Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) in Fiction books, random chat, and a little roleplay

Feb 06, 2010 Larissa rated it it was amazing

*Contains Spoilers if you haven’t read The Hunger Games or Catching Fire.

After all the painful wait the conclusion to the amazing Hunger Games trilogy has arrived. I just finished Mockingjay a couple minutes ago after spending all night reading it and I have to say it was more then worth it.

Katniss Everden has gone through more tragedies and tribulations than you would think possible for a 17 year-old. She has gone through not only one Hunger Games, but two in the past year and not her home and *Contains Spoilers if you haven’t read The Hunger Games or Catching Fire.

After all the painful wait the conclusion to the amazing Hunger Games trilogy has arrived. I just finished Mockingjay a couple minutes ago after spending all night reading it and I have to say it was more then worth it.

Katniss Everden has gone through more tragedies and tribulations than you would think possible for a 17 year-old. She has gone through not only one Hunger Games, but two in the past year and not her home and all that she has know have gone up in flames and she is the symbol of a revolution that she accidentally started.

The war is full on and in Mockingjay we finally meet the mysterious District 13 and it’s nothing like I imagined it would be. The whole war is being controlled from the bowels of the underground system that comprise Panem’s former military installations and at the leadership position we have President Coin. Now, I have to say that from the first moment she appeared in the book, I absolutely disliked her, she just gave me a creepy vibe and just reminded me of a more outwardly tamer version of the ruthless leader of the Capitol, President Snow.

Mockingjay is not as full of action as The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, but only by a very small margin. One of the things I most enjoyed about it was the in depth view we got of Katniss state of mind throughout the book. I have only one word for out heroine for a lot of Mockingjay, MESS! I am not criticizing her, she has all the right to be a mess, the destruction and deaths caused by the war just keep on piling up and being pullen in a hundred different directions is not something easy to deal with.

However, regardless of how much of a mess Katniss is, she braves through and rises in the story, showing how much she has grown since the first book. I love her braveness, loyalty and fearlessness even though I felt like punching her at times.

I really don’t want to spoil anything because I believe that the enjoyment of Mockingjay, is very much connected to it’s power to surprise you, so I will make this review shorter than I feel it could be and keep clear from plot points.

The Hunger Games trilogy is an YA series, but it is not an easy one to read, specially Mockingjay. At it’s core is some very powerful political and social criticism that cannot be ignored. Our society’s obsession with perfect beauty, corruption of power and selfishness, just to name a few. The people of the Capitol are a gruesome and scary look at what out society’s future might be if we get out of hand in idolizing fake beauty and plastic surgery.

The death toll in Mockingjay is indescribable, if I thought J.K. Rowling was brave to kill beloved characters by the end of the Harry Potter series, I have to say that Suzanne Collins is fearless. She does not pull punches and no one is safe. I cried and suffered with Katniss and loved every minute of it.

Mockingjay is the end of an amazing trilogy that I will miss dearly. Suzanne Collins had given life to so many wonderful and rich characters that I could not help but fall in love with and I just wish we could read more about them. But, I LOVED the ending and I feel she has closed this remarkable trilogy just as it should be and I just know that these will be books that I will read and re-read over and over again for the rest of my life.

If you haven’t read this trilogy yet, I seriously suggest you do something about it really soon, I could not recommend it enough!

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Apr 26, 2010 Amaranta rated it it was amazing

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Is there any way I can give this book six stars out of five? It. Was. Incredible. I loved it beyond capacity. I couldn't put it down once I started it...Although I ended up needing to re-read a few pages because I was crying so hard. I can't believe the trilogy ended already. This is by far my favorite book in the world.

Honestly, I didn't know what was going to happen in this book, and, while I was totally excited and obsessed with this book to come out, I didn't really have that high of hopes Is there any way I can give this book six stars out of five? It. Was. Incredible. I loved it beyond capacity. I couldn't put it down once I started it...Although I ended up needing to re-read a few pages because I was crying so hard. I can't believe the trilogy ended already. This is by far my favorite book in the world.

Honestly, I didn't know what was going to happen in this book, and, while I was totally excited and obsessed with this book to come out, I didn't really have that high of hopes for it. I was worried it was going to end up like so many other great series that I've read. The last book almost like it was just dragging out the series. NO. WAY. IN. HECK!!

SC did an amazing job with this book. From the very begining I ate up every word. When I had to stop reading and go to soccer practice, this book was the only thing on my mind. I needed to know what was going to happen. When I did know, I couldn't get enough. This book kept me up until 4:51 A.M., a new record for me. When I was finished, I couldn't fall asleep even afterwards because a) I was still crying so hard, and b) HOW COULD I SLEEP AFTER FINISHING SUCH A GREAT BOOK?! I wanted to sneak downstairs, jump on the computer and write this review. But, unfortunatly, I actually had to sleep :(.

I thought I wasn't going to cry when I started to read this book, honestly. Because, while I came close, I had gotten through the prep team, Peeta and Finnick. I thought I was going to be fine...Until Prim died. I couldn't believe it. All of Katniss' hard work was ruined. At first I was to shocked to do anything, but keep reading. But then it caught up with me. At first I only shed a few tears, and I thought that was it. But when Katniss was yelling at Buttercup, I couldn't stop. Later that day, I had to re-read those few paragraphs, because I couldn't see through my tears. Even then I could still feel the tears threatening to come out.

All in all, I think that no book I will ever read can top this book. Suzanne was a pure genius when it came to this book. I wish there was more in the trilogy, but am also glad that there isn't, because they might just be overkill.

R.I.P. Primrose Everdeen, Finnik Odair, Cinna, Boggs, Rue, and all others who gave their lives throughout this wonderful trilogy.

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Oct 08, 2010 Monica rated it it was amazing

i loved most of it but i hated when prim died i was flabbergasted i was like no!!! i cried i loved her and i could not believe she died i was so sad. i wanna kno what happened to gale ya he left but what else happens? y did he leave? didnt he love her? did he find love? have kids? die alone i have to kno!!!! and i loved when she was talking about her kids i wanna kno there names
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Dec 12, 2009 Mairead rated it it was amazing

The perfect end to the perfect series. I loved this book. Non-stop action and suspense, and turns that actually made my heart pound out of my chest like it was on parade. I'll miss this series so much, but I felt like it all tied together brilliantly. Oh, and Chapter 9/10? You destroyed me! I highly recommend this book to anyone. Amazing. ...more

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Feb 07, 2010 Bookluver rated it it was amazing

First of, AMAZING BOOK!!!! I sooo want there to be another book!!!! i am in love with this series....my friends keep on telling that there is gonna be another book in 2011 and that they're gonna make a movie for THE HUNGER GAMES!!!!!! I absolutely and positively recommend this book!!!!!!! CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE (if there is) :):) <3 ...more

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