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October, 4 2011 > Over the Edge

THE FINAL CHAPTER:

MOCKINGJAY

Book Three of The Hunger Games Trilogy

DARCE SMITH
ARTS EDITOR

The concluding novel in The Hunger Games trilogy is
Mockingjay. Like the second novel, Catching Fire, it was
just a tad less thrilling than the first novel, but still a heart-
stopping action-packed adventure book. While it may fall
under the classification of teen fiction, there is something
refreshing about an easy to read book that literally pulls
you through each chapter. Sometimes it is nice to read
something light and quick to pull your head away from
all of those adult novels designed to make you think and
smack your head against a wall.

Mockingjay continues with the tale of Katniss and her
lead role in her society’s rebellion. She embarks on a
personal journey to become the “Mockingjay,” which she
unknowingly inspired during her first appearance in the
Hunger Games by wearing a pin with a mockingjay on it.
She also sets out to personally assassinate President Snow
and to have immunity granted for all of the Hunger Games
victors. The struggle leads her into the Capitol, where the
rebels eventually manage to succeed and return the dysto-
pian world back to its order. The novel sees the death of a
loved character, and manages to crush the hope that read-

ers had in Gale and Katniss ever becoming romantically
involved. It ends on a bit ofa sappy note, showing Katniss
as an adult in the future, married to Peeta with two chil-
dren. She tries to keep her mind occupied from the tragedy
she witnessed more than fifteen years earlier by always
thinking of the good things.

When doing some research for this final piece on The
Hunger Games trilogy, I stumbled across mockingjay.net.
It contains absolutely everything anyone would ever need
to want or know about the series and the upcoming film.
This website made me realize the extent of the success this
trilogy has had, and that this just might be the next Twlight
(hopefully, then it can go away). There are quite a number
of people who are completely obsessed with the teen fic-
tion novels, and hopefully by the time the film is released
the hype surrounding it will have paid off. As a side note
— as I explored the website and clicked on “Forums,” I
learned that somehow I have been permanently banned
from the board without ever having been there before. . .

Want to read something simliar? Check out Scott West-
erfield’s Uglies series.

World Renowned International Affairs Expert Returns to City for Library Fundraiser

DR. GWYNNE DYER
TO SPEAK AT UNBC

Proceeds Towards Library Renovations

DARE SMITH
ARTS EDITOR

Dr. Gwynne Dyer returns to Prince
George on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7
p.m. to give a talk at UNBC’s Canfor
Theatre about the Arab Spring and re-
cent developments in the Middle East.
Tickets for this event will be avail-
able at the door for $15 each, with
proceeds going towards the current
renovation work at the public library.

Based out of London, Dr. Dyer is
a globally respected expert on inter-
national affairs who is currently on
a North American lecture tour. His
columns have been carried by news-
papers and media outlets around the
world for decades. As a journalist, Dr.
Dyer has completed numerous radio
and television documentaries, includ-
ing The Profession of Arms, which
was nominated for an Academy Award
for Best Documentary Feature. Most
recently, CBC Radio ran a three-part
series based on Dr. Dyer’s 2008 book
Climate Wars. During his last appear-
ance in Prince George, Dr. Dyer gave
the 2009 Dr. Bob Ewart Memorial

Lecture on how climate change will
fuel future global conflicts.

Last year, Dyer was appointed an
Officer to the Order of Canada. Also
in 2010, Dr. Dyer released his latest
book, Crawling Through The Wreck-
age, a collection of his newspaper col-
umns from the last five years. Along
with Climate Wars and Crawling
Through The Wreckage, most of Dr.
Dyer’s earlier works, including War,
The Mess They Made: The Middle
East After Iraq, Future Tense: The
Coming World Order and Ignorant
Armies: Sliding Into War In Iraq, are
available at the Prince George Public
Library.

Dyer will also be making an ap-
pearance on November 17 at 7:00pm
at the Nechako Community Church
(1393 Highway 16 East, Vander-
hoof BC) to give a lecture on climate
change, presented by The Vanderhoof
Public Library and the North Central
Library Federation.

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