tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post4913363917552185011..comments2024-01-30T09:28:20.715+01:00Comments on Val's Random Comments: Mockingjay - Suzanne CollinsValashainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766127527509268224noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-24326047506070777822012-10-09T18:06:08.948+02:002012-10-09T18:06:08.948+02:00Traumatized and depressed when the story starts, t...Traumatized and depressed when the story starts, traumatized and depressed throughout and traumatized and depressed when the story ends. So where is the character development? :P<br /><br />It may be realistic for her character but it is not particularly interesting in my opinion.Valashainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766127527509268224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-36999846166735863562012-10-09T02:18:03.595+02:002012-10-09T02:18:03.595+02:00Personally, this was my favorite of the three, bec...Personally, this was my favorite of the three, because it is more realistic. Katniss should be a traumatized mess who is depressed and desperate. The war is supposed to be pointless and empty. Coin is just as evil as Snow, as all who are willing to kill to gain power are. It IS dystopian after all. Warm fuzzies are supposed to be absent... and yes I have read other books so :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-8904149956606393732012-10-08T01:13:30.605+02:002012-10-08T01:13:30.605+02:00I tend to agree with this review. I liked the firs...I tend to agree with this review. I liked the first book, but the 2nd and 3rd smacked of trying to wring more out of a story that just didn't have the legs for a trilogy. Elfyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09955473789404631382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-3951064685609914062012-10-07T22:59:37.269+02:002012-10-07T22:59:37.269+02:00Hm yeah, I'm just not one for questioning the ...Hm yeah, I'm just not one for questioning the plot itself ... it is what the author has chosen to create and give to us. Fair enough to criticise the delivery of it, but experiencing stories that are sometimes different or contrary to what we expect or want makes them interesting.<br /><br />Personally I loved how Katniss was an incidental 'hero' and her inexperience and apathy made Joshua Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05660987767660028351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-18338030783895786402012-10-07T22:40:09.638+02:002012-10-07T22:40:09.638+02:00People have been warnng me I wouldn't like thi...People have been warnng me I wouldn't like this one. I wouldn't say I was expecting something different but I was certainly hoping for it. From the previous two books the main issues that had to be dealt with were obvious. The plot was not all that surprising. Collins sets out to wrap up the main storylines, that bit was certainly what I was expecting.<br /><br />Positive emotions... Not Valashainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766127527509268224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-53943549423911618912012-10-07T22:03:36.130+02:002012-10-07T22:03:36.130+02:00I really struggled to empathise with this review ....I really struggled to empathise with this review ... you seem to have expected something completely different from the what the book was delivering. Yes, Katniss is a mess, makes bad choices etc etc - that's the sign of a three-dimensional character who has been formed in response to the events of the story. <br /><br />You talk about how the lack of positive emotions is a detractive feature,Joshua Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05660987767660028351noreply@blogger.com