Book Review: Pick of the Week - 'Mockingjay'

Books can be your best companion, offering you an opportunity to escape your reality and get to indulge in them. Being a book junkie, I read a lot of books every week. Following the popularity of Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins, I thought of giving the series a shot and since then have been hooked to it.

The first two novels were amazing and I don’t need to go in their details, since you can readily watch the movies that have done an amazing job in depicting the story line. Recently, I finished the third installment in the series called Mockingjay; the book completely blew my mind and is perhaps the best novel among the three novels.

Very few people would know that the story of Hunger Games franchise is inspired by the classical account of Theseus and the Minotaur present in Greek mythology. The third novel continues with the story of Katniss Everdeen, who not only agrees to join the rebellion of   District 13, but also agrees to be the poster child for it.

The book follows the same tone as the previous ones but has an added flavor of deceit attached to it. Collins has done a marvelous job by portraying the weaknesses in Katniss herself, which evolve from her over-trusting nature. I was glad that, unlike other mainstream novels, the author does not want to infer that the main character is without any flaws and can never do something wrong.

I think many people would be able to relate the book, since it essentially tells a story of a person getting used for the selfish motives of others, and then trying to rectify their mistakes.

It is an epic end to the trilogy that shows a dark future that everyone hopes we are not heading to. There are talks of also bringing Mockingjay to the silver-screen in two further sequels. This will do justice to the final novel, according to the producer, and will also increase his fortune.

If you are an avid reader, it would not take you more than a day or two to get done with the novel. I would advise you to read the first two novels. If you don’t have that much time, at least do watch the movies before starting to read this marvelous masterpiece by Suzanne Collins.

Were you satisfied with the ending of Hunger Games trilogy? Do share your thought about Mockingjay.