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Why ‘The Hunger Games’ might just beat ‘Harry Potter’ AND ‘Twilight’ (One fangirl’s humble opinion)

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December 4, 2011

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“Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of Number Four, Privet Drive, were proud to say they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.” (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, p. 1 J.K. Rowling)

I’ll never forget the day that my 7-year-old eyes happened upon that very first sentence. The sound of the spine cracking, the smell of the fresh pages all still conjure up that initial moment I read it. This sentence began the magical ride that after 12 years, I am still a part of.

Flash forward 7 years;

“I’d never given much thought to how I would die — though I’d had reason enough in the last few months — but even if I had, I would not have imagined it like this.” (Twilight, p. 1 Stephenie Meyer)

An entirely unique sentiment from that of the beginning of The Sorcerer’s Stone, and yet, this too, sent me whizzing down the path of a whole new fandom: Twilight.

Over the years, I have come to appreciate both series more and more, praising them time and time again for their incredible abilities to make me feel true, raw emotions in the hands of a paperback novel. I was unsure of whether another series would ever be able to capture my heart the way these two did and yet, just a few days ago one managed to do just that.

I’d been hearing of The Hunger Games for roughly two years but had never been aware of their storyline. Over the years I’d found books to sate my thirst for literature, but never to fully quench it the way only my old favorite fandoms could. One fateful day, my thirst got the better of me and as if on a mission, I drove to Barnes and Noble (despite Black Friday traffic, mind you!) and picked up The Hunger Games. I hurried home to curl up in bed and maybe bang out a few chapters when, before I knew it, it was midday, and I had read the last terrible sentence: “End of Book One.” I couldn’t believe it. Stunned, I stared at the book in my hands, not quite sure what had happened; had I really fallen so effortlessly in love with the characters of Suzanne Collins’ novel? Could I really have been sucked in so quickly to the frightening world of Panem and all its pitiful citizens? Had I really devoured her several-hundred page novel quicker than a magazine article? I had. It took another two minutes for the gravity of the situation to dawn on me before I was back in my car, braving more Black Friday zombies for the remaining two books in the trilogy. As I frantically flew through Catching Fire and Mockingjay, I barely moved until I looked at my clock, saw that it was two am and realized I had already finished one of the best series I had ever read.

The Hunger Games has touched me in a way that very few other series have, largely due to the incredibly unique world it takes place in. The characters, the setting, the horrific scenario of the games – all so far from this world we live in today, and yet so relatable.

The reason I can proudly claim that in many ways The Hunger Games “beats” both Harry Potter and Twilight is simple: it mixes the best of both worlds in a more mature (and often more realistic) manner. Usually, I detest comparing these two series, however, I feel that in this case, it is actually beneficial to The Hunger Games to do so. While it clearly holds the excitability of action, plot twists, and intellectual and moral teachings of Harry Potter, it also has the heart of Twilight. Readers of both series, of all ages and genders should be proud to engage themselves in this trilogy and I can only hope that with the upcoming movie, it only prompts more popularity and recognition for the inspired piece of literature that it has come from.

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  • StarKiddie

    HARRY POTTER.

  • Anonymous

    To attempt to argue, in any way, that the Harry Potter lacks heart is ridiculous.

    • http://twitter.com/Captain_Failure Fiona Cunningham

      To be fair, she didn’t say that. She said that she likes the way The Hunger Games contains good elements of both series. To her The Hunger Games is more comparable to Harry Potter in terms of action and twists, and that in terms of Twilight the most comparable feature is it’s heart. That’s not to say that Harry Potter has no heart, merely that to her the heart of Twilight is more similar to the heart of The Hunger Games. Despite my complete ignorance of The Hunger Games and hatred of Twilight, I see nothing wrong with what she said.

    • katnissfan

      Harry Potter doesn’t lack heart, but compared to twilight and the hunger games it doesn’t have much romance…

      • Anonymous

        I think it has as much, if not more, romance than The Hunger Games.

      • Pheebs

        If you count the number of kisses and hugs, then Twilight and The Hunger Games would of course win by a landslide. But what is found in Harry Potter is true romance, not those silly love triangles that people seem to love so much nowadays. In before someone attempts to invalidate my point by bringing up the love triangle between Lily, James, and Snape – the love triangle there isn’t really the focal point. What’s more important is Snape’s unwavering love for Lily. On the other hand, how did Meyer resolve the love triangle in twilight? By making Jacob fall in love with the love-of-his-life’s newborn daughter. Very romantic indeed. 

  • http://www.twitter.com/vthenerd Vladan Vukmanov

    Erm, I need to read the rest of the Hunger Games series to make my own opinion, but I really doubt any franchise can beat Harry Potter. But I love them equally. 

  • Muffin.Hplover

    yea…NO.

  • Matthewhpg

    mmmmmm…no…no

  • Zack

    I doubt anyone will agree with you…I enjoy Hunger Games immensely, but nothing can beat Harry Potter. Nothing. Sorry.

  • Anonymous

    Yeesh, what a statement to make!
    I will respect your opinion, but I have to disagree. 

    Although you are right in saying that the Hunger Games and Harry Potter have the morals, the twists, the smart writing (although I prefer Rowling’s whimsical style over Collins’ cold, objective style), my biggest problem is with the last statement.

    You say that the Hunger Games has “heart”?  Does it?  I found the trilogy rather grim.  Harry Potter has its dark moments, but in the end, good triumphs over evil, the hero and the girl kiss in the middle of a battle field and we learn that death isn’t truly the end.  Where does the heart come from?  In the first book (and a bit of the second), Katniss puts up a romantic facade with Peeta to survive.  Her best friend is violent and bent on revenge.  Katniss even votes to have one more horrific Hunger Games.  And even when we know that Katniss and Peeta “get together” in the end, you can tell that it’s still not exactly a happy relationship (or at least I think so).

     

    • Joker

      I’m a little baffled that you don’t think The Hunger Games has heart. Katniss puts her life on the line to save her little sister, not to mention all of Panem. Peeta pulls through torture and his memories being attacked because of his love of Katniss. Katniss only votes for another Hunger Games because she knows it will afford her the only opportunity to kill Coin because she realizes Coin is pretty much the same as Snow for even suggesting that they have another Hunger Games. I don’t think you understood a lot of the series if you don’t think THG has heart.

      • Anonymous

        Katniss ends up being a puppet for the rebellion.  I always thought that, if she could, she would remove herself from the whole equation, like how in the second book, she seriously considered running away into the forest.
        If the books did have a heart, it would be Peeta, I will give you that much.
        Katniss votes on another Hunger Games to avenge Prim.  The vote if after she kills Coin, if I remember correctly.
        The point that you brought up that Coin and just as bad as Snow, proves that, once again: revolution is a futile process. Not exactly a happy thought.  True; but not a comforting/positive thought like those that are usually associated with “heart”.

        • hermy0209

          she actually votes for another game BEFORE she kills Coin…it was Coin’s suggestion to have the games again…in my opinion, the main reason she voted yes to keep Coin offtrack so she would not expect Katniss to kill her in the end

          • katnissfan

            yes, it is before… but she doesn’t vote yes to (essentially) kill 23 kids to keep coin of track! she only decides to kill her that minute… last-second! it is to revenge prim and kill some enemies…

          • Regina

             I know you won’t likely see this so long after your post, katnissfan, but you have misunderstood Katniss’ motives.  Read  that section again @b79d51eedefcd6eb927cdc009a31bd30:disqus about what was going through her mind.  What she was thinking and what she SAID (re the ‘yes’ vote) were 2 different things.  She gave that away in her thoughts about how alike she and Haymitch would prove to be, while she was awaiting his tie-breaking vote.

            hermy0209 is right…..she did NOT vote yes to avenge Prim.  That’s what she wanted Coin to THINK, though…..it was the only ‘acceptable’ reason she could use to save face with the others.   She was still somewhat torn at that point, but it was her conversation with Snow that clinched it in her mind that Coin was indeed the one who dropped the parachutes which killed Prim.   She went back  and forth with it in her (understandably very damaged) mind even after that, but realized with certainty in that last moment that Snow wasn’t lying.  

            If you picked up on all the foreshadowing throughout the book, Katniss was likely going  to get rid of Coin somehow, some way.   In the beginning of Mockingjay, actually killing Coin wouldn’t be anything she would have ever considered.   But by the time of that meeting of the victors to take the vote, she knew she had to kill Coin….and to do that, she had to appear to ‘support’ Coin in the vote.  She never intended for there to be another Hunger Games EVER, and getting rid of Coin was the only way she could ensure that.   (At least, the only way she could do her part to ensure.)

    • TheOneAndOnlyCliche

      You’re confusing lack-of-heart with realism. All the things you just pointed out were some of the highest points of realism – Katniss is imperfect. She’s watched people she cares for die, had to kill, nearly commited suicide so she wouldn’t have to kill a dear friend and now she’s being punished for it, her sister has died, right before her eyes, her best friend may be responsible, people she trusted are as much to blame as her enemies, she’s lost hope, she’s lost fight…she’s had a pretty damn bad time, so her moments of selfishness are all the sweeter…and MORE REALISTIC. She’s so spun around by the whole thing. Realistically, no one could function with absolute clarity and selflessness after all that. She’s broken. The point of this series is the unnecessary brutality of war, the way it can break a heart – Katniss’ heart, specifically, the centre of this story, the thing that is wreaked and ravaged during each passing moment. This book has more heart than many of todays big ‘crazes’, but people miss it because they focus on the actions taken, not the moments that provoke them. The heart of this book lies in the fact that it realistically depicts the hearts limitations – it can’t take so much and now have some bitterness. It may not make sense, phrased like that, but it is the truth. The heart of this story lies in the heartlessness of everything that takes place around a girl so brave and strong that she sufferes through it anyway. THAT is heart.

      • Lauren

        wow…so depressing but true :(

      • PotionWillow207

        I agree with you, but this is the English/Theatre major in me coming out…. The Hunger Games is not realism. That is a writing style that makes the story basically mimic real life. Because the Hunger Games takes place in a totally imaginary world that does not exist it cannot be realism. A more appropriate term, and I think the one that you meant to use, would be “realISTIC” not “realISM.”

  • http://twitter.com/SlySound Brett H

    I think beginning with POA, the HP series really matured in a way that I would consider consistent with that of The Hunger Games. HP makes social commentary on a level that is at least equal with The Hunger Games. Not to mention that a central theme in HP is the power of love…..so I think that throws the lacking heart thing out the window. 

  • Luna

    1. Harry Potter then idk what series after that its either: Maximum Ride, Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles, Hunger Games, or Diary of a Wimpy Kid or some other series

    • Lux

      In my opinion:
      1. Harry Potter
      2. Hunger Games
      3. Percy Jackson
      4. GONE
      5. The Maze Runner
      6. Maximum Ride (the first three)
      7. The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

  • Anonymous

    Hunger games is one of my few favorites. But to say it’s better than Harry… Your loco!

  • Bananabrain04

    1. Harry Potter
    2. The Hunger Games
    3. Twilight
    It will always be this way. End of story

    • Eoin

      My list is a little more like this.
      1. Harry Potter
      2. The Hunger Games
      and then way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way down below right about here is Twilight:
      1,922. Twilight

      • http://twitter.com/xhpfanatic Grace Chen

        twilight doesn’t even make my list…

        • http://twitter.com/hprebel311 Phoebe Glick

          These comments just get progressively better.

          • Eoin

            So true.

          • http://twitter.com/IceDawnMuggle Justine Woodard

            I agree

        • Rlporubsky

          well it should

        • Lily M.

          It really doesn’t. It’s bad on so many levels. 

    • HK

      I don’t care for Harry Potter but I liked the Hunger Games. But I dislike Twilight.

      For me:
      1) HG
      2) HP
      3) Twilight

      • Rlporubsky

        well ur stupid,Twilight’s the best!!!!

    • katnissfan

      1. The Hunger Games
      2. Harry Potter
      3. Twilight

    • http://twitter.com/ivangatewood Ivan Gatewood

      can we even consider twilight literature??? I don’t think it qualifies to be on the list lol! But yes, 1) Harry Potter 2) Hunger Games and my 3) Percy Jackson

  • Julie

    Harry Potter hardly has ‘little heart’. Clearly you haven’t been reading it properly, and to state that Twilight has heart over Harry Potter is absurd. The fact that you think a girl who falls foolishly head over heels, purely on a vampire’s looks and mystical allure is heart is the most stupid thing I have ever read. Sure, I have also read The Hunger Games and I also enjoyed it immensely but saying that it will beat Harry Potter is total rubbish. If you were to take the amount of people who have been touched by J.K Rowling’s words and compare that to those of Suzanne Collins, your premonition is incredibly far-fetched. I think you may have to think over what you have just written because this is sure to anger a few devoted fans, even if they were not there for the long haul because they surely still realised the incredible values and love that the Harry Potter books represent which you sadly seem to have not.

