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The Hunger Games (Book 1) by Suzanne Collins
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The Hunger Games (Book 1) (edition 2010)

by Suzanne Collins (Author)

Series: The Hunger Games (1)

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In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.… (more)
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Title:The Hunger Games (Book 1)
Authors:Suzanne Collins (Author)
Info:Scholastic Press (2010), Edition: Reprint, 384 pages
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

  1. 8213
    Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (ekissel)
  2. 552
    Battle Royale by Koushun Takami (Kira, k1tsune)
    Kira: Battle Royale is more violent and lengthy but has a similar plot, with a class of children randomly selected each year to fight classmates to the death.
    k1tsune: Very similar.
  3. 5510
    The Giver by Lois Lowry (writecathy)
  4. 5311
    Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (elephantshoe, TheDivineOomba, notemily, electronicmemory)
    elephantshoe: futuristic world again, but the teens have to compete and fight to the death in a televised reality show.
    notemily: A similar oppressive government, with a mysterious place "outside" the dystopia that may or may not exist.
  5. 414
    Divergent by Veronica Roth (foggidawn, anytsuj, readr, Tsana, frankiejones, al.vick)
    readr: Both stories feature a young woman fighting to survive in a brutal situation.
    Tsana: Similar dystopian teenager must fight the system YA book.
  6. 4714
    The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (redpersephone, FFortuna)
    redpersephone: For adult or late teen fans, this has a female protagonist living in a dystopia where everyone has his or her own motives and secrets. Less gore, more sex.
    FFortuna: The Handmaid's Tale is more adult, but really not by much. They're very similar dystopias and both feature excellent, deep-first-person narratives.
  7. 363
    Graceling by Kristin Cashore (librarymeg, FantasyGirl2, saltypepper)
    saltypepper: The heroines' voices are very similar, maybe due to their similar response to the awful circumstances they find themselves in.
  8. 321
    The Maze Runner by James Dashner (smammers, christmas6391, BrrgleBee)
    christmas6391: "Teenagers thrown into a hostile environment with no way out because of their corrupt societies," can be used to describe both of these books. The difference? In The Maze Runner, none of them remember anything before waking up in the maze.
  9. 291
    Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden (BookLizard)
    BookLizard: The Hunger Games and Tomorrow, When the War Began have the same kind of feel - technically they're Science Fiction novels, but they feel more like survival stories with a bit of romance mixed in. I highly recommend both series.
  10. 369
    Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (TheDivineOomba)
  11. 327
    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (SandSing7)
  12. 273
    The Long Walk by Stephen King (LadyHazy)
    LadyHazy: (not for young adult readers though, it's a lot more violent)
  13. 242
    Matched by Ally Condie (Aerrin99)
    Aerrin99: Both books feature central heroines living in dystopian worlds that aren't quite what they seem. They each have an engaging romance and a story that digs behind the curtain of the society their characters live in.
  14. 193
    The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (Bitter_Grace)
  15. 182
    The Running Man by Stephen King (MyriadBooks, levasssp)
    levasssp: similar plot. The Running Man is a TV gameshow that pits one man against hunters in an arena. If he makes it to the end alive, he wins.
  16. 141
    Unwind by Neal Shusterman (KenJenningsFan74)
  17. 120
    How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff (bogreader)
  18. 110
    Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien (PamFamilyLibrary, kathleen.morrow)
    PamFamilyLibrary: Intelligent, quickly paced YA dystopia.
    kathleen.morrow: Both have strong heroines in a dystopian society. Additionally, both have an interesting, but not overpowering romantic subplot.
  19. 133
    Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (sarkisi_beyaz)
  20. 2415
    1984 by George Orwell (GabbyReElle)

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 The Hunger Games: Life in the Capitol17 unread / 17Chris123th, September 2017
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This book really does live up to all of the hype. I really did enjoy it and will definitely be reading the other two. ( )
  thatnerd | Mar 2, 2024 |
Although I liked this book and would recommend it, I had to actively NOT think of the Uglies by Westerfield series while reading. A solid fantasy entry, nonetheless. ( )
  jazzbird61 | Feb 29, 2024 |
This YA series makes some of the others (like Divergent and Maze Runner) look like they were written by children. It doesn't feel amateurishly planned and written, and it has a sense of maturity that most other YA novels don't have. The story feels... tangible. The themes are realistic, and the characters are complex. Suzanne Collins makes the reader truly understand them and what they stand for. They aren't just plot devices meant to propagate the story. They feel like living, breathing people trying to survive in a horrible world.

