2011 Audio Book Challenge: Book # 4 (of 6)
Title: Mockingjay (Hunger Games # 3)
Author: Suzanne Collins
Year: 2010
Read By: Carolyn McCormick
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Read: 03-23-2011
Overall: * * * * * (5/5)
GoodReads Blurb: Young Katniss Everdeen has survived the dreaded Hunger Games not once, but twice, but even now she can find no relief. In fact, the dangers seem to be escalating: President Snow has declared an all-out war on Katniss, her family, her friends, and all the oppressed people of District 12. The thrill-packed final installment of Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy will keep young hearts pounding.
My Review: Mockingjay is very different from the first two Hunger Games books. The first two books involve the actual games and are a bit more fast-paced. Mockingjay takes the games out of the arena and puts Katniss and the other characters into the war that begins to rage between the rebels and the capitol. For this reason there are many periods of recovery for Katniss as she endures numerous injuries and emotional problems due to the war.
I think this book is a really good depiction of a war. It is not a happy book, there is not as much humor as the previous two, and it feels very real. There are wins and losses, friends die, and everyone's strength is tested.
Listening to this book was harder than the first two. It just felt much more sad to be listening to all of the battles and attacks, the deaths, even the rescues made me want to cry because McCormick does a great job adding touches of emotion while reading the story. I've grown quite attached to McCormick since the first book.
Currently listening to: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (read by Jim Dale)
I listened to this as part of the 2011 Audio Book Challenge hosted by Teresa's Reading Corner
Books Read in 2011: 29 (of 100)
1 comment:
This was a great way to end the hunger games triology. I think it lives up to the expectations that the other books set. It was very exciting and had an element of romance without getting away from the main idea of the story.
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