    • Tom

      ‘Little heart’? I don’t agree with everything she said, but she didn’t actually say anything about Harry Potter having ‘little heart’, she just didn’t pick this element out as a similarity between HP and The Hunger Games. If you read the first couple of paragraphs you can see she obviously loves Harry Potter.

    • Jinxfoot45

      To quote Miss Fiona Cunningham, the article never said that Harry Potter didn’t have heart. It just stated that the heart in The Hunger Games reminded her more of the heart in Twilight (assuming the “heart” was referring to the love triangle in both series.) Also, I think the whole “beating” each fandom thing is a bit… well, not true. That’s just like saying the “Mad Men” TV show fandom beats the “Once Upon A Time” fandom: it’s not comparable. I believe each fandom is special with devoted fans, and saying one fandom “beats” another is not a fair statement. We’re all passionate for what we like, and I don’t see why we have to start a war with each other.

      • goldensnidget

        Seconded.

        • Anh022

          Agree!

    • Laugh123

      I totally agree with you. To say that a stupid girl that falls in love with a good-looking vampire heart is stupid and the books are so cheesy, I used to love them in 6th grade but now I wonder what I ever saw in them.

  • PotterHead

    Now this is the perfect opportunity for me bringing up a point that I have been pondering for quite sometime: the Hunger Games is an unoriginal idea. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson was published in ’48. It is about this utopian town that annually holds a government-sanctioned lottery where one of the townspeople’s name gets chosen and that person is beaten to death with stones. Sure the Hunger Games is different because more than one person is chosen and only one dies, but I still see blaring holes in the fact that the story has been used before. So I’m not sure that it beats out Potter or even Twilight for that matter.

    • PotterGames

      …23 people die…..

    • alywhovian

       All literature stems from other literature. I can read several stories and it brings to mind others written previously, or even after the current one. Sure, you can see a similarity to The Lottery but saying that the Hunger Games is entirely unoriginal is preposterous.  If you’re going to call that unoriginal than you might as well stop reading because you’re never going to find anything else to read. 

    • Hermione

      I haven’t read the Hunger Games (yet) but when I found out the basic idea, the first thing I thought of was The Lottery. I think we read that in 10th grade English, it was such a creepy and bone-chilling story. My Hunger Games knowledge is obviously lacking, so I don’t know how similar the two stories are but you have a good point.

    • Joker

      All stories have been used before. Harry Potter could be compared to many MANY different books over the years, the most glaring would be the Lord of the Rings. No stories are completely original. There are only so many types of stories out there that can be written, it’s the way that they are written that makes them different. The Hunger Games is much more than just a story about children getting killed for sport.

    • Clive

      To be honest it seems more straight up Battle Royale, a book in which a group of teenages are put on an island and forced to kill each other off until only one remains.
      However Originality doesn’t mean brilliance.  Harry Potter is just The Worst Witch in a mixed sex school, and is a great story.  I can’t think of a decent comparison for Twilight as it resembles nothing I’ve ever seen or read before, especially in the Vampire or Romance genres, and it’s mediocre at best.

  • Valerie

    I concur!
    On a side note, I don’t understand why people get offended when others have ‘an opinion’ that Hunger Games is better than Harry Potter. I find that Hunger Games successfully blends both the winning elements of Harry Potter and Twilight together. Moreover, The Hunger Games is more realistic than the other two franchises. It’s much more relatable with our modern society. The realism of The Hunger Games trilogy is what draws me in even more than the other two amazing sagas. It’s just a matter of opinion and taste really.

    • Savanah

      I couldn’t agree more with what you said.

    • http://twitter.com/insertSobriquet Gabrielle

      I can’t take you seriously when you refer to twilight as “amazing.”

      • PotionWillow207

        Okay, your anti-Twilight posts are getting annoying. Not because they are anti-Twilight but because they are derogatory towards the fans. If you don’t like Twilight that is fine, but that doesn’t mean you have to insult every person who does like Twilight. You are an excellent example of why I don’t like to associate myself with fandoms, even though I love all three of these series.

  • Guest

    Nothing will beat Harry Potter. PERIOD

    • Imprint

      Harry Potter isn’t God. Stop being so disillusioned. Something is bound to beat it eventually. If Twilight hasn’t, then The Hunger Games surely has potential too.

      • Really

        In your own words: Stop being so disillusioned. (“disillusioned |ˌdisəˈloō zh ənd|adjectivedisappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed” ….wrong word choice perhaps?) Twilight hasn’t. It doesn’t have the sheer scale or beautiful writing or immersive world, it lacks in character depth and imagination and the incredibly detailed and thought out plot of anything needed to touch the Harry Potter franchise. The movies are substantially weaker as well. Sure the Hunger Games may have potential, and I love the series and the characters, but from a literary stand point, neither Meyer nor Collins has outdone Rowling. And, though it definitely deserves an enormous following, it just isn’t as huge as Harry Potter.

        • Lauren

          I agree!!! In what other series except for Harry Potter does a miniscule detail such as the main character’s eye colour play such an important role in the books? Sure…Hunger Games is a heart retching story and Twilight is nice for teenage girls…but are they really at the level that HP reached? We also have to take into account that Hunger Games is only 3 books long and Twilight 4, whereas, Harry Potter just blows them both away with 7 books of incredible detail and lovable characters that you can grow up with along the way. It is inevitable that another series will become more popular that HP in the future but I doubt it will do so in the same way that Harry Potter has done.

      • http://twitter.com/insertSobriquet Gabrielle

        The Hunger Games is a good book, but it doesn’t have the power to beat Potter. I’m sorry, but it’s a fact. I’ve read all three books and I thought it was a great story even though the writing could definitely use some tweaking, but the film just isn’t going to have the star power as the Potter franchise. Something may very well beat Potter’s film record in the future, but it won’t be The Hunger Games.

    • katnissfan

      The Hunger Games beats Harry Potter. PERIOD

      • kate

        nothing will EVER beat HARRY POTTER. PERIOD. LONG LIVE HARRY POTTER

      • Gr

        PFFT LOL, YEAH RIGHT. 
        HARRY POTTER BEATS HUNGER GAMES, DON’T EVEN COMPETE LOL. U CRAZY?

  • edh12

    The fact that you put Harry Potter and Twilight on the same level is rediculous enough. Then you go on to compare these series with the Hunger Games….I fail to see any parallel. Also, Harry Potter lacks heart? WHAT? Did you not fall in love with any of the characters?? Did the end of the series not leave you weaping like a lost child in a grocery store?

    • Mcr5408

      Twilight is on the same level as Harry Potter. It’s “rediculous” (ridiculous) not to think so. If you actually read the argument the writer was making you can see clearly the parallels being made. But if you can’t spell correctly no wonder you did not read it.

      • http://twitter.com/insertSobriquet Gabrielle

        WTF?!

      • Pheebs

        Why be so pathetic and pick on a spelling error while you could give good, solid evidence as to why you believe that Twilight is on the same level as Harry Potter? What I got from the article is that the writer has decided to compare the three because of the way they “captured [her] heart”. There was nothing in the article to suggest that popularity had any role in the comparison. In fact, we could replace the book titles with three other unheard-of series that the writer like equally – and the skeleton of the argument would still hold true. Therefore, by putting Twilight up there with HP, it would be akin to suggesting that the two hold similar merits. Disregarding my own personal bias, Twilight falls short of every technical aspect of what a good story and a good piece of writing should entail when compared to Harry Potter. Plot, character development, and diction are but few of the many technical aspects that I am referring to.

    • http://twitter.com/rawritsjen15 Jennifer Skalski

      The parallel between Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games is that they are all extremely popular young-adult oriented series! I didn’t put down one series, in fact I believe I made it obvious that I love them all. And yes, I was definitely that lost child in the grocery store during the majority of the books.

      • katnissfan

        agree. twilight will never beat either, but it’s not terrible. I personally like HG better than HP, but it’s personal preference! I LOVED both! and, yes, i was a lost child in a grocery store for both as well…

  • Vjeffcity

    Nonsense. The reason why Hp is so well loved is because you literally grew up with harry in a span of 10 years, give or take a few, and you chronicle your childhood with them. this is something twilight and hunger games lack and cannot ever have, which is not the authors’ fault or anyone’s. that’s the real magic of potter

    • http://twitter.com/when_she_smiles lindsay

      This. You never hear of phrases like ‘the Twilight generation’ or ‘the Hunger Games generation’. People love those series just as much, but no one has grown up with them, so they won’t have the sentimental value (as well as, you know, the amazing plot and fantastic characters and beautiful writing) that Harry Potter has.

      • Mcr5408

        I’ve never heard of “the Harry Potter generation.”

        • http://twitter.com/hprebel311 Phoebe Glick

          No offense but, what rock do you live under?

          • Kiwi

            I’ve never heard of it either…. but i’m heading over to google now

    • katnissfan

      well, sorta. only some people “grew up” with hp. I read them in a month. if u r talking about hp generations, there is really only one. the rest are “read them a few times in a month” generations

  • http://twitter.com/malfoyette Angela

    I know that The Hunger Games has already beaten Twilight in every aspect. But honestly, I don’t think there’s going to be anything quite like Harry Potter. It was 13 years of success in both books and films, with entire generations – children, teenagers, adults, and people who’ve grown up with it – loyal to the fandom.

    But as a huge fan of both Harry Potter and The Hunger Games, I think I would be proud if THG becomes as successful – if not more successful – as Harry Potter. I don’t think Harry Potter could have a more worthy successor.

    • Lux

      Incredibly well said.

  • http://twitter.com/DumbledorkAdams Niall Adams

    I’ve just finished reading the first Hunger Games book and, although I loved it, I can safely say that it didn’t hook me in the saw way the other two series did. Also the statement that Harry Potter just doesn’t make sense to me. Harry Potter is a series focusing on the power of love, family and friendship over evil and death. All of the relationship, unlike Katniss and Peeta’s (in my opinion), were natural and not forced at all. In my opinion Harry Potter has ten times the heart Twilight and The Hunger Games has.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001917973540 Mei Li Badecker

    Um… no.
    The Hunger Games is a great series and all, but it can’t beat Harry Potter.  It can beat Twilight, which I totally agree, but not Harry Potter.  Harry Potter and Twilight are mature though, they are not children’s books.  Harry Potter, the first few might, but definitely not the others.  I don’t understand how Twilight has more heart than Harry Potter though… 
    I do not think that readers of all ages should read the Hunger Games, Katniss’ decision to keep the Hunger Games, that should not have happened.  So much pain and suffering has already happened with the Games before, so why add more?  Also, Peeta and Katniss’ relationship, it isn’t the healthiest, and it can be compared to Edward and Bella’s.  The guy wants to kill the girl at times, and the girl still stays in love with the guy.  That’s not right.
    But you were stating your opinion, and this is mine.  The Hunger Games does not ‘beat’ Harry Potter, it never really can.  Twilight is a different matter, plus, there isn’t much good in Twilight that can be put into the Hunger Games, except the idea of a love triangle. 

    • Lux

      I have to disagree about the relationship between Peeta and Katniss. Peeta only attempts to kill her when he’s been hi-jacked, and then it isnt a fair portrayal of Peeta being Peeta. Katniss doesn’t know what she wants. Can she love? She acts and thinks like she might love Peeta, but never really commits herself to him except when she needs to or as a friend. 

      • Mad The Saxon

        Agreed…Peeta can’t see right from wrong when he’s hi-jacked. And that is why he tries to kill Katniss like the pre-programmed robot he was made in to by the torments of the Capitol. 
        Katniss is heartless sometimes, when it comes to Peeta. 
        They are complete opposites. You can’t compare Bella and Edward to them. That’s not even right!

  • Trixie99

    I have read all three series and enjoyed them all.  Harry Potter is my personal favourite though.  It was the only series of the three that pulled me so into the world and characters that I laughed, cheered and cried.  I think it may have had to do with reading about the characters growing up and seeing them change.  Only learning bits and pieces of the story until the very end.  How it all came together in the final and how it all fit together with various elements from the previous novels.  

    With that being said, I am highly anticipating The Hunger Games movie.  It looks like it will be awesome but I’m not sure it will be able to touch Harry Potter for me.

  • http://twitter.com/when_she_smiles lindsay

    Never, ever try to argue that any series is better than Harry Potter. XD Even on multi-fandom sites like this, HP fans outnumber everyone else 2 to 1.

