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Mockingjay, the final installment of the Hunger Games trilogy, was released this summer. Let’s just say I was a wee bit excited. So excited in fact, that I pre-ordered it from Amazon (yes, you have permission to call me a nerd). If you have read the first two books, you can understand my eagerness.
Suzanne Collins crafted an intricate and adrenaline filled plot, that kept me reading until 3 in the morning. Katniss Everdeen’s (the trilogy’s main character) adventuresome life fascinated me, but in Mockingjay Collins veers off to a far less entertaining focus. All the momentum she had built up in Hunger Games and Catching Fire was immediately lost in Mockingjay.
Spoiler Alert! If you haven’t read the first two books, do not read this! Mockingjay starts with Katniss living in District 13. She follow regulations, and basically does nothing for ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY PAGES. After such a sluggish and tedious beginning it is difficult to salvage it.
To add to the uneventful theme, Peeta doesn’t even interact with Katniss until the last portion of the book, he’s being held captive in the Capitol. With Peeta’s absence the story looses a major component, and it’s not for the best.
The main component that is missing from this installment is the action. I am not interested in Katniss living underground in a bunker, I want to see her overthrow the Capitol! And unfortunately, that process does not start until the last half.
Unless you are absolutely set on finishing the series, skip Mockingjay. It honestly puts a damper on the entire series.
Loughran • Dec 14, 2010 at 11:08 am
I liked this book. There are moments where I wasn’t overwhelmed with it, but I would never recommend that someone SKIP it!
Also, the less Peta, the better, for me. He can go bake bread for all I care.
Loughran • Dec 14, 2010 at 11:08 am
I liked this book. There are moments where I wasn’t overwhelmed with it, but I would never recommend that someone SKIP it!
Also, the less Peta, the better, for me. He can go bake bread for all I care.
Shawn Johnson • Oct 7, 2010 at 8:23 am
I totally agree with this, I was so excited, anticipating the 3rd book, and all I felt at the end was disappointment.
Shawn Johnson • Oct 7, 2010 at 8:23 am
I totally agree with this, I was so excited, anticipating the 3rd book, and all I felt at the end was disappointment.