At the end of Catching Fire, Katniss had been dramatically rescued from the Quarter Quell games; her fellow tribute, Peeta, has presumably been taken prisoner by the Capitol. Now the rebels in District 13 want Katniss who again narrates to be the face of the revolution, a propaganda role she's reluctant to play.
One of Collins's many achievements is skillfully showing how effective such a poster girl can be, with a scene in which Katniss visits the wounded, cameras rolling to capture and retransmit her genuine outrage at the way in which war victimizes even the noncombatants. Beyond the sharp social commentary and the nifty world building, there's a plot that doesn't quit: nearly every chapter ends in a reversal-of-fortune cliffhanger.
Readers get to know characters better, including Katniss's sister and mother, and Plutarch Heavensbee, former Head Gamemaker, now rebel filmmaker, directing the circus he hopes will bring down the government, a coup possible precisely because the Capitol's residents are too pampered to mount a defense. In short, there's something here for nearly every reader, all of it completely engrossing. Ages up. But Katniss is was to make sense of a new world "amidst a rebellion".
And that's when Katniss started to fight for her people and Defeat President Coin and save her friends. It's a really good book for people who like violence and has inspirational speechs. Just to say katness is kind of a crybaby.
For the inspirational speeches her and someother people go places and record of what happened. And it also has a lot of drama. Adult Written by Kyle Christine November 30, A violent but fun conclusion The final installment of the Hunger Games trilogy takes everything to a higher level than what was shown in the previous two books.
It will draw young readers into the story as Katniss ventures to defeat the Capitol and save her world. But the violence in this book could draw younger minds a bit crazy. But this is appropriate for ages 13 and up only. Totally deserves the PG rating. Parent of a year-old Written by N. October 25, Depressive impression, contains a lot of extremely violent scenes. All three books are written in a very dynamic manner, makes the reader with a passion follow the plot.
The main character seem attractive and positive. Overall, however, the story leaves a depressive impression, contains a lot of extremely violent scenes that could potentially negative impact on the child's psyche.
Also there is sexual content, that may be appropriate for audiences over Adult Written by kaetra October 8, Way too muchGore, not for kids. As with the rest of this series there is no shortage of young children being hurt and killed in horrible and gory ways.
This book describes toddlers being maimed and killed with explosives. There is no way this book is appropriate for any child to read. Teens would probably be ok. My daughter's classmates were reading this in 5th grade. After reading it myself I can't believe this series would be considered ok by anyone for a 10 year old. Adult Written by filmmaster93 May 9, Excellent read unless your very little. I think this a wonderful book as long as your not little or in Kindergarten and such.
The whole series is excellent! It is because in this book the whole time Katniss is trying to overthrow President Snow to stop the violent Hunger Games. Most of the violent scenes aren't brutely described and are edited out. Adult Written by Parthena November 2, Suicidal Themes - Not for Depressed Teens or Adults All 3 books were all very well written, although 'Mockingjay' should not be read by anyone who has or is suffering with depression as it deals with heavy suicidal themes, immense guilt, and some morphine addiction.
Parents - please read each book all the way through before letting your child do so. Mockingjay is the upcoming third, and final, installment of The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. It is set for release on August 24, Log in or Create an Account first! Teeny, tiny, beautiful books Dive in and see! Build a revolutionary library of literature that has been challenged or even outright banned. It is a Young Adult Sceince Fiction book. This book contains mutant animals and insects for Christ's sake.
In what reality other than "make believe" does a teenager fuel a rebellion? Millions of girls adore Justin Beiber but he isn't going to become the next president. We didn't wait on pins and needles for realism.
That's not why readers devoured The Hunger Games. We fell in love because the plot grabbed a hold of our minds with an enthralling story filled with worthy engaging characters. Sadly, somewhere along the way, Collins lost track of the story she was telling and got off course by deciding to get preachy. I didn't want a victim for a heroine, I wanted a victor.