  • http://twitter.com/Nick_BD Nick_DK

    For me only His Dark Materials are even close to the Potter series.  It’s a shame the those books get over looked. 

    • Alonninos

      I totally agree. I’ve found other series that have been up there – the Old Kingdom Trilogy and the Hunger Games, for example – but HP and HDM are indisputably at the top of the list.

      • HK

        The Old Kingdom Trilogy is definitely my favorite YA book series. I really liked HDM too and obviously the Hunger Games.

        Unfortunately though, I never got into Harry Potter and why Harry Potter is so coveted is something I don’t get. Well I do, in that it’s what people have grown up with, but since I wasn’t part of that, there’s no nostalgic value to it for me. I just see it as a decent series but not that interesting. I know my opinion is shocking and stuff. People are always surprised that I am “meh” towards it.

    • Michael Magpuyo

      My thoughts exactly! 

    • Clive

      I also agree.  His Dark Materials is amazing.  I feel it’s largely overlooked thanks to its religous themes.  The film probably didn’t help things by removing religion from the picture entirely rendering the whole thing quite bland and unappealling.

    • Pheebs

      I thought I was the only one who likes His Dark Materials almost as much as HP! I’d like to add another series to that list of nearly-as-good-as-Harry-Potter: the Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness. 

  • Kfrederick

    The article and a few fans have mentioned that The Hunger Games is a more compelling series because of its sense of realism, but I sort of think that this statement is exactly the reason HP and HG can’t really be compared; fantasy and utopian fiction serve such different purposes. It feels a bit like comparing, say, Stephen King and Madeline L’engle–you’re going to read the two writers for very different reasons. I think the fact that Harry Potter, Hunger Games and Twilight are all very popular fandoms automatically drives people to compare them, but really, there fandom status is the only thing they’ve got in common.

    Just my two cents. I really enjoyed the article–I love me a good “how I came to love a book” story.

  • Mad The Saxon

    I agree with you dear fangirl…Hunger Games is one of the best series I have ever read…Don’t get me wrong HP and Twi fans…I love those books too…But something inside Hunger Games pulls me in to that book more than the other two. I just can’t figure out why :)

  • http://crimsonfeather.wordpress.com Laurie

    I have read all three series.  Harry Potter is the meaning of my life, I very much enjoyed the Hunger Games, and I despise Twilight.  I think that the plot of the Hunger Games, the Games themselves, the setup of the districts and Capital, is fantastic.  The first book was definitely the best to me.  I don’t really like the love triangle stuff in the next two, partly because it started to remind me of Twilight, which has the absolute worst portrayal of relationships and females.  I really don’t think that the Hunger Games can beat HP.  It beats Twilight without a doubt, #1 because the plot is much better, #2 because the female protagonist is a badass.  I think that the world, magic, history, mythology, and characters in Harry Potter are well done beyond compare, and it has more heart than anything I have ever read.  The Hunger Games is very exciting, yes, and some characters stand out, but the complexity and emotion of Harry Potter is far superior to any other modern young adult book.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=9029746 Jeff Sirois

    The Hunger Games books will never beat the Harry Potter books, due to Rowlings more imaginative nature and attention to detail. I do feel that The Hunger Games movies could surpass the Harry Potter movies due to the fact that they are more easily adapted and the group of people involved is promising. I wont comment on the Twilight series, because I haven’t read them, but judging by the movies….it is way out of its league in this group of books.

    • PotionWillow207

      I know there are lots of people on here who either hate or love Twilight, but I have to say DO NOT judge the books by the movies. Especially not the first one. The movies are in no way a good representation of the books.

  • TwiGleeStarGames34

    I agree completly! other then the fact that I haven’t read all th HP books…But I LOVE Twilight and didn’t think anything else could beat it but after days of self debate, I shamelessly admit that the HG is way better:)

  • Hpcrazylady98

    Hunger Games is amazing. And I cannot wait for the movie! But Harry Potter…Harry potter? TO EVEN COMPARE!!!! Harry Potter is the most incredible, HEART felt, incomparable, indescribable, astonishing, stunning, breathtaking, sensational, awe-inspiring, spectacular, extraordinary series IN THE WHOLE FREAKING WORLD. I don’t say this about every series I come across. In fact, I hardly even utter more than a brief summary-unless it comes to Harry Potter. 

    Some people believe Potter is some stupid series about a orphan, boy wizard who goes to a school to learn magic by some dude with a long beard. (STUPID MUGGLES!) However, my argument is that Harry Potter is not just about Harry, but everything that happens to the people he loves and the world he lives in. It has a sort of innocence and pure love about it. While it may have dark parts as every story does, the messages and the characters you grow to adore seem so real that you just want to cry every time you stop reading one of the books. And your heart is injured when you see that Harry Potter is not reality. That is a feeling not every book can portray. In fact, I haven’t even read one book yet that has given me such a feeling. Harry Potter is a classic, and even though we no longer are able to wait for a new book to come out or a movie to premiere, we still have that feeling in our hearts that will keep us reading the books for the rest of our lives. 40 years from now Twilight will just be one of those books that people USED to love, but Harry Potter will sit on the shelves of stores, as new and as proud as ever.

  • Macy

    Twilight has a heart?? Wow, new discovery…

    • twilight hater

      :)

  • Anonymous

    I really like your opinion. What people don’t get is that Harry Potter and Twilight are really good series. It may not be their taste but it is a really good series. What I hate the most in the whole entire world is that people like to compare both series like it’s the same genre. IT IS NOT! Harry Potter is about a legacy and twilight is more romance than anything! But what you said is really good! When I read Hunger Games I was up and down with my emotions crying and what not. I really got hooked on it. What people need to understand that not everyone going to like the same books as you. Plus insulting the book is insulting the author. Stepanie Meyer is a really good author if you read the Host you would know that. I’m just stating my opinion. Hopefully I don’t get chewed out here. Probably will.

  • Eoin

    Harry Potter has lots of heart but not the huge romance factor Twilight has. I love the Hunger Games and am a proud fan. You bring up good points to back up your argument but Harry Potter will always have a special place in my heart and nothing anyone can say will ever change that.

    • Eoin

      Also I apologize for all the Hp Fans hate on you but that’s how we are. You try to say something is better than Hp and we will tear you aprt limb from limb and you end up even worse than an Avox.

      • http://twitter.com/rawritsjen15 Jennifer Skalski

        Hey, look I completely understand! I’ve been defending Potter since I was six years old and have been and will continue to be a devoted fangirl to the series. This was just me merely expressing a love for all three series and my thoughts on them

  • Freya

    I don’t think it matters whether HG ‘beats’ HP. Both of them should be appreciated for what they are. Comparing them with each other is like comparing apples with oranges – or at least that’s how I see it.  One is a fantasy series based in our world that was initally aimed at children, and the other is a sci-fi series in a different world that’s aimed at older teens/YAs.

  • Alywhovian

    Several people in the comments section have mentioned the moment when Katniss votes to continue the Hunger Games and how they don’t like it. I have something to say about that. It may not necessarily coincide with the yearning for an essentially happy ending but I find it a refreshingly realistic taste. It fits Katniss’ character to give back exactly what someone else inflicted on her. And as far as being mentally unstable, I find that to be the most refreshing thing of all. Anyone who went through what she did would be experiencing some PTSD. And frankly, speaking Potter-wise, some of those characters should have too. 

    • hermy0209

      i totally agree, it was very realistic for katniss’s decision….her sister was probably the biggest reason she said yes along with keeping Coin in the dark about her plans to kill her

  • Macy

    Harry Potter lacks heart? Honestly, girl, you have *obviously* never heard of Severus Snape…oh yeah, he had a heart of STONE…according to you…

  • Joker

    Please stop comparing these books to each other. They are all completely different books other than the fact that they are all from the Young-Adult genre. Although The Hunger Games and Harry Potter are well written, unlike Twilight.

  • Tyler

    I do love all three series but the “heart of the hunger games is not very good (she pretends to like him and then its randomly said they get married) and the plot twist arent so oringinal (the first two books are the same twist! katniss and peeta are chosen) In my opinion it will always go
    1. Harry Potter
    2. Twilight
    3. The Hunger Games
    But i respect your opinion and was happy to hear you love these series as much as I do! (:

    • Lux

      Katniss and Peeta getting chosen isn’t the twist in the first book. It happens in the second or third chapter. Its a twist in the second because the victors are supposedly safe from the Games. Their marriage was planned to convince Panem that the berries were an act of love, not of rebellion, and she does truly love Peeta, there’s just so much she considers more important most of the time that she doesn’t focus all her energy on deciding between Gale and Peeta. She saves her little sister, is determined to save Panem, and attempts so much more. The Hunger Games has heart. Maybe not as much as Harry Potter, but it’s there.

  • Anonymous

    NO. 

  • Hermione

    Harry Potter will always be first because it’s timeless. You can tell it will become one of those series’ that in 50 or even 100 years people will still love and get something new out of. It blends the perfect amount of childhood and adulthood, love and pain, joy and suffering, realism and fantasy and has very obvious moral conclusions that are applicable to all people from all backgrounds in all situations. It does not try to overwhelm you with indoctrination like some books. In fact, the morals of Harry Potter seem perfectly natural once you’ve read through the books, you don’t even realize you’ve just been taught a “lesson”. And that is because the lesson is that good always overcomes evil, those who take the right way instead of the easy way will be rewarded and that love and friendship are the most powerful tools we have.

  • rdh014

    i cant compare any of these series. the genres are completely different sooo

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jordan-Romero/565902218 Jordan Romero

    I think you’re all being a bit harsh. While for me, nothing will ever compare to Harry Potter, this author makes a good point. I think when it comes to creating the sort of movie/book phenomenon that Twilight and HP have become, Hunger Games is the a balance of what fans love about each. Hunger Games seems, to me at least, like a place where both fandoms can come together, that is what will make the Hunger Games so successful. 

  • Justice1193

    I still believe that Harry Potter prevails. And what makes that, is how deep and complex Jo’s stories have been. She has included so many things in this series, that it’s no longer a book. It can become real life. That’s how detailed Harry Potter is, and that’s why it would win.

  • guest

    WHY must we always have to compare everything to hp and twilight?

    • katnissfan

      cuz they r the next biggest fandoms…

  • Anonymous

    I don’t know why people don’t get this, books like Twilight and Hunger games EXIST thanks to Harry Potter. 
    If J.K who had a hard time in it self getting HP published had been unsuccessful the Y.A genre won’t exist like it does today. 

    • TheOneAndOnlyCliche

      I disagree. THG and Twlight (which I dislike) are entirely different. Sure, Twlight isn’t original, but it owes more to LJ Smiths books from the early 90′s, The Vampire Diares – the TV adaption of which, in turn, wouldn’t have had the backing it got if the Twilight movies hadn’t happened.
      THG could owe more to Battle Royale, or The Running Man, but msotly it has to do with Suzanne Collin’s very personal point of view on war and it’s pointlessness.
      I think it’s unfair to say that HP is the reason these things exist. I love HP, I do, but there’s a difference between admiring something, and outright glorification – think about it. Do you believe Suzanne Collins sat down to wright a dystopian novel about war thinking “Channel Harry Potter…”, or Stephenie Meyer sat down after recently beingi inspired by goblins and dementors? I didn’t pick up either books because of Harry Potter. I didn’t pick them up because they seemed to have that same vibe, or because Harry Potter somehow influenced me to read about war, or, as the case is, sparkling vampires that can impregnate expressionless young girls – I picked up THG because it sounded intriguing. I get where you are coming from, but I don’t think it’s fair on Suzanne Collins, or other authors with popular series thesedays. Percy Jackson, very likely, benefits from HP. Cassandra Clares novels surely owe a lot to both HP AND Twilight. But THG owes little or nothing to HP, and I think it’s fair to say Twilight doesn’t either.

      • chrismarieee

        I think what they meant was that both series owe Harry Potter because Harry Potter really changed YA novels.  They brought their popularity back.  I think it’s safe to say that both series would have had a much harder time getting published if Harry Potter never happened, publishers just wouldn’t have wanted to take a chance on them.

      • Anonymous

        I am not saying HP influenced the stories telling aspect of those books but that it made the PUBLICATION of them much more easier.  
        Barry Cunningham the editor of Bloomsbury had actually advised JK to get a day job ‘since she had little chance of making money in children’s books.’ Publishers back then simply didn’t care for children’s book until the success of HP showed them that children contrary to their believes DO actually read and as a result encouraged other publishers to invest in children’s book too. 
        I cannot predict something that never happened but I am pretty sure the authors of Twilight and THG would have been asked to change their books so they would be more geared towards adults than children, same as how the THG editor asked Suzan Collins to emphasize on the romance since that became  the ‘it’ thing after the popularity of Twilight. 

