But i am not an objective reader and from an honest standpoint, i will say that i did not like this book. The mockingjay ending is satisfying because it doesnt ignore katniss trauma. 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. I loved hunger games, thought catching fire was a decent sequel, and felt mockingjay was a total mess. Gale, i dont really get the sense that justice was done and i might have forgiven most of these things if the book had a clearer message, better than war is bad. Mockingjay part 2 is exactly what you would expect from its ungainly title, and that turns out to be not quite enough. Aug 25, 2010 president snow turns peeta into a mean muttation of himself, however, in mockingjay and it isnt until the very end of the book that we get any of the katnisspeeta in love energy back. 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. When the filmmakers responsible for the hunger games. Part one of course came out last year, and because the last book was split in. Mockingjay part 1 spoilers without concerns about ruining the movie for people who havent seen it yet. Spoilers follow for both the final hunger games novel and the final hunger games films, mockingjay and mockingjay part 2.
See more ideas about mockingjay book, mockingjay and hunger games. I recently finished the trilogy and loved the first two books. I respect suzanne collins for the choices she made with him in mockingjay due to his hatred for the capitol and contribution to the war. As for how mockingjay, part 2 is different from the book, exactly, let me be the one to explain. Mockingjay is a 2010 science fiction novel by american author suzanne collins. I glance back at the freak show that is my crew, steel myself, and follow her into the hospital. With the nation of panem in a full scale war, katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from district as they risk their lives to liberate the citizens of panem, and stage an assassination attempt on president snow who has become. Aug 27, 2010 despite all this, i dont think mockingjay is a bad book. And from that point until the end of the book, she never even thinks about her decision again, leaving me to believe she never regretted it. I dont know if she rushed it, but she definitely fd it up beyond all recognition. Any comments which show that the user has neither seen nor intends to see the movie will be removed.
Mockingjay part 1 spoilers without concerns about ruining the movie for people who havent seen it yet if youre posting comments here, assume that anyone in the conversation has seen. I feel stongly that ya novels, however dark their plots, should end on a hopeful note. What was your reaction to the ending of mockingjay by. I think that main reason that it was so disappointing was that the hunger games was a very personal story about individuals dealing with extraordinary circumstances. 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. It is defiantly worth getting through catching fire to read this book. The hunger games trilogy ends this month when the final chapter, mockingjay part 2, is released. Cause collins ended the book in a hasty, and sloppy manner that made me and other readers. Venia, octavia, and flavius help katniss get ready to attend snows execution. During that month, katniss lived safely underground in the highly regimented. As the mockingjay, shes still being manipulated, just by district this time instead of the capitol. Nov 25, 2015 when the filmmakers responsible for the hunger games.
Popular bad ending books meet your next favorite book. The book mockingjay by suzanne collins, is a book that i would highly recommend to anyone who is looking for a good and easy read. Nov 22, 2015 the new hunger games film, the hunger games. Why the mockingjay ending is satisfying in its sadness bustle.
What most parents dont get is that in the book it is saying that the hunger games is bad and violence is bad it is because in this book the whole time katniss is trying to overthrow president snow to stop the violent hunger games. Gale, back from district 2, visits katniss in her room and gives her a single arrow. This makes the story feel really personal, but we cant help but feel like were missing out on some. Despite all this, i dont think mockingjay is a bad book. With the nation of panem in a full scale war, katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from district as they risk their lives to liberate the citizens of panem, and stage an assassination attempt on president snow who has. Mockingjay part 2 is a successful finale, but an unsuccessful film its dour and oddly paced, unless you just watched the first three films by tasha robinson. I would love to read an interview with collins and hear what she has to say about her purposes and themes in the novel. She is traumatized, and its clear that her pain and hurt will always be there buried beneath the surface, just like the bones under the grassy fields on which her children play as the book ends. Book fans may have some thoughts about the movies ending.
By the end, katniss didnt even like gale enough to keep in touch with him. A subreddit for news and discussion about the hunger games book series by suzanne collins and accompanying media. Mockingjay by suzanne collins spoiler page book journey. Mockingjay, the final installment, was a hotly anticipated novel that sold nearly half a. Aside from those two admittedly huge gripes, mockingjay was a pretty decent young adult book. Interestingly enough, my wife finished the books before i did. Desperate to talk to someone whom she trusts, she realizes that everyone is either busy with their own responsibilities or dead. Mockingjay did anyone else loathe the third book of.
While there was a lot i did not like about mockingjay basically meandering, dazed for 80% of the book through the halls of district, taming katnisss fire into a prop for the rebellion the ending was so ugly and unsatisfying that ultimately i think it tied everything together. Mockingjaypart 2 is the least enjoyable of the films by a considerable margin, a dull, grim, slowmoving slog. 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 through each. The book continues the story of katniss everdeen, who agrees to unify the districts of panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical capitol the hardcover and. Aug 24, 2010 i believe gales ending was completely unjustified and rushed. The hunger games mockingjay part 2 ending scene discussion. It also gives katniss the idea of making a memory book at the end of mockingjay. Stocks, whipping posts, and this, the remains of the gallows. Seven years after the hunger games first debuted on bookstore shelves, the megasuccessful film adaptation tetralogy comes to a close with mockingjay part 2. See more ideas about mockingjay, hunger games and hunger games mockingjay. Mockingjay is a book i found to be a highly satisfactory conclusion to the hunger games trilogy. There is a lot that goes on in the story, involving many things in the war of her districts.