After two rather epic books, I expected more, these characters were worthy of more. While reading MockingJay I felt like Katniss, a pawn. View all 89 comments. Mar 25, karen rated it it was amazing Shelves: why-yes-i-ya. May 15, Sean Barrs rated it did not like it Shelves: fantasy , sci-fi , 1-star-reads. Here's seven reasons why this trilogy sucks: 1. Katniss has the personality of a vegetable 2. The world is completely unacceptable and unbelievable.
No collective nation would be so morally depraved as to watch the murder of children for entertainment; I cannot accept this idea. This book did not make me think, as everythi Here's seven reasons why this trilogy sucks: 1. This book did not make me think, as everything is on the surface. There is nothing beyond the story; it is basic and thrown in your face. The writing is atrocious. Collins self-plagiarises herself in the second book. Peeta: We must survive these games.
Katniss: Hang on a minute. The readers will love it. Katniss: Ok. I forgot. I can only think in simple sentences. We must win. I like to shoot arrows. Peeta: Yes. We must live. I shall use my cake decorating skill to our advantage! The whole series is a combination of cheap thrills in which the last book is a complete mess.
I hate this series so much; I will never understand its popularity. It is just terrible on every level. It was such a mess. The Hunger Games 1. The Hunger Games - A transparent one star 2.
Catching Fire - A cheap one star 3. Mockingjay - A terrible one star View all 69 comments. Dec 18, Nataliya rated it really liked it Shelves: awesome-kickass-heroines , for-my-future-hypothetical-daughter , i-also-saw-the-film , lodestar-and-andre-norton-awards. All Katniss really wants is to not be "a piece in their games".
But nobody apparently got the memo. Once again, she is a pawn in somebody's power games. Same shit, different day. Only the Gamemakers have changed. The above are synonymous in the eyes of the Capitol. Or District 13, for that matter. Even free from the clutches of the Capitol, Katniss still has a role to play - whether she wants it or not.
This time it's Mockingjay, the face of the rebellion she unwittingly helped to bring. But the p All Katniss really wants is to not be "a piece in their games". But the puppeteers now are the supposedly good guys - District They rescued her and now have plans for her.
Unfortunately, nobody asked Katniss whether SHE wanted to be steered and manipulated without her knowledge into ending up exactly where they needed her for the benefit of their cause.
The makeovers, speeches, and roles to play are all waiting for the girl who is supposed to be their Mockingjay. Sounds eerily Capitol-like, right?
If you expected a story where Katniss is the leader of the rebellion and kicks Capitol's ass, you will be gravely disappointed. This is NOT a story of war and revenge and justice. Instead, it is a story about suffering and pain of a young woman devastated and broken by horrendous things that have happened to her. Which is the entire point. She was "the girl on fire", after all. But she is not a fiery revolutionary destined to lead the rebellion. She never wanted to change the world.
She did all her wonderful, brilliant, and brave acts of defiance out of the drive to help her loved ones survive and out of pure human compassion which is plentiful under her seemingly gruff and cynical exterior.
She just wanted peace and safety. She is not a fighter - she is the ultimate survivor. You could justify sending kids into the Hunger Games to prevent the districts from getting out of line.
Therefore you'd be better off leaving changing the world and leading the uprisings to the 'real' rebels and visionaries. Like Gale, who also designed a deadly trapped exploiting human compassion. Like Coin, who successfully led her District to overturn Snow-led Capitol. You see, in order to be a successful leader, you need to be ruthless, to be willing to overlook small casualties and sacrifices for the sake of a bigger picture, the greater good.
Katniss can't. She is too human for that. And that's why I love her. And that's why she is always a threat to everyone's plans. Unlike many characters in other books, she does not bounce back quickly from extremely traumatic effects; she is terribly affected by them instead. She experienced the worst nightmare of the world of Panem - the Hunger Games - twice.
She was used and manipulated, sustaining mental and physical injuries. She blames herself for the deaths of thousands of her friends and neighbors. And she has almost nobody to rely on.
