Yay! Second post! Now I warned you before about my little (okay, MAJOR) obsession with the Hunger Games, right? Yes, I think I did. So basically, the last book in the trilogy came out last month, and I finished it for the second time (I told you I was obsessed!). At first to be honest, I didn't like it. No, scratch that. I HATED it. And I was very upset at the author, Suzanne Collins, for writing those certain events in it. Before I start, let me say that if your a THG fan and haven't yet finished Mockingjay, then I'd stop reading this post. SPOILERS AHEAD! Don't say I didn't warn you.
Okay, let's get started. So basically, the first time I read it, I chucked the book across the room. If you've read it, you know what I'm talking about. It's like, the author gets us so freaking attached to all these characters, then she kills them off. Gone. Dead. Dunzo. Personally, Prim's death was the hardest on me, because I could relate to that whole Katniss/Prim situation. I mean, Collin's already had her little girl death in the original The Hunger Games (RUE!), she didn't need to kill Prim off too. And the fact that it was the Rebel side that did it. Ugh. I was so appalled. And don't even get me started on Finnick's death. OH Finnick! I'm going to miss that guy. :(
I've always suspected that Cinna was a rebel. Don't get me wrong, Cinna is my all time favorite character. I LOVE CINNA. I always thought he had a nice little family back in District 13, who missed him so dearly those months he was gone trying to become a stylist in the Capitol. You could just... tell. If you were paying attention. I mean, the fire outfit for opening ceremony? It's so symbolic! He's starting the wildfire that will eventually burn out the Capitol. I can't believe President Snow didn't realize that. I realized it from nearly the beginning. And when he turned the wedding dress into a Mockingjay. How could you even argue that Cinna wasn't a rebel? I was so disappointed how he didn't make his reappearance in the last book. I thought he'd come back as a Avox, or at least be alive for a little longer. Guess not. And that sucked.
But what can you expect? It's a war story. I have to keep reminding myself that. War=fighting. Death. Fatalities. I was just upset at who they were. Oh, and do not get me started on hijacked Peeta. That was the most upsetting thing ever. Hands down. When I read their reunion for the first time, I didn't understand at first. I reread it so many times just to make sense of it. Once I did understand it, I couldn't believe it. But isn't it so like President Snow to do that? To ruin him beyond repair. It reminds me of that quote from New Moon, "Love gives you the power to break somebody. And I've been broken beyond repair." (Sorry, don't know what page that's on or anything. I just remembered that from the top of my head. I just know it's in New Moon and Bella said it.) It's so true in Mockingjay. I just want to slap Katniss for not realizing she loved him before. Now look what happened. It hardly brings relief to know the epilogue of the story, because I can't get hijacked Peeta out of my head.
I mean, how many of you were literally depressed after reading Mockingjay? I know I was. Like I said before, you get so attached to these characters. It's like your best friend died, or your boyfriend (or girlfriend) lost his (or her) sanity or something. I was basically a walking zombie afterwards. In fact, months later, I'm still processing what went down. Still, I sit in class and wonder about it. Daydream, so to speak. That's when you know the author did their part. When people get so emotional over the book, and mull it over in their heads over and over and over. Collin's most defiantly succeeded with that. That book made me laugh, and cry, and just.. goodness. It was so amazing.
What about the epilogue? Hm. Well, I have to say I think Collin's went all J.K Rowling there. It was sort of... gah. The whole end of the book upset me. It felt really rushed. Like, she just couldn't wait for it to be over, kind of. It's like, so Katniss is being punished, she gets out, goes back to District 12, her life sucks, Peeta comes back, then the end. I wanted to know more. And to me, it didn't seem like Katniss was too heartbroken about Prim's death. Sure, she mentions it and stuff, but if my sister-- the one I volunteered for so she wouldn't have to go in the Games, the only person I loved unconditionally-- died, I'd be completely broken. I'd probably, I dunno, go crazy or die or something. I wouldn't take it... lightly. I'd want to see more of Katniss's thoughts at the end. And in the epilogue, I'd at least want to know their children's names. Who are they like, Peeta or Katniss? I mean, personality-wise. I actually wrote a fanfiction on it, so if you'd like to read it, just comment me saying so.
And again, for those of you who haven't read it. GO READ IT NOW. Do not pick up another book, unless it's black and has a gold Mockingjay pin on it, and has the words 'THE HUNGER GAMES' on it, written in white letters. It's so worth reading.
And for those of you who have read the series before. Drop a line. I'd love to discuss anything with you!
~secondsfromdisaster.
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