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What age should read the Hunger Games?
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I say 11+ my friend read it in 5th grade I read it the summer before 6th but it depends on your mature both of us are mature their are kids that are in 6th grade that I wouldn't recommend due to immature.
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I am 12 and I understood it perfectly. Frankly I think these days parents are underestimating the amount of what their children understand. I think children are a lot more mature than what they were 30 years ago because of what we are supposed to now in days. I read all three books last month and absolutely fell in love with the series. I think that ages 11 and up should be fine reading it. It has some violence and romance but nothing inappropriate. There is nothing in the book that kids already haven't been exposed to in tv shows. And there's definitely an educational side to it, if you're mature enough and you understand and appreciate the third book you'll love the whole series.
I am a fourth grade teacher and I had students (9 years old) reading it last year. Honestly, it made me a little uncomfortable. I think because of their age they don't always know how to process the violence and emotions in the story. They seemed unconcerned about the horrors of the Hunger Games and kept saying it was "cool." As an adult who read the story, I know that there are some exciting things, but I can read and see the PTSD and tragedy of the story. It's true there is no sex, but the violence is very vivid and mostly directed at young people.
I read the whole series at 50. I hated it. Perhaps I’m too old. But I sure as heck don’t want my 11 year old girl reading it. My 13 year old boy discovered it on his summer reading list as a choice, and I steered him away from it, because I don’t think it’s a good book. I find nothing redeeming or original in it. It’s just a poorly written and very violent book wrapped up in the very same political and dystopian themes already covered ad naseum. I feel asleep during the 2nd movie. Unoriginal at best. Derivative at worst.
I think 10+ is good.
I read it at about 11, maybe. But it depends on the child.Kinda messed up that this book's concept is literally the rich and privileged making mere children kill each other brutally for entertainment, but western society is fine with showing literal children this story because OH IT HAS NO SEX. :)
When did a natural thing like sexuality become more problematic than murder, corrupt governments, prejudice + torture??
I think the book's political themes would go over a young (5-7 years) child's head, and give older (7-9 yrs) kids who properly think about the concept nightmares, but yeah 10+ seems to be okay IMO.
I think 10+. I read it when I was in fifth grade and I told my friends to read it, but they were less mature about it.
It always depends on the person. It would have been too violent for me when I was 12, and I wouldn't have understood the whole political aspect added in the other books which I think is an important message. If I had children I'd recommend it to them from 13+
I think around 10-11 at minimum. Even though it's very dark, Hunger Games has very little language and inappropriate content. It's a very powerful story and sends some complex, deep, powerful questions. It also introduces some big real world issues, such as extremely poverty and war.
As soon as they want to read it. Read it with your kids and talk about it.
I think 11-12. It i a good age to read it
My 12 year old niece wanted to read it because all her classmates had. I don't think the gore would particularly disturb kids/ teenagers - it's the emotional battering the characters take that disturbs me. Eventually, I reluctantly told her Dad (who hadn't read it, and was asking my advice): "OK".I'm trying not to include spoilers here... As one friend of mine put it: "By the third book, and the 'parachute bombs', I couldn't FEEL anymore. I was numb." That's probably the most savage part. It didn't surprise me when I read an interview with Suzanne Collins and she said her father's combat stories had an effect on her writing.
Just read Dizzy's comment:"Kinda messed up that this book's concept is literally the rich and privileged making mere children kill each other brutally for entertainment, but western society is fine with showing literal children this story because OH IT HAS NO SEX. :)
When did a natural thing like sexuality become more problematic than murder, corrupt governments, prejudice + torture??"
Yep. Completely agree...
Interesting that the first film embraced/ emphasised the whole "how sick is this society's version of reality TV?" theme, yet cut the part where Katniss' eardrum is blown out by the supply dump explosion...