        • TheOneAndOnlyCliche

          Well that makes sense. I feel quite silly now, writing such a long speil, but I get your point. That’s true – childrens books, generally, benefit from it. I thought you meant by way of story-telling, so my bad.

          • Anonymous

            That’s alright :) at least you get it now.

          • TheOneAndOnlyCliche

            :-) Thanks for understanding. I think I might have come across in a cruel way, so thanks.

  • BooksUnbound

    I will never think Harry Potter, Twilight, and Hunger Games are comparable. Just because they are all popular fandoms, it does not mean that the authors were trying to compete with each other or were trying to accomplish the same goals.

    Harry Potter, which will always be at the top of my list, is full of love, magic, and morals.
    Twilight, which I personally don’t like, has the supernatural and shows teenage romance.
    The Hunger Games, which I thoroughly enjoyed, is full of action, war, politics and shows the importance of rebellion in times of great need.
    I understand when people want to contrast the works, but I don’t think we can put one in front of the other in this type of way. We are dealing with the leaders in current fantasy, dystopian, and romance.
    In my books, Harry Potter will always be the best series, but not because it is better then Twilight or the Hunger Games, but because it is brilliant of it’s own account.

  • Tomas

    Okay. I’ve read Harry Potter, Twilight and he hunger games. I LOVE Harry Potter and Twilight. In my opinion, the hunger games sucks. I REALLY didn’t like i

  • hpfan07

    I really enjoyed reading this. While I respect your opinion, I would have to say harry potter is still my favorite. But, I can see where you are coming from. I think people are misunderstanding what you are trying to say though. I interpreted this as more of an analysis on the contents of the plot line and events, not the overall success of the series. Of course people are going to love Harry Potter more! We grew up with the story and have come to treat Harry as if he were our real friend.

    That’s what gives the story such an advantage. It has been around a lot longer, the series itself was longer, and there has been more of a chance for people to grow up around the story. When HP first became popular, didn’t people also say it would never be better than LOTR? Again, I am in favor of HP, I’ve always loved it and always will, but I can definitely see where you are coming from.  I respect you for having the courage to submit this and I’m sorry that you’ve been attacked by other loyal fans.

    One last side note: Where in this article did she say straight out “Harry Potter doesn’t have heart”? I think the poor girl just put the heart component with Twilight because that is the similarity it has with THG.

  • http://twitter.com/nar_tar_shar Natasha

    Harry Potter > Hunger Games >> Twilight

  • http://twitter.com/starlit_dream Elena

    I sincerely love all three series (hey, people, that’s possible and it’s OKAY!!). The only reason that I think nothing (as of right now – not to say it won’t happen ever) will “beat” Harry Potter in terms of overall popularity, has a lot to do with time, in my opinion. If you think about it, Harry Potter had SEVEN books released over almost ten years. Think of all the people who were able to read and discover it before all of the books were even released. 

    Now, with all three HG books released, people are discovering it and loving it. However, all three can be read in a weekend – hell, even a day in this case. It’s over and done with in a snap. You can love them and obsess over them, but I’m not sure we as readers are given the time to attach ourselves to the characters as much as with those who attached themselves to the characters in HP. Not to say you can’t, but think of the HP, and even Twilight, release parties for the last books, they were huge! Now – when HG is becoming more and more popular – they are easily accessible and readable and are done with in a snap. As far as what people’s opinions are about their favorite book series. IT’S THEIR OPINION. The author of this article like HG the best, that’s cool! It’s her opinion. I’m so sick of “this is better than that” “that sucks”, blah, blah, blah. They’re BOOKS!!! It DOES NOT MATTER what other people think. You like, what you like. It shouldn’t matter what others say about it and you shouldn’t be ashamed of it either. Now, let’s all hold hands and say a cheer for people READING! :)

    • http://www.facebook.com/peggy.ruiz1 Peggy Ruiz

      I agree with you 100%!

    • TheOneAndOnlyCliche

      Well, I see your point, but this is sort of like saying that a short film, or even commercial, can’t touch a person because it’s not as long as The Lord of the Rings. If you read the books, you’ll connect. The sheer length of Twilight never helped me connect with Bella, in large part because for me to truly connect with a character, I have to experience them in tiems of joy, and with Bella it was either evasiveness or obsessive descriptions of Edwards eyes/skin/hair. With Katniss, we see her bond and develop protectiveness with Rue, some easy banter between her and Peeta, her comfort with Gale, her friendship with Cinna – all moments in which she might smile, or laugh, or feel – for a second – like all is not lost. I personally connected with Katniss, and the other charcters. I think it’s unfair to base a readers ability to care on lenght alone, y’know? Unless I misunderstood your point, in which case, I apologize.

      • http://twitter.com/starlit_dream Elena

        I was referring to the length of time that people had put towards the series as a whole, not the length of the books themselves. With HP the books were released over a period of almost 10 years. So for many HP fans, not all but many, they have spent 10 or more years dedicated to a fandom/franchise.  

        • TheOneAndOnlyCliche

          Oh, okay.
          Well, I think it depeneds on exactly HOW you take it in y’know? For instance, I haven’t read all the HP books, only most of the first one, as I’m waiting until I can get them all but I like to think that even if I finished in a month (as an example) I’d still have as good an appreciation for it as anyone else. Likewise, with THG, I waited the year for each sequel, having bought the first book when it was initially released, so that’s three years I spent with the story, but I’m sure anyone who has picked up the trilogy, all in one go, and read it in perhaps two days (or less, as with the author of this peice), will feel the same connection.
          I see your poin, but I think it does depend, in some part, on the reader, and their personal preferences, if that makes any sense at all.
          Sorry if this sounds at all bi***y.

          • http://twitter.com/starlit_dream Elena

            It doesn’t sound bi***y at all! And it’s nice to have a friendly conversation about this with someone. I agree with you about it depending on the individual reader, I just think that the way HP captured such a large, collective group of people over the past ten years is something that has yet to be attained by another series.  

            Not to say that HG or another series won’t, but the answer to this debate (if there ever will be one) probably won’t be able to be answered until some years down the road.

          • http://twitter.com/ElainaCG Elaina Ciara Glynn

            That’s very true. We’ll have to wait and see, really.

          • katnissfan

            There will never be an end to which fandom is “better”!!!!!!!!!

      • http://www.facebook.com/heather.smith07 Heather Smith

        I agree with you. Harry Potter started gaining popularity a long time before the last film came out. More people are fans because there was hype around it for more of less 13 years (between the books and the films). The Hunger Games will have hype for probably, 5 or 6 years (between books and films) just because of when the books were released, and when popularity started forming. And Harry Potter was just that much more complex it is a “better” written series, but literary standards, though all 3 of these fandoms had pro’s and con’s and it all depends on a whether YOU liked it or not.

    • Monica

      The last paragraph of this comment made it for me. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for being mature about this post. You absolutely get what she’s writing about. We should be embracing our love for READING, not fighting over which fandom is better – it’s like arguing over a favourite colour. Ridiculous!

      Thanks for posting this comment, it’s good to know that there are still some sane & normal fans of these three book series out there.

  • Matthewhpg

    DUMBLEDORE DOES NOT APPROVE

  • Pottermore1

    This will always be the order for me!
    1. HARRY POTTER
    2.Percy Jackson
    3. Hunger Games
    999,999,999,999,999,999,999. Twilight

    • Cassiopeia

       YES PERCY JACKSON

      Such a shame the movie was terrible… I blame it on the poor casting of Annabeth and Grover.

  • Wilma

    If anything, these comments here make my own heart beat with so much love for all of you guys defending HP with such devotion. No army could ever take down our love for our specky guy!

    • katnissfan

      yeah i like hp but hg definitly is soooooooooooooo much better! hp is almost TOO whimsical… whereas hg is so much more realistic… in hp, almost no one dies (i think it would better if hagrid or ginny died) i mean, people died, but no one that harry would spend decades mourning, like katniss will in thg. Rue, Prim, Cinna, Finnick, the list goes on and on!

      And twilight can be enjoyed on its own but doesn’t even compare to hg and hp…

  • http://twitter.com/rawritsjen15 Jennifer Skalski

    I had a feeling the type of comments I would receive from even mentioning that something could surpass Harry Potter. And I would just like to say that I absolutely love and appreciate both Harry Potter and Twilight and they are both part of why I even read The Hunger Games. By having Twilight’s “heart” I meant that it has a greater focus on the love story line than Harry Potter, and that’s fine! I just feel that The Hunge Games may be able to turn out more true-to-the-books movies that may also draw in new fans. Also, I feel that some adults may be pleased by the great depth and somewhat higher level of maturity of The Hunger Games. Again, just one person’s humble opinion.

    • Trixie99

      Having ‘heart’ in a story doesn’t necessarily mean romance and a love story, which is why I think some people may have taken your comment the wrong way.  It quite often refers to the emotions and attachment involved with the characters and story as well.  I personally enjoyed reading your opinion and I do hope The Hunger Games does extremely well.  I just don’t think it will ever come close to Harry Potter for me.  The books were very good, but I wasn’t addicted to them like I was for Potter. 

      • http://twitter.com/rawritsjen15 Jennifer Skalski

        Well thank you for the comment, and I’m glad you understood what I was saying. I in no way mean that Harry Potter doesn’t have heart, it’s just more plot-oriented where Twilight is character-oriented. And I’m fully aware that most likely no series will ever compare to Potter in its overall epicness or popularity.  These were just my thoughts on three series that I happen to be a huge fan of as well as in a way, pointing out how ridiculous it is to compare books other than what similarities they may have to attract new readers from other fandoms.

        • Trixie99

          I find Harry Potter to be just as character-oriented as plot oriented personally.  The characters in Harry Potter seemed  quite real and developed.  :)  They just drew me in as we got the opportunity to watch them grow and learn.  That’s what I love about the series and what makes Harry Potter special to me.  The plot and characters. Not saying you’re wrong though as I respect your opinion.  

          • http://twitter.com/rawritsjen15 Jennifer Skalski

            And I completely respect yours as well! That’s the point…I appreciate all opinions whether they agree or disagree with my own! I ENJOY debating about and discussing these things I just hope more people are looking at in a fun, entertainment was as opposed to taking it all so seriously. I think I make it perfectly clear that I truly love all three series and did not say one negative thing about any of the three. I just wanted to put my opinion out there!

  • Oliviaj77

    first time i disagree with hypable.

    imho:

    1)HP
    2)THG
    3)TS

  • Matt P

    Wrong.

  • http://www.facebook.com/TreeKisser Jessica White

    There is just no comparison.

  • Niki

    I am having so much fun reading all the comments. People are really going at each other about this…

    I personally don’t think these series are comparable…they are each unique. It’s like comparing a potato and a carrot. Their both vegetables but completely different in every way.

    • Anonymous

      But when fried; french fries are king.

      I jest, I jest… back to the comment reading!

  • IBelieveInNargles

    I have to say I completely disagree. Harry Potter has so many things going for it that The Hunger Games (and Twilight) do not. Harry Potter is very special because so many of us grew up with it, and that has allowed a generation of people to really connect to the series in a way that is completely unprecedented. The Hunger Games and Twilight were both released much faster, had much smaller pre-movie fan bases and fail to achieve what Potter has. Harry Potter is a complex story that encompasses so many things, love, loyalty, rebellion, and strength are only a few and that’s why it appeals to such a diverse demographic. The Hunger Games is a nice step in the right direction after the fail that was Twilight, but to say it’s better than Potter? That’s going too far. I like THG, I do, but there is just something about Potter that I’ve never found in any other book or movie series, including THG. In my mind and heart the ranks still stand as:

    1. Harry freakin’ Potter <3
    2. The Hunger Games
    -9.99 billion. Twilight

  • AvisWizard178

    1. Harry Potter.
    2. The Hunger Games.
    10000000000. Twilight.
    Twilight fails, its useless and boring story line by an uninspired author is something i pity it for. The Hunger Games is beautiful, new, unique and so wonderful and believable that you really can feel exactly what each character feels, and you really step into the world of Panem. However, Harry Potter is magical, somethiing we dream about and for i to be written into one of the most exhilirating and greatest book series and eventually, the greatest film series of all time is an accomplishment in itself. Also, JK Rowling uses thing which we can relate to in everyday life and make it something funny, scary and lovable to read about at the same time is the greatest accomplishment of all. This is why Harry Potter is the best. The best in all of book series and the best in film series. This is also why JK Rowling is the ebst author of all time, even beating the geniuses of Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Harper Lee, JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, and other.

    • PotionWillow207

      I like the Hunger Games, but if you think it’s unique then you need to read more.

