89 pages • 2 hours read
Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Before You Read
Super Short Summary
In Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her sister's place in a deadly competition orchestrated by a totalitarian government, where children from various districts must fight to the death. Katniss must navigate alliances and survival tactics while maintaining her humanity. Themes include violence, oppression, and systemic inequality.
Reviews & Readership
Review Roundup
Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games captivates readers with its fast-paced, dystopian setting and compelling protagonist, Katniss Everdeen. Praised for its engaging plot and strong character development, the novel explores themes of survival and societal critique. However, some critics find the violence excessive and predictability in the plot. Overall, it remains a gripping read.
Who Should Read The Hunger Games?
A reader who enjoys The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins typically relishes fast-paced, dystopian narratives with strong, resourceful protagonists and themes of survival and resistance against oppressive regimes. Fans of Divergent by Veronica Roth and The Maze Runner by James Dashner would likely appreciate this series.
RecommendedReading Age
12-18yearsBook Details
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Values/Ideas: Justice & Injustice