Last week was Chad's birthday. Happy Birthday to the man of my dreams! We celebrated by going out to the one Hawaiian BBQ restaurant in Georgia and then going to a
Natalie Merchant concert. I LOVED it! It was so much fun. I am an even bigger fan of her after going to her concert. I was on a high for two days after hearing her music live.
And then I read Mockingjay, the third and final book in the Hunger Games series. **Spoil alert.** I finished it last night and have felt
sick since finishing it. Literally ill. This is not how a series is supposed to leave you feeling! I feel so betrayed by the author. For good or bad, I have the ability to feel like I'm living in books I read, and this is the first time I can remember wishing I did not have this ability. I am having a hard time getting over what happens in this book. I keep telling myself, "It's not real." But of course my next thought is, "That's not what
actually happens to Katniss, Gale, Peeta, Prim, Finnick, Haymitch, etc." I guess I still want to believe that these characters exist, just not the fate their author wrote for them. But I'm having a hard time separating the two from each other. So if you want my opinion, don't bother reading The Hunger Games series. They are gripping, compelling books, but the author botched the final book in the series which makes them not worth your time. So. Sad.
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And then I read Mockingjay, the third and final book in the Hunger Games series. **Spoil alert.** I finished it last night and have felt sick since finishing it. Literally ill. This is not how a series is supposed to leave you feeling! I feel so betrayed by the author. For good or bad, I have the ability to feel like I'm living in books I read, and this is the first time I can remember wishing I did not have this ability. I am having a hard time getting over what happens in this book. I keep telling myself, "It's not real." But of course my next thought is, "That's not what actually happens to Katniss, Gale, Peeta, Prim, Finnick, Haymitch, etc." I guess I still want to believe that these characters exist, just not the fate their author wrote for them. But I'm having a hard time separating the two from each other. So if you want my opinion, don't bother reading The Hunger Games series. They are gripping, compelling books, but the author botched the final book in the series which makes them not worth your time. So. Sad.
2 comments:
I'm sad you didn't like the ending, I thought it was perfect. I loved the last book best-I felt it was the most real book and that is how I would have wanted it to end. I must disagree, I have bought all the books and have recommended them to all who haven't read them. Oh well.
Mockingjay left me feeling very conflicted as well. I can't say if I liked it or not because I still haven't been able to decide!
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