tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post7968129808699369891..comments2023-10-28T07:52:25.688-05:00Comments on Fabulous 35mm-"Does this make my film look fat?": Book Review: Mockingjayelizagolightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16196089948320707652noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-25389032370150531612011-04-18T20:25:11.969-05:002011-04-18T20:25:11.969-05:00I felt so many of the same things you did while I ...I felt so many of the same things you did while I was reading this. It took me a little longer than the first two because this one was more emotionally tiring for me, I guess. I was SO UPSET when Finnick died. I know it's just a book, but all I could think was "They JUST got married!" and, "POOR ANNIE!" And then Prim. Ummm...could not handle it. Especially the scene with Katniss and Buttercup. And somehow I kept expecting Cinna to show up, still alive, in the end. Of course that didn't happen. But I'm happy that she ended up with Peeta, even though I'm sad about how her friendship with Gale ended up.<br /><br />Also, I am exactly like you said in one of your comments; I have a really hard time when series I love end. I am definitely feeling that with this series. I'm very bummed it's over. And I can't wait for the movie(s). That'll help with my post-The Hunger Games trilogy depression.<br /><br />Loved reading the review!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08671692384624598065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-32231948333274211962011-04-01T11:34:44.446-05:002011-04-01T11:34:44.446-05:00I love that we pretty much felt the same way after...I love that we pretty much felt the same way after it was over. My heart was just aching because it had been tormented through the entire book: Peeta being brainwashed/the thought of him being lost, Gale's unintentional betrayal, Coin's betrayal, Prim's death...and then that cat...that was the only moment I cried in the entire series (well, okay, I may have gotten misty eyed when Rue died...). You couldn't be more right. It just sticks with you long after it's over. When it was over and Peeta and Katniss were truly together, after she finally admits/realizes/gives in to her love for him, it was like a huge weight lifted off of me, personally...which is weird because it's not real and it's a book. So that's just some truly masterful writing right there. Bravo Suzanne Collins. You almost killed me.Matt Bukatyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12738057443018433758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-4137507743681868332011-03-30T12:47:56.230-05:002011-03-30T12:47:56.230-05:00I feel the SAME WAY when things end. I absolutely ...I feel the SAME WAY when things end. I absolutely hate that things have to inevitably go away and we have to move on. It's never been a very easy thing for me to grasp. So I certainly don't come to the end of my book series easily, and this one was no different. I am so glad there is a movie series to look forward to at least! And the fact that Collins keeps the series to pure, not continuing it just because she could, she ends it sweetly and perfectly, and simply. It's wonderful!elizagolightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196089948320707652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-36683678835676218102011-03-30T12:42:05.668-05:002011-03-30T12:42:05.668-05:00I am sufficiently heartbroken as well. I started t...I am sufficiently heartbroken as well. I started this series when it first debuted a few years ago, and have been awaiting each new book with SO MUCH anticipation. I pre-ordered Mockingjay in August, and when it was delivered, I let it sit on my book shelf for months. The wedding, and moving, and re-reading DH got in the way... but there was something else, something I couldn't quite put my finger on. I realized last week, when I finally picked it up again, that I wasn't ready for the end. You see, I hate when things are over - especially my beloved stories. I guess I just couldn't stand knowing the end of this captivating story would be over in just 400 pages. I pushed through though, and I read, hungrily (I think that's what Collins intended), and when I finished the epilogue today, there was so much sadness, and loss, and grief left in my heart. I never knew how invested in this story I would become. Never thought I could have feelings for the seemingly unfeeling Katniss. Never thought I would wage a personal war between Peeta and Gale, because I knew Collins never intended a "team" situation, the way Meyer did. <br /><br />I too, was confused as to how the story would end, could end, in a satisfactory way. Finnick! Prim! President Coin! All these deaths, so much war, and only a few pages left. The creation of a new Hunger Games. Gale's bomb. I was over-the-edge anxious about how Collins would wrap up the story, and yet - she did it so beautifully. Greasy Sae's persistence; Gale's surrender; Buttercup's revelatory homecoming. And Peeta won, in the end, and it didn't even feel like winning. <br /><br />Real or not real. I wish there was more to read. Real. I wish the epilogue had managed itself into a whole other book, because I'm so sad and depressed at the thought of the story being over. But the way Collins did it - in just a few pages... so honorable, and so right, in the end. Feeling grateful that there are movies to be made, because right now, I'm SO NOT OVER this story.