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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins: Review, Ending Explained and Every Book in Order

Twenty-four kids go into the arena, one comes out, and a sixteen-year-old volunteers to save her sister. With Sunrise on the Reaping heading to theaters, Hailey reviews The Hunger Games spoiler-free, recommends six dystopian books to read next, then, after a spoiler warning, explains the ending and the berries, and lays out every book and movie in order. Content note: violence against children is discussed.

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Books mentioned in this episode
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
The Long Walk by Stephen King
Divergent by Veronica Roth
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Legend by Marie Lu
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Chapters
0:00 Cold Open
0:17 Welcome
0:50 The Review
4:07 What To Read Next
6:40 Spoiler Warning
7:00 The Ending Explained
11:41 The Series
15:12 Outro

Scores, the full written review and the videos

Narrated by Hailey, the Book Explained host voice (AI-generated with Kokoro TTS).

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"Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Disquiet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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