What about the party in Hunger Games?? Yeah, maybe not your typical happy celebration but hey, every party is fun until someone has to fight to the death, right? 😜

OMG! Parties in fiction can be soooo much fun! Ever read 'Bridget Jones's Diary'? I mean, the book is LITERRALLY about her life in London which is filled with fun, fabulous, and sometimes quite awkward parties! I can't even… 😂😂😂

If you're talking parties, how can we skip over Douglas Adams' 'Restaurant at the End of the Universe'? It's not a party per se... it's more a dining experience... Nevertheless, isn't that where the best parties happen... at the dinner table? And the universe literally ends at every dinner! Epic! 🚀🎉

Perhaps you will remember the moment in 'The Catcher in the Rye' when Holden decides to throw a party in his brother's girlfriend's apartment. Even though it's not a huge party and the event itself is no more significant than Holden's other misadventures, it reflects his desperate attempts to connect with others, following his expulsion from school.

Mad Hatter's tea party in Alice in Wonderland? Now, that's one crazy party! Constant tea time, riddles and wit exchanges, and a crazy dormouse in the teapot. And the best part? Alice was permanently uninvited! 🎩☕️😁

Literary parties, you say?

One of the most notable parties I can think of occurs in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The Netherfield ball provides a pivotal moment for the plot when Mr. Darcy asks for the second dance with Elizabeth Bennet. This gives Elizabeth's mother the chance the brag about the proposal that wasn't quite in the bag yet. For Austen's time, this was quite a social faux pas but in hindsight creates a delightfully awkward scene.

There's also Anna Karenina's grand ball in Tolstoy’s novel where she dances the mazurka with Vronsky, the dance that takes them past the point of no return, leading to the unraveling of Anna's life. Remember, the novel starts with the line 'Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way'. This party sets the stage for the unhappiness that is to come.

And finally let's not forget Bilbo Baggins' eleventy-first birthday party in The Fellowship of the Ring. Not much to say here, other than it was the beginning of an adventure that would literally change the landscape of Middle Earth. Fanfare, drinks, food, dancing, playful antics, family drama and a disappearing birthday boy - now that's a party!

Hey, remember the Hogwarts Christmas party, a.k.a the Yule Ball in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'? That was a real humdinger. Everyone dressed up, decorations were stunning, the atmosphere was magical. Wish I got an invite. 😆

Dude, the parties in The Great Gatsby come immediately to mind. Jay Gatsby throws these wild, extravagant shindigs at his mansion every week. It's a defining characteristic of the Roaring Twenties and an integral part of the whole book.