Mockingjay-- Rushed?

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Do you think Mockingjay was rushed? Did you find yourself looking up from the pages saying, "What the heck just happened?" What is your opinion of Mockingjay as the final in the Hunger Games trilogy?

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

I found myself majorly confused. It was one really crazy scene after the next. When Prim died (sorry spoiler) I didn't even realize until like two chapters later. Plus, the whole trial thing, Collins described it-- through the words of freaking Haymitch-- in one freaking paragraph. I was SO confused.

Blonde braid.
Boom.
Katniss on fire.
Katniss in hospital.
Katniss in bathtub.
Katniss assassinate Snow.
Snow cackle.
Katniss get shackled.
Katniss in paper robe on bed.
Katniss hungry.
Katniss dying.
Enter Haymitch.
Katniss on trial.
Haymitch save her.
Katniss go to dilapidated District 12.
Katniss live in rocking chair.
Greasy Sae help her.
Enter Peeta.
Peeta + Katniss = Mysterious LightWeight Children
Peeta + Katniss + Children = Strange scene in Meadow.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Oh and somewhere near the end: Exit Prim.

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

Yeah..It was! I kept on trying to see if there were more pages left because i was completely lost as to how Suzanne Collins would wrap up this book. I really want to know how Katniss and Peeta grew back together. One second he was all hikackly, the next he was comforting her? And how are the other characters? What do you mean by "Peeta+Katniss=Mysterious LightWeight Children"?

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Yes. It was SUPER rushed. I would have liked to know about the trial and yes, about how Katniss and Peeta got back together. By "Peeta + Katniss = LightWeight Children" I meant how for some reason Katniss was fixated on how light her children were. She like mentioned how the girl was easier to hold than the boy or something like that. I just found that strange and confusing.

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

Actually it was the opposite..(I reread MJ a few weeks ago)

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Whoops. I don't have the best memory.

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

haha

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

I still could probably read that book a thousand times and find new things I had either never seen before or forgotten every time.

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

Yes. Sometimes I forget things too. But, I've read them 4th times, it gets sadder and sadder each time. I've learned to brace myself for MJ.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

I know. I'd just get depressed but be loving the story.

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

I do..Everytime..I cry soo much during THG and CF because I know what will happen.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

I know... that's why I'll wait a little while. I'll probably re-read the first before the premire.

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

Well, only the 1st..that way you remeber exactly that happens.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

That's what I'm plannin' on doin'.

[[deleted user]]

It was ok, bt she could've done better...

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Yes, usually there is ALWAYS something that the writers could've improved on or done better with.

[LiteraryMary95]

It goes like this:


Blonde braid.
Boom.
Katniss on fire.
Prim is dead as Katniss passes out
Katniss in hospital.
Katniss in bathtub.
Katniss visits Snow.
Katniss assassinates Coin.
Snow cackles.
Katniss get pinned too the ground.
Katniss in her Mockingjay suit while locked in a room.
Katniss showers.
Mockingjay suit is replaced with paper robe, which she puts on.
Katniss hungry.
Katniss dying.
Katniss starts eating a little bit again.
Enter Haymitch.
Haymitch explains Katniss'.
Katniss' doctor saves her by telling about her medical visits or basically calls her a mental patient.
Katniss go to dilapidated District 12.
Katniss live in rocking chair.
Greasy Sae helps her.
Peeta plants Primrose in honor of Katniss' sister.
Peeta and Katniss have a daughter and a son.
Peeta and Katniss watch their children play on the meadow where all the burned and dead victims are buried.

[Fariza]

honestly, it was rushed. cause like i was wondering what happened to Haymitch, Rory, her mother etc etc AND DIDN'T THEY HAVE A WEDDING OR ANYTHING? :((((((((

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Marilyn wrote: "It goes like this:


Blonde braid.
Boom.
Katniss on fire.
Prim is dead as Katniss passes out
Katniss in hospital.
Katniss in bathtub.
Katniss visits Snow.
Katniss assassinates Coin.
Snow cack..."

Nicely done. I applaud you, Marilyn.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Furryza★☜(´∇｀)☞ wrote: "honestly, it was rushed. cause like i was wondering what happened to Haymitch, Rory, her mother etc etc AND DIDN'T THEY HAVE A WEDDING OR ANYTHING? :(((((((("

I know. For sure rushed. It was very disappointing. I mean now you can imagine it all but still! What the heck happened to all those people?!

[Nya Tomlinson-Horan-Malik-Payne-Styles]

i didnt think it was rushed.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Oh well that's a first. Congrats.

[LEX, I love PSYCH]

Yeah i had to reread it a couple times. Good thing i got it for christmas cause i didnt understand it till like that summer.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Nice nice.