  • SlythVx13

    Ive read all 3. Harry Potter is and will always be my favorite series. It’s the best story I’ve ever read, and I read a LOT. And while I’ll eventually forget about half of the stuff I read, and remember faintly the storylines of Twilight and Hunger Games, even Percy Jackson, which was amazing, I’ll always remember every detail about HP and how it made me feel, and how it literally saved people’s lives and created an amazing community of fans (who can definitely get feisty when their favorite series is degraded to something else). I don’t care about the numbers and ticket sales, etc. The winner all comes down to the story.

    I read Twilight after Potter, and I’ll admit it, I was immediately taken with it. It wasn’t so much the writing, but I’m one of those weirdo romantics. Twilight helped me to indulge that part of myself, but that was about it. I didn’t really learn anything. At one point, I lost all respect for Bella and couldn’t get it back, and Breaking Dawn’s ending was a huge let down. 

    I read Hunger Games this past summer. I was definitely along for the ride, and it didn’t shy away from it’s storyline. I really enjoyed that about it. But by the 2nd and 3rd book, Katniss was unraveling every other chapter, Peeta’s random love confessions every other line of dialogue were making me sick to my stomach, I felt like the author was forcing me to hate my favorite character, Gale, and I refused to do so, and the ending of Mockingjay felt all over the place. Oh, and can’t forget the love triangle. What can we do without a drawn out one of those? I guess what I’m saying is by time I reached the ending, I was nowhere near as invested as I had been in the beginning.

    The only other book series that comes close to Potter is the Percy Jackson series, which even that lacks compared to Potter. Over time, yeah, maybe records will be beaten and other fandoms will become larger and crazier. It happens. But between these 3 series, Harry Potter is the timeless one. Harry Potter has the best overall story… plot, in-depth characters, themes, even the ending (although everyone hated it at one point). Harry Potter inspired a generation in all the right ways. That’s why it wins in the end.

  • Anonymous

    I don’t think it’s fair or even right to compare the Harry Potter books to anything. You like them more? That’s fine. But your quench for literature that you mention? Would you have had that if not for the boy who lived? Quite arguably not.
    I’ve found books that I’ve loved, books I’ve been unable to put down, but none will ever hold that place in my heart the way Harry Potter has.

  • AlilM

    i love the hunger games but twilight will always be my favorite. I tried reading the harry potter series and just couldnt get in to it. Thats just my personal opinion, but am i going to come on here and say it sucks just because I  PERSONALLY didnt like it; no. Harry potter fans need to realize that not everyone is going to like the series and they need to get over that fact. It seems to me that more times than others its the harry potter fans trashing other series. WE UNDERSTAND YOU LIKE HARRY POTTER!!!! just stop putting other fandoms down because of it. If you dont like them then just dont say anything. And she didnt say that Harry Potter didnt have heart she just related the heart in the story more to twilight. But i do think this article has a good perspective :)

    • Thanos

      This is what bugs me. The “I’m better than you because I don’t say outright that I don’t like something.” Yes, there are HP fans who take things too far. But, just personally, I have seen WAY more twilight fans attacking other fandoms than any other. While you claim to be so much better, you generalize and say that all Harry Potter fans are obnoxious about the series. And you contradict yourself with the idea of “I tried reading the harry potter series and just couldnt get in to it. Thats just my personal opinion” and then saying “If you dont like them then just dont say anything.” If people all had the same opinion of things, it would be boring. People have differing view points, but we cant all just shut up for fear of someone getting insulted. 

      • Mcr5408

        Personally, I have seen way more Harry Potter fans attacking Twilight posts and evern Hunger Games posts. I couldn’t get into the Harry Potter series either by the way.

        • Thanos

          I’ve seen and come across many an obnoxious twi-hard in my day who have made it very clear that they think Harry Potter is terrible though they have never even cracked the spine. Many of them also seem incapable of using correct grammar or spelling. (this is not to say that I’ve never seen the “team potter!” comments, though compared to others I’ve seen, these hardly seem comparable.) 

          That said I think a lot of Harry Potter fans who take part in this do so because of the annoying/creepy twilight fans who treat twilight like the Bible and SMeyer like a goddess. Not saying it’s right, just offering a possible explanation.

          • Mcr5408

            Personally, I have witnessed a larger view of the exact opposite. J.K. as a goddess and Harry Potter as the Bible seem what most people on these comments are believing. But I think it just depends on what viewpoint you have seen it from. I think Harry Potter fans just despise any competition from any other fandom not just Twilight.  

          • Thanos

            For a lot of people, I think it’s more than just the books or the movies. It’s that it’s HARRY POTTER. It’s their childhood. It’s what we grew up with, what we’ve loved since we could barely read. It’s got less to do with “despising any competition” than simply loving a fantastic story with incredibly intricate characters and settings, written by an outrageously talented author. (I realize you may see this as me elevating her to goddess level, but you’re lying to yourself if you say the woman can’t write. Read her word choice, her sentence structure, her characters, her plots, everything. She spent years grooming those books before even publishing them, figuring out tiny seemingly insignificant details, and her fans respect that) whereas they see the twilight craze and (not all, but some) see weaker writing, simpler characters, and significantly less time building her story and a group of kids putting down not only Potter but even Shakespeare and other great authors to lift up Stephenie Meyer for a story that, quite frankly, has been done many times before. 

        • PotionWillow207

          I’ve seen fans of both series take things too far. I love all three of series and privately consider myself part of all three fandoms, but publicly I don’t mix with any. I find Harry Potter fans to be more vocal when it comes to bashing other series, and that I don’t like. I find Twilight fans to be more obnoxious at the movie premieres, and that I don’t like. I haven’t had as much experience with Hunger Games fans, but I will avoid them because of my bad experiences with the other two fandoms.

    • Trixie99

      I think people on here should be allowed to share their opinions on things as long as they’re respectful.  You said you couldn’t get into Harry Potter and that is fine.  That’s your opinion.  If people don’t like Twilight, that is their opinion.  As long as they’re not trashing you for your opinion or going on and on about how something ‘sucks’, I don’t really see a problem.  Yes, some people can get a little out of hand, which is unfortunate….but these comments are for the most part… just people sharing their own views on the subject at hand.  If people are getting offended over other peoples opinions, I think they should try to avoid posts like this.  Not everyone is going to like Twilight.

    • GirlWhoCriedWhenSiriusDied

      My friend next to me says ‘screw you.’ I however appreciate you not saying HP sucks, but I seriously think you should consider trying the series again. ;)

  • Maddie Hatter

    I too flew through the Hunger Games books, but only because it had such an exciting plot.  That’s also the only reason that I’ve returned to read the books a couple of times.  Harry Potter I come to read because they give me such warm and fuzzies, with a lovely blend of action and feelings; I go to read one every time I feel sad.  I do agree that The Hunger Games has heart (more than Twilight, certainly), but I don’t think it had more than Harry Potter.  Yes, Katniss and Peeta and many others made sacrifices, but so did countless Harry Potter characters.  And Mockingjay killed everything for me- Collins killed characters off rather willy-nilly.  The way she just casually threw out a sentence at the beginning about how sources said Cinna was dead?  The scene where Finnick’s head got ripped off?  Harry Potter delicately handled each and every one of the deaths that Harry was present for, and the ones that he wasn’t there for (providing it was a large enough character, like Cinna was).  The last Hunger Games book was, on the whole, quite heartless. And the characters… they’re defined well enough, but it doesn’t feel like I actually know them.  I just can’t relate at all to Katniss, her thought process sometimes isn’t described very clearly. :/

  • Katie

    So her main argument just amounts to a couple of lame sentences toward the end of the “article”?  Without having fleshed out or explained her ideas? Why even post this, Hypable?

    PS: Am I the only person who thinks Mockingjay was badly written?

    • Lauren

      Nope…

    • PotionWillow207

      No, you most definitely are not. I hated that book. It’s a shame because the series started on such a high note and ended on such a bad one.

    • http://twitter.com/when_she_smiles lindsay

      It was so painfully boring. My brother still isn’t able to get through it, and he read the first two.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=531808242 Courtney Gibson

    I’m beginning to wonder if Hypable enjoys the fights between the Twilight and Harry Potter fandoms, if they didn’t they wouldnt post such stories on the main page :/

  • benjamin

    This is a truly epic list of comments and it shows how much these books really affect us. Harry Potter is obviously supreme, but if you want to read a series that is truly as epic in a different way, read Game of Thrones. Not only is the world as detailed and meticulously thought out as potter’s, but the politcal intrigue, plotting and scheming, and incredibly realized characters are just a wonder. Completely different from Potter, but a masterpiece in it’s own right. Definitely read it if you haven’t yet!!

  • Jinxfoot45

    I really like how this girl had the guts to publish her opinion piece on this site, and for that: I respect her and her opinion. It’s always awesome to see what other people have to say about different things, and compare opinions with each other. However, I must say this: I think this whole “beating other fandoms” is a bit overrated. Here’s my opinion: I believe that these three book series have close to nothing in common- in a good way. Each book is unique and tells its own story line, and the plots are very different from one another. The only reason these three fandoms are being interconnected is because of their massive popularity: other than that, there is, as I stated before, close to nothing in common with plots. I guess what I’m trying to say is that this whole “beating” thing is ridiculous. Each fandom is awesome in its own way, and has very passionate fans. We shouldn’t be fighting over “which fandom beats another fandom,” but embracing that we all like different things. After all, everyone having their own positive opinion about something they love is what keeps a website like this interesting. Instead of starting a war with each other about the best fandom, we should embrace the fact that we have so many awesome fandoms to enjoy.

    • http://www.facebook.com/Pypersunshine Pyper Atkin

      ^This. Thank you! I feel exactly the same way.

  • A.P.W.B.Dumbledore

    I loved hunger games except for the last half of the third book but no book or series could or will ever beat harry potter. It defiantly beat Twilight but never Harry Potter. I respect your opinion but your wrong.

  • Anonymous

    I’m a huge fan of all three of these fandoms, but I have to disagree with you. While I did absolutely LOVE “The Hunger Games” the  rest of the series just didn’t live up to what I expected from Suzanne Collins after reading the first book. While I agree that there is a Hunger Games “fandom” I don’t think it will ever ever ever live up to the Harry Potter fandom, of even the Twilight fandom.

  • hermy0209

    well in my humble opinion:

    1. Harry Potter
    2.The Sword of Truth Series
    3. Vampire Academy Series
    4. The Hunger Games
    .
    .
    .
    20. Twilight

    …just saying, harry potter rules all

  • Luna97831

    although the hunger games are very popular and will continue to be, harry potter will just continue to beat the HG in many people’s minds simply because it resonates with a bigger group of people. the values are mainly shared with those of the hunger games (friendship, coming-of-age, love overrules) but it appeals to a wider audience. 

    i love both of them immensely, but harry potter will always have a special spot in my heart. 

  • http://twitter.com/rawritsjen15 Jennifer Skalski

    I might add that my choice in using the word “beat,” especially in the title was intentional. The majority of the world feels the need to compare any book series that reaches a higher popularity, and this is MY opinion. It doesn’t mean that The Hunger Games does beat either of them or vice versa. I quite enjoy the debate that spurred from this, though.

  • http://www.facebook.com/iDomi Domi Ed

    I cant think of a book I have ever read at this point that has more heart then Harry Potter.
    I cant gush about this book enough. This story TRULY changed my life.
    Rowlling’s brilliance brings me to tears then I just think of all the hard work she put into this story.
    Its not just a story about a boy wizard and a evil bald wizard snake man…
    The parallels of Harry’s story and the pretty much any war in history, the Holocaust and mythology. PURE BRILLIANCE.

    I cant go into Potter enough. I’d be here forever…

    Twilight has MORE heart then Harry Potter?
    I…I cant even…
    …How can I put this in short without sounding too…bitchy…

    [ Spoilers ahoy from this point on about HG and Twilight]

    Anyway, I DID like the books. I liked the movies even more because I didn’t have to read Bella’s painful inner thoughts. 
    BUT it was SUCH an easy story to write…
    Its easy to write about an annoying girl (I hate Bella) who has nothing to say about this guy she likes except “He is so attractive” and “He is so cold”. And the simple fact that that is so easy, throw in a wolf boy that Bella can toy with emotionally knowing full well he is a backup.
    But its all good wolf boy falls in love with her demon baby. 

    There is not ONE character in this damn book I would want my child looking up to other then Alice. 

    The story is shallow. While I like it ( and after this rant, I don’t know why) Bella gets everything she wants. Her “Attractive, beautiful” boyfriend, shes attractive because shes a vampire, she had a baby but its super human smart and it will grow fast so she doesn’t have the responsibility of a REAL mother, shes rich and can live forever anywhere in the world. Oh and poor Jake…, he gets the hybrid baby who will conveniently stop ageing the same age he is and they will stay together forever.

