Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Sep 01, 2010 Chi rated it it was amazing

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Jun 29, 2010 Christine rated it it was amazing

With Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins achieves what few authors ever achieve: each book is an improvement to the previous book, even though this seems hardly possible. once again, you dive right into Katniss world right after the very first sentence. If you thought the world of Panem was a desperate and gloom place before, wit until you read Mockingjay. The brewing rebellion of Catching Fire has become a full blown war. What I´ve always admired about Suzanne Collins as an author is her ability to cre With Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins achieves what few authors ever achieve: each book is an improvement to the previous book, even though this seems hardly possible. once again, you dive right into Katniss world right after the very first sentence. If you thought the world of Panem was a desperate and gloom place before, wit until you read Mockingjay. The brewing rebellion of Catching Fire has become a full blown war. What I´ve always admired about Suzanne Collins as an author is her ability to create such deep, powerful and atmospheric scenes that always captivate you and put you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. I also loved her use of First Person POV in her whole Trilogy, as all the emotions are even better transported and so much more personal through the eyes of Katniss.

Just like in the previous books, the characters we know change, evolve and grow and not always is the change for the better. It is however in every case masterfully written and skilfully designed by Suzanne Collins.

In the first part of the book, Katniss has to come to term both with her new surroundings and the role the rebels have designed for her. She definetly grows in this book, in every aspect: she grows up even more, grows into her role as Mockingjay (once she accepts it) and face/voice of the rebellion, but as the story goes on, she also grows slightly insane due to all the things she sees, does and has to suffer from. Some might argue that Katniss seems to be cold and unfeeling when it comes to her love interests, but I guess you always have to keep in mind the things she has gone through. No could come out of something like that undamaged.

Especially Gale changes in my opinion more to he negative. His sympathy for the rebels and their cause has always been known, but Mockingjay portrays him as someone who becomes rather ruthless.

I don´t want to give away too much about the story, but as always, it´s gripping, surprising and captivating.

Even though Mockingjay is a Young Adult book, Suzanne Collins is not afraid to picture war with all its cruelties. Also, just like in the previous books, the underlying social criticism and political issues send a message that can´t and should not be forgotten. This book seems to pose the moral question of “How far can you go in a war before you become what you fight?”.

These two aspects however make me doubt the recommendation of th German amazon page, which recommends it to kids from the age of 12.

The end was not how I would have wished it to be but it is nonetheless the fitting and right end for it. It´s not a Happily Ever After, but not as horrible as it could have been.

Real or not real, Mockingjay is the perfect end for a remarkable, astonishing and thouroughly brilliant series? Definetly true. For me, it´s one of one of the best YA series I´ve ever read.

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Jul 27, 2010 Chelsea rated it really liked it

Mockingjay, even more so than the previous Hunger Games novels, was remarkable in its realism. The actions and resulting consequences -- while not always what we want to happen -- feel true, feel how things actually work.

If you are wondering why I didn't mark Mockingjay as five stars if I found it so great, well, the ending left me unfulfilled. Not a bad ending, totally works, I just expected more. Maybe that's due to hype.

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Dec 27, 2010 Holly murphy rated it it was amazing

so a little sad, little confused and a lot of action, so all in all a good read!

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Jun 03, 2010 Stephanie (Reading is Better With Cupcakes) rated it did not like it

Shelves: scifi-fantasy, young-adult, fiction, dystopian, read-2014

This book could have been done so much better. Most of the book felt uneventful. It also felt really rushed, like the author just wanted to be done with it. I wish there had been more thought put into the book and that it had been given the attention and details it deserved. This book had the potential to be a work of art, but it fell so flat.

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Oct 13, 2010 Tessa rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, 2010

Fantastic ending to a distinctly different series I can't recommend enough. The characters and storyline are well established and then developed throughout. Enough twists and turns, ups and downs to have me reading far into the night. I devoured these books and then read them again. Highly recommend--thank you Ms. Collins! ...more

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