Admittedly, The Handmaid's Tale is a hair more suited for adults than The Hunger Games. Margaret Atwood's critically-acclaimed novel follows the experiences of Offred, a woman who's forced to become a child-bearer in the fundamentalist theocracy of Gilead. While the novels are based on vastly different premises, The Hunger Games and The Handmaid's Tale both have smart, resourceful female leads who are critical of their society's values.