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To many reviews already on this book both good and bad. My words will be lost on the masses so I will keep this short. Everyone who writes dreams to have the success that Suzanne Collins has. Millions of books sales, a blockbuster movie quadrilogy. Masses of Young Adults that bow down and worship her as the goddess of epic YA science fiction.
And yet this book like 99% of post apocalypse and dystopia literature comes to me as a massive letdown. I am finding myself nearly always in love with the c ...more
And yet this book like 99% of post apocalypse and dystopia literature comes to me as a massive letdown. I am finding myself nearly always in love with the c ...more
What did I think of it? I liked it. Not great dystopian fiction, but it was good. This last book, which my older son (age 11) said was his least favorite, was probably my favorite. It dealt more with the society that demanded a sacrifice from the quelled rebellious "Districts" in the form of their young people to play a game where they hunt and kill each other until only one stands. These tributes are celebrities of a sort for the short time they are in the Capitol before the games begin, and th
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So I've now read Mockingjay, the finale to Suzanne Collin's Hunger Games series. What did I think? Well, I don't want to spoil any part of the book for those who haven't read it yet, but I think I'm safe saying this: I feel like the first book in the trilogy was jaw-droppingly fantastic. The concept is so easy to understand and so well executed. Young girl must kill other children in a fight to the death that's broadcast on national television. Oh yeah--and she doesn't want to kill anyone. The t
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Done! I'm glad that I have read all three of The Hunger Games novel. Mockingjay, like the first two novels is a fast and easy read. I liked Mockingjay but thought this was the weakest of the series. Overall, the flow of Mockingjay was off and not as clear and focused as the first two. Maybe it's just me, but the teen angst thingee was starting to bug me, a lot. And, in fact the main character, Kitnass, simply did not grow and wandered from one scene to the next. The war with the Capitol was almo
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Overall i thought this book was a good finish to the series.
There are a few things i would have liked to seen her do different, but a great book and terrific series, I highly recommend the entire series to everyone to read.
There are a few things i would have liked to seen her do different, but a great book and terrific series, I highly recommend the entire series to everyone to read.
Absolutely awesome. Thank you Suzanne Collins. I have not read anything you have written have hasn't been wonderful. Please continue presenting us with these gifts of prose.
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