It is always a bit of a worry
when you have read and enjoyed the first two books in a trilogy; will the third
book be as good? Will the ending be disappointing?
Having finished ‘The Hunger Games’
and ‘Catching Fire’, I picked up ‘Mockingjay’ with some trepidation. The
characters in the series were firmly established in my mind, but I had no real
idea of how the story would conclude. As I sped through the first couple of
chapters, I knew very quickly that this book was going to be a great read. At
this point I tried to read more slowly, to ‘ration’ my reading with the hope of
making the book last a bit longer!!
The thing I have loved about all
three books is the description, through which a strange and different world can
be imagined. As I read ‘Mockingjay’, I was transported to Panem, I tasted
strange and delicious foods and I hid in the fur shop with the characters.
Mockingjay is the most violent of
the three books, something I would not usually enjoy, however, even the goriest
scenes were written in a way that made you feel the violence was not
gratuitous, but a real and necessary part of the story.
The ending (I won’t reveal what
happens) did not disappoint, which was a relief. My next dilemma was whether or
not to watch the film of the Hunger Games? Would it spoil my own interpretation
of the book? Would the characters look and sound as I imagined them? In the end
I did watch the film and, as is often the case, it was good, but not as good as
the book!
I can highly recommend the Hunger
Games trilogy and especially Mockingjay; you will love it!
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