I wrapped up the Hunger Games trilogy last night. The third book does a good job explaining what is going on in the world of Panem. Compared to the first 2 books, the beginning of the third is a bit slow. By the time they've set the scene though the action starts again and before you know it you're done.
It's a satisfying end as it answers a lot of questions and you get some closure but this is also where the young adult genre leaves me wanting more. The books are so efficiently written and move at such a fast pace that I now wish there were more guts and detail to the world that Collins has painted. Then again the slower pace would make these an entirely different read. It wouldn't surprise me if Collins revisits this world in future writings; my bet would be on the story of Haymitch (an older character that acts a mentor to the young protagonists) or the Dark Days (the conflict that led to the first Hunger Games).
It's a satisfying end as it answers a lot of questions and you get some closure but this is also where the young adult genre leaves me wanting more. The books are so efficiently written and move at such a fast pace that I now wish there were more guts and detail to the world that Collins has painted. Then again the slower pace would make these an entirely different read. It wouldn't surprise me if Collins revisits this world in future writings; my bet would be on the story of Haymitch (an older character that acts a mentor to the young protagonists) or the Dark Days (the conflict that led to the first Hunger Games).
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