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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.
Emily Personally, I like the books more only because they go more in depth about every scene and what it was like in Katniss's mind. I have read the books m…morePersonally, I like the books more only because they go more in depth about every scene and what it was like in Katniss's mind. I have read the books many times each and there are some parts that I wish were in the movie that were in the book, but overall I think the movie perfectly encapsulates the series visually. I have seen the movies COUNTLESS times- to the point where I know every word said in the first two! Many are saying the movie left out parts of the book and it did, but not much. In fact, The Hunger Games is one of the closest movie/book adaptations I have seen. They are really not that different. But it also helps that the cast of the movies played the characters SO WELL. I highly recommend both the books and the movies :)(less)
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The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
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