The plot itself is amazing. It's a very simply concept (having a bunch of teenagers fight to the death in an arena for the whole world to watch), yet Suzanne Collins makes it seem like it could genuinely happen in our world. The political themes of control and class discrepancy make the story all the more believable. In addition, not everything is about surviving until the next day (unlike the Maze Runner franchise). Katniss Everdeen's never-ending concerns about her loved ones' safety and about standing up to the Capitol contribute to making her story one hell of a read. Even after the tributes are dead, the Games aren't. Katniss has to continue to playing the Capitol in order to ensure nothing happens to the people she loves. The "political thriller" aspect of this franchise made it SO MUCH better than if it were an simply an action novel about a fight to the death in a massive arena.

The Games themselves are extremely well-paced and entertaining. Famine, thirst, violence, and even fireballs of death all contribute to making this a brutal survival story. Danger is at every corner, making the suspense of the reader shoot through the roof. I dare anyone to read this story for the first time and not get nervous at what's going to happen next.

I do still have a few problems with this book, though. While the section of the book involving the Games themselves is well-paced, the sections before and after do drag sometimes. There is a lot of preparation before the Games begin, including a ton of food, fashion, and interviews, and I do wish Suzanne Collins paced these sections a little better. Obviously, it isn't all useless as there are lots of games to be played in order to gain sponsors and keep the Capitol pacified, but it still feels quite slow at times. Also, the book is quite monotonous in terms of its writing style the whole way through. It honestly seems like the narrator is bored telling it at times, but I'm not too pressed about it; it doesn't mean the story itself is boring. ( )
  Moderation3250 | Feb 24, 2024 |
One of my favorite reads of all time, I think this book is a fantastic read for middle school students as its a more difficult then most popular books for elementary school students. One thing to keep in mind when reading this book is the amount of graphic intensiveness that comes with it compared to other popular reads.
  Cbonham21 | Feb 9, 2024 |
I really appreciate how the themes of propaganda and oppression are discussed through this book.

Katniss never loses sight of the actual culprit of the Hunger games, the capitol. She's emotionally stunned and traumatized but she does her best with what she has.

Peeta is too good for this world. ( )
  omseijas | Feb 3, 2024 |
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Exciting, provocative tale of lethal reality show.

added by vibesandall | editCommon Sense Media
 
Het verhaal, vertaald uit het Engels, speelt zich af in de toekomst. Na een burgeroorlog is van Noord-Amerika het land Panem overgebleven, bestaande uit het welvarende Capitool met twaalf daaraan ondergeschikte districten, waarin veel armoede en onvrijheid heersen. In de jaarlijkse Hongerspelen moeten 24 kinderen, uit elk district een jongen en een meisje, strijden op leven en dood in een ‘Big Brother’-omgeving. Katniss Everdeen (16, ik-figuur) uit het 12e, armoedigste district springt in de bres voor haar jongere zusje Prim wanneer deze wordt uitgeloot. Na een wat aarzelend begin krijgt het verhaal vaart in het tweede en derde deel. Het thema is gedurfd: een strijd op leven en dood tussen twaalf- en achttienjarigen, als vorm van vermaak. Wie is de slimste overlever? De auteur creëert een eigen begrippenkader dat zijdelings doet denken aan Harry Potter. Ze combineert overlevingstechnieken uit de traditie van Jean Auels prehistorische romans met ultramoderne technologie. Het slot lijkt voorspelbaar, maar is dat niet. Spanning, romantiek en het open einde maken de lezer nieuwsgierig naar het volgende boek in deze serie, 'De Hongerspelen II: vlammen'*.
added by ARThurNOIRKE | editBiblion, C. la Roi
 

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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Collins, Suzanneprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bützow, HeleneTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Brogli, SimonaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Carabén van der Meer, ArmandTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Chan, JasonCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Falco, PhilDesignersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hachmeister, SylkeÜbersetzersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Klöss, PeterÜbersetzersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
O'Brien, TimCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Paracchini, FabioTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Parisi, Elizabeth B.Cover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rusli, HetihTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Totth, BenedekTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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Happy hunger games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.
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For James Proimos
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When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold.
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She reaches in, digs her hand deep into the ball, and pulls out a slip of paper. The crowd draws in a collective breath and then you can hear a pin drop, and I’m feeling nauseous and so desperately hoping that it’s not me, that it’s not me, that it’s not me.
As long as you can find yourself, you'll never starve.
"Was that what was in his pack at the feast? Body armor to defend against my arrows? Well, they neglected to send a face guard."
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In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.

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Against nature and young foes
Arena death match
(conceptDawg)
You love your neighbor
Unless your life is at stake
In that case.... they die!
(jll112)
Death of young children
Make a book and a movie
Oh well, When in Rome
(jll112)
Katniss and Peeta
compete in the Hunger Games:
winner gets to live.
(passion4reading)

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