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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)

Suzanne Collins

Start date: November 8, 2014

Finish date: December 6, 2014

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MOCKINGJAY by SUZANNE COLLINS

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May 20, 2010 Nadine rated it it was amazing

After the relentless pace of The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, Collins brings everything to an almost grinding halt with Mockingjay. The trauma of everyday life in District 12 and living through two Hunger Games have finally caught up with the characters. Collins takes her time unraveling her characters’ mental states giving readers an intimate look at the trauma her world has inflicted.

Katniss has a hard time dealing with losing Peeta and what that means for her emotionally, the destruction ...more

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Feb 28, 2011 Nadine rated it liked it

Shelves: dystopian, fantasy, young-adult

Bücher, denen man so richtig entgegenfiebert haben es immer schwer... wie auch immer. Die Geschichte wird nahtlos fortgesetzt, die Rebellen bereiten sich darauf vor, “The Capitol” zu stürzen, Revolten beginnen in allen Distrikten und Katniss steht mal wieder zwischen Gale und Peeta.
Anders als in den ersten beiden Bänden gibt es keine “Hunger Games”, dafür aber die eine oder andere Kriegsmission, bis es schließlich zum Show Down zwischen Katniss und dem Präsidenten kommt.
Ich habe selten so lange ...more

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Mar 23, 2013 Cass rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2013, sequels-series, dystopian, kindle, book-to-movie

4.5/5 (4/5?)

Not nearly as good as Catching Fire was. I have to side with the majority on this. While I still really liked it, I feel like there are so many unanswered questions and things that were never given enough attention.

This book is even darker than books 1 and 2. It drives home the horrendous effects that the Hunger Games and the control of Snow had on our characters.

I feel like the way Panem ends up is SLOPPY. And of course I can't discuss this without spoilers, so I'll chuck them behin 4.5/5 (4/5?)

Not nearly as good as Catching Fire was. I have to side with the majority on this. While I still really liked it, I feel like there are so many unanswered questions and things that were never given enough attention.

This book is even darker than books 1 and 2. It drives home the horrendous effects that the Hunger Games and the control of Snow had on our characters.

I feel like the way Panem ends up is SLOPPY. And of course I can't discuss this without spoilers, so I'll chuck them behind a spoiler tag.

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But even so, there were so many things I loved about this book.

The Hanging Tree. The Tomorrow, When the War Began feel. The Remember who the enemy is theme still runs undercurrent. When old characters came back, characters you thought had died. I liked the structural consistencies (Prim book 1, Prim book 3; Buttercup, the cat; the Games are in all 3 books). The darkness. The vividness of Collins'/Katniss' descriptions. And it remained suspenseful through to the end. The intense exchanges between Katniss and Peeta. The real sense of danger is present from start to finish. I expect to bawl my eyes out during the movie(s?).

Thank you Suzanne Collins. Now write a better, more substantial ending. ...more

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Apr 06, 2012 Ayu Adisty rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: badass-heroine, oh-the-hero, lovetheworld, dystopian, own

Ah. Mockingjay. Yang ditunggu-tunggu dan - news flash - banyak yang kecewa dengan eksekusi ceritanya.

Jujur, pertama kali baca Mockingjay, gw sampe lupa ngambil napas beberapa kali karena cerita di buku ini so freakin intense. Dan gelapnya. Dan galaunya. Dan beneran bikin depresi. Yeah, depresi, itu kata yang tepat.

Kita diajak kenal sama beberapa tokoh, sayang sama mereka, tau mereka dan ngeliat apa yang terjadi sama mereka di Mockingjay rasanya...rasanya kaya ditampar realita. Mungkin itu juga Ah. Mockingjay. Yang ditunggu-tunggu dan - news flash - banyak yang kecewa dengan eksekusi ceritanya.

Jujur, pertama kali baca Mockingjay, gw sampe lupa ngambil napas beberapa kali karena cerita di buku ini so freakin intense. Dan gelapnya. Dan galaunya. Dan beneran bikin depresi. Yeah, depresi, itu kata yang tepat.

Kita diajak kenal sama beberapa tokoh, sayang sama mereka, tau mereka dan ngeliat apa yang terjadi sama mereka di Mockingjay rasanya...rasanya kaya ditampar realita. Mungkin itu juga tujuan Ms Collins, nyadarin kita kalo bahkan di sebuah buku cerita khayalan fiktif pun, ga semuanya bisa didapetin dan - voila! - happy end. Not that easy, sister!

Sinopsis di bawah ini mengadung spoiler. I've warned you.

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Yeah, sesuai dengan yang gw bilang sebelumnya, buku ini bikin depresi. Kenapa? menurut gw karena Katniss sendiri ngerasa overload. Di buku ini Katniss emang lebih sering galau, bahkan dia sendiri mengakui kalo otaknya udah ga beres, kalo dia udah separuh gila. Who can blame her?

Gw harus ngebaca buku ini 2 kali buat beneran nerima 'kenyataannya'. Pas baca pertama gw bad mood selama beberapa minggu (yeah, gw emang gitu. Books affect my mood. True Story). Pas gw baca ulang, gw baru
ngerti.

Kenyataan emang kaya gini. Ga selamanya indah, ga selamanya sesuai dengan keinginan. People come and people go. Orang yang kita kira the one, ternyata harus pergi untuk hal lain dan kita sadar bahwa they're not the one at all. Kematian pasti datang. Tapi kehidupan selalu ada untuk dilanjutkan.

Intinya, badai pasti berlalu lah, tapi bekasnya pasti ada.

Ahhhh,, sebel juga seri ini harus berakhir. =__=. Gw ngarep kalo Ms Collins mau bikin apapun soal seri ini lagi. Damn. 3 buku itu kurang mamen.

Favorite quote: Real or not real? ;) ...more

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Mar 20, 2013 Emm Lee rated it it was amazing

Finishing the book left me in a daze, and feeling like curling up in a closet myself. It was easier for me to get into this book compared to the first two, especially THG.
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Mar 05, 2011 Ashleigh rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

THOUGHTS AFTER REREAD

I think I needed to reread this book to fully realise what was going on in the plot, the first time I read it I read it as soon as it was released and haven't gone back to it. While parts have not upset me as much as when I first read (emotional breakdown at the cat bit, I sobbed for half an hour), I read this with a new look on it. The second time reading it, I genuinely believe that Suzanne Collins is a genius. Though I can understand why people don't like it as much as th ...more

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Jun 17, 2012 Holly rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, dystopia, all-ages, 2014, year-18, romance

I first read Mockingjay in December 2010 and rated it 4 stars. This is my first time rereading it since then and my view on this entire series has completely changed. 5 stars, hands down.

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