Mockingjay vs The Hunger Games Trilogy (Hunger Games / Catching Fire / Mockingjay): Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Survival Stories, Insurgency, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Dystopian, Interpersonal relations, Young Adult

Cover of Mockingjay

Mockingjay Suzanne Collins · 2010 ★★★★☆ 4.1 424 pages · ≈ 7 h 51 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Hunger Games Trilogy (Hunger Games / Catching Fire / Mockingjay)

The Hunger Games Trilogy (Hunger Games / Catching Fire / Mockingjay) Suzanne Collins · 2010 ★★★★☆ 4.2 1145 pages · ≈ 21 h 12 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.
Mockingjay is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 21 for The Hunger Games Trilogy (Hunger Games / Catching Fire / Mockingjay).

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