Usethegoogle answers “I recently watched the movie (I know......”

Evan Vitale asked this question about The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1):

I recently watched the movie (I know... why would you ever watch the movie without reading the book first!?!). I was just curious - how different is the book from the movie? I want to read this book, but I have a long list of other titles that I am considering reading as well. Just wanted to know if I'll be blown away by it.

Usethegoogle I understand this is from a year ago, I clicked this post because I was expecting validation in how I feel about this book. Color me surprised when mo…moreI understand this is from a year ago, I clicked this post because I was expecting validation in how I feel about this book. Color me surprised when most people are sitting here saying without a doubt the books are SO good. The books, yes all of them, are horrible. There is NO detail at all. I couldn't get behind this twit of a girl who has no idea that she is the face of the revolution the entire series. The movie added the surrounding that you need to get into a book, I could see where we were, see the faces of the surrounding people. The book gave no detail about what was going on, it is hard to get into a book that is focusing so strongly on the internal, but is throwing so much action on the outside without outside perceptive. Maybe the author was trying to get us in her head, unfortunately I found her such a weak character that I wanted out of her head. The movie is the only saving grace of this series.(less)

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