    Too clean and shallow.

    Rants about Twilight always wear me out…but I have to mention Hunger Games.

    The heart of Twilight? 
    I think Hunger Games has heart, for sure. But its about Antiwar and politics.
    This is a very cold story.

    I LOVED these books so let me just put that out there. LOVED.
    This is an Antiwar story, its about corruption and politics.
    Katniss throws herself into these games for her sister but in the end her sister is killed anyway. 
    What did she put herself through hell for?
    She was a very cold character as far as her relationships with people. And in the end I didn’t really think of her as “happy”. She seemed like she ‘settled’ for Petta because he was the only one who was in the games with her, she knows how to bring him out of his “Dark” place and he really understood and was in love with her (other then Gale but he just might have killed her sister so…that wouldn’t work). 

    Shes left alone with him in the last book because her mother moved away because she couldn’t stand to stay around after Prim had died and Gale just up and left and its not really explained, his life or much of anything.
    (I hated how summed up the ending was. I’m bitter about this…)

    Shes alone and I think of her and Petta as more of a “he NEEDS me and we understand each other”. 
    Not real love.

    I think the heart in this books is clear but its a much more about the Politics and War then anything else. Its COLD. 

    Its not a story about True Love like Twilight. Katniss would eat Bella ALIVE. 

    The only thing these books have in common is they all have characters who will sacrifice themselves for those they love.
    But for me it will ALWAYS be;
    Harry Potter
    Hunger Games
    And I don’t know where Twilight falls on that list but it sure as hell isn’t #3

    • http://www.facebook.com/iDomi Domi Ed

      well shit, I didn’t know it was going to be that long.
      Opps…

    • Thanos

      We need more people like you in the world haha.
      However, though i see where you’re coming from, I think Katniss does love Peeta. Not in the same way as Bella and Edward or anything like that. No. She’s too broken after those three books for anything like that. She’s hardened by war. But I think she’s grown to love Peeta since the first Games.

    • Lauren

      Brilliant writting :) When you said The Hunger Games was COLD i just got shivers all down my spine…soooo true.

  • Anonymous

    While Harry Potter will always be the top series in my opinion (grew up with it, so this opinion might quite possibly have the sentimental factor added), I agree that the Hunger Games is a good mix of HP and Twilight.

    As for the fandom disagreements, ALL 3 SERIES ARE DIFFERENT. I’m not sure it is entirely fair to Twilight to compare it to Harry Potter because they are different types of stories. Yes, they are both fantasy, both that’s really where the fair comparisons stop.

  • why_hellur

    the whole point of harry potter is love. twilight is just a dimb girl blinded by the beauty of a vampire

    • why_hellur

      dumb*    ironic how thats the word i spell wrong lol

    • Thecoolguy4ever

      No, Twilight is about choice. You can state your opinion without being offensive.

      • IBelieveInNargles

        Yes, a girl’s choice between necrophilia and bestiality was it? Xp  

        • PotionWillow207

          Grow up.

          • PotterGamer

            I’m rather certain that was a joke. Grow up. 

  • Rjmresch

    It is true that she did not explicitly state that Harry Potter lacked heart, but she implied it and that is just as bad stating it fully. The reason that I say this is because she never once referred to Harry Potter having “heart” and simply stated that The Hunger Games is a mixture of x,y,z from Potter and the “heart” of Twilight. In this way she effectively excludes Potter from the “heart” argument and makes the detestable notion that Twilight carries more “heart” than Harry Potter. One would be EXTREMELY hard pressed to find any literary critic, amateur or professional that is ready to bet his career on the statement of Potter being a minor in relation to Twilight in terms of the “heart” of the characters, plot or author. 

    Only time will tell the impact of these series, however, the one thing that cannot be disputed about Harry Potter is the same reason that it will remain the number one series of modern times, if not of all time, and that is that it inspired a new generation of readers and forced older generations to read once again. Neither The Hunger Games or Twilight can make this claim, for they simply followed in Potter’s literary shadow.

    • Thecoolguy4ever

      I disagree. It’s just that the heart in Twilight is just more significant than any other aspects of the novel. And neither Twilight nor The Hunger Games followed Potter’s literary shadow. They’re both unique in their own ways. Who would have ever thought that an author would dare to change and develop the standard and much ripped-off vampire psychology Bram Stoker created vampire? SO don’t you say that “In this way she effectively excludes Potter from the “heart” argument and makes the detestable notion that Twilight carries more “heart” than Harry Potter” because it’s not detestable. It’s just an opinion, it being different from yours makes it in no way detestable. That’s the problem of some HP fans. They don’t understand that there are better books than HP, or that there may be books that are not as good as HP that explore themes found in HP better than HP does it.

      • IBelieveInNargles

        Heart is very rarely used to indicate only romantic love. So even the argument that Twilight has got more heart than Harry Potter because it’s a romance, is absolutely not true. I think that’s what’s irking most of the commenters. Harry Potter is all heart. Love is what saved Harry after all. To completely ignore the importance (and existence) of heart in the Potter series, is to ignore one of the series’ largest recurring themes.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1683360003 Paige Barton

    My story about how how I got into the Hunger Games is a bit similar to rawritsjen15′s. I had been hearing about THG for quite some time, and then I heard they were making a movie. do one day, I was just strolling thru borders and I came across THG books. I took the first one off the shelf and decided to read a page or 2. 3 hours later I was on chapter 10. lol so I decided to borrow the books from one of my friends (bc i couldn’t afford to buy the books). THG series is on my christmas wish list, though!

  • http://twitter.com/xhpfanatic Grace Chen

    Nothing beats Harry Potter.

  • http://www.facebook.com/Pypersunshine Pyper Atkin

    I consider myself a huge fan of ALL THREE of these series. I hold them all close to my heart. Although they share some of the same traits, I do not like to compare them, because really, they are all very different. Why do we all feel the need for one series to “beat” another? It is just plain unnecessary. Read the books you want to read, be in the fandoms you want to be in. It’s that simple. Coexist, people!

  • blackkiko

    Harry Potter is the best because every time you read it (I’ve read it 7 times) you find a new place where something is forshadowed and I love finding those parts.

    • PotionWillow207

      You see those things in the other series, as well.

  • Savanah

    I feel bad that I am missing out on the Harry Potter fandom. I tried reading the books, on multiple occasions, but I just couldn’t get into it. I think it has to do with the fact that although loved by people of all ages, I think Harry Potter’s main demographic is young children and I found the writing just a little… childish? I know I’m going to get dogged for this as the Harry Potter fandom is extremely defensive. One of my best friends is one of the biggest fans of Harry Potter. She talks about it all the time, has lended me the books several of times… but I just don’t feel as attached to the series. Maybe later I will change my mind and finally finsih the first book, but as of right now, I’m fine not being apart of the massive fanbase.

    And, because, of course, you have to belong to one of the three fandoms, I can honestly say that The Hunger Games is my favorite series. The themes displayed in each book are so riveting and thought-provoking… it’s a shame others can’t get pass the “This is a ripoff of Battle Royale!!!” nonsense to see those themes. And about “Mockingjay”… it was probably my least favorite in the trilogy, but I still love it a lot.

    Because it’s causing a lot of stirr– Katniss didn’t vote for the Games because she thought it would be a nice way to get revenge (she’s not heartless). She did it to earn Coin’s trust so she could later execute her. Haymitch saw what Katniss’ plans were, and that’s why he replied with, “I’m with the Mockingjay.”

    P.S. I wasn’t saying that I hated Harry Potter- didn’t even say that I really disliked it. I just didn’t get into it. Part of that may have to do with the overly-obsessive, defensive fanbase. Can’t others just state their opinion without being told that they are wrong? I know that this doesn’t apply to all fans, but it’s applying to most here.

    • SlythVx13

      I think the problem you may or may not be running into is that you’re reading about Harry when he’s 11 in the first book. Personally, I didn’t find it childish at all, but I think it’s possible for people to feel that way if they’re not used to reading juvenil fiction. However, you should realize that throughout the series, Harry and the other characters get older and the story grows accordingly with that. By the time you’re at the end, Harry is coming into adulthood, and there’s nothing childish about it. While the series maybe catalogued under juvenile fiction (again, I can only assume b/c it’s starts off with Harry being an 11 year old boy), the series as a whole is definitely not.

      If it’s not your cup of tea, then it’s not. But as a crazed-yet-sane fan, I hope you can join our fandom someday or at least finish the 1st book :)

      • Savanah

        I respect your response. I do agree that that may be a factor. As a teen myself, I tend to enjoy stories about people in their late teens, so I may need to stick with the series until Harry grows older, as you said. And I may be mistaken, but isn’t Harry Potter written in third-point of view? I typically read first-point of view, and usually put a book down when I notice the third-point of view. I don’t know, but for some reason it annoys me.

        I’ve come to the conclusion that it may not be the story that is turning me off, but the writing style. I’ll try to overlook it if I ever start to read the first book again. :)

        • SlythVx13

          The books are in 3rd person, but you still get a pretty deep look into everything Harry’s feeling (as far as you can go with boys.. I kid lol, jokes aside). Everything is seen and experienced through him and how he processes them (just like 1st person), but the 3rd person writing style offers a unique narration voice when you read. To out my nerdiness, I read it in a British accent in my head, which helps with the flow of the grammar.

          People have different likes when it comes to reading. They shouldn’t be hated on or attacked for that, but coming from someone who thought she’d hate the books, I truly feel Harry’s worth reading from beginning to end. Thank you for not misinterpreting my response as a threat or like I’m forcing you to read it :)

        • PotionWillow207

          The Harry Potte series is third person limited narrative. The characters are all referred to in the he/she/it format, but the reader is only privy to Harry’s thoughts.

  • Anon8

       I see your point, I too am a fan of all 3 series; but I can’t compare them I just can’t. They each mean so many different things to me.
       Most days I think of all 3 as equals (I’m also a big man of Mortal Instruments though too) but some days I do tend to lean towards HP. In my mind, I categorize them into different things they represent to me:
      Potter: The first thing I was ever really, really into. The series I grew up with, and so did the rest of the world.
      Twilight: The time when fangirls lost their shit. Say what you want about that series, but it certainly fun! I love jumping into that world.
      Hunger games: I’m still waiting to completely figure this out. I loved the books, have read them over and over. The response the movies get should clarify this, for now I’m just enjoing the shocking story.
      So you see, no series will ever be superior to another because they all mean different things to me and will probably continue to change roles in my life: I’m excited to continue the ride!

  • Lauren

    It’s funny how most comments are saying that Hunger Games could never compete with Harry Potter, however, we have to remember that the people who visit this site were all viewers of Mugglenet before Hypable came out. If this article was put on a Twillight fansite the users would definitely rate Twillight over the other two series. I personally also believe that Harry Potter is sooooo much better than Hunger Games but I dont think you can get a true representation of the public’s favorite series when our views are so biased.

  • http://twitter.com/when_she_smiles lindsay

    SO MUCH CONTROVERSY

  • HelloDer

    lol Hypable may have to stop posting its main three fandoms when all this pent up anger get lashed out like this XD

  • Thecoolguy4ever

    Mugglenet fans dominate are mostly the visitors of Hypable…that’s why you never find someone who says something positive about Twilight and always find hate comments and “Twilight is the worst book written by a living creature in the history of the whole universe” stuff. Boring…

    • IBelieveInNargles

      Ever stop to consider that perhaps it *is* the worst book written by a living creature in the history of the whole universe. 

      It’s all in how one perceives something. To us, it *is*. 

  • Nutmeg

    I’m not devaluing your article, or giving any opinion about which series is the best. But, did you expect to have any good reception on this site? …Really? I’m sorry if these comments are upsetting you, but it’s a good way to learn a lesson: there’s a reason conservatives and liberals only talk to each other. Any opinion that differs from one’s own will be obliterated!

    • http://twitter.com/rawritsjen15 Jennifer Skalski

      I did not expect to have a different response than the one I received. I knew what I was getting myself into and I have not a single regret about sharing my thoughts and I will continue on doing so and being a loyal fan to all three series. Because yes, it is possible to love all three.

  • Soccerdude145

    Can I just point out that the hunger games is not in any way well written
    I was unable to finish the series because of how unrealistic this book is even in its own world
    no one would react in the ways she does and its just ridiculous 
    I view susan collins as a sell out because of how rushed and terrible her third book was compared to her other ones

  • Obcure

    This was a very good article. She is not bashing any of the books mentioned and as the title states it is her own personal opinion. The nerds raging about how she is not saying Harry Potter had heart or she shouldn’t compare the three books need to get over it. It was her own opinion and she took what she found to be in each book and found similarities in another. 

