mockingjay sucked (some spoilers in the replys!!

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[ThirdandLong]

hahaha I definitely felt this way for a few minutes when I finished it. Time for you to pick something new that's awesome

[mollymoe]

I think the ending fit but yeah, I kept waiting for Katiss to get out of 13 and do something!

[pugz]

I've re-read it about 4 times and it doesn't really improve

[BravoBravo]

I thought it was good, but I liked the ending and how it was wrapped up with a bow. DH agrees with you though.

[natablue]

It was definitely my least favorite of the three.

[moreace01]

I hated it the first time I read it. But now, I just don't feel like it could have ended any other way. And I think it really hit Collins' point of the entire series.

[secretlyevil]

I agree - I HATED the third book, especially the ending.

ETA: I think I should modify my opinion. I felt like the third book left a lot of plot holes so if those had been wrapped up I would have felt better about the ending but it was very rushed so the holes annoyed me to no end and then bam! we're at the end and everyone's living happily ever after. WTF?

[rootbeerfloat]

I think the ending was appropriate (and liked it), but yeah, I didn't enjoy it as much as the first two.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

I expected to hate it since everyone else seemed to hate it, but I didn't think it was completely awful. I did feel like Collins really rushed the ending with Katniss killing Coin and all, but it was unexpected and kept me entertained. I never bought the Katniss/Gale romance, so I was pleased to see that end.

[josieposy]

I was not a fan either.

[nova726]

I loved the series as a whole but have to agree, Mockingjay was definitely a disappointment.

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[doxies]

I also liked it and was happy with the way things ended. I appreciated it more when I re-read it since the first time I read it so fast just to see what "happened".

[DarcyLongfellow]

I felt that exact same way when I finished it for the first time. Then, maybe a year later (before the movie came out), I re-read the entire series. The second time through, I enjoyed Mockingjay a LOT more. And I even liked the ending.

Also, some of the replies have spoilers in them. :-) If you think about it, maybe add "spoilers" to your subject line? Seems implied, but just in case :-)

[aurora]

May 18, 2012 12:33:24 GMT -5 DarcyLongfellow said:

I felt that exact same way when I finished it for the first time. Then, maybe a year later (before the movie came out), I re-read the entire series. The second time through, I enjoyed Mockingjay a LOT more. And I even liked the ending.

I had a similar experience when I re-read. The first time through the series I really liked HG, thought CF was good, and then disliked Mockingjay. The second time gave me a much deeper understanding that led to better appreciation.

[Nonny]

I agree that it felt a little too rushed, but I disagree with everyone who hates it because it was a bad ending. I think it was actually a really appropriate ending and very apt to see the protagonist kind of losing it. Katniss was totally experiencing PTSD in the last book, and let's be honest, if you were a 17 year old who had been thrust into these types of kill or be killed situations you'd be pretty f'd up too.

I also think it contains one of the most heart wrenching scenes I've read in a book in a long time (**spoilers**the end when Buttercup comes back**that made me seriously ugly cry). That scene alone kind of brings Katniss's humanity and all of the horrors she's experienced back to a point where you can see that while she will never be who she was, she is going to find a way to heal and make a new life.

[annika]

May 18, 2012 13:29:54 GMT -5 Nonny said:

I agree that it felt a little too rushed, but I disagree with everyone who hates it because it was a bad ending. I think it was actually a really appropriate ending and very apt to see the protagonist kind of losing it. Katniss was totally experiencing PTSD in the last book, and let's be honest, if you were a 17 year old who had been thrust into these types of kill or be killed situations you'd be pretty f'd up too.

I also think it contains one of the most heart wrenching scenes I've read in a book in a long time (**spoilers**the end when Buttercup comes back**that made me seriously ugly cry). That scene alone kind of brings Katniss's humanity and all of the horrors she's experienced back to a point where you can see that while she will never be who she was, she is going to find a way to heal and make a new life.

ita. I loved the ending, and I find the last chapter or so beautifully written- Katniss tip-toeing down the hall so as not to "wake" the ghosts, creating the book with Peeta and Haymitch, and as said above, Buttercup.

[sterl724]

glad I'm not the only one who thought this!

[amyb2332]

May 18, 2012 18:09:42 GMT -5 annika said:

May 18, 2012 13:29:54 GMT -5 Nonny said:

I agree that it felt a little too rushed, but I disagree with everyone who hates it because it was a bad ending. I think it was actually a really appropriate ending and very apt to see the protagonist kind of losing it. Katniss was totally experiencing PTSD in the last book, and let's be honest, if you were a 17 year old who had been thrust into these types of kill or be killed situations you'd be pretty f'd up too.

I also think it contains one of the most heart wrenching scenes I've read in a book in a long time (**spoilers**the end when Buttercup comes back**that made me seriously ugly cry). That scene alone kind of brings Katniss's humanity and all of the horrors she's experienced back to a point where you can see that while she will never be who she was, she is going to find a way to heal and make a new life.

ita. I loved the ending, and I find the last chapter or so beautifully written- Katniss tip-toeing down the hall so as not to "wake" the ghosts, creating the book with Peeta and Haymitch, and as said above, Buttercup.

I'm with you two!

Although I would add that while I thought the last 1/3 or 1/4th was fairly rushed, I thought lots of the beginning was kind of slow. I think in a way the slowness and then whamo must feel quite a lot like what a real battle / war is like though, so I think the pacing of the story makes sense. But I wasn't expecting it to be slow for me to get into.

[mego]

I haven't read all these replies because I don't want to spoil myself but can someone lend me Mockingjay on the kindle?

[lishie]

I loved the first two books in the series, but I was really disappointed with Mockingjay, particularly the way they seemed to rush through the last few chapters in order to quickly tie up loose ends. I would have been fine with the last book being a little longer rather than have all the abrupt, unnecessary deaths in such a quick succession.

[anglashly]

I didn't really care for it either. Maybe I should reread it to see if I like it now, but I didn't then.

[trigal]

I'm a bit torn. I read the series and was a bit disappointed in the third book. I think the ending was appropriate, but I thought the story and the writing were not as strong as the first two. Then, I had to remind myself that these books were written for young adults, not people my age, and my opinion changed a bit. I've re-read the first two and I will re-read Mockingjay as well. I'm curious to see if my opinion changes.

[starlily]

May 18, 2012 12:28:20 GMT -5 doxies said:

I also liked it and was happy with the way things ended. I appreciated it more when I re-read it since the first time I read it so fast just to see what "happened".

I agree. I just finished rereading it this past weekend and this time I cried at the end.

[thebamker]

I really hated it and I was skimming so much that I kind of passed over prim's death and had to go back. and I had a really hard time mustering up any emotion over it b/c the book was such a beatdown.

That said - I felt major warm fuzzy feelings over the very last line in the book. so I was happy to end it on that note.

[amanda772]

Agreed. 2 major plot points (prim dying & the very end w her life w peeta) only made me go "hmm.. meh." When it should have been more like "omg!!!!!!" Lol.

[Lissa]

I was very disappointed with Mockingjay. From Prim being killed, Katniss's confinement/trial, to her life with Peeta, it felt incredibly rushed and so much detail was left out that I felt cheated when I finished the book. I can only hope the movie makes it better.

[GilliC]

I couldn't buy into the PTSD. I kept feeling like she should have flipped out in Catching Fire if she was going to flip out. I just never felt like Collins made me believe the personality shift.