The Hunger Games
By: Suzanne Collins
New York, NY. : Scholastic Press 2008.
374 Pages
ISBN: 978-0-439-02348-1
Summary:
"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".
Genre:
This book is an example of science fiction.
Science Fiction Characteristics:
- Story takes place in the future
- The pitting of young children against each other in the games explores moral, social, and ethical questions against a setting that is outside of reality
- Advanced scientific technologies seen throughout the book: medicines, mutations, force fields, etc.
- The tone of the book is both evocative and visual
- Fast-paced action packed book
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Enclave by Ann Aguirre
Epic by Conor Kostick
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Nice annotation! I loved the Hunger Games, and I was excited to see some read-a-likes that I had haven't seen yet! I've read Divergent and the Maze Runner and love those too, so I will definitely have to read Enclave and Epic! Thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteAnna, I used Novelist for a list of read-a-likes and choose books that I found most similar. I have not read, or even heard of before now, Enclave and Epic. I too will read those eventually. Right now I am reading the Maze Runner for my YA book club. I am only 1/4 of the way in but am intrigued so far.
DeleteI agree with Anna's comment; when I saw in your title that you were doing The Hunger Games, I was thinking your read-a-likes would be ones I've heard of, but I don't know anything about Enclave or Epic. Are those YA, too? If so, are there any adult lit read-a-likes you have in mind?
ReplyDeleteBoth of those books are YA. I have not looked for adult read-a-likes but I am positive that they are out of there.
DeleteGreat summary. One of this week's readings stressed that plot summaries should be one long sentence, two at the most. You were able to give a succinct but thorough summary.
ReplyDeleteNice job Amanda.
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