I understand that this book is realistic and gritty, but I’m very concerned about the potential messages here. She lives on, but even the final sentence reverts to death and despair. Instead of rising above the people and actions she despises, she’s gradually shaped into the very thing she’s hated and fought against.) Later, she reverts to attempting suicide to escape her pain. The main character-even knowing how terrible the Hunger Games are-sentences capital children to death in one final match. Humanity is portrayed as twisted, irredeemable, and monstrous. I was fine with the first two Hunger Games, but the third takes the darkness too far. As an author, I think one of our responsibilities is to leave our readers hopeful and uplifted-and if careful-this can be done even in a book that contains much violence, or doesn’t have the traditional happy ending.
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