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akookieforyou's review against another edition
3.0
So much disappointment. This was supposed to be the fantastic finale that we all wanted to see. Instead we get to see everyone we care about die half of the time, and get to be bored out of our skulls the rest of it. The ending wasn't the worst, I think it was the best that we could expect from what this book gave us. I just really wish Suzanne Collins could've done it differently.
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P.S. Finnick's death made me cry more than Prim's did, and that's not a good thing. When Prim died I just got so angry at Suzanne for that garbage. And Finnick deserved better.jamespbear's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sophiehannahh's review against another edition
5.0
i enjoyed it less than catching fire but i really think it deserves 5
mbenzz's review against another edition
2.0
Gone is the tough Seam girl who fought her way out of TWO arenas. Gone is the compassionate girl who sang softly to a dying child. Gone is the fighter who wanted to see the senseless killing and the oppression of the Capitol end. What has taken her place is a broken, vacant shell of her former self. There was so little that was recognizable of the Katniss from the previous two novels, that I have to wonder why she was even there at all. If she wasn't hallucinating or drugged up, she was hiding in some secret place where no one could find her. The littlest things would set her back for days, whereas in the arena, she was able to overcome obstacle after obstacle...each worse than the last.
I won't be a jerk and fill this review with spoilers...there are plenty of other people here who have seen to that (nice how YOU got to read the book with fresh eyes, yet you saw fit to ruin it for everyone else...and putting SPOILER in big letters, DOESN'T make it okay), but I did feel the need to voice my extreme disappointment with the conclusion of this series. Katniss is built up so much on the first two novels, that I expected her to hit the ground running to exact immediate revenge for the destruction of District 12. I thought she'd be a huge player in the rebellion against the capitol, not the pawn she ended up being. She truly was the Mockingjay...she was fed all kinds of dribble and told what to say and how to act in front of the ever-present cameras, and she repeated it back to Panem like the good little Mockingjay that she was. There was no fire or fight left in her. We may have seen very rare glimpses of it, like when she was thrown into the hell that befell District 8, but more often than not, she was off somewhere whining and complaining. I mean, she wasn't even there for the takeover of the Capitol! She was in a hospital somewhere all drugged up (surprise, surprise)! The conclusion of the take-over had to come to us second-hand...almost as an after-thought! To think, everything these books stand for, all the time invested, lives lost, and people pulling for Katniss, and she wasn't even there. *Sigh* It was just wrong.
As for the whole Gale vs. Peeta love triangle...that was just another disappointment. There was never any real confrontation with Katniss and her own self. No sorting out in her mind to determine who she TRULY wanted to be with. The decision was just made for her, and as was par for the course with this book, she just accepted it with very little fight or emotion. I'm wondering why the Epilogue at the end was even included. It was so short and pointless that all it ended up doing was irritating me more. It was hardly a fitting end to the triumph and fire that was once Katniss Everdeen.
In the end, this was just another reminder to myself of why I stay away from series. While they may start strong and get you 100% invested in the characters, they usually always end up as a crushing disappointment. I'm sure each person had an ending to this series that he or she would have preferred most, but I feel the ending Ms. Collins chose to give all of us was the easy way out, and for that, I cannot forgive her for. Whatever she may write in the future, you can absolutely count me out.
I won't be a jerk and fill this review with spoilers...there are plenty of other people here who have seen to that (nice how YOU got to read the book with fresh eyes, yet you saw fit to ruin it for everyone else...and putting SPOILER in big letters, DOESN'T make it okay), but I did feel the need to voice my extreme disappointment with the conclusion of this series. Katniss is built up so much on the first two novels, that I expected her to hit the ground running to exact immediate revenge for the destruction of District 12. I thought she'd be a huge player in the rebellion against the capitol, not the pawn she ended up being. She truly was the Mockingjay...she was fed all kinds of dribble and told what to say and how to act in front of the ever-present cameras, and she repeated it back to Panem like the good little Mockingjay that she was. There was no fire or fight left in her. We may have seen very rare glimpses of it, like when she was thrown into the hell that befell District 8, but more often than not, she was off somewhere whining and complaining. I mean, she wasn't even there for the takeover of the Capitol! She was in a hospital somewhere all drugged up (surprise, surprise)! The conclusion of the take-over had to come to us second-hand...almost as an after-thought! To think, everything these books stand for, all the time invested, lives lost, and people pulling for Katniss, and she wasn't even there. *Sigh* It was just wrong.
