tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post8700159325406739267..comments2024-03-16T22:32:46.026-06:00Comments on It's All About Books: Review: Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsSueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-75680537202619554782010-09-10T09:14:25.734-06:002010-09-10T09:14:25.734-06:00I just finished and so much to think about. All I ...I just finished and so much to think about. All I know is I'm not going to read another book for a couple days. Usually when I read something so good and intense , then rush into a new book. I end up hating the new book.<br />Good review.Laura Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585254426161993523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-23850967755507315512010-08-31T18:31:06.450-06:002010-08-31T18:31:06.450-06:00I just finished it yesterday ... probably so I can...I just finished it yesterday ... probably so I can read and participate in all the reviews!!!<br /><br />I was never a die-hard fan of the series ... but I agree with a lot of what you wrote.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-49407974441418689472010-08-30T20:16:54.428-06:002010-08-30T20:16:54.428-06:00I loved this book and I understood the reasons beh...I loved this book and I understood the reasons behind a lot of the rushed, almost-different deaths and such. I posted a HUGE review about it today and I don't think I said half of what I wanted to say! There was just so much here.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-21563386042479591382010-08-30T14:47:47.716-06:002010-08-30T14:47:47.716-06:00I agree with you about the ending. It felt too co...I agree with you about the ending. It felt too contrived and I would have appreciated it if Gale had a more prominent role.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-90237365486774126092010-08-30T13:28:49.978-06:002010-08-30T13:28:49.978-06:00Comtemplatrix: Thanks for all your comments! I'...Comtemplatrix: Thanks for all your comments! I'm glad you weren't disappointed. I'm still not sure how to describe my feelings about this one. Argh... crazy.<br /><br />Knowles Family: That is very cool Talbie has started a blog! I will be a reading it, you tell her! :) I know a another young blogger that has a fabulous blog if she is interested in connecting with her too. But, I am sorry she didn't like the book. <br /><br />Chantele: So, maybe it wasn't really that I was disappointed with the book, maybe it was just that it was sad and depressing.... hmmmm.<br /><br />Melissa: Maybe she'll write more in this world, just with different characters. I bet it's quite the possibility.Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-3297537748936654572010-08-30T11:54:12.133-06:002010-08-30T11:54:12.133-06:00I think I'll always wonder what their new soci...I think I'll always wonder what their new society is like. Maybe that's the point, but I think it will bug me if I spend too much time dwelling on it.melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-50972990600916335552010-08-30T10:57:36.625-06:002010-08-30T10:57:36.625-06:00I agree with basically everything you said. I thou...I agree with basically everything you said. I thought the ending was rushed, and while I did like the outcome, I just felt depressed when I finished. I had to find a happy book to read when I finished!Chantele Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920913211842919013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-14827838379381851032010-08-30T10:06:15.135-06:002010-08-30T10:06:15.135-06:00I'm going to have Talbie read this review. I ...I'm going to have Talbie read this review. I haven't read the books but she finished the book and had the exact same feelings you had. She started her own little book blog and put a review on it. I told her about your blog and she's been LOVING IT! Thanks!!Kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817027407893862543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-1331385779545583622010-08-30T09:28:32.323-06:002010-08-30T09:28:32.323-06:00still formulating my thoughts, though i can say th...still formulating my thoughts, though i can say that i didn't come away blah or disappointed. <br /><br />I felt like there was a resistance to killing of Gale, because in a way, he is where people not unlike Coin/Plutarch war-/game-makers come from, he is the path Katniss didn't take.<br />Killing off Prim was necessary (and yes, I liked that she was more a personality in this last one). Prim has always been a primary motivator for Katniss to do something extreme/unexpected (ala signing up for the games), we also needed the casualty of a known innocent and genuinely good person...how effective was the loss of Rue.<br />I have to agree that the loss of Finnick was a bit sudden and underwhelming; but while he lasted he was wonderful.<br />what i have found fascinating about the series is that Katniss, though our main character and decision maker, has always seemed to come across as the lesser character. even the epilogue felt more a bout Peeta than Kat. usually (if not always) the other characters are there to develop the main character, not the other way around.<br />anywho.. i like your post on this book; your take and response. I, too, find the diverse experiences fascinating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com