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396 pages

Published by Molino.

ISBN:: 978-84-272-0212-2

(1 review)

The Hunger Games is a 2008 dystopian novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins. It is written in the perspective of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the future, post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, exercises political control over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games is an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle royale to the death.

The book received critical acclaim from major reviewers and authors. It was praised for its plot and character development. In writing The Hunger Games, Collins drew upon Greek mythology, Roman gladiatorial games, and contemporary reality television for thematic content. The novel won many awards, including the California Young Reader Medal, and was named one of Publishers Weekly's "Best Books of …

The Hunger Games is a 2008 dystopian novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins. It is written in the perspective of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the future, post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, exercises political control over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games is an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle royale to the death.

The book received critical acclaim from major reviewers and authors. It was praised for its plot and character development. In writing The Hunger Games, Collins drew upon Greek mythology, Roman gladiatorial games, and contemporary reality television for thematic content. The novel won many awards, including the California Young Reader Medal, and was named one of Publishers Weekly's "Best Books of the Year" in 2008.

The Hunger Games was first published in hardcover on September 14, 2008, by Scholastic, featuring a cover designed by Tim O'Brien.

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greatblueheron reviewed The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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5 stars

The creativity for The Hunger Games is so deep and well thought-out. Way more politically charged than the movie adaptation without every feeling "preachy". I can't imagine someone reading The Hunger Games and not making some connections between the world of the book and the world we live in (which hits home even harder now than given the state of everything). The added details, such as the characters constantly filtering their actions through how the audience will perceive them, adds a level of dystopian horror to the story that isn't nearly as apparent in the films. The intensity of the violence and disturbing nature of the obstacles in the arena makes the stakes feel so much higher than I was expecting going in. Excited to continue this series!

Places

Panem
The Capitol
The Pentagon
District 12
The nation of Panem and District 12