I went to see "Catching Fire" last week and was amazed at how little I remembered of the book. Of course, I did read it two years ago. I can barely recall events from yesterday, so it was not really a wonder that I couldn't remember. Even sadder was that I absolutely could not recall what Mockingjay was about. So I re-read it. In a day.
You can always check my blog to see what I thought the first time (I actually haven't done this yet, but will when I am done blogging), but the second time around was truly gratifying. Perhaps because I could imagine the characters, the setting, and the events, thanks to the amazing movies that these glorious books became. The book was amazing and well worth reading for a second time.
While reading Mockingjay, I read an article a friend sent me about Peeta and how he was the girl in his relationship with Katniss, while she was the boy. In other words, their gender roles were reversed. Peeta was always acting on his feelings, while Katniss was always trying to save him and rescue him. Never is this more true that in the epilogue of Mockingjay. I, personally, like their relationship and find that it is realistically balanced. Katniss and Gale and way better friends than they would ever be as a romantic match.
Leave it to me to gloss over the blood, gore, and killing, and move straight into the epilogue, but I really can't focus on that part of the book. It's enough to read it twice; I do not need to re-hash it all here. Bottom line: there was a rebellion and people died. Luckily for us, the people needed to help Panem move forward did not. Phew!
Suzanne Collins deserves every bit of the praise and acclaim she's getting for these phenomenal novels. I am waiting not so patiently for the movie version of Mockingjay.
Happy reading!
:) Dodie
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