I Expected More From "Mockingjay"

“Mockingjay”

Suzanne Collins

390 pages

Scholastic Press, New York

$8.07 paperback Amazon.com

I Expected More From Mockingjay

By Chantel White

Katniss Everdeen, one of the victors of the 75^th Annual Hunger Games, is standing in the middle of what used to be District 12. Readers of The Hunger Games trilogy begin the final book,”Mockingjay,” with this ashen image in their minds.

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            Suzanne Collins, the author, is a television writer and novelist and she is best known for this best selling series. The Hunger Games takes place in a nation called Panem. Panem is made up of the wealthy Capitol and twelve poorer districts. As punishment for a past rebellion against the Capitol, each year one boy and one girl from each district are chosen to participate in the games. The “tributes” must fight to the death  and only one victor will win. “Mockingjay” is written from the perspective of 17-year-old Katniss. She must lead the new rebellion against the Capitol and she has to decide whom she trusts and what has to be done while her families lives hang in the balance. The trilogy is riveting and appealing to all age groups and demographics and it showcases Collins’ writing ability. Two movies are currently made inspired by the trilogy and a third is being filmed.

I found the abundance of public relations efforts the book featured throughout the story to be a bit annoying. It felt more like reading about a reality series because of all the hair and makeup crews and taping of “propos,” as the book called them, to show to the districts. I felt that those elements took away from the storyline that the first book developed. Readers go through the journey through her eyes and sees events as she sees them. The writing style is linear but does provide reminders of events that happened in the past. I had hoped that the final book would have fulfilled me more than it did. I felt that there were still questions unanswered or questions that I wanted more details about. Overall, it was a good book and contained good imagery but it did not end the way I wanted it to. Yet, I would recommend the trilogy for others to read because it is an interesting storyline and I couldn’t help but to keep turning the pages because I had to know what happened next. But let’s hope the movie meets my expectations.

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