The Hunger GamesModern · Young Adult, Dystopia, Fiction
The Hunger Games
2008 · 260 pages · Fiction
69
Modern
★ 4.36 on Goodreads · 10.3M ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the PBS Great American Read list. One of the best-selling books ever (about 100 million copies). 4.36★ from 10.3M Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
69Must-Read Score
- Readers93 out of 100 · counts 40%+42
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller76 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+27
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #5 of the 27 young adult books we rank
- #9 of the 141 science fiction books we rank
- #47 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #115 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- One of the best-selling books ever (about 100 million copies)
On the lists
- PBS Great American Read
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Adventurous, Dark
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