Now That I've Finished "The Hunger Games" ...

I just finished "Mockingjay," the third and final book in "The Hunger Games" series.  That's three books in three weekends.  I'm exhausted.

The first book was by far the best.  In fact, each book got progressively just a little bit worse.  By book three, it seemed like Katniss spent more time heavily medicated than she spent doing anything interesting like going to battle.  I understand why Hannah gave up halfway through book three.  Not me, though.  I kept on plowing through.  I had to find out the answers to those burning questions:

• Would Katniss pick Peeta or Gale?
• Would she finally find and kill President Snow?
• Was District 13 good or bad?
• Would Katniss pick Peeta or Gale?  Wait, I think I already asked that.

I can't really make fun of the books.  I did just read them, after all.  And, I know I'm going to be in line next year when the movie comes out.  Maybe these adolescent novels really are the right form of entertainment for me.  I think I'll go ask Jay for his copy of "I Am Number Four."