I was pretty underwhelmed by both follow up books. Mainly because the worldbuilding did not really work and they always had to return to the arena scenario to get the story working again.
It was a bit of a pity, because I thought there were some great ideas, but it did not really grow into it's shoes.
You see, looking back, it seems that all the good ideas was actually the stuff that was "borrowed" from various sources. Collins managed to spoil the single good thing that was her own, the charcter of Katniss.
Oh man, I'm not up for a discussion that requires thinky thoughts and articulate answers. Not now anyway.
i didn't find Katniss particularly bad in Mockingjay. I mean, yes, she suffered from a meltdown or whatever you want to call it in the beginning of the book, but I guess it was understandable after what she went through. Was I annoyed at her? Every now and then yes, but I never particularly liked her character, not even in the first book. I was more annoyed at her indecisiveness re: Peeta vs Gale. Now, that was annoying imho.
If you want strong layered female characters, do read The Inheritancy Trilogy. It's AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMAZING!!! I've read all 3 books MULTIPLE times and every time, I swear, EVERY TIME, I fall in love with them a little bit harder and also? I notice more details and more awesomeness. There's no gender/race/[insert topic] fail in those books whatsoever. I LOOOOOVE that they tackle issues like biraciality in concrete ways and...there are awesome, awesome characters and the worldbuilding is incredible
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Totally agree with what your saying, I really disliked Mockingjay too but I think you should still finish it. I don't think its completely fair to critique a series unless you've read all of it (and it will give you a lot more arguing points :p
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Absolutely agree with your every word. Personally I think it is more important to get all the points you mentioned right in the young adult book because there is more chance that the book will affect the minds of young adults who are still in formative stage.
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It was a bit of a pity, because I thought there were some great ideas, but it did not really grow into it's shoes.
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You see, looking back, it seems that all the good ideas was actually the stuff that was "borrowed" from various sources. Collins managed to spoil the single good thing that was her own, the charcter of Katniss.
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But I agree the worldbuilding was very weak. Again, I really don't think Collins cared about Panem. Just her message.
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i didn't find Katniss particularly bad in Mockingjay. I mean, yes, she suffered from a meltdown or whatever you want to call it in the beginning of the book, but I guess it was understandable after what she went through. Was I annoyed at her? Every now and then yes, but I never particularly liked her character, not even in the first book. I was more annoyed at her indecisiveness re: Peeta vs Gale. Now, that was annoying imho.
If you want strong layered female characters, do read The Inheritancy Trilogy. It's AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMAZING!!! I've read all 3 books MULTIPLE times and every time, I swear, EVERY TIME, I fall in love with them a little bit harder and also? I notice more details and more awesomeness. There's no gender/race/[insert topic] fail in those books whatsoever. I LOOOOOVE that they tackle issues like biraciality in concrete ways and...there are awesome, awesome characters and the worldbuilding is incredible ( ... )
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I thought you meant that dragon book Inheritance trilogy at first, but those actually look really interesting so I might just check them out, thanks!
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