First person central in mockingjay, katniss continues to be our narrator for better or for worse. The final film in the hunger games franchise will divide and conquer. Peeta being tortureddrowned, burned, lacerated, shocked, maimed, beatenas the capitol tries to get information about the rebellion that he doesnt know. I really wish there was a happier ending, like most other people do i prefer katniss. Katniss everdeen, having survived her first hunger games and been plucked out of the quarter quell by the rebels living in district t, is now required to. Mockingjay chapter 27 and epilogue hunger games 3rd book ending final chapter duration. 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. Our discussion is going to be full of spoilers for the hunger games films and book series, so read no further unless youre all caught. I understand that people dont like how the book ended. 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. Mockingjay part 2 is a successful finale, but an unsuccessful film its dour and oddly paced, unless you just watched the first three films by. Why did gale and katniss have to leave on such a bad note. Mockingjay is the final exciting instalment of the hunger games series by suzanne collins.
I wanted to read this book because my sisters all said that it was really good and also because i saw the first two movies of the hunger games series and i wanted to read the last story. That fact that the story was sad and depressing had nothing to do with why i hated it. The hunger games mockingjay part 2 ending scene was truly an instant classic close off to a phenomenal franchise that originated from the books, katniss everdeen played by jennifer lawrence in. The book continues the story of katniss everdeen, who agrees to unify the districts of panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical capitol. 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. I glance back at the freak show that is my crew, steel myself, and follow her into the. 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. The novel opens with katniss wandering through the ashes of her decimated district, district 12. Spoilers follow for both the final hunger games novel. Its rather depressing, and mockingjay turned me off the series for a few years, only just watched the movies this week.
Nov 18, 2015 the hunger games mockingjay part 2 ending scene was truly an instant classic close off to a phenomenal franchise that originated from the books, katniss everdeen played by jennifer lawrence in. Suzanne collins has created the ultimate tv reality show and included a scenario of a dystopian, postcivil war america panem in the book,worthy of the best scifi authors. The book i chose to read for my second quarter government book was the mocking jay from the hunger games series. Suzanne collins, mockingjay mockigjay was a book i didnt want to put down as i was desperate to see who got to the end. Maybe ruin is too strong a word, but it is does taint the series for me. It is the last installment of the hunger games, following 2008s the hunger games and 2009s catching fire.
Suzanne collins is the author of the groundbreaking hunger games trilogy for young adults. Parents need to know that this is the final book in the bestselling hunger games trilogy. Mockingjay by suzanne collins spoiler page ok if you know my spoiler page you know the drill. Nov 20, 2015 seven years after the hunger games first debuted on bookstore shelves, the megasuccessful film adaptation tetralogy comes to a close with mockingjay part 2 the mockingjay novel, which was split into two films by lionsgate entertainment, originally released in 2010 meaning that book readers have known the fate of their favorite characters, and the larger state of panem, for nearly half a. Katniss tries to sort through what snow has told her and if she truly believes him or not. Mockingjaypart 2 is the least enjoyable of the films by a considerable margin, a. Since were pretty much hearing katnisss thoughts, we can see clearly whats going on in her mind.
The book seems to ask us whether its possible for this mockingjay to find her own voice. But i believe the his ending was completely out of character as throughout the whole of the series he stood by katniss and never left her. What we cant see clearly, though, is whats happening outside of katnisss mind. Nov 20, 2015 alas, that trend has now been arrested. The mockingjay film part 1 ending spoilers and discussion. The ending is good, not corny, which i was worried it would be. At the time she told me she was pretty disappointed in mockingjay. Like the previous books, theres plenty of bloodshed and psychological warfare in play. The next, shes endorsing them, seemingly without much consideration at all. Behold, the major differences we noticed on the hunger games movie versus the book. For me, a bad ending can ruin an otherwise good series.
By and large, this last hunger games film does a pretty good job sticking to collins novel and. It brings on the flood of images that torments me, awake or asleep. Lionsgate studios has announced that mockingjay will be split into two parts. It is chronologically the last installment of the hunger games series, following 2008s the hunger games and 2009s catching fire. Nov 20, 2015 as for how mockingjay, part 2 is different from the book, exactly, let me be the one to explain. The film ends with an epilogue that finds katniss with peeta, enjoying a countryside picnic in district 12 with their two young children. Does anyone else find mockingjay really depressing.
Mockingjay did anyone else loathe the third book of hunger. Greens books are more realistic, more about normal teenage life. The pacing was all wrong and there were too many loose threads. President snow turns peeta into a mean muttation of himself, however, in mockingjay and it isnt until the very end of the book that we get any of the katnisspeeta in love energy back. Profess his undying love for katniss, even though it was faltering at this point, and sacrifice himself for her and give his blessing to katniss and peeta. Seven years after the hunger games first debuted on bookstore shelves, the megasuccessful film adaptation tetralogy comes to a close with mockingjay part 2 the mockingjay novel, which was split into two films by lionsgate entertainment, originally released in 2010 meaning that book readers have known the fate of their favorite characters, and the. Why the mockingjay ending is satisfying in its sadness. Mockingjay, the third book in the worldwide bestselling hunger games series, is now available with allnew cover art from the feature film the third book in the international bestselling hunger games series is now a feature film. I think this a wonderful book as long as your not little or in kindergarten and such. 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.
The story line, consequently, doesnt engage us as it did in the setup books. I think it had a specific goal in mind and from an objective point of view, i think it succeeded. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 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. But if you come up with a third and get coin to back it, im all ears.
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