    • SlythVx13

      You’re on a site all about fandom. Why would you call anyone a nerd?

    • Trixie99

      Like she shared her opinion, others on here are sharing their opinions as well.  That’s what happens when you write articles on a public site… people respond.  Not everyone is going to be in agreement with her and I really don’t see anyone raging in this post.  I’ve found the majority of posts respectfully disagreeing with her. 

  • http://twitter.com/insertSobriquet Gabrielle

    LMFAO @ this “article” hilarious. Whoever wrote it has a great sense of humor. If Potter was left out of it, then I may have taken it seriously.

  • Anh022

    Harry Potter lacks heart…I think you need to rewind and go read the series over again and REALLY compare it to Twilight…I am a fan of Twilight 1-4 but to say Twilight has more heart, I’ll call you on that one

  • Anh022

    Harry Potter lacks heart…I think you need to rewind and go read the series over again and REALLY compare it to Twilight…I am a fan of Twilight 1-4 but to say Twilight has more heart, I’ll call you on that one

  • reader

    Hell naw, I like HP and HG but the order is: Harry Potter > The Hunger Games > Twilight. I think even comparing Twilight to HP and HG is an insult.

  • TwiGirl

    I somewhat agree with this. I love the Hunger Games and I am a huge fan of Twilight but I could never get into Harry Potter.

  • Monica

    I like Harry Potter. I like the Hunger Games. I like Twilight. I like Harry Potter most, because it’s got more sentimental value to me, and J.K. Rowling’s writing style connects with me most. But someone may feel that way about Twilight, or the Hunger Games, or any other book series. It doesn’t matter how much of an impact each series has made on the world, it doesn’t matter how many more people like it, it doesn’t matter how much “history” the series has compared to the others. Can we all just enjoy our diversity and difference of opinion instead of bashing each other because of it? This is what makes the world interesting! I would love to read some really captivating, intelligent discussion in the comments of these posts rather than just “My fandom is better than yours.” I’m sick of having to filter through these just to get to the interesting stuff.

  • Befocu

    I’ve read all three series, and the one I like the most is The Hunger games. Harry Potter is fantastic,and I liked reading twilight but every day I think is worst and now I don’t even like twilight. I’ve read a lot of books a part from those, and I only liked a trilogy more than those and it was a spanish one called Idhun’s memories. I recommend it to everyone who likes this kind of books. A kiss from barcelona!

  • Anonymous

    The only thing that will beat the popularity of the Potter franchise is the remake revival in ten years time.

    While I have read all three series and enjoyed them to certain degrees, Potter is (IMO) in a league if its own. I think it boils down to the fact that Potter is very much a British (and international) institution. Twilight and The Hunger Games will always remain movie companions to popular novels that garnered fandom hype for an extended period of time. Potter will be part of the public conscience for a very long time. Not only due to the fact that Warner Brothers seem intent on extending the life of the franchise but also for the fact that the public crave this extension.

    I think the huge success of Potter relies upon the fact that it was an original concept. Of course there are tenuous comparisons that can be made with other epic adventure novels/series, but at the end of the day Potter is a standalone.

    Twilight is not a brand new concept with direct comparisons made to Pride and Prejudice and Romeo and Juliet. And The Hunger Games and Battle Royale have, understandbly, often been linked.

    I think The Hunger Games will have more success critically and will probably have more widespread respect than Twilight. But I cannot see it surpassing the popularity of Potter. If anything it will be on par with Twilight.

  • Sia

    I really don’t think the fans or the Hunger Games hype has been bigger then both Harry Potter and Twilight. I’ve been to both book midnight openings and theres been so much excitement and craziness for those books that when the last Hunger Games book came out there was maybe 29 people at our one book opening it was sad ! I don’t know what the numbers will look like when the Hunger Games movies out come but I prefer the magic of wizards and vampires/werewolves to regular human beings in Hunger Games. Hunger Games does have a little bit of fantasy VERY LITTLE and I do think the books are pretty good loved the first hated the second and enjoyed the third but I’M SORRY IT’S A WORLD I DON’T WANT TO BE IN ! At least in Harry Potter and Twilight I want to live in those worlds and reading pulled me in. Another thing is the characters in Harry Potter and Twilight just seemed abundant in choice. Hunger Games for me was a slim choice of Katniss and Peeta maybe two others but at least I had the Cullens and a couple of Potter characters to choose from and that’s just my opinion yours could be different but that’s how I felt. I really do hope Hunger Games is huge and will be in a way but let’s not count on that till all three movies open. 
    But BOOKS SALES AND EXCITEMENT OF FANS FOR HARRY POTTER AND TWILIGHT WAY BIGGER AND the fans just seem way crazier with those fandoms lol ….

  • Elfedeseaux

    Hmm. Hunger Games comes second on my list after Harry Potter. This love triangle between Gale Katniss and Peeta annoyed me, but I liked the plot and the values portrayed in the book. Still, that love thing was off plot for me in the Hunger Games. 

  • Charlotte

    1. The Hunger Games&Harry Potter
    2. The Hunger Games&Harry Potter
    3. The Hunger Games&Harry Potter
    :D

  • Anonymous

    I haven’t read Twilight, but I’ve read the Harry Potter and Hunger Games series. 

    I consider JK Rowling’s work to be absolutely masterful.  IMO, these books will become classics right alongside the works of Jane Austen, John Steinbeck, and Charles Dickens.   At first I was skeptical about reading “Sorcerer’s Stone” because I thought it was a children’s book.  But like you, I was on that magical ride as soon as I read the first line.  John Steinbeck is my favorite author.  I love his style – long and beautifully descriptive sentences.  His writing in “The Grapes of Wrath” moves me as few other books have, but Steinbeck rarely makes me laugh. JK Rowling not only moves me, but she also makes me laugh.  As with Steinbeck, I have read and re-read her books again and again.  Their stories are unforgettable.

    Rowling seems to have started a trend – one book won’t do
    anymore, a whole series seems to be the trend now.  As much as I love the Hunger Games series, I
    think it could have been done as one long book. 
    For me Hunger Games is not in the same universe as Harry Potter.   I was excited by it; it’s a wonderful action
    series.  I had to know what happened to
    Katniss, Peeta, and Gale.  But by the end
    of the first book, I felt I basically knew what the rest of the series would
    be.  I was certain she would lead a
    rebellion against the Capitol and I believed she would win.  For me, the biggest mystery was whether she
    would end up with Peeta or Gale.  It didn’t
    diminish my enjoyment all that much, but the twists and turns in Harry Potter
    were relentless.  I remember all the
    speculation about Harry.  Would he live
    or die?  I love both series and I think Katniss’s
    story is really exciting.  But IMO Collins’s
    skill is not comparable to Rowling’s.

    As for the popularity of the two series, I think you’re not
    giving enough consideration to the degree of violence in Hunger Games.  If anything that may hold down its popularity
    because some parents will think it unsuitable for young children.

  • Atharva Hritik

    HE Y         HEY                  PPL……………HUNGER GAMES IS GOOD…TWILIGHT IS OK……HARRY POTTER = EPIC……………..HUGE SAGA…….BUT   IF ANY SAGA CAN EVEN GET CLOSE TO HARRY POTTER OR EVEN BEAT HARRY POTTER THAT IS

    LORD OF THE RINGS…

    THAT 3 BOOKS ARE THE TIMELESS CLASSICS……EVEN WAY BRILLIANT WRITING THAN HP…..ANY A 100000000 TIMES MATURE THAN HUGER GAMES OR TWILIGHT………   I HAVE NO NEED TO RESPECT  UR POST BCOZ I DIDNT LIKE IT…….. MOST POLISHED PIECE OF LITERATURE ON THIS PLANET IS OFCOURSE………………………………………………

    LORD OF THE RINGS- FELLOWSHIP OF THE KING.
                                   THE TWO TOWERS
                                       RETURN OF THE KING……..

    DONT LET ME COMMENT AGAIN..TWILIGHT[MEYERS} SCREW YOU....UR FAKE.....HUNGER GAMES{COLLINS} = RESPECT U.....HARRY POTTER{ROWLING]=  OWE YOU A LIFE FOR THAT 7 BOOKS……..BUT        JRR TOLKIEN
    {LOTR}=       UR GOD……………….

    • TwiGleeStarGames34

      lol

  • PotionWillow207

    I think the biggest problem in this article is the author thinking that you can compare these books to the point of even considering that one can beat the other. The only similarity these books share is that they are all YA fiction. There simply isn’t enough similarity between the three series to say that one can “beat” the others.

    That being said, I don’t think that either Twilight or Hunger Games will ever have the impact that Harry Potter did. I have nothing against these two series. I have all of the books from all three series and read them regularly. But I have to admit that both Twilight and Hunger Games have gotten on as well as they have because they rode the coattails of Harry Potter’s popularity. If Harry Potter had not suddenly sparked an interest in YA and children’s fantasy then those series would never have reached the level of popularity that they have.

    Another thing to consider is that the length of the Twilight and Hunger Games series has worked against them. Neither has been around as long as Harry Potter has, and neither series is as long as Harry Potter is so there hasn’t been as much time to build up a fan base. Harry Potter has been available to the public for almost 15 years now, whereas Twilight has only had 6 years and Hunger Games 3.

    And, as much as I love the Twilight and Hunger Games series I have to say that the stories are not as thought out (Hunger Games) and the editing leaves much to be desired (Twilight).

  • tonks

    I don’t agree, I like Harry Potter better because it creates a world I would like to live in, Hogwarts while not under Voldemorts control would be fantastic. My only problem with the Hunger games is there is barely any downtime, any happy time, but I guess that suits people.

  • Water Bender / Wizard

    Harry potter will totally not get beaten by Hunger Games!!! See here more of the main people die in harry potter but more people die in Hunger games to but don’t get me wrong i like Hunger Games but Hogwarts is My Home :)

  • Eliza Barger

    didn’t care to much for the Hunger Games or Twilight, I thought that both lacked the advanced planning seen in the Potter series, the stories lines were predictable and forced. In my opinion neither of them even presents competition for Harry.

  • Anonymous

    For a long time I felt the same way as you. I read other books but none could evolve me as the words of J. K. Rowling. That urge to keep reading page after page, without any desire to put the book down, was a feeling that not every book incited. But when I read The Hunger Games I couldn’t stop! It was torture to wait for the 2nd book to arrive…

    I think that it’s unfair to compare these fandoms, but I understand the
    effort here. They are all stories with origins in literature,
    that have moved a great number of people, and in many cases have made them aware of the wonderful gift of literature.

  • jazz

    harry potter has seven books, and eight movies. HG has 3 books, and will have 4 movies. harry potter has a much bigger fanbase then both hg and twilight. hunger games may appeal to people who like dystopian novels, and probably has an older audience then hp. however, i seriously doubt that HG will get bigger then hp.

  • http://twitter.com/WhatTheGrace Grace Nzita

    I totally agree with her, i absolutely adore Harry Potter and i’m an avid Twilight fan too but i must say the Hunger Games brought something entirely different to the plate. It’s been years since i’ve first read each of the other books as they’ve come out over the years but i distinctively remember being so excited with the turn of every page. 

    I read the Hunger Games in less than a day..  it was that good! I think what this series has that the other two don’t directly has is that it is so relateable it’s hard not to put yourself in Katniss’ shoes or Peeta’s or any of the other tributes, it’s set in a real life setting and so we are forced to think like the events that are occurring are real too. Some of the things that happen in THG are simultaneous to events that happen today. Protecting your family, doing what is easy instead of right, war, fighting for what you believe in etc.

    Harry Potter was the world that we could escape to  and dream about being able to go to Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, flying broomsticks and saying ‘wingardium leviosa’, it made us at very young ages understnad what was right and what was wrong and the difficulties that arise when trying to make that choice. Twilight was the place where we could fantasize about love and romance, i mean come on as much as people don’t like it; It made vampires & werewolves cool again! no one can deny that, sure they drive volvos, have emotional problems and sparkle, whether you like it or not people still talk about it.  I say ‘the hater’s’ only make it more popular, you guys who write paragraphs about hating Twilight are only wasting precious minutes of your own life. I don’t think Twilight is better than Harry Potter or the Hunger Games – i won;t argue with that! But i’m sick and tired of seeing all this Twi hate. If you don’t like something the X button is in the corner – it’s even highlighted in red so you don’t miss it! ;)

    Anyway enough ranting. I really do hope that The Hunger Games is just as successful as Harry Potter and Twilght. It really is one of the best pieces of writing to come out in a long time. Kudos to Suzanne Collins!! :)

    Jheeze i wrote an essay.

