Today, I finished Mockingjay. I was a bit disappointed. It was a bit more bloody than I would have liked and Katniss's endearing qualities seem to have evaporated. Oh well.
I'm also joining a Blogging from A to Z challenge. I don't know if I'll be able to blog by theme or not. I guess I can muddle it over tomorrow.
I actually enjoyed Mockingjay a lot more than I did Catching Fire. Catching Fire felt like filler material, since it didn't progress the story much. Mockingjay on the other hand felt like the sequel the original book deserved; even though it was by no means perfect (Prim's death felt a bit too scripted for my likings).
ReplyDeleteI appreciated the fact its ending wasn't written merely to cater to the expectations of an established fanbase (Breaking Dawn immediately comes to mind). As it stands, it has one of the most realistic, and at the same time refreshing, endings I have encountered in a long, long time.