, I was expecting the worst, so was kind of surprised at who ended up surviving. Don't get your hopes up, though, there's no happy ending here either.Many have spoken of the triangle between Katniss, Gale, and Peeta, but I really didn't feel like it was much of a LOVE triangle. Maybe a LOYALTY triangle, but I'm not sure Katniss ever will understand or feel love for anyone but her sister, Prim. The resolution between Katniss and her two beaus is believable, though, and felt right to me.As far as the story goes, I'm reminded of a quote from a TV show (a Star Trek episode, I think, but I can't remember): Everybody dies. No, this isn't a spoiler...but as is true in any war, everyone dies in some way, be it physically, emotionally, or spiritually. Including Katniss. I think that's the saddest part about the end of this series, is that the Katniss I loved in book one is gone.There's two decisions that Katniss makes at the end of this book that I don't understand. Well, one I understand but would have liked to know that SHE understood it, and the other didn't really make sense to me. If you're curious which ones, drop me a line. And the consequences from those decisions seemed a little contrived, but that's probably because we're stuck in Katniss' point of view and really don't know what happens behind the scenes.The one criticism I have is the epilogue. I really feel it was unnecessary. Perhaps it was an attempt to give the reader (or the editor) some kind of happy ending, but I don't think it was in character. After everything the characters went through and the thorough destruction of their trust in EVERYTHING, what is described in the epilogue is not really believable, no matter how much time has passed. Again, if you'd like specifics, message me.This series is not a love story, it's the story of the ravages of war and the corruption of power. I think we'll be seeing the first book, The Hunger Games, being added to high school curricula in the future, and rightly so. And after reading all three books, I have a much greater respect for our soldiers returning from war, and the demons they have to carry for the rest of their lives.
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