I am having the hardest time finishing Mockingjay

Mjmksb04

I am sure there will be spoilers if you haven't read the other HG books.

 

I am getting increasingly annoyed by Katniss's inner dialogue, and frankly I don't sense any kind of romantic/sexual tension between Katniss and Gale or Katniss and Peeta, so I am starting to not care who she ends up with. Plus, some of the storyline is getting ridic. The part when Gale suggested they avalanche the Nut, trapping everyone inside and Katniss and everyone else acts surprised at the gravity of that suggestion was just dumb, since I am sure some other genius would have suggested it by then. Surprise, you kill people when you are at war! I loved Hunger Games and Catching Fire, but this one is just, I don't know, contrived.

Reeve

Mjmksb04:

I am sure there will be spoilers if you haven't read the other HG books.

 

I am getting increasingly annoyed by Katniss's inner dialogue, and frankly I don't sense any kind of romantic/sexual tension between Katniss and Gale or Katniss and Peeta, so I am starting to not care who she ends up with. Plus, some of the storyline is getting ridic. The part when Gale suggested they avalanche the Nut, trapping everyone inside and Katniss and everyone else acts surprised at the gravity of that suggestion was just dumb, since I am sure some other genius would have suggested it by then. Surprise, you kill people when you are at war! I loved Hunger Games and Catching Fire, but this one is just, I don't know, contrived.

 

Yeah, I felt the same way. Book 1 was inspired and a fun read, book 2 less so, and book 3 seemed to me like the author was running out of steam and just wanted to finish it. I still enjoyed it, but its definitely the weakest of the three IMO. 

LXLX

I loved HG, LOVED Catching Fire and then absolutely hated Mockingjay. It was just awful. So rushed and contrived, like you said, and I agree about there not being any chemistry between her and Peeta OR Gale. It just gets worse as you finish reading, TBH.

Mjmksb04

It gets worse? But glad that I am not alone in feeling this way.

MrsAxilla

Agreed.  Although since this is a young adult book, I thought the lack of a real love interest was kind of appropriate.  

JosiePosy

Hated that book. It got so beyond stupid I was on Team Kill Everybody Cuz This Book Sucks!

mrsbecky07

I liked Mockingjay for most of it just because I kept thinking "it has to get better, the end will be awesome."  But it never really did get better.  My friend who lent me her copy was just like "Suzanne Collins got lazy" and she really kind of did.

 

LXLX

I think the series just blew up unexpectedly and she was rushed/pressured to finish the third book to take advantage of the craze before the cash cow disappeared.

Mjmksb04

MrsAxilla:

Agreed.  Although since this is a young adult book, I thought the lack of a real love interest was kind of appropriate.  

 

I have to say though that I think a little bit of sex would have made the books, especially this last one, way better.

EloiseWeenieSkipperdee

I finished this book almost a year ago, and I'm still bitter about (I need to let this go, lol).  I tell myself that this book sucked because she had a crazy deadline and the publisher just wanted to get the book out.  I don't have to have endings perfectly wrapped up (although it is nice), but I feel like main characters deserved more than just a couple sentences.  It was so out of tune with the writings of the first 2 books.

Ax2

I thought that Mockingjay was terribly written, but would translate really well to film.

cookiemdough

I only finished #3 because I needed a conclusion.  I did not enjoy it like the first two books.  I really hope that they work on the storyline before putting it into film.  I can't see it translating well. 

tartaruga

cookiemdough:

I only finished #3 because I needed a conclusion.  I did not enjoy it like the first two books.  I really hope that they work on the storyline before putting it into film.  I can't see it translating well. 

Ditto. I just wanted to find out what happened, but I didn't really enjoy reading it. 

And honestly, all I really remember about it was the part with the kids, which I had a hard time stomaching. 

EmiIyJ

I was so pissed when I finished Mockingjay.  I agree with others - it felt like the author ran out of steam, and threw something together under deadline.  Definitely very different from the first two books.  

SMorriso

I can ditto just about everyone's sentiments. This one took me the longest to get through because I sort of lost interest. Due to my need to know what happens in the end, my friends hate this about me, haha, I read the storyline on Wikipedia. So I knew who she ended up with and most of the plot.