I am behind in my leisure reading

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I decided to read the Hunger Games this break.

I read all three - three days in a row.

I am NOT happy with the ending. 

[wannabe]

really? i was perfectly satisfied with how it ended.

of course, i'm also the one girl who wasn't disgusted with the final twilight book.

[Monica Geller]

OH! I just read all three in 3 days last month. I wasn't thrilled with the last 3rd of Catching Fire and the First 2/3 of Mockingjay.  The final ending was "okay" but I think I would have liked it better if I had liked the middle of the trilogy better.

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I wasn't too happy with the ending either. I like the series but something felt off about the ending.

[EloiseWeenie]

I didn't like the ending either. It was too abrupt. Actually, I thought that my library's copy was missing the last few pages, so I kept trying to find them, lol. Then I googled and realized the book was in tact, and the ending sucked.

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It just felt unfinished to me. I also hated to see such a strong character still.... I don't know - defeated in the end?

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Aug 17, 2013 20:33:29 GMT -5 mekiakoo said:

I hated the ending. Threw the book across the floor when I was done.

I threw my down in my chair. H was like uhhh.... everything okay? 

[Nonny]

Aug 17, 2013 20:08:09 GMT -5 sameoldash said:

Aug 17, 2013 19:57:45 GMT -5 wannabe said:

really? i was perfectly satisfied with how it ended.

of course, i'm also the one girl who wasn't disgusted with the final twilight book.

yep. i'm here.

Same, except for the part about Twilight.  All of Twilight is crap and I couldn't make it past the first book (which I had to force myself to finish because it sucked so hard).

I felt like the ending was appropriate to show just how messed up war can make a person.  Especially someone who ends up in that position against their will and has severe PTSD.  And Buttercup... OMG, Buttercup. 

[elleblue]

Aug 17, 2013 20:47:39 GMT -5 Nonny said:

Aug 17, 2013 20:08:09 GMT -5 sameoldash said:

yep. i'm here.

Same, except for the part about Twilight.  All of Twilight is crap and I couldn't make it past the first book (which I had to force myself to finish because it sucked so hard).

Same here. I consider it a giant accomplishment that I didn't hurl it across the room as I was sorely tempted to throughout my reading of it.

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Aug 17, 2013 20:47:39 GMT -5 Nonny said:

Aug 17, 2013 20:08:09 GMT -5 sameoldash said:

yep. i'm here.

Same, except for the part about Twilight.  All of Twilight is crap and I couldn't make it past the first book (which I had to force myself to finish because it sucked so hard).

I felt like the ending was appropriate to show just how messed up war can make a person.  Especially someone who ends up in that position against their will and has severe PTSD.  And Buttercup... OMG, Buttercup. 

I think you're right regarding the PTSD, etc. I just wanted somehow for them to be okay. But I guess that's the point, war never ends up with things being "okay".

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Aug 17, 2013 20:48:33 GMT -5 loonylunalovegood said:

Aug 17, 2013 19:57:45 GMT -5 wannabe said:

really? i was perfectly satisfied with how it ended.

of course, i'm also the one girl who wasn't disgusted with the final twilight book.

Lets be buds Wan. I love all the nicely tied up in a bow endings.

I feel like it wasn't nicely tied up. I felt like there were sooo many loose ends. The only thing we hear about Gale is that he's working some fancy job in district 2. We also only hear that Annie is having a baby, but... how? She must be an absolute mess after Finnick died.

And Finnick. Oh Finnick. He died and Katniss never mentioned him again.

[Jalapeñomel]

Now read the Divergent series.

[montereybride]

Aug 17, 2013 19:57:45 GMT -5 wannabe said:

really? i was perfectly satisfied with how it ended.

of course, i'm also the one girl who wasn't disgusted with the final twilight book.

I haven't read Hunger Games but 'This' to the rest.

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Aug 17, 2013 21:01:26 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Now read the Divergent series.

Is it going to make me terribly sad?

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 17, 2013 21:03:57 GMT -5 hungrycaterpillar said:

Aug 17, 2013 21:01:26 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Now read the Divergent series.

Is it going to make me terribly sad?

It's great! But the third one won't be released until October, so no one knows how it will end.  I am dying, dying for the third book. 

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Jalapeñomel Thanks! I'll give it a go!

[wannabe]

Aug 17, 2013 20:48:33 GMT -5 loonylunalovegood said:

Aug 17, 2013 19:57:45 GMT -5 wannabe said:

really? i was perfectly satisfied with how it ended.

of course, i'm also the one girl who wasn't disgusted with the final twilight book.

Lets be buds Wan. I love all the nicely tied up in a bow endings.

WUT. We weren't buds already??

[alicenelson]

Aug 17, 2013 21:01:26 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Now read the Divergent series.

Well, that did it. I just downloaded book no. 1, since the Divergent series seems to be getting a lot of shout outs lately.

[mrsjuleshs]

I broke down and read the first one a few months ago. I need to borrow the other 2 from dds friend.

[Nonny]

Aug 17, 2013 20:52:15 GMT -5 hungrycaterpillar said:

Aug 17, 2013 20:48:33 GMT -5 loonylunalovegood said:

Lets be buds Wan. I love all the nicely tied up in a bow endings.

I feel like it wasn't nicely tied up. I felt like there were sooo many loose ends. The only thing we hear about Gale is that he's working some fancy job in district 2. We also only hear that Annie is having a baby, but... how? She must be an absolute mess after Finnick died.

And Finnick. Oh Finnick. He died and Katniss never mentioned him again.

Annie is having Finnick's baby.  She and Finnick get married and she's pregnant when he dies.

And Katniss does mention him again, when she talks about the memory book they made, with photos or sketches and all the memories.  She talks about the color of his eyes, and about having a picture of his and Annie's son.