For this book, take all of the themes explored in the first two, all of the action, and ratchet it up about ten notches. All in all, a very astonishing and complex book. Brutal is also a good word.
The book brings a completion to the Hunger Games trilogy, and the story of Katniss Everdeen and the rebellion of the outlying districts against the power of The Capital. All I can say is, if you're looking for a "happy ending" you might not find it, depending on your definition of "happy ending." I will say though, that ending totally fits the themes developed through the books.
The allusions to the Roman Empire and it's epic excess and indulgence in violence are continued. Collins also exposes the horrors of war, so that even someone who thinks the undertaking of their war is just would have to sit up and look at the consequences.
Finally, the book provides a powerful message that despite who you think might be standing up for what's good and right, be careful, because most people also have their own agenda that they are promoting right along side these "moral views."
In the end, the whole series was thought provoking and I think everybody in America today should give it a read. These should become some of the most influential books of our time.
I'll be posting some more thoughts on this later.
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