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The very few things that bothered me about this book aren't worth mentioning, save one (so that it might encourage you to read the series): the beginning of Mockingjay moves slowly, just like the second book. But be assured, like with the second book, the end satisfies. Some spoilers ahead, so don't read on if you haven't read the series! I especially liked how disparate the end was. Although the goal was achieved and the rebellion over, there are still gaping war-wounds that could not easily - or ever - be seamed. The image of Katniss alone in the same chair in her Victor house for months made me cry. Our narrator, our protagonist, victorious and yet so alone, weak and devastated that we question if she has really 'won'. I liked that in the end, I have to question if there will eventually be another hunger games, and all of Katniss and Peeta's efforts were ultimately for not. Or if their compilation book, including Haymitch's contributions, can some how get out in the airwaves to remind the people what has happened, and what should never happen again. It's questions like these that make me realize that I've read a really spectacular series - that I am thinking about the future for the world that Suzanne Collins has created, and I have hope for it.

2020-09-07 05:22