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. Mockingjay by suzanne collins spoiler page book journey. 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. Mockingjay part ii, effectively fulfils the first two requirements, but leaves a lot to be desired in terms of its ultimate presentation of its characters. Nov 06, 2015 when asked directly about the ending of mockingjay part 2, and specifically the epilogue, director lawrence first answered, we made the books. Nov 04, 2015 the hunger games trilogy ends this month when the final chapter, mockingjay part 2, is released. Today november 20, the epic hunger games series finally comes to a close with mockingjay part 2. There is a resolution, one that seemed like the only possible outcome to me. The impact and after effects of war are central to the themes of mockingjay. Mockingjay teaser proves the movie will be better than the book. I finished the book while riding back home from an awesome vacation. With victory nearassured, coin has nothing left to gain from katniss and when members of the mockingjay s squad are cornered, and killed, by capitol peacekeepers, coin uses katniss presumed death to address panem, decry snows actions, and unify the rebel cause against the capitol. Here is a list of book spoilers for science fiction and fantasy books and others so you can feel like king of.
At the time she told me she was pretty disappointed in mockingjay. Katniss was broken and pushed around, things just happened around her. The final film in the hunger games franchise will divide and conquer. The two main themes of mockingjay are people are not alwayswhat they seem, and sometimes we have to act out of duty rather than do what we want katniss has found herself in. She is also the author of an upcoming picture book, year of the jungle, and the new york times bestselling underland chronicles series for middle grade readers, which started with gregor the overlander. During that month, katniss lived safely underground in the highly regimented. Mockingjay did anyone else loathe the third book of hunger. Mockingjay is a 2010 science fiction novel by american author suzanne collins. Its been a month since katniss was rescued from the quarter quell arena after shooting an arrow at the force field, the same time her district was bombed by the capitol. Perhaps the best testament i can give mockingjay is to tell you that this 41yearold, responsible, gainfullyemployed woman read it from cover to cover between 1. Gale asked to be dropped off in 12 with me, but he didnt force the issue when i refused his company.
I dont know if she rushed it, but she definitely fd it up beyond all recognition. The book seems to ask us whether its possible for this mockingjay to find her own voice. Mockingjay is the third book in the hunger games trilogy by suzanne collins. Gale, back from district 2, visits katniss in her room and gives her a single arrow. Suzanne collins is the author of the groundbreaking hunger games trilogy for young adults. Anyway, after this point therell be nothing but spoilers, so if you havent finished mockingjay yet, you probably dont want to keep reading. I think that both gale and peeta were options, i dont really care about that.
Im here with victoria from reddit during my jaunt around the world. For me, the brilliance of mockingjay lies in katniss gradual. The rebels kept peeta alive in the arena and tried rescuing him. Nov 25, 2015 when the filmmakers responsible for the hunger games. Mockingjay part 2 adapts the final books goofy epilogue pretty much wholesale, right down to turning. This may be the saddest ending to anything i have ever read.
The mockingjay is the embodiment of hope a creature that has managed to adapt and survive despite human efforts to eradicate it. Turns out she was just being sneaky, but when i finished the book, i just sat there in shock for a long time. Mockingjay, part 2 sat down to craft the ending to the epic franchise, they didnt really have much of a say as to how katniss story would end. If you were katniss, would you have agreed to be the rebels mockingjay. The ending of the book is satisfying, not always happy, but deeply satisfying. The hunger games ending reasons why its disappointing for. Why the mockingjay ending is satisfying in its sadness. Lionsgate studios has announced that mockingjay will be split into two parts. Let the world of panem and all of its beloved characters live on in your head untainted by this mess.
Ultimately, some fans might have been rooting for childhood. Mockingjay part one and two will take katnisss final adventures and be released in 2014 then 2015, giving fans plenty of time to watch it in theaters, get it on dvd, and speculate about the changing cast and crew. Nov 20, 2015 despite what naysayers might say, mockingjay part 2 proves that the movie can be just as good as the book, even if you make a few changes along the way. Not when theyre finally weaning me off the medication. Is the mockingjay part 2 ending the same as in the books. Aug 24, 2010 another season, another embargoed big book. To reinforce this, i begin to move away from my old house and in toward the town. Unless you havent even started mockingjay yet, in which case id say to you dont bother. Part one of course came out last year, and because the last book was split in. The novel opens with katniss wandering through the ashes of her decimated district, district 12. But every time i tried, the guards wouldnt let me anywhere near your room. Aug 27, 2010 all that was missing for me from mockingjay. Yet, the panem rebellion isnt the only storyline that movie and book fans expected to see resolved as mockingjay gives a definitive answer to who katniss ends marrying in the new panem. Theres a ton im still trying to get through so i apologize if i havent answered yours yet.
The hunger games trilogy by suzanne collins is a great read for adults and teenagers alike just maybe read it first before you give it to any kids as the violence can get. The last book is entertaining and as the last of an apparent trilogy its a suitable bookend, especially with the bleak and dark ending which is a very different thing to read. But the book mockingjay is a bizarre ending for the trilogy, spending the majority of its running time with a near catatonic katniss refusing to. Part one of course came out last year, and because the last book was split in two, we had a. Nov 21, 2015 the girl who was on fire has visited us one last time the hunger games franchise has finally come to an end with mockingjay part 2, which covers roughly the second half of the final book in the. How does the ending of mockingjay, part 2 compare to the.