[[deleted user]]

Lauren wrote: "Yes. It was SUPER rushed. I would have liked to know about the trial and yes, about how Katniss and Peeta got back together. By "Peeta + Katniss = LightWeight Children" I meant how for some reason ..."

Haha :) She meant that carrying the boy was easier than carrying the girl. "Carrying" in the context of "being pregnant with".

[LiteraryMary95]

Snickerdoodle wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Yes. It was SUPER rushed. I would have liked to know about the trial and yes, about how Katniss and Peeta got back together. By "Peeta + Katniss = LightWeight Children" I meant how f..."

She also meant that she was less afraid of having her boy (2nd kid) than her girl since she experienced it before, but she was still afraid.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Snickerdoodle wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Yes. It was SUPER rushed. I would have liked to know about the trial and yes, about how Katniss and Peeta got back together. By "Peeta + Katniss = LightWeight Children" I meant how f..."

OH OH OH! See, I"m not the brightest light bulb.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Marilyn wrote: "Snickerdoodle wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Yes. It was SUPER rushed. I would have liked to know about the trial and yes, about how Katniss and Peeta got back together. By "Peeta + Katniss = LightWeight C..."

The first is always the hardest.

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

Lauren wrote: "Snickerdoodle wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Yes. It was SUPER rushed. I would have liked to know about the trial and yes, about how Katniss and Peeta got back together. By "Peeta + Katniss = LightWeight C..."
Another..uhhh...idiom?

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

I guess...

[Katie, The Girl Who Disappeared]

I found it rushed, but not unnecessary. Katniss was in shock. Everything could have been happening that fast to her.

Also, you left out:
Katniss screams at cat

[[deleted user]]

That was the only part where I got even a little teary the first time around. Not because of Prim being gone, but because of what Prim being gone did to Katniss and Gale's friendship and Katniss's sanity.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Katie wrote: "I found it rushed, but not unnecessary. Katniss was in shock. Everything could have been happening that fast to her.

Also, you left out:
Katniss screams at cat"

Yes, can't leave that out.

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Snickerdoodle wrote: "That was the only part where I got even a little teary the first time around. Not because of Prim being gone, but because of what Prim being gone did to Katniss and Gale's friendship and Katniss's ..."

Yeah, it was sad how it all degraded on her sanity. It really messed her up. It scarred her for life. The Katniss who lived in the Thread and supported her mother and sister by hunting with her best friend Gale is a far cry from the Katniss at the end of Mockingjay.

[ℂᖺαᖇᒪἷ℮ ⊰1017 &Tardis⊱, I love you]

I think it was rushed.

[LEX, I love PSYCH]

Yes i am going to have to read it for the billionth time maybe rhis time i will get it.

[ℂᖺαᖇᒪἷ℮ ⊰1017 &Tardis⊱, I love you]

I know!!!

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW!

[Katie, The Girl Who Disappeared]

I really felt bad for Katniss in the end. She had so much to deal with...

[Lea (Peeta's #1 Fangirl!), "It costs everything you are."]

Lauren wrote: "Snickerdoodle wrote: "That was the only part where I got even a little teary the first time around. Not because of Prim being gone, but because of what Prim being gone did to Katniss and Gale's fri..."

Yes. She was not the same girl who volunteered for her sister. Her world was completely changed..But it was worth it right?

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Well... I guess in some ways.


OOHH! New discussion:

What did Katniss gain from her terrifying experiences???

[[deleted user]]

She gained insanity. And a crazed tortured husband.

[Katie, The Girl Who Disappeared]

She gained knowledge. I don't mean to full blown disagree with Snickerdoodle, but she didn't 'gain' her husband. She may have been unloving and cruel. But he loved her and she loved him. She earned him, for lack of a better word.

Katniss gained knowledge of what happens and what wasn't going to happen. She realized the world could be okay. Maybe.

[[deleted user]]

Don't worry, that's not disagreement. I was just too lazy to word what I wrote properly. :)

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Nice nice. Good start to the list.

I think she gained the ability to see the big picture. To think ahead.

She also (this is more an inference) gained a knowledge by the end that life goes on and to stop living in the present. I'm asuming she did by the end because she really didn't have this.

She learned to handle loss.

[LiteraryMary95]

Lauren wrote: "Nice nice. Good start to the list.

I think she gained the ability to see the big picture. To think ahead.

She also (this is more an inference) gained a knowledge by the end that life goes on ..."

Yeah and have kids, too! :p

[Lauren, Head Gamemaker]

Yup, that too.

[[deleted user]]

She learned that losing someone is the worst pain there is.

[LEX, I love PSYCH]

Yes... mental is always worse than physical