Book Review Showdown: 'The Hunger Games' vs. 'Breaking Dawn'
We scoured the web for the official book review showdown, so see what they're saying about the two novels. Which reigns supreme? Find out below!
'The Hunger Games' vs. 'Twilight'
Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games hits theaters in March of 2012, but how good was the novel? One Amazon customer shares:
"Wow. I was barely able to put this book down for a second after the first few pages got me completely hooked. Suzanne Collins narrative here has an immediacy to it that, when combined with the very dramatic life-or-death plot, is incredibly compelling."Another Hunger Games reader wrote:
"I was worried that the book wouldn't live up to my expectations since I heard from so many people how great it was... Boy, I hated when I had to put this book down to go to bed at night. I wanted to keep reading to see what would happen next because so many different things were thrown at us. I have the second book Catching Fire sitting right here, and I can't wait to dive into it!"
The Hunger Games Trailer: Favorite Scenes
Of course we've come to know and love the Twilight franchise on screen, but just how did it fair in novel form? A reader says:
"What makes the book so captivating is Edward. He is romantic, adoring, protective, trustworthy, and madly in love with an average girl. He is also brilliant and deadly. What girl doesn't want to imagine a man like that for herself?"
But another Twi-hard wasn't quite as impressed with the final book, writing:
"My greatest objection to this book lies in the fact that it was a vast departure from what I consider the essence of the characters. I loved the first three books. I loved them deeply... Breaking Dawn, sadly, is a departure from this. I felt that there was a definite agenda throughout this book; namely, that it needed to accomplish a dramatic finale to an epic trilogy. In an attempt to achieve that happily ever after, it seemed that the rules Stephenie had given us from the first three books had to be thrown out the window."
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart at 'Breaking Dawn'
So which novel do you think was the best? Cast your vote in the poll and give us your review in the comments!
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You can't really compare the end of one hugely popular film franchise with the start of another... Here's a link to the Hunger Games trailer for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
The Hunger Games are different to the Twilight series. We can't compare them, and though I am a die-hard, emotional, Katniss obsessed fan of the Hunger Games, I will try not to bash Twilight... Bella is a sucky heroine, who looks like a dead zombie in the movies and she doesn't have a strong personality (unlike our dear Katniss...). She is very fickle, and somehow, bores me in the books. Edward is a constipated Vampire who looks like he's taking steroids or drugs, which is pathetic. The books, also, don't do justice to his character. I read Twilight, was hooked, but insanely bored and completely and utterly disappointed at the end. Worst part? It's a stupid, soppy romance novel that could have been an epic phenomenon....but well, Meyer destroyed it...by putting in gay vampires, and troubled werewolves....Sad, right? The Hunger Games? The best books I have ever read, and the movies, I know for a fact, are going to HUGE...The acting is phenomenal, the setting is mind blowing, the filming is gorgeous and it brings the book alive... Why do I prefer The Hunger Games? Because Katniss is a kick-ass protagnist, selfish and stupid at times like we all are, but she holds something that all of us can relate to. The first person narrative in this novel is MUCH more punchy, and poignant as compared to Twilight because Katniss doesn't just focus on Peeta, or Gale but thinks of other, important things... The characters are perfect, and completely human because they all make mistakes, unlike Twilight which doesn't portray things realistically...sad, really... The best part? The Hunger Games is completely believable....unlike Twilight, or Harry Potter because it focuses on the barbarity of the human race, and how one girl can begin something that only ends with death. I am eternally a fan of the Hunger Games, and Harry Potter and Twilight lag far, far behind in comparison...We don't need to insult the Hunger Games by comparing it to things like Twilight...though, I admit, the Vampire-Human concept was good, Meyer ruined the story... Harry Potter is a beautiful tale within itself, but not nearly as good as the Hunger Games, and I doubt nothing else will ever be... Hunger Games is real, so real to the readers when HP and Twilight could never be...Please forgive my Twilight bashing...I don't like them...they suck...okay, need I say any more? So... As Claudius says.... So, may the odds ever be in your favour...
Agreed!
There is no comparison as they are completely different books. Twilight is a love story and Hunger Games is about fighting oppression. I liked both books equally for different reasons.
Twilight is doltish, maudlin, mediocre-at-best writing with simpleton characters. Bella is a bellyaching moron with no depth or significance. She is a perfect example of the girls who read the books. Katness Everdeen is a brave and impulsive leader who constantly questions her rash behavior and cares deeply for people other than the two love interests. Gale and Peeta are ordinary, but other personality-rich characters make up for it: the pompus but often considerate Effie, the warm-hearted and sympathetic Cinna, and the idignant, humorous, and troubled Haymitch. The writing is nail-biting and captivating, the aesthetics ever so juxtaposed between the capitol and the districts, and the plot so enticing and twisting.
Who cares? Both books are good in their own different ways. Hunger Games is the best action-adventure series I've ever read; Twilight, one of the best romances. To compare those genres is like comparing apples and oranges.
Both these books/series are amazing but I believe that HG is better because of the suspense and events that just keep getting thrown at you like a sucker punch. Im not saying HG is gonna get more votes but HG is a way better, and more suspence filled series.
The Harry potter fandom have somewhat endorsed the hunger games so twilight will continue to fight an uphill battle
get a life what's even the meaning of this fight ? another HP vs twilight fight ? what happened at the end ? Twilight fans Lost the fight and both side Hate eachother , this time i think celebuzz is using this way to make HG huge as twilight and i dont think so , the twilight fans will Hate HG and HG will Hate twilight Great Job celebuzz gosh ...