Peeta was taken away from her. Even her best friend Gale is further than she can reach - in his dream world of the uprising, basking in the satisfaction of doing what he always wanted. And eventually whatever's left of Katniss' innocence gets completely shattered by view spoiler [Prim's death murder hide spoiler ] and realizing how she - and the rest of the country - been ultimately manipulated.
And from all that comes her ultimate act of defiance - after all, what did you expect from a girl whose defiance was what started the whole thing? Well, was it even a choice, really? It's not about these two boys, but - as very explicitly stated - about what they represent. Some, I know, were disappointed that she 'settles' for to Katniss' own dismay "whoever she thinks she can't survive without".
Well, DUH. She is the ultimate survivor. And support, peace, understanding and trust are the founding blocks of any partnership. It's not all about the spark that kindles the fire, you know.
It's about what makes it possible for you to keep going. Peeta knows what it's like to be used and broken, while Gale never did. She's had enough fire and hatred for a lifetime. That's all, folks. I have plenty of fire myself. What I need is the dandelion in the spring. Katniss survives, but it comes at a price.
She remains haunted by the past, even twenty years later. She never completely recovers, and my heart breaks for her. I'll tell them that on bad mornings, it feels impossible to take pleasure in things because I'm afraid it could be taken away. That's when I make a list in my head of every act of goodness I've seen someone do. It's like a game. Even a little tedious after more than twenty years.
But there are much worse games to play. It is my favorite book of this series, and I love it. Despite a slight PTSD it gave me. View all 51 comments. Below is my original review. I'm leaving it as it's still essentially how I feel still. I have however decided that the overall story of the book rates a higher rating than I originally gave you'll see below.
I just didn't think it was still Katniss in some ways. Some spoilers in review as I do discuss some things about the conclusion of the book. I'm not one of them. I liked the first book immensely, I also liked the second volume. I appreciate the inspiration behind the books. I considered 3 stars here, as there are times when some very good writing comes through. But in the end for me to say I really didn't like the book wouldn't fit with a 3 star rating.
There were too many times I skimmed through this one, too many times I came very close to abandoning the read all together simply due to the story and it's telling. If you read my review of the second volume in this trilogy you know that one of the things that bothered me most was the immature and selfish character of Katniss.
I observed at the close of that volume that this had probably been intentional on Ms. Collins' part and that Katniss seemed to be growing out of it after the hard and troubling events at the end of said volume. Well, Katniss had a relapse Apparently in all the wars and all the revolutions and all the tragedies of all time NO ONE has suffered as she has.
Am I the only one who got so tired of her constant bemoaning of her own fate She forces the rebels to take her back to her blasted and burned former home where she apparently wanders around saying things like "I brought this on you" No Katniss, the people who dropped the bombs brought it on them The world didn't start when you were born Katniss.
The book becomes, it seems to me very much of a one trick pony with Katniss constantly discovering more pain and more woe. It turns into a story where the rebels seem often to be as bad as the oppressive government they seek to overthrow. A book that comes very close to one of those pompous tomes and for that matter movies, short stories etc.
Very few actually "want war" it doesn't make one extra righteous to say "I'm taking a stand against war! The choice in the story Ms. Collins wrote is the same as it has been often You can accept what your handed and live with it, let them take all you have The longer you wait to resist the worse it may be.
Thus the 1 star rating. It seems to me Katniss is an annoying character who I think became badly one dimensional. There are a few bright spots and some good prose, but over all, I'm not taken with the book. For me one of the most telling moments in the book was in a conversation between Gale and Peeta the boy named after pocket bread when they are having a conversation about which of them Katniss will eventually "choose" and Gale hits it on the head. He says she'll pick the one She can't survive without.
Of course from Katniss we get the obligatory self recrimination, "am I that bad", well I don't need either of them, internal monologue Of course gale's actions brought it on. In the end so far as I can tell after all that's happened, after all the death and loss the world still revolves around Katniss at least so far as Katniss is concerned. Not my cup of tea, and puts my retention of the other two in my collection in question I regret the money spent on this book and the time invested in it, a bad sign.
