I recently finished Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins and came away more satisfied than when reading Catching Fire, but still very disappointing in comparison the first in the series.
After the 75th Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta are seperated as Peeta goes to the Capital and Katniss is delivered to the 13th District to be used as a pawn in the uprising. As you begin to read, you notice right away that Katniss is not psychologically there and the book can get very confusing at times. It could be that Collins intentionally did this to give us an idea of Katniss's state of mind, but even if this is the case, it only becomes a little easier to digest. Another thought I had was Collins recreating herself in Katniss as they are both trying to figure out life's great mysteries: such as "What has my life become?" In Collins's case, I think we can safely say that she has no idea.
Overall, this book had a great plot, but was poorly written. It seems as though Collins was in a huge rush to finish the last two in the series after her first book became so popular. I was reading some reviews after I finished it and noticed that the final scene in the capital was meant to be like a 76th Hunger Games. Looking back, I could kinda see how it fit, but again, it was written terribly.
I may have have been able to swallow all of the other trash that Collins decided to spit out, but what really made me grind my teeth was Katniss herself. She... I don't know what she is, but I don't think she was a good main character. She isn't emotionally strong and definitely doesn't seem intelligent. I think my main problem with her is that she never changes. Throughout the three books, she is always a dumb, self-minded girl. I can't even write this without anger causing me to clench my jaw into a very uncomfortable position. I can't believe it... an emotionless, fictional character causes this much emotion from me. Maybe Collins isn't as bad of a writer as I said.
I have a hope the she will rewrite these last two books, because I know she can write a coherent, captivating story from The Hunger Games. I don't think this will happen, so my next hope is that next three movies will be better than the last two books. (oh, I don't know how many of you know, but Mockingjay is being split into two movies... a rather ridiculous trend I think.)
After the 75th Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta are seperated as Peeta goes to the Capital and Katniss is delivered to the 13th District to be used as a pawn in the uprising. As you begin to read, you notice right away that Katniss is not psychologically there and the book can get very confusing at times. It could be that Collins intentionally did this to give us an idea of Katniss's state of mind, but even if this is the case, it only becomes a little easier to digest. Another thought I had was Collins recreating herself in Katniss as they are both trying to figure out life's great mysteries: such as "What has my life become?" In Collins's case, I think we can safely say that she has no idea.
Overall, this book had a great plot, but was poorly written. It seems as though Collins was in a huge rush to finish the last two in the series after her first book became so popular. I was reading some reviews after I finished it and noticed that the final scene in the capital was meant to be like a 76th Hunger Games. Looking back, I could kinda see how it fit, but again, it was written terribly.I may have have been able to swallow all of the other trash that Collins decided to spit out, but what really made me grind my teeth was Katniss herself. She... I don't know what she is, but I don't think she was a good main character. She isn't emotionally strong and definitely doesn't seem intelligent. I think my main problem with her is that she never changes. Throughout the three books, she is always a dumb, self-minded girl. I can't even write this without anger causing me to clench my jaw into a very uncomfortable position. I can't believe it... an emotionless, fictional character causes this much emotion from me. Maybe Collins isn't as bad of a writer as I said.
I have a hope the she will rewrite these last two books, because I know she can write a coherent, captivating story from The Hunger Games. I don't think this will happen, so my next hope is that next three movies will be better than the last two books. (oh, I don't know how many of you know, but Mockingjay is being split into two movies... a rather ridiculous trend I think.)
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