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The Hunger Games
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Suzanne Collins
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The Hunger Games Facts
Brain Snacks
Suzanne Collins loved George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984 as a teen. Other faves include Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, and Lord of the Flies by Will...
Steaminess Rating
PG-13OK, this is a young adult novel, but romance is definitely on our protagonist's mind. (Romance is a good strategy for winning the Hunger Games, after all.) Still, while love and romance are ma...
Shout Outs
There aren't any really explicit shout outs in The Hunger Games, but we know from interviews that Suzanne Collins was inspired, in part, by the ancient Roman Empire. Below are a few connections we...