The first book is a very good read, the second is pretty good, but this, the end volume is very, very weak. My opinion of course. Update: Sadly this volume ruined the entire set for me. I sold all 3. View all 83 comments. Dec 04, Meredith Holley rated it it was amazing Shelves: young-adult , reviewed , chosen-girls , classic-young-adult , monsters , girls-rule , influenced-me , best-of-the-year.
I guess, sometimes our emotional bones need to be re-broken in order to set them right. Maybe this was a common experience for those who read this book, but a lot of its most emotional points were like reading a bizarre dream about the last few years of my own life. This story: real or not real? I love Mockingjay like I lov I guess, sometimes our emotional bones need to be re-broken in order to set them right.
That is only a personal reaction, not a recommendation. Actually, it makes me not want anyone else to read the book ever.
There are many threads of meaning and themes you could take from this story, but the one that strikes me as profound right now, a few days removed from my reading, is, why are we so goddamn powerless? Is it apathy or, maybe, discouragement?
Are we powerless against other people or government systems, or are people and systems only symbols of our general powerlessness against the universe? Throughout this book, there is a steady rhythm of characters reminding Katniss of her power and describing her power to her.
I did some research recently about fundamental attribution error , and I've probably already told you about it, but I'm going to again. Basically, the theory of fundamental attribution error says that we think that we make our own life choices because we are tossed in the wind and the crazy, random happenstance of outside forces makes us who we are. But we think other people make the choices they do because of natural inclination. Like, someone who murders might think she did so because of an unplanned series of unfortunate events, but an observer thinks the killer did so because she is naturally a murderer.
This story creates an interesting contrast between the way Katniss sees herself and the way others see her. She only sees the random events that lead her to become the symbol of rebellion against tyrrany.
Others see her as the natural embodiment of the symbol. And I think this says a lot about all of us and the things we choose to do or to ignore. I think Collins would say we are powerless because we have abandoned our power, or perhaps because we don't remind each other that we have power. There are some beautiful moments in other stories, like The House of Flying Daggers and Hamlet , where the tragedy of the conflict culminates in good friends battling each other.
We fight, maybe, as some kind of animal scream in the face of the cold universe. But, Collins also shows how we fight because of the warm arms and kind hearts of the people we love. We fight because we are wrong and evil and stupid and cunning and loving and compassionate and fierce. Reading the other books in this series, I identified on a personal level with the political and cultural commentary.
The way Collins held up a mirror to my own apathy and opulence was a slap in the face. This book meant so much to me emotionally and personally that I hate to pretend that my reaction is political at all. This book, to me, was the story of what happens when suddenly the person you trusted the most in the world sees everything you do as evil. I don't think I've ever seen someone write about that, and I was totally unprepared for the experience of reading it.
Do you become evil because you've lost that person? Does their definition of you become your own? Do you sacrifice everything to repair the relationship? If they don't know what's real, how do you? It was so beautiful and tragic to watch that in this book, and it resonated on such a personal level with me, that after reading it I had to rebuild a lot of how I see myself. In Africa, the Middle East, Russia, America, in uniform and out of uniform, we train children to kill children.
One of the most disturbing things to me about that video is how the soldiers laugh. Real or not real? Anyway, a student posted that video to the listserv last spring, asking, if that video is something that we now know about, how many other incidents like this have happened and not been released to the public?
That post started an outrageous flame war on the listserv, in which a couple of the military guys threatened the poster. People who I generally respect and even look up to in some ways said things like, "This is your final warning! Even aside from the circular logic, that argument just makes me go ballistic.
And I think that is exactly the labyrinth of war that Collins writes about. Everything she did here is beautiful, even, at times, poetic. It makes sense that she published this story in three parts, but I think it could also be read as one whole.
I love her characters and her thoughtful messages. I love the way her relationships fall apart and grow back together. I almost had to stop reading this book partway through because it was too painful. But I think it was a stern talking-to that I needed. This story real or not real? For me, real. View all 86 comments. I'll add it to the list of words I use to try to figure you out. View all 4 comments.