@Alex Oh I also completely agree. I definitely wouldn't let my 10 year old child read a book (any book!) that deals with violence and murder as a major plot point. Children might not be frightened by it but imo that's only because they don't understand what's going on and what's behind the murder - the whole political aspect. But - hey no sex, every child can read this book! I'm not saying that there are some children/younger readers who are already able to understand the book, but most children are most likely not.
I think it doesn't matter what books you rad at least there reading something
It has a lot of violence, though not excessively graphic in detail, kissing and other PG-13 romantic stuff, and a fair amount of cursing. At think 12+ is fine reading this, as long as they aren't bothered by PG-13 movies. Any lower in age and the adult responsible for them should determine for themselves through other adults or by reading it themselves (by the way, it's a great book, so that shouldn't be much of a issue).
I read it when I was ten. It depends on your maturity level though. I know some people would get scared, like my sister. People take things differently. I think ages 10 to 11 is good.
I read this when I was 12, after reading the GONE series. I was scared to read this series but my dad looked at me and said: "you read the GONE series. This is going to be a piece of pie". And it was. But, I tried when I was ten and didn't really have an interest in it. Lots of kids when I was 10 read it and some had a hard time reading it. Ultimately, if you're okay with violence and death, you won't have an issue reading this. But if you do have a hard time, wait until you are more comfortable with it.
I read this when I was 12 and I loved it but I read the whole series in 3 days. I thin that is a great age to read the book.
I was 13 when I first read THG and my parents still weren't crazy about it, but I didn't have a problem with the content, it was all clean.
I probably wouldn't let my future daughter (or son of course) read the series until she/he was 13. Definitely disagree with 10/11 year olds reading the series. Of course it depends on the individual child's maturity and how they handle certain topics, but overall, I think anything younger than 13 is too young.But wow, seeing people say they were 10 (and some here are only 10-12.. wow. Okay, I feel too old to be on Goodreads actually. D:) when they read it makes me feel sooo old. I was 16, jeez.
I read it when I was 10/11. I think children around that age will understand it just fine. The themes in this book aren't too explicit for them either.
i think i was 11 or 12. it’s the series that made me fall in love with reading, i am never gonna be able to explain how much this books mean to me.
Kenna wrote: "I agree with Zoe completely"same here I think 10
In my opinion, this book is for 11+ childrens. I read them when I was that age and I understood everything. It's a good story, it teaches something even at the youngest ones. Now it's one of my favourite books.
Maybe, if the child doesn't like it, I think you'd better propose it to him/her later in the years. Children change pretty quickly ;)
I suggest 10 and up, unless you know you can handle the violence. The entire series is pretty intense, lots of gore, but also topics that might be for a more mature audience. Personally, I read them for the first time in grade 5, and thoroughly enjoyed them. Personal judgement for whether you think you can read them or not is important!
I first read the series when I was 10 and I loved it but I'd say 12+
I read the Hunger Games when I have 12. I think 12+ is a good age
Rissi wrote: "I probably wouldn't let my future daughter (or son of course) read the series until she/he was 13. Definitely disagree with 10/11 year olds reading the series. Of course it depends on the individua..."I agree. Sure there is no explicit content, but the books have a deeper political message that I think 10 year olds don't understand. I'm not saying you wouldn't enjoy the books at a younger age, I just think they're not intended for this audience.
I read The Hunger Games for the first time only a month ago, and I'm 20. However, I've had the book since I was 11 or 12. It's a book I could have read and enjoyed at the ages of 10-12, so I would say that age works. I understand if parents are worried books like these are too brutal for younger kids, but I think it's healthy to read about these issues. When I was about 10 or 11 I read another book about a young teenager who lived in poverty and had a mentally ill mom. It was probably not a book meant for someone my age, because it was very tragic and graphic, but it taught me sympathy for people in less fortunate situations than me. I read a lot of books about similar issues and I really do believe that shaped me as a person in a very positive way.
I think that the people who have a desire to read The Hunger Games series should be at least 13 because they should be proficient in English and also get used to the violence in the books.
