The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Set in a dystopian future, the novel revolves around a teenager named Katniss Everdeen, who lives in a post-apocalyptic nation where the government, in order to maintain control, forces each of its twelve districts to send a boy and girl to participate in a televised annual event. This event, known as the Hunger Games, is a fight to the death. When Katniss's younger sister is selected to participate, Katniss volunteers to take her place. The book follows her struggle for survival in the cruel game, against the backdrop of a brewing rebellion against the oppressive regime.
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- 24th on The 25 Best Science-Fiction Books of All Time (Spy.com)
- 61st on Top 100 Killer Thrillers (NPR)
- 171st on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 652nd on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- The 100 Best YA Books of All Time (Time)
- The Books You've Always Meant to Read (Waterstones)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (USA))
- 87 Books Written by Women That Are So Good, You Won't Be Able to Put Them Down (Pop Sugar)
- Bill Gate's Book Recommendations (Bill Gates)
- From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
- The Great American Read (PBS)
- 100 Novels That Shaped Our World (BBC)