one of my main problems with the ending was, honestly, that prim didn't feel like a real person to me, and so I didn't actually care that much when she died. I understood the horror I was supposed to feel, but it just didn't effect me. all of the other deaths hurt much more - finnick's in particular, and rue - but prim is perfect. she isn't given the room or the time to really be anything other than katniss's perfect sister, and it just didn't seem plausible to me that anyone could really be that way. she was an archetype, a symbol, and ultimately, that failed for me.

I don't have a hate-on for mockingjay - I enjoyed the whole series. I mean, I read them in less than three days. but I was left emotionally disconnected from the huge climax. I did, honestly, want katniss to spend less time drugged up and useless, but I understand the point of that, too. it was prim's death that really left me cold.

if only that had had the emotion punch of peeta's "you love me - real or not real?"