Review by vanyavampi118 - Mockingjay

vanyavampi118 's review for:

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

5.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

After 11 years (and upon the release of the newest addition to this series) I decided to reread The Hunger Games trilogy.
It was horrifying, reading it as an adult and understanding exactly what Katniss is experiencing. The writing is excellent. Even while Katniss is mentally "disturbed," you can relate to her as a character going through truama. You experience the horrors of war while "living" through it with her. As a girl of only 17 years old, she tossed between people who each want to use her for their own person agenda and then either kill her or forget about her afterwards. As we're reading we experience her personal pain, depression, hopelessness, and sadness. We see how the war traumatizes her over and over again. It's shocking, horrible, and terrifying.

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