Mockingjay
My rating
3 / 5
Self-Purchased copy
Author
Suzanne Collins
Publisher
Scholastic Books
Genre
Dystopian Fantasy (YA)
Number of Pages
390
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Summary
Having won the 74th games and escaped the 75th games, Katniss is now in open rebellion with the Capitol. Although having survived the Hunger Games twice, she isn’t yet safe. A revolution she unknowingly sparked has now been carefully planned with her at the forefront without Katniss having any knowledge about it. She has a vital role to play in the final battle against Snow. She has to become the Mockingjay – the symbol of rebellion, even if she has to die.
My Review
Mockingjay, the third book, should exclusively belong to the romance genre. As exciting as the first two books were, the third book falls short of similar glory. It is less about the War and the Games and more about Katniss deciding between Gale, her childhood friend, and hunting partner, and Peeta, her constant friend, companion, and supporter throughout the Hunger Games.
There is a good twist in the plot towards the end of the book, which I liked, but the plot pretty much just drags. Honestly, I was a little disappointed with this book. There is a lot of sci-fi in this book with the destructive bots laid on the city roads and some more new age mutations and new-age weaponry. But ultimately, we know it’s all about Gale vs. Peeta. And for me, it was pretty clear who the choice should be, even though it took an entire novel for Katniss to decide.
Anyway, after reading about Tigress, a character in the story which is a citizen of the Capitol supporting the rebels, I could not help but draw similarities to some of the Hunger Games series's plot lines and characters with our most loved Harry Potter series.
Like Tigris has had a hidden, safe place for the team, right outside the Presidential Mansion. Dumbledore’s brother Aberforth had a similar safe place for Harry and his team.
Snow, the repellant President of the Capitol, and Lord Voldemort, the hate worthy villain of HP. Snow left signs for Katniss that he was tracking here. Voldemort used Legilimency.
On her hunt for President Snow, Katniss was down to a team of three (a girl and two boys), so was Harry.
Katniss’s mother took to healing all the war victims, so did Ron’s mom.
The whole story was dependent on one person, who was chosen without their knowledge, to fight the war or stay back and quit.
There are so many more minor character similarities and plot similarities, but for now, I’ll leave you to it. Go and explore it on your own.
Enjoy the series of not so much the book. I recommend that you read the first two books at least and the third if you have the patience for it.
Who Should Read This
I rate this book three stars out of five and recommend it to fans of fantasy.
Happy Reading!
Suzanne Collins
Since 1991, Suzanne Collins has been busy writing for children’s television. She has worked on the staffs of several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa Explains it All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. For preschool viewers, she penned multiple stories for the Emmy-nominated Little Bear and Oswald. She also co-wrote the critically acclaimed Rankin/Bass Christmas special, Santa, Baby! Most recently she was the Head Writer for Scholastic Entertainment’s Clifford’s Puppy Days.
While working on a Kids WB show called Generation O! she met children’s author James Proimos, who talked her into giving children’s books a try.
Thinking one day about Alice in Wonderland, she was struck by how pastoral the setting must seem to kids who, like her own, lived in urban surroundings. In New York City, you’re much more likely to fall down a manhole than a rabbit hole and, if you do, you’re not going to find a tea party. What you might find...? Well, that’s the story of Gregor the Overlander, the first book in her five-part series, The Underland Chronicles. Suzanne also has a rhyming picture book illustrated by Mike Lester entitled When Charlie McButton Lost Power.
She currently lives in Connecticut with her family and a pair of feral kittens they adopted from their backyard.
The books she is most successful for in teenage eyes are The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. These books have won several awards, including the GA Peach Award.
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