“Happy Hunger Games. And may the odds be ever in your favor.”
I know that this trilogy has been out for a while and the first movie, The Hunger Games, was aired last fall. I did see it without having read the book. The second movie, Catching Fire, is due out in November of this year. I have to admit that I’ve had this trilogy sitting on my bookshelf for months. Now that I’ve begun reading it, I wish I had done so sooner. The Hunger Games was riveting. Catching Fire keeps the story moving at a fast pace (I read both in a matter of a few days), and now I am reading the final book, Mockingjay. This book is taking longer to read. I’m not sure what the struggle is, I feel like I’m on an old backwoods country road driving up and down hill after hill after hill. However, I will push through and finish the book (I just reached part three, the finale) before making any assumptions or giving an opinion.
I know without a doubt, my behind will be sitting in a theater seat in November when Catching Fire hits the big screen which also means that I will view Mockingjay when it debuts.
If you’ve read
this trilogy, let me know what you thought of it, especially Mockingjay. I will post a comment here after I’ve finished it
to let you know my final thoughts.
As promised, after finishing my read of the Mockingjay, I have to say that I felt worn out by the experience. The end made sense and I can see why we were led there, it was just a long, violent journey to reach the end. I felt this book had too much going on, too many ups and downs, too many deaths, and not nearly enough romance (as the first book implies). I felt it was more geared toward adult fiction than young adult or teenage fiction. On a positive note, the story is still stuck in my head as I continue to evaluate it. That a story sticks with you is one of the best results an author can ask for.
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