unwind vs. hunger games

[Emily]

Sorry to all those Hunger Games fans out there reading this, but I think Unwind takes the cake on this one because Unwind addresses a topic of conversation that everyone seems to be debating about lately, and I think Neal Shusterman took a good story line about this topic.

[Storm]

Unwind is my favorite book of all time. The Hunger Games trilogy is great, I own all three books and reread them a few times but Unwind is to date the only book I own where it's going to fall apart from the rereads. It's painfully beautiful, it's fresh and I have not met a person who hated it who actually still hated it after reading it.

[Julianna]

It's a tie...maybe unwind is a smidge better :)

[Tala]

Honestly, I dont like either book, but somehow I liked The Hunger Games better. Unwind is just BLEH.

[Storm]

Steven wrote: "What the?!?!?!?!? Is that a question? Unwind kicks!"

THANK YOU!!!!

[Monica]

Unwind because the entire series is good from story to character development. Book 3 ruined the hunger game series and once u read battle royale the first book just doesnt seem that good anymore

[Maria]

Hands down, Unwind. The hunger games doesn't really make sense and it's not that believe able, there's A love triangle.

Unwind is so much better, you learn what happens with all the characters, there's no death that motivates the main character to move on, no love triangle and much more action in it, besides it's written much more better.

[Kelly Brigid ♡]

Unwind. The idea is more original and intriguing in my opinion. Hunger Games is really good as well, but I like Unwind more.

[reading.for.eternities]

its kinda sad that there is even this question. UNWIND FOREVER AND EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Saros]

I think Unwind and The Hunger Games both have their strengths and are good in their own ways.

However I liked Unwind much better than THG mostly for how "real" the characters seemed to me. No matter how human Katniss or any of the other characters in THG seems, it's just so alien to me that I had difficulty seeing the novels as anything other than political commentary with a bunch of YA Tropes thrown in for flavor.

Unwind, however, had characters who felt more human and relatable. There was definitely the feeling of political commentary, and given what was the basis of the series I can't say I'm really surprised, but it was shown through the eyes of kids who felt like kids

Like I said, they both have their strengths and weaknesses but I prefer Unwind over The Hunger Games by a long shot.

[Shirley J]

Both writers are equally talented in their style. Some of the themes in each book are unique enough that I'm not sure one is better than the other:

Themes that are unique to only Unwind:

Initially adults control the fate of the teens, not the government.

Government control is somewhat invisible. There's isn't a dominant figurehead representing power and control like Dr. Snow.

The war waged in the book is based on ethics and morality: a compromise between the pro life and pro choice values. HG's war is manufactured as an illusion.

Extreme poverty doesn't dominate Unwind as it does HG.

Sanctity of Life: Unwind's premise is to selectively improve someone's life, HG is to deny one's right to live.

Unwind's plot does not solidly present one side about anything: issues, characters, values, etc. In HG rule of government is forcefully dominate.

Plenty of themes in common: individualism, sacrifice, heroism, friendship and loyalty, personal rights.

[Hec]

Unwind was so much better. i loved the characters more and i loved the plot and how it was written. it was a very creative story. I would totally read Unwind again but i dont think i would read the hunger games again.