Based on Goodreads’ book data, the answer is ‘yes’.

With a prequel novel to The Hunger Games trilogy coming in May 2020, it looks like the odds are in the favor of series’ fans. Ten years after Katniss took on Panem and started a revolution, we’re now getting a tale about a young President Snow. But the jury is out on whether this villain’s story can captivate audiences the way the exploits of the heroine from District 12 did.

My quick take on The Hunger Games: This was an important story for the new century. I have a strong emotional connection to the tale, which is ostensibly a young adult series, but centers on heady topics such as authoritarianism, survival, and society’s decay. I remember when (spoiler) died. Yeah, I cried. There, I admitted it. And Katniss’s defiance of the Capitol and her will to survive a brutal televised blood sport is still one of the most riveting narratives in dystopian fiction.

All three Hunger Games stories make the list of books on Goodreads that have a million or more ratings. The first story in the trilogy has more 5-star ratings than any book on the list, save for book one of a series starring a certain boy wizard. NOTE: There are 54 books with 1M+ ratings based on 2017 data. It’s likely higher now.

It’s interesting to note that the first books of the Hunger Games and Harry Potter series were in a deadheat in 2017 for most overall ratings. Harry has since surpassed Katniss with 6.6M ratings vs. 6.1M ratings respectively as of April 2020.

Explore the “1M+ ratings book club” by clicking on the image and get ready some more Panem mayhem!

-Josh