Dystopian · Young adult
The Hunger Games
Bestseller: about 29 million copies (estimate)In a future nation where each district must send two teenagers to fight to the death on television, sixteen-year-old Katniss volunteers to take her little sister's place.
Facts last checked 2026-10-16
- First published
- 2008
- Pace
- Fast
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 374
- Format
- Book 1 of 5 in The Hunger Games
Read this if you want a fast, tense survival story with a resourceful heroine and sharp social commentary.
Skip this if children being forced to kill each other is something you want to avoid.
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Quick answers about The Hunger Games
- What is The Hunger Games about?
- In a future nation where each district must send two teenagers to fight to the death on television, sixteen-year-old Katniss volunteers to take her little sister's place.
- Who should read The Hunger Games?
- Read it if you want a fast, tense survival story with a resourceful heroine and sharp social commentary. Skip it if children being forced to kill each other is something you want to avoid.
- How long and how fast is The Hunger Games?
- It is a fast-paced, medium read of about 374 pages, first published in 2008.
- Does The Hunger Games have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Violence, Death, Child death.
- Can I borrow The Hunger Games for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends The Hunger Games; the borrow button above searches it for you.
- What should I read after The Hunger Games?
- Readers who liked it often move on to Red Rising, The Giver, Scythe.
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