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Mockingjay is the conclusion to The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. I like how it made me think about war, children, and moral responsibility. I appreciate Collins' parallel structure in the three books: picture of life, reaping, training, games, and return. It was a worthy conclusion of an action series, though it could have used a Boss Battle. It ties up plot ends well and, at the same time, doesn't sugarcoat the fact that the trauma of living under an oppressive regime doesn't evaporate. What prompted me to reread the series is the release of the prequels. I reviewed Sunrise on the Reaping here: get-ready-for-jane-austen-plus-latest.html

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    We'll Prescribe You Another Cat is a sequel by Syou Ishida, translated by E. Madison Shimoda, to We Prescribe You a Cat. There is a clinic for the soul somewhere in Toyoko that you can only find if you need it. Delightful chapters show how a cat can change lives for the better — helping those stuck and unable to speak. There is also more background on how the clinic "works." It is a quirky, fun premise.

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