Hunger Games Tome 3 - La revolte (The Hunger Games, #3)

by Suzanne Collins

Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.

• ISBN10: 2266182714
• ISBN13: 9782266182713
• Publish Date: 5 May 2011 (first published 1 January 2010)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 2 July 2023
• Publish Country: FR
• Imprint: Pocket
• Format: Paperback
• Language: French

Reviews

[pamela]

I still love The Hunger Games as a series, but I'm always let down by Mockingjay. Peeta is barely in it, and I'm always disappointed when Katniss doesn't even gain agency at the end. She makes decisions and choices that go beyond her being controlled. Finally. And even then, she is hidden and forgotten so her voice is never heard. She also never actively chooses between Peeta and Gale, which grates. She just strings both along until Gale's actions basically remove that choice. Katniss is strong and interesting in the first two books, but she's a little too unlikeable in Mockingjay. I would have liked more development of Annie's character too, fewer new characters, and more inclusion of Haymitch and Effie who really helped carry the story in the first two books.

The way I feel about Katniss is actually pretty consistent with how the plot portrays her. I only like her when Peeta makes me like her.

[alindstadtcorbeax]

THE RE-READ CONTINUES...

[Nessa Luna]

I don't want to have feelings anymore. Anyway, I loved the audiobook narrated by Tatiana Maslany, she did an excellent job! She even sang the Hanging Tree (which sounded really nice at double speed, dunno how it sounded at normal speed).

[kiracanread]

A sweet wrap up to the trilogy. Not quite as good as the first two books as it lacked as many action elements, with the Hunger Games not being included in this book.

[maggiefan]

I liked it, but some of the things at the end just didn't make any sense... I'm frustrated. But now I can say that I've read The Hunger Games, I guess. Yay for me.

[moraa]

Tearful.
Masterful.
A brilliant conclusion to a heart warming trilogy.

Also, I'd like to mention I'm glad she kept it limited to 3 books.
*cough* Mortal Instruments *cough*

[sstaley]

I read this 8 years ago on my own. I probably wouldn't have read this again
if I hadn't been listening to the series with my teenage son. Guess what? I
still don't like it that much. In fact, I think I really dislike this book even more.
I always felt like this book and the ending was a cop-out. It took us about a month
and a half to listen to this. Even my son said that this was a let down. We're on
the hunt for our next series to listen to in the car.

[CrowNoYami]

Well... I didn't expect that. I do suggest tissues when reading this... lots and lots of tissues!

[brokentune]

For my combined review of all books in this trilogy - see here.

""Fire is catching!" I am shouting now, determined that he will not miss a word. "And if we burn, you burn with us!""

What an utterly depressing read.

Katniss Everdeen has participated in two Hunger Games and has experienced enough terror and trauma for a lifetime. In Mockingjay, Katniss reaches a breaking point. She's suffering from her injuries, grief and PTSD. All she wanted to do was to protect her sister and survive the games. She never thought that she would become something bigger, that she would be seen as the leader and face of a rebellion. She never wanted to be a hero, but that's ultimately what she's forced to become.

In Mockingjay, the secondary characters don't get much of a chance to shine or develop, probably because so many new characters are introduced. I didn't feel as connected to the characters in Mockingjay because I couldn't get a sense of who they were. However, what got to me was the harrowing and traumatic experiences that the victims of the Hunger Games experienced. Most of the characters in The Hunger Games series are so damaged and have endured so much.

Peeta is a unique character and I'm quite sad that he didn't feature as much in Mockingjay. I've been on Team Peeta even since I first read The Hunger Games because he brings out the best in Katniss and supports her and understands her. However, I feel like Katniss chose Peeta just because he was there, but that's also exactly what I would expect Katniss to do. I also feel like Katniss is confused about her feelings towards Peeta and Gale and instead of leading both of them on, she should have taken a step back and figured out what she wanted to do, but I also feel that Katniss has more important things to focus on.

The pacing in Mockingjay is fast, but it show that war is rushed, messy and brutal. However, because of this, important character deaths are briefly mentioned and as a reader, I couldn't feel the extent of their deaths. I do understand, though, that Katniss didn't have the time or space to deal with and process those deaths at that moment. Why did Finnick and Prim have to die?!?! Also, that scene where Katniss yells at Buttercup and breaks down is one of the saddest moments in Mockingjay.

The last few pages is what makes Mockingjay a great book and The Hunger Games series iconic. The last few scenes, especially Katniss's interactions with President Coin and Snow is EPIC and memorable.

Mockingjay shows an extremely realistic portrayal of war. It's gloomy, bloody, brutal, gory and full of suffering, grief and pain. However, this series doesn't just show hurt. It also shows that hope can exist in the darkest of the times and in little acts of kindness. The bittersweet ending is extremely fitting for a series of this nature. The last line of Mockingjay will stick with me for a long time.

"Better not to give in to it. It takes ten times as long to put yourself together as it does to fall apart" (Finnick Odair)