Page Count: 78,207
Expected Completion Date: Nov 23rd, 2094
Book Page Count: 390
Title: Mockingjay
Author: Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay is the final book in the trilogy, the Hunger Games but probably should have been the third of four books.
On the positive side, Mockingjay ended the series, the main story completed, characters died, lived, thrived, suffered, and years passed. The writing was fast paced which made it a good read. Character development was good overall (see negatives below). Main character had a future story.
On the negative side, the author forced way too much into this book. In the course of 100 pages dramatic changes happened which deviated enough from the previously known information that really, the information should have led to a new book, not 100 pages in the final pages of a trilogy. Furthermore, the author left her characters personalities in the dust in these pages, deviations from what we could expect from characters were half-hazard with little or no explanation. Two and a half books of character development were dropped so that new twists could be added to the series. For me this is not a good way to finish a series. I appreciate twists but to completely abandon character traits, while also deviating from the main story in such a way that it is clear that the goal is just to add new drama is unacceptable.
I enjoyed the series because it was an interesting idea, written in an easy to read fast paced manner, but as a piece of literature it falls short because of a lack of focus by the author.
Mockingjay is the final book in the trilogy, the Hunger Games but probably should have been the third of four books.
On the positive side, Mockingjay ended the series, the main story completed, characters died, lived, thrived, suffered, and years passed. The writing was fast paced which made it a good read. Character development was good overall (see negatives below). Main character had a future story.
On the negative side, the author forced way too much into this book. In the course of 100 pages dramatic changes happened which deviated enough from the previously known information that really, the information should have led to a new book, not 100 pages in the final pages of a trilogy. Furthermore, the author left her characters personalities in the dust in these pages, deviations from what we could expect from characters were half-hazard with little or no explanation. Two and a half books of character development were dropped so that new twists could be added to the series. For me this is not a good way to finish a series. I appreciate twists but to completely abandon character traits, while also deviating from the main story in such a way that it is clear that the goal is just to add new drama is unacceptable.
I enjoyed the series because it was an interesting idea, written in an easy to read fast paced manner, but as a piece of literature it falls short because of a lack of focus by the author.
/*I'm sick so this is a short review*/
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