Mockingjay or Putting the Point in Disappointment
***Do not read this post until you have finished The Hunger Games Trilogy! Go read it now, even Mockinjay, which I'm about to tear into***
While The Hunger Games and Catching Fire became more than books to me—defining the pinnacle of what a young-adult series can achieve and so much of what my own series strives to accomplish—Mockingjay manages to find the frayed, tattered edge of every beloved aspect of the first two. It makes me wonder. If I like tomatoes and tomato sauce, why don't I like t...
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Hi, Louize, thanks so much for your comment! I'm glad you found the post illuminating! --Jason
Jason, I think the tomatoes were spoiled before they made the juice. I was also very disappointed. I think I was expecting a lot more.
Hi, Pam, you're probably right. They may have backed themselves into a corner with this one. What did you think was going to happen before you started reading? Thanks for commenting!
Before I started I thought that either Peeta or Gale would die. Katniss would be able to save one of them and would have to choose. I never expected her to end up with Peeta having children. I think that more time should have been given to Prim's envolvement at the end as well.
That's an interesting thought that Prim could've been expanded. I would've liked to have seen more of her all the way through. Was it really so terrifying for her watching Katniss on TV in the games? What was her life even like? We're just told she had a burgeoning medical career which turned out to only be the setup for her demise. Including more of their relationship would've made her death so much more meaningful to me.
Great review!