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264053210694056795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-75635677410197969592010-09-08T12:13:50.002-05:002010-09-08T12:13:50.002-05:00HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!elizagolightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196089948320707652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-77356474866411718892010-09-08T12:10:11.905-05:002010-09-08T12:10:11.905-05:00I loved the book! It always kept you guessing! I&#...I loved the book! It always kept you guessing! I'm a sucker for hopeless romantic stuff so when Peeta was hijacked I was so despaired, that I didn't even want to finish the book and just wanted to consider the series to be a 2 book series. I hate to say it, but if Gale had died I wouldn't of been sad as long as Katniss and Peeta had ended up together. All in all I loved the book in the end.Kelseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-61326424509952146072010-09-07T16:24:55.975-05:002010-09-07T16:24:55.975-05:00Eliza-I totally agree. What a roller coaster ride...Eliza-I totally agree. What a roller coaster ride! And I absolutely love the epilogue and the last line clinched it for me. <br />Come over to my site and read my review of it.<br />www.dearestdreams.comChristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16922871961153388205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-72037268516972156762010-09-07T15:46:22.444-05:002010-09-07T15:46:22.444-05:00Thanks Jenny! I'm so glad you found this post!...Thanks Jenny! I'm so glad you found this post! And I am glad that we feel the same about the book. That quote is very true of this book!elizagolightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196089948320707652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-42045955157666196922010-09-07T12:38:53.067-05:002010-09-07T12:38:53.067-05:00hey, found you through twitter (#mockingjay). i ag...hey, found you through twitter (#mockingjay). i agree with everything you said. i COMPLETELY lost it when katniss and buttercup cried for prim. and then cried pretty much straight through to the end. and among my first thoughts upon finishing the series was that it made me feel like lord of the rings! so nice to see someone else say that - you're the first that i've seen so far. i finished it sunday; it's tuesday and i still can't stop thinking about it all. as another mockingjay reader tweeted: it's "one of those books where you're never quite the same for having read it..."Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626211004956432804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-66826247530916771332010-09-07T12:25:04.059-05:002010-09-07T12:25:04.059-05:00Of course!!Of course!!elizagolightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196089948320707652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-75188632234713252002010-09-06T22:04:12.538-05:002010-09-06T22:04:12.538-05:00Ha! That line will always make me think about Jan...Ha! That line will always make me think about Jane and Bingley in P&P with Keira!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364443280315097537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-37253505164321594082010-09-06T22:02:45.998-05:002010-09-06T22:02:45.998-05:00Yes yes! A thousand times yes!Yes yes! A thousand times yes!elizagolightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196089948320707652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-15497044601859261312010-09-06T21:56:38.865-05:002010-09-06T21:56:38.865-05:00I agree 100%. With all the books we've read, ...I agree 100%. With all the books we've read, I think we have the patterns memorized! Its so easy to guess the outcome of book within the first 100 pages. Bravo to Collins for making her own pattern! I could never have guessed this ending! It was a hard, emotional, and bittersweet conclusion. I hurt so much for Gail for not only having to lose Katniss but exactly how he lost Katniss. I was so happy for her and Peeta yet really mourning the loss of her's and Gale's relationship. A great book is one that sticks with you because you are hurting and rejoicing for the characters not asking why "whatever" didn't happen. There were no questions of why for me, just I wish it wasn't over! I love this series!!! Thank you Suzanne Collins for making a series that doesn't shy away from the implications of war, communism, poverty, greed, and even reality television!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364443280315097537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-37291778820502515872010-09-06T21:52:11.914-05:002010-09-06T21:52:11.914-05:00Brainwashed Peeta was so awful. That broke my hear...Brainwashed Peeta was so awful. That broke my heart a lot. I was really afraid he was going to stay that way. Not that I've read Return of the King, but I have seen the movie and understand where you're coming from. I loved the series, but it's weird to say that because so many awful things happen and it's so dark, but that's what I love about it. The best books evoke emotion from the reader. And aside from evoking a feeling of hated/disgust, scary books, sad books, funny books are all great because they make you feel. This series made me feel a huge array of emotions, but I never felt like it wasn't real. It never jumped the shark or changed a character to please the audience.Kristy Elamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-44753404174379256162010-09-06T21:48:20.441-05:002010-09-06T21:48:20.441-05:00TOTALLY agree, Kristy. And he came out of that exp...TOTALLY agree, Kristy. And he came out of that experience still so sweet and kindhearted. Peeta was always my favorite, too. <br /><br />I reminds me of LotR in so many ways, and I know that's a weird comparison, but after I finished, I felt a little like I did when I finished Return of the King.elizagolightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196089948320707652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654618798660691999.post-78922386642014363972010-09-06T21:44:36.241-05:002010-09-06T21:44:36.241-05:00I was glad she ended up with Peeta. I didn't m...I was glad she ended up with Peeta. I didn't mind Gale, and I did feel bad for him in the end because he just up and left, however, she and Peeta know and understand each other in a way that no one else possibly can. To go through something like that with someone is a unifying experience. I always figured they would end up together. And as much as Gale loved her (and she did love him in a way) he would never fully understand that part of her, which is the biggest part now.Kristy Elamnoreply@blogger.com