The Hunger Pains, The Harvard Lampoon
The Hunger Pains, The Harvard Lampoon
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The Hunger Pains
A Parody

Author: The Harvard Lampoon

Narrator: Joy Osmanski

Unabridged: 4 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/07/2012

Categories: Nonfiction, Humor


Synopsis

The hilarious instant New York Times bestseller, The Hunger Pains is a loving parody of the dystopian YA novel and film, The Hunger Games.

Winning means wealth, fame, and a life of therapy losing means death, but also fame! This is The Hunger Pains.

When Kantkiss Neverclean replaces her sister as a contestant on the Hunger Games—the second-highest-rated reality TV show in Peaceland, behind Extreme Home Makeover—she has no idea what to expect. Having lived her entire life in the telemarketing district’s worst neighborhood, the Crack, Kantkiss feels unprepared to fight to the death while simultaneously winking and looking adorable for the cameras. But when her survival rests on choosing between the dreamy hunk from home, Carol Handsomestein, or the doughy klutz, Pita Malarkey, Kantkiss discovers that the toughest conflicts may not be found on the battlefield but in her own heart . . . which is unfortunately on a battlefield.

About The Harvard Lampoon

The Harvard Lampoon debuted in February 1876 and is the world’s longest continually published humor magazine. Lampoon alumni include comedians Conan O’Brien, Andy Borowitz, Greg Daniels, Jim Downey, Al Jean, and B.J. Novak. Other alums have written for Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, Futurama, Late Night with David Letterman, Seinfeld, 30 Rock, and dozens of other shows. The Harvard Lampoon is also the author of Nightlight and The Hunger Pains. Visit HarvardLampoon.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sena Nur on August 02, 2019

Beklediğimden daha eğlenceli ve hayatımda okuduğum ilk parodi kitaptı. Bu yüzden sevdim 😍......more

Goodreads review by LK on May 01, 2012

Juvenile Humor. There were some fairly funny parts, the names of certain characters and districts for instance. However, the main points that had been primarily parodied (the "teen- romance" aspect and Kantkiss' boycraziness especially), I feel were less the point of the original and so came across......more

Goodreads review by Tiernan on March 17, 2012

I think The Hunger Pains was really well done. It's funny while at the same time not really making fun of The Hunger Games; the funny parts were just quirky twists in the plot and characters. It's nothing to be taken too seriously. I would recommend it if you can take a joke and appreciate a good la......more

Goodreads review by Austin on March 18, 2012

I find it very ironic how I thought of The Hunger Pains as a title for a parody of The Hunger Games. And now it is.......more

Goodreads review by Annie on March 29, 2012

So this review is gonna be shorter than normal! I normally don't read these parody books because they're stupid. But Ummmmm this book was ummm....Fucking hilarious!! I went to bed the last couple of nights with a pain in my stomach from laughing so hard. I even cried real tears!!! I probably have a......more