Have you ever read the Hunger Games book series? Well, if you have not read the series is, it is based on a competition which takes place annually in the country of Panem. Each year, for the brutal competition, a boy and a girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen from each of the twelve districts are chosen to battle in an arena until death. The winner and his or her family is awarded a great life of wealth and happiness, but the losers suffer a humiliating death from their opponent.This battle is televised across the nation. Collins’ style of writing has crossed the world with more than 65 million copies sold worldwide. Why is her writing so unique? It is because of her childhood influence, her avant-garde writing style, and the character …show more content…
Her family lived in many places such as New York and Brussels. When her father came back every six months, he always told Suzanne and her three older siblings about the war. According to Suzanne, her father would take her frequently to places that had war monuments. Her books were influenced by war stories told by her father. Collins’ writing style in the Hunger Games series reflected on the stories she was told. This plot takes place in Panem which what was once North America. The Capitol of Panem maintains its hold on its 12 districts by forcing each district to select a boy and a girl as tributes to compete in the annual Hunger Games. Citizens must watch as the youths fight to the death until only one survivor remain.

Each writer has their own writing style, but nowadays, in many people’s opinion, all writers who share the same genre seem to have a very similar writing style as well as the plot. However, Suzanne Collins’ books are very different compared to today’s bestselling books. Most of today’s top selling books have some sort of fairytale surrounding the main character. But in the Hunger Games series,, children battle to the death. That’s an avant-garde plot. Her three book series surprisingly surpassed the sale of Harry Potter seven-book