This question originally appeared on Quora. By Cristina Hartmann, Lawyer by day, writer by night All of the answers so far are spot-on about the attributes of the Hunger Games series. The books are fast-paced, personable and poignant. Still, there's a deeper attraction within this series.
A head-to-head comparison with other dystopian death-match novels may give us some insight into what makes Hunger Games special. The two top contenders that I've read are: Battle Royale and Running Man -- two very different books.
Battle Royale (Koushuri Takami) - classic deathmatch novel
This book, set in a despotic East Asian government, pits classmates against each other on an island. The idea is very similar to the Hunger Games; it's kill or be killed.
The book had a few problems:
Lack of Consistent Narration - since this book is in the third-person perspective, the author retells the lifestory of every student. This...
A head-to-head comparison with other dystopian death-match novels may give us some insight into what makes Hunger Games special. The two top contenders that I've read are: Battle Royale and Running Man -- two very different books.
Battle Royale (Koushuri Takami) - classic deathmatch novel
This book, set in a despotic East Asian government, pits classmates against each other on an island. The idea is very similar to the Hunger Games; it's kill or be killed.
The book had a few problems:
Lack of Consistent Narration - since this book is in the third-person perspective, the author retells the lifestory of every student. This...
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