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The Hunger Games (2012): Film vs Book
Film · 2012 · Directed by Gary Ross · Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
About the film
A teenage girl volunteers to take her sister's place in a televised fight for survival.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe plot follows the novel closely. What the film cannot give you is Katniss's private narration, which makes her choices easier to understand on the page.
Read or watch first?
The film is quick and tense; the book lets you live inside Katniss's head.
What the book gives you
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
A fast, exciting page-turner with a brave heroine you root for from the start. The tension keeps building, and you will want the next book at hand.
Who will like it: Readers who love fast, high-stakes adventure with a determined heroine.