Books like Hunger Games and Divergent?

[Bernadine]

I just read Divergent and Insurgent on vacation.  And I love my Kindle.

I found this list- www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/book-series-to-read-if-you-enjoyed-the-hunger-games

Any other recs?  Thanks!

[bitsandpieces]

The Selection by Kiera Cass.  Sequel is called the Elite.  Sort of like the Bachelor in a post apocalyptic world.  Reminded me of the Hunger Games because of the reality tv aspect.  

[Yankees21]

I liked I am Number Four.

[greenscreen]

I would just echo the rec for Ender's Game and the series. It is excellent!

[blueshirt2003]

The Unwind series by Neal Shusterman.

Or, maybe even Lauren Oliver's Delirium Series.

[y4m]

Enders game clearly. Ready player one if you are old enough to remember the 80s

[blueshirt2003]

Oh, I also 2nd The 5th Wave recommendation.

[christy082]

I haven't read it yet but I've also heard good things about The 5th Wave.

I recently read Ready Player One and really enjoyed it.

[Jalapeñomel]

Isn't there quite a bit of controversy around the author of The Ender's Game regarding homosexuality?

[GracieLouFreebush1]

I recently finished Lauren Oliver's Delirium trilogy and liked it a lot.

[Bernadine]

Thanks jillianashley6!

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My comment on this list is Matched really sucked. The concept was good but the writing was really really bad.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 29, 2013 14:08:43 GMT -5 ninjabridemom said:

My comment on this list is Matched really sucked. The concept was good but the writing was really really bad.

I felt this way about the Mortal Instruments...the writing was just horrible, and I couldn't get past it.

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Jul 29, 2013 14:11:46 GMT -5 jillianashley6 said:

Jul 29, 2013 14:08:43 GMT -5 ninjabridemom said:

My comment on this list is Matched really sucked. The concept was good but the writing was really really bad.

I'm so glad I wasn't the one one who felt this way! lol

Definitely not.  It was summer reading for the college freshmen class I taught a few years ago and all 20 girls hated it.

Our conversation centered more on why it was bad than what we were "supposed" to be talking about lol. ETA and then I had everyone draw pictures so we could have fun instead of talk about the book more.

[alzi]

Jul 29, 2013 14:09:33 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Jul 29, 2013 14:08:43 GMT -5 ninjabridemom said:

My comment on this list is Matched really sucked. The concept was good but the writing was really really bad.

I felt this way about the Mortal Instruments...the writing was just horrible, and I couldn't get past it.

I felt this way about the Selection. Ill read the last one when it comes out but man they are bad.

[greenscreen]

Jul 29, 2013 14:00:46 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Isn't there quite a bit of controversy around the author of The Ender's Game regarding homosexuality?

Yes, and his religious beliefs as a Mormon are often a public issue.* There was a Salon piece from years ago that kind of summed up my frustration with a love of the books and wanting to throttle him. Still, I love the books.  

www.salon.com/2000/02/03/card/

*Of course, not all Mormons are homophobes or bigots.

[Dusky]

Jul 29, 2013 13:30:16 GMT -5 blueshirt2003 said:

The Unwind series by Neal Shusterman.

I just want to ditto Unwind.  It is a great book.

[lynn07]

Posting so I can come back and add some of these to my Kindle.

I wanted to add that the I am really enjoying the Legend series by Marie Lu. The second book is called Prodigy. They're great reads. And The 5th Wave was great, too!

[itsme]

Delirium

[alzi]

The Declaration was a pretty good series.

Also, The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist was good.

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Jul 29, 2013 14:47:16 GMT -5 alzi said:

The Declaration was a pretty good series.

Also, The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist was good.

Reading this now. I'm liking it so far! Better than I thought.

[alzi]

Jul 29, 2013 14:48:41 GMT -5 ninjabridemom said:

Jul 29, 2013 14:47:16 GMT -5 alzi said:

The Declaration was a pretty good series.

Also, The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist was good.

Reading this now. I'm liking it so far! Better than I thought.

I liked that it was not about teenagers lol

[ijack]

Jul 29, 2013 14:03:51 GMT -5 jillianashley6 said:

Also- let me go through the list you posted and review them...I've read most. lol

1. Unwind series. This fucked me UP. I had nightmares. It was seriously brutal. Good but brutal.
2. Divergent series. Love love love
3. Matched series- read the first, didn't really enjoy it so I didn't read the rest. Everyone else says good things though, so I might try again.
4. Maze Runner series. It was ok. I read all, but they aren't my favorites.
5. Graceling series- loved them. Books 1 and 2 are better than 3.
6. Mortal Instruments series. They're pretty good. The movie of the first one comes out soon. Jonathan is NOT CUTE in the movie. Ugh.
7. Cinder- on my TBR list
8. Gone series- I've read the first three. They're aren't my favorite. They kind of remind me of Under the Dome, but not as good. The books are strikingly similar in many ways.
9. Delirium series- Good, not as good as Divergent or HG. But an interesting take on the world and their "fix"
10. Legend series- I really enjoyed the first one, but haven't picked up the second one yet. The third isn't out yet I don't think...
11. Uglies series- I enjoyed these books a lot. The first three were great, the fourth was just eh.
12. Partials series- on my TBR list
13. Enders game- I've read the first and it was AWESOME. I've heard the rest weren't as good, so I've stayed away. The movie comes out soon.
14. The survivers series- The writing isn't very good- I think its for a really really young audience. But the content was interesting to me, so I kept reading.
15. The Dwellers- this is literally the first I've heard of it, which is crazy- I seek out utopian/apocalyptic literature like crazy. I'll have to add them to my TBR list

basically what she said. I didn't realize how many dystopian novels I'd read until I saw this list