The hunger games trilogy ends this month when the final chapter, mockingjay part 2, is released. In chapter 23, gale comments that when it comes down to him and peeta, katniss will pick whoever she thinks she cant survive without 23. The ending is good, not corny, which i was worried it would be. Katniss everdeen has displayed similar resilience throughout the hunger games trilogy. Prims death in the end was crueljust as cruel and pointless as war. Mockingjay teaser proves the movie will be better than. The book continues the story of katniss everdeen, who agrees to unify the districts of panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical capitol. Aug 24, 2010 i cried so much during the whole book. When the filmmakers responsible for the hunger games. Well, i can think of one book sadder than this, but i dont even want to recommend it because then im technically spoiling it. I bawled my eyes out when finnick died and annie was carrying his child. It is defiantly worth getting through catching fire to read this book. He puts his arm around my waist to steady me, and we slowly walk towards the victors village.
The final hunger games movie is an impressively grim mess vox. During the whole capital take over, after prim was killed, katniss didnt pass out from the bomb and she was able to. Book summary the novel opens with katniss wandering through the ashes of her decimated district, district 12. Plutarch may have directed the larger players in the hunger games series toward a fully transparent and democratic society. Mockingjay did anyone else loathe the third book of. But from the interviews with caesar, people assumed he was supporting the capitol as he called for a truce and told the rebels on tv. As the mockingjay, shes still being manipulated, just by district this time instead of the capitol. Arguably, mockingjay deserves it, since theres so much going on, and theres even a fairly obvious place to split the story mockingjay part. Despite stumping for peace, coin becomes obsessed with succeeding snow as president of panem no matter the cost. Like many people, i find the book mockingjay very disappointing.
Anything said on this page is fair game and we can talk openly about the book here and believe me i want to talk about this book so please leave your thoughts and then stop back to see where the conversation is going. I completely got sucked in throughout the last 100 pages and just could not pay attention to anything else. The mockingjay film part 1 ending spoilers and discussion. Interestingly enough, my wife finished the books before i did.
Does anyone else find mockingjay really depressing. The hunger games ending reasons why its disappointing. Just as the real mockingjays can only sing the words of other peoples songs, katniss is forced to speak the words and ideas of the revolution. Book fans may have some thoughts about the movies ending. The two main themes of mockingjay are people are not alwayswhat they seem, and sometimes we have to act out of duty rather than do what we want katniss has found herself in the middle of a war. Desperate to talk to someone whom she trusts, she realizes that everyone is either busy with their own responsibilities or dead. What is the resolution in mockingjay by suzanne collins. More maudlin than the first two books in the series, mockingjay is also the most violent and bloody and, based on the actions and statements of its characters, its most overtly antiwar though not so much that it distracts from a series conclusion that is nearly as shocking, and certainly every bit as original and thought provoking, as the hunger games. I sat there stunned and sniffling and i couldnt get mockingjay out of my head.
With victory nearassured, coin has nothing left to gain from katniss and when members of the mockingjays squad are cornered, and killed, by capitol peacekeepers, coin uses katniss presumed death to address panem, decry snows actions, and unify the. It is chronologically the last installment of the hunger games series, following 2008s the hunger games and 2009s catching fire. But i noticed, when i read the responses of people, that they often have different reasons than me for why they found it disappointing. And though theres still a chance we could see peetas panem adventures some time down. Hunger games had me crying, mockingjay left me cold. More than anything, the ending seems to ask what lessons have been learned from the. Nov 21, 2015 mockingjay part 2 starts, essentially, in the middle of a scene as katniss confronts the aftermath of part 1s cliffhanger ending, and it concludes on a note of semiclosure but nowhere near. Suzanne collins has said that katniss everdeens story is essentially a gladiator story and that it originates in two tales from ancient greece and rome. Alternate ending, a hunger games fanfic fanfiction. The hunger games trilogy is a little like shirley jacksons the lottery, and a little like every reality television show ever invented.
I just finished the hunger games series and the ending was so depressing and intense. I finally thought to ask my husband to help me by talking about our vacation. Despite what naysayers might say, mockingjay part 2 proves that the movie can be just as good as the book, even if you make a few changes along the way. Mockingjay by suzanne collins spoiler page ok if you know my spoiler page you know the drill. Suzanne collins, mockingjay mockigjay was a book i didnt want to put down as i was desperate to see who got to the end. I tried to come see you after they took you into custody, peeta says. Upon accepting the role of mockingjay, she embraces her role as a symbol of hope for the districts. I think that both gale and peeta were options, i dont really care. See more ideas about mockingjay book, mockingjay and hunger games. If a book has a worthy message, great, im all for it. Jun 20, 20 like many people, i find the book mockingjay very disappointing. Katniss tries to sort through what snow has told her and if she truly believes him or not. But the book mockingjay is a bizarre ending for the trilogy, spending the majority of its running time with a near catatonic katniss refusing to step up and be the hero we want her to be. Things that are often said are that prim shouldnt have died, or katniss should have chosen gale.
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