Jun 09, Ahmad Sharabiani rated it really liked it Shelves: fiction , romance , united-states , 21th-century , young-adult , science , fantasy. After the events of Catching Fire, Katniss Everdeen, her mother, her sister Primrose Everdeen, mentor Haymitch Abernathy, and her friends Finnick Odair and Gale Hawthorne, along with the survivors from District 12, adjust to life in the underground District 13, headquarters of the rebellion in Panem.
Coin, however, insists on flipping for Katniss's other demand: the right to personally execute Panem President Coriolanus Snow. Peeta is tortured by the Capitol to demoralize Katniss. A rescue team extracts Peeta along with the other captured victors, but discover that he has been brainwashed to fear and despise Katniss.
He attempts to kill her, and is restrained under heavy guard while medics seek a cure. Finnick and Annie marry in a propaganda effort. Katniss and Gale are sent to persuade District 2 to join the rebellion. Katniss is assigned to a squad and sent with a film crew to shoot propaganda. President Coin also sends Peeta, still dangerous and unpredictable; Katniss suspects Coin wants her dead for her lack of support and growing influence.
She decides to infiltrate the Capitol and kill Snow, telling her team that this was Coin's secret plan; she later reveals the lie, but the team sticks with her. In the ensuing urban warfare, many of Katniss's comrades, including Finnick, are killed.
As the last of her squad reaches Snow's mansion, a hoverplane bearing the Capitol seal drops bombs among a group of children being used as human shields. Rebel medics, including Prim, rush in to help the injured children, and the remaining bombs detonate. Prim is killed, and Katniss sustains severe burns. Mar 05, Mohammed Arabey rated it it was amazing. Strange things did happen here No stranger would it be If we met up at midnight in the hanging tree.
View all 44 comments. Jun 21, Khurram rated it really liked it. This book is a page turner; the revolution is in full swing. Katniss must accept the responsibility of becoming the Mockingjay the symbol of the revelation. The main problem I have with this book is similar to the first book many of the battle scenes do not make sense to me, they are as confused as Katniss' mental state. As interesting as the book was to read I just could not give it 5 stars simply for the confusion of so many of the scenes.
Other thing that do not make sense is the rebels are u This book is a page turner; the revolution is in full swing. Other thing that do not make sense is the rebels are using machine guns on the hover crafts but it is not till Gale and Katness with bow and arrows exploding arrows start shooting the things down that they start to do any damage.
How do you miss with a machine gun? Apart from this moment Katniss is pretty inept in most of the battles, a bit disappointing. There are many twists and turns and everyone has their agenda, these keep things interesting. The thing the author got right is Katniss herself, she is forced to grow up and harden herself to the world, but her emotions have not quite caught up.
The good thing about this is there is a definitive ending. View all 14 comments. This review is supposed to be hidden by the spoiler alert, but everyone is yelling at me telling me I spoiled the whole story so idk I'm really confused and I've checked that the review is hidden like 3 times and I do have it checked to "hide entire review because of spoilers" so I'm just putting this here, honestly this is probably the least spoiling review Sorry to anyone who's enjoyment of the book was ruined, just go find other reviews to read, nobody's perfect.
Also I This review is supposed to be hidden by the spoiler alert, but everyone is yelling at me telling me I spoiled the whole story so idk I'm really confused and I've checked that the review is hidden like 3 times and I do have it checked to "hide entire review because of spoilers" so I'm just putting this here, honestly this is probably the least spoiling review Also I changed some parts because, again, the review should be hidden but Catching Fire 2.
Mockingjay if u read this sorry about all the caps UPDATE ok so first yeah sorry again for my caps lock but I don't think I should change it as it reminds me how strong my feelings were then I guess so i don't hate Peeta now.
But yeah no favoritism here haha So Katniss as a mother was One taught me pain. View all 3 comments. November 25, New 2nd addendum below the 1st addendum.
Warning: addendum contains some spoilers. I've thought long and hard as to how I should review this book.
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