I don't think there should be a certain age limit. Just read it if you can handle violence (and romance..?) and DON'T copy the act!
I read these books when I was 11, but looking at my 11 year old sister now, it seems way above her level. I think it is really a judgment call on if someone seems mature enough, but by 12 or 13, I think they're definitely fine to read these books.
I read it at 10 and I am not scarred
I was 12 when I read the trilogy, and I was fine. my brother was 11 though and thought it was fine. I would say anywhere from 11 to 12. it does have gore but it doesnt go into detail and there is no bad language. (hope this helped) :)
Hello, as an 11 year old, I would say 10. But i do have to see another person's perspective! Now, I live in a 9 person household(including me), and most of my siblings ARE older than me, so I may learn more than the average 11 year old. And when I watched the movies again(not the first time) in 2018, i understood it. And what they're doing, and the laws. So, if you grow up like me, 10+. But for everyone else, i would say 12 or 13+!
I think this book would be most affective to show high schoolers as apart of curriculum due to the fact that most high schoolers now of days have depression and anxiety making katniss' feelings in later books and in the very beginning a lot more familiar and even relatable of course from different experiences
Claire wrote: "12+. there's romance in it, and little kids might not understand it : P"Well I mean I know someone who is 10 and she really really liked it. She read some of the same books as me(I'm 14, EX. Percy Jackson, Renegades)... Idk I feel like reading ups your understanding of things a bit.
I also don't think that we have the right to put an age cap on this. It's probably up the parents, I mean there's no language in this so...
Zoe.. wrote: "Cassie wrote: "13+ seeing as even at twelve they might not understand most of it, and if they do it could make them really upset about the whole thing. At least if your 13 or older you would unders..."Also hello fellow Zoe XD
I definitely think 13+
Kenna wrote: "How old should you be to read the Hunger Games? I know alot of people that read it when they were 11/12. What do you think the minimum age should be?"en mi opinión no hay una edad, creo que a los 13 o mas porque tal vez para algunos es difícil de leer lo cual esta bien, pero otras personas tal vez con mayor comprensión lectora podrian leerlos antes
I think with the hunger games it really depends on the persons maturity level. Personally I'd say at the bare minimum you should be twelve or older.
i think that anyone can read this series as long as they have a level of maturity. they must be prepared for the dark side of the book as well as the romantic side. if the person is a child, he / she should ask his/her parent(s) to gain advise! hope this helps to anyone out there
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I would say minimum 12.. the age range is probably from 12-14 ish, but some kids might easily be scared of violence and develop nightmares, so like many people said, it depends on the kid and how much they can handle.
I would say about 12 to 13 + because I know some people can be sensitive about killing and stuff like hunger games, but however, if they think they can handle it, about 10 to 11.
Kenna wrote: "How old should you be to read the Hunger Games? I know alot of people that read it when they were 11/12. What do you think the minimum age should be?"The thing is, around that age its okay to read it because even if they do read, those kids aren't mature enough to emotionally understand what is actually going on in the books. They'll find the action and adventure fun. There's not much impactful graphic violence in there.
Its only when you're in your late teens and above you understand the actual reality of the books and are able to relate it to the world around you.
I think 11 is a fine age to read The Hunger Games trilogy for the first time. I think that especially now with kids "maturing" at younger ages, the material is definitely suitable for them, although some/most may not be able to understand the big picture/message, I think exposure to the book around that age is fine. I think the trilogy should be revisited again in the teens/mid-teens as they should then be able to understand the impact of the story and relate it to the world around them. At 11 years old they are probably just going to enjoy the action within the story-no harm in that.
It honestly depends on the maturity of the reader. I read it when I was eleven and turned out fine. The only warnings are death, there's barely any gore and the book is amazing overall!
I read the hunger games when I was 12-13 and I had no trouble, but some kids might be scared because there is a lot of murder death. I mean, you could read it at age 10, but it depends on the maturity of the kid.
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