As for the whole Gale vs. Peeta love triangle...that was just another disappointment. There was never any real confrontation with Katniss and her own self. No sorting out in her mind to determine who she TRULY wanted to be with. The decision was just made for her, and as was par for the course with this book, she just accepted it with very little fight or emotion. I'm wondering why the Epilogue at the end was even included. It was so short and pointless that all it ended up doing was irritating me more. It was hardly a fitting end to the triumph and fire that was once Katniss Everdeen.
In the end, this was just another reminder to myself of why I stay away from series. While they may start strong and get you 100% invested in the characters, they usually always end up as a crushing disappointment. I'm sure each person had an ending to this series that he or she would have preferred most, but I feel the ending Ms. Collins chose to give all of us was the easy way out, and for that, I cannot forgive her for. Whatever she may write in the future, you can absolutely count me out.
halfbloodcity's review against another edition
4.0
I have a few mixed feelings but in the end I really loved this book. I don't know really what I was expecting, I've seen the movies, but people kept telling me that the book was a bit confuse or something of the like but I didn't thought so. . Katniss, Peeta and Gale love triangle or what I can call it was a sorce of mixed feelings because I really like Katniss, but when it comes to it, she end pissing me off a bit, in the manner she adresses and treats Peeta after his rescue . I also think that we should have know more about what happened to Effie.
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Finnick's death hurt - again- but in the end it almost passed right by me, didn't have the focus I think he deserved and he was one of my favorites so .. But Prim's death tore right through meSpoiler
I know he tries to kill her and all that bue it wasn't his fault, and like Haymitch says, if the roles were reversed he wouldn't treat her that wayIn the end, what's left to say is may the odds be ever in your favor
cdrescher's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 rounded down to 4. I have mascara running down my cheeks. She did THAT and the last chapter / epilogue / last sentence are in my life forever. I am legit SICK to my stomach right now ugh I love Suzy!!
EDIT: When Buttercup came back I full on lost it. And Team Peeta for Life! She needs the warmth not the harshness!!
EDIT: When Buttercup came back I full on lost it. And Team Peeta for Life! She needs the warmth not the harshness!!
helloclarisse's review against another edition
5.0
prior to reading this one i had read some other reviews and noted that some people found this book too be "uneventful" or "too bleak". i agree with both of these assessments but i still loved this book.
katniss' trauma from the games, her guilt from all of the deaths, and her confusion around being puppetted by everyone around her was written very well. the ending was very realistic with no dramatic scene of katniss sneaking into the mansion to kill snow and instead katniss getting knocked back by an explosion and waking up to find out that the rebels as a whole had won and not the sole acts of the Mockingjay.
bleak, tragic, and realistic. 5/5 still an excellent book despite me being 10+ years older than the first time i read this series. would absolutely recommend that anyone who hasn't read this series, or who hasn't read it since childhood, should give it a re-read. it reads like a children/teen novel with no subtlety but it is still an excellent read.
and again, katniss does not deserve peeta.
katniss' trauma from the games, her guilt from all of the deaths, and her confusion around being puppetted by everyone around her was written very well. the ending was very realistic with no dramatic scene of katniss sneaking into the mansion to kill snow and instead katniss getting knocked back by an explosion and waking up to find out that the rebels as a whole had won and not the sole acts of the Mockingjay.
bleak, tragic, and realistic. 5/5 still an excellent book despite me being 10+ years older than the first time i read this series. would absolutely recommend that anyone who hasn't read this series, or who hasn't read it since childhood, should give it a re-read. it reads like a children/teen novel with no subtlety but it is still an excellent read.
and again, katniss does not deserve peeta.