    • Savanah

      I agree with every thing you said in your “essay”. :D

  • FinnickOdear

    I love whoever wrote this! These are my exact opinions on all the books and writen in a better way then i could have ever expressed them. i have search and search to find words to express to my friends why it is that i love the hunger games series so much, and she took the thoughts and passion straight from my head and mashed it all up to create something amazing. And for thats i thank you. <3

    • http://twitter.com/rawritsjen15 Jennifer Skalski

      Haha so glad to hear ONE person doesn’t hate me. By the way, I adore your name :)

      • FinnickOdear

        Well thank you! :) and you commenting back to me made my day!

        • http://twitter.com/rawritsjen15 Jennifer Skalski

          Haha that absolutely more than makes up for the 100 people who’s day I ruined by writing this :P

          • FinnickOdear

            Well im glad! I think its too bad your getting so much hate for voicing your oppinion :/ But i think you should keep saying what you do caue i really enjoyed reading.

          • http://twitter.com/rawritsjen15 Jennifer Skalski

            Well I definitely appreciate that. I honestly wasn’t expecting much different than I received but my point was that people can love all three harmoniously.  But hey, I plan on writing some more :) not necessarily quite as controversial for the next one, but I hope you read just the same! :)

  • 7Starrchasers

    I love all three series for different reasons…and there is no reason to say one is better than the other..people need to calm down and just respect this person’s opinion!

  • Ceilidh

    two words: Severus Snape. The pure meaning of heart and love right there.

    • katnissfan

      i was never a fan there…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Claudio-Catino/100000082110136 Claudio Catino

    Wizards and deadly games.

    NO sparkly vampires!!!!

  • PotterJay

    Whilst I LOVE the Hunger Games AND Harry Potter (yes, I admit, I really dislike Twilight), I have to disagree with you on one point; I personally don’t think that the Hunger Games have as much of a mass appeal as Harry Potter, because due to the maturity of them, they wouldn’t really be suitable for people under the age of 13, whereas, as you said yourself, a 7 year old can love Potter, and so can a 70 year old. Anybody over a particular age can love both series, but you have to be over a higher age to get the full effect of the Hunger Games.

    Harry Potter has the ‘tale’ and fable of the best children’s stories, but also the maturity and enough complex themes to satisfy older readers; the Hunger Games, whilst brilliant, has the storytelling power, but has such a mature plot, that it wouldn’t be suitable to give to a 7 year old, without scaring them out of their minds!

    Not disregarding anything though, just my opinion on that particular matter :) 

  • http://Www.en.wikipedia.org Harry Potter

    WTF????

  • Nicola

    *stands and applauds* I couldn’t have said it better myself.

    Twilight was fun and interesting, Harry Potter EMBODIES my childhood, but friends, THE HUNGER GAMES IS THE FUTURE.

  • Laugh123

    i used to love twilight now the hunger games just makes twilight look like a piece of bull crap. here’s my list:
    1.HUNGER GAMES!!
    2.Harry potter
    and way way way down at the bottom of my list at like #12,384,976,273 is twilight there you have it. hunger games rules, and harry potter comes second then twilight has basically been knocked of my list. end of story.

  • katnissfan

    WOW!!! This is A LOT of comments… 234? And everyone is just arguing with each other – and getting…? NOWHERE!! obviously everyone has their own opinion!! but this discussion should be adressed in the next podcasts… :)

  • Alan Rickman

    Andrew Sims! I’m ashamed this article was posted on YOUR website. 

  • http://twitter.com/IceDawnMuggle Justine Woodard

    <3 HARRY POTTER <3 
    Hunger Games ~~~
    Haven't read Twilight but am planing to when I get some free time! 

  • Anonymous

    With all due respect, nothing will ever beat Harry Potter. Nothing can ever match the amount of imagination, originality and sheer magic the series has, nor the dedication and passion of the author, the actors and, of course, the fans.

  • Lauren

    So, now we
    are comparing apples, oranges… and bananas?

    Harry
    Potter is a seven book urban fantasy series, about a boy and his friends who
    fight epic battles culminating in a good vs. evil showdown in book seven. The
    books span seven years, and have hundreds of characters and a dozen subplots.
    There are battles and gore and death, friendship, and even romance……….. but the
    FOCUS, the tension that moves story, comes from the epic struggle between
    Voldemort and Harry.  

    Twilight
    is a four book teenage supernatural series, told from the first person, about a
    girl who falls in love for the first time. What must be understood, is that the
    central idea of Twilight is TRUE LOVE, not just romance. Everything else that
    happens in the books is fall-out from that. The depth, and breadth, and beauty,
    of the Twilight series does not come from the complexity of the circumstances,
    but from the magic of the idea, the world which Mrs. Meyer created.

    The Hunger
    Games is a post-apocalyptic adventure trilogy, set in a startling and
    frightening future. The three books each recount the story of a girl who must
    not only decide to whom her heart belongs, but who she can trust in impossible
    circumstances. There is not many pauses for reflection, and sometimes the psychological
    and physical torture that the characters must endure are too much for any
    reader with imagination.  Katnis molds
    and shapes her world with courage and defiance.

    So. Who is
    going to say which one is better? Stand up, fool. Differences make us stronger,
    and diversity sweetens the world.  

  • melissa

    Hunger Games is actually Battle Royale meets The Lottery; Harry Potter and Twilight are similar only in their fervent fanbase and the fact they were written by authors who happen to occupy the same universe. The Hunger Games lacks essential verisimilitude — face-value you’re forced to take; the authors word for the tragedy isn’t enough, and as well as those responsible, she never really cites. The world doesn’t — probably can’t — explain for the kind of malice that mandatory “death matches” between children would excuse. Harry Potter was fantastical and yet its inner-workings gets significant mention and solidification.
        With millions of people under subjection, it would make more sense to compromise than punish; with millions to plot your execution, why bother even breathing — you are going to die, possibly by a huge mass of said subjects while laughing maniacally.
         Katniss is determined only in her indecisiveness and at times idiotically unaware; Bella is immature and fatally unaware, usually to catastrophic or bitchy proportions; Harry is sometimes self-centred (with his life, blame would be idiotic) but essentially good-intentioned hero. While Katniss is certainly a heroin, she’s more like Harry in the first two Harry Potter book — reactive and only proactive when narrative necessitates. She never reaches “proactive level”, each action is caused in spite of something, not with intention or thought: most of the time in revolves around the two K’s: Killing and Kissing.  

  • http://twitter.com/smartass_hat Trevor Coran

    you’re a Twilight fan, so this entire article is void.

  • Seth

    Except mockingjay was terrible…

  • http://twitter.com/ivangatewood Ivan Gatewood

    The author of this post is clearly deluded! Harry Potter was so well written and has a wonderful message! I mean if you are not moved by the central message of Harry Potter, which is that love is the strongest human emotion, then I am not sure you were reading the same series millions of fans were! But I should also add that this doesn’t take away from the brilliance that is the Hunger Games trilogy! I sadly can’t say the same for Twilight which is just crap!

  • Sheltakti85

    THE HUNGER GAMES AND TWILIGHT ARE THE BEST!!!!

    • Andyyyy

      twilight? really?

  • Andyyyyy

    NOTHING can be superior than Harry Potter! Twilight is just stupid, Hunger Games is good but the next 2 books aren’t. Harry Potter has sold over 450 million copies (first day it came out, it sold A LOT), Twilight only sold over 100 million, and Hunger Games over 1 million (selling today still). Harry Potter is the third highest grossing film of all time, worldwide, after Avatar and Titanic. Twilight isn’t even near HP.
    The only series that are better than HP are Lord of the Rings and Star Wars! Harry Potter is third.
    The Dark Knight Rises or The Hobbit, or both will probably be more superior than HP in 2012.
    So you really think Hunger Games is gonna top Harry Potter, think AGAIN.
    Harry Potter is the most successful franchise of all time after LOTR and I think Star Wars, FACT.
    Harry Potter owns Twilight and The Hunger Games.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1355014823 Isha Verma

    Has she ever read Harry Potter???
    The whole book is about love!!!
    Love isn’t only about kisses and romance, it is much more!!
    The whole point of the book is harry wins from voldemort because he has the ability to love and voldemort doesn’t!!!
    And i don’t know how twilight made into this article!!!!

    • Eddie

      omfg, correct. 

  • ANTHONY

    THESE 3 SERIES ARE FOR GAY PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! SCREW THESE!!!!!!!! EXCEPT, I’D CHOOSE HARRY POTTER IF I HAD TO CHOOSE ‘CAUSE HARRY POTTER’S MORE POPULAR AND A LOT OF GUYS LIKE IT, ESPECIALLY 2 OF MY FRIENDS………………………… HUNGER GAMES WAS STUPID, TWILIGHT MAJORLY STUPID

    • Eddie

      lol 

  • Lily M.

    Harry Potter will end up being a classic. I believe that it will stand the test of time. Twilight is already dying. The teachings of twilight and the writing and the plot are just plain bad, it’s very easy to argue that. The Hunger Games, however, was pretty good. It’s written realistically in terms of emotional distress, it’s well written, and the morals are good. It has very clever plot also. So in my opinion, Twilight  should not be next to these books at all. The Hunger Games was a very quick and pretty good read, but Harry Potter is a classic. It belongs with other classics like Lord of the Rings, not next to Twilight, or even really The Hunger Games. On another note if you enjoyed Harry Potter and The Hunger Games and you like series but don’t mind a slower read, perhaps try the Inheritance Cycle (Eragon, the movie was real bad though).  

    • Anna

      Hunger Games is excellent! Twilight is ****! Harry Potter will never be forgotten and it’s amazing. 

  • Anonymous

    You wish. THG books haven’t sold a FRACTION of what Twilight or Harry Potter has. And Mockingjay was the biggest piece of shit I’ve ever read.

    • Maxwell

      THG series sold about 16 million copies, Twilight 100 million, and Harry Potter over 450 million copies and it’s still selling! Harry Potter’s been around longer plus it has more books but even if you divide 450 million by 2, it’s still more than Twilight and Hunger Games! 

      Yeah, Mockingjay sucked big time. 

      HARRY POTTER ALL THE WAY! 

  • Sumayyahquraishi

    The hunger games is wayyyyyyyyyyyyy better

    • Maxwell

      HARRY POTTER > HUNGER GAMES >>>>>>>>>>> TWILIGHT

  • ravenclawforlife

    I absolutely loved the Hunger Games but i have to say that my list would be:
    1. Harry Potter
    2. Hunger Games
    3. Percy Jackson

  • TakeaJourney

    Look, to get this straight. None of the books beat each other. They all have a qualitiy to show uniqueness. Trust me, I love Harry Potter. I love the Hunger Games. Twilight is good too. They all contain romance, or otherwords love. They all contain battles. We all grew up to Harry Potter, years later came Twilight, then Hunger Games. Lets just say, they all are amazing books, and so are their authors who started it all.

  • Lexleytv

    Harry wins hand down. end of story. Just the way it is.

  • RainHouse

    I have read Harry potter.i tried to read twilihgt but it was so horrible that i quit.and i just bought the firts hunger games book!

    so i’m only hear to say that nothinh will ever beat harry potter!i mean come on…how can you say that?Right now harry potter is the biggest literature book series in histoyry (not including books about religions such as the bible)with HP 5 being the most successful book after the bible!Also the movie franchise based on the hp book series is the highest-grossing franchise of all time (and it will stay like this for a really long time…i don’t think even avatar can beat it because with 3 movies+noone wants 3d anymore+not everyone liked the original film it will be really difficult to reach hp’s 7.7 billion even thought avatar earned 2.7 billion)

    I don’t rule out that something someday will beat hp but it will be rally realy reaaaaaly difficult.and it may happen to a year that none of us will live to witness it!twilight had its chance but after 4 movies it’s not even close to hp’s success!now if you thing(i do not) that the first THG film will earn more than 900 million and it will satay the same after 7 film (with the last one earning more than 1.3 billion) then you can say all you want but right now i can’t see THG makinh more than 550 million!

    p.s sorry for my horrible english!

  • Ella Smith29

    Harry Potter is better than The Hunger Games. I’m sorry, but that is the truth. JK Rowling writing, magic and unbelievably beautiful themes have kept audiences captivated for 15 years. It is beautifully written, suspense is at every turn and it captivates hearts of all ages. The Hunger Games, although a good series, can never ever ever live up to Harry Potter’s name. It has suspense, yes, a good plot, and the ever popular love triangle, but it is not the same. It’s thematic element is very much less pronounced and the writing style is lacking. Harry Potter is better, not just because it’s more popular, but because it is the better series.

    • Kat*Fuzz

      I agree.

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