Unsatisfied because I wanted more....
This trilogy is amazing and well written....I read all three books in three days because I could not put them down. With that being said, I wasn't happy with the final chapters in Mockingjay. I assumed that the plot would present sad and frustruating moments considering a war is not joyful or fun. However, I believe that in the midst of all the chaos and death, certain characters should have been kept alive if their death did not achieve a particular goal. For example, I understand that Rue had to die in book 1 becasue it was her death the in a way sparked something inside Katniss and the rebels. But killing off Finnick, for example, after all they had been through just to add to the casualites and death numbers was just depressing.
Also, I was very unsatisfied with the result of the love triangle. I understand (didn't enjoy) why Gale leaves Katniss and with the one quote from the book you know that he is right and will never be forgiven for the event that he may or may not have played a role in....but I wasn't happy the the narrator, Katniss, was never completely honest about her feelings towards Peeta or Gale. No we as readers can only imagine how Gale and Peeta feel for her, but since we are suppose to have the luxury of being in Katniss's mind while reading the book, I was suprised that I found myself thinking....doesn't she know who she is truly in love with? if not in the beginning, by the end she should know her own heart....and it shouldn't be the "one she could not survive without" as Gale puts it....It should have been because she realized how deep down she has always loved the boy with the bread!
Unfortunately, I believe Collins wrote a very "realistic" ending to a science fiction novel....no happy ending, no warm fuzzy feelings in the end, no resolve....instead she depicted a world where war is harsh, ends lives for the dead and the living and casues only pain even after it's all over....
