#51 in Dystopian
Mockingjay
- 424
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- Film 2014 +1
- On screen
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Our view
The book that concludes Katniss Everdeen’s story turns from survival to open rebellion, and its mood is grim. Some readers find the first part slow before the pace picks up, and the emotional scenes less moving than intended. Katniss spends much of the fighting on the sidelines, which frustrates those who came to see her act. Worth reading to see the uprising through.
Worth knowing The war book of the trilogy, published in August 2010. Suzanne Collins, whose father was an Air Force officer who served in Vietnam, has said she wanted to show war and its cost to young people honestly, and the ending divides readers to this day. Like the last Harry Potter, it was split into two films, released in 2014 and 2015.
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About the book
Mockingjay is a 2010 dystopian young adult fiction novel by American author Suzanne Collins. It is chronologically the last installment of The Hunger Games series, following 2008's The Hunger Games and 2009's Catching Fire. The book concludes the story of Katniss Everdeen, who agrees to unify the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical Capitol.
Reading order · The Hunger Games
Full order & progress →
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 2 times — from 2014 to 2015.
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 5,457 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 97% of the weight and the score stays at 7.7 — the Dystopian average of 7.7 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 273 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 5.2K | 95% |
Frequently asked
What age is Mockingjay for?
Mockingjay sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 424 pages — shorter than 51% of the ranked books in Dystopian.
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Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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