The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
Taste attributes: science fictionteenactionadventurepoliticalfastheavyimaginarylinearemotive & stirringgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalfighting evil
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, fast-moving science-fiction novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
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.
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- Suzanne Collins
- Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 397
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