Monday, September 6, 2010

BOOK: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, 389 pages

It's the End of the World as We Know It; RIP V; Young Adult Challenge

So, who thought she was being smart, pre-ordering Mockingjay in July? Who didn't realize that Chapters would not even begin to mail it to them until the evening of the day it was released after I had already complained that I didn't have it yet? And who is never going to pre-order a book from Chapters again? Who placed her next little book order from Amazon? Yeah, I was bitter before I started this book.

It was good, a quick read with everything that should have happened. I liked how Collins wrapped up the story although lots of violence and death with the war and all. I read it as fast as I could, with the twelve year old son pushing me along. I have not much to add to this. I eventually went back to read some reviews, but everyone has been very careful about not giving anything away. So nothing interesting from me.

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I really loved Mockingjay. I thought it was nearly perfect.

BTW I was reading with my 14yo daughter pushing me along. :)
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bookie mom twins!
It was a great read.
I haven't read book 2 yet. Yikes gotta ge my act together. Good review without revealing anything.
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whew, I didn't want to give anything away. All the books are quite intense, but they read really fast.
I admit, I felt mildly guilty for being so slow about reading Mockingjay. I got it from the library, and my sister's boyfriend kept asking me how I had gotten it so quickly, because the eighth-graders he's teaching are all dying to get their hands on it and can't. :p
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I saw one student with the book today (first day of classes.) You shouldn't feel guilty at all, enjoy it!
I just finished it yesterday, with a huge holds list at the library pushing me on! :-)
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Literary Feline · 757 weeks ago

I waited until the entire trilogy was out before deciding to read the books and so didn't have a long wait in between. It was a fast and enjoyable series and I was quite pleased with Mockingjay.

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