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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013): Film vs Book
Film · 2013 · Directed by Francis Lawrence · Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
About the film
The heroine is pulled back into the arena, now in a harsher contest.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookIt follows the novel with care and keeps its dark political edge.
Read or watch first?
The book has the heroine's private doubts and reasoning.
What the book gives you
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Fast, gripping storytelling with a heroine who keeps you rooting for her at every turn. The tension rarely lets go, and the ending makes you grab the next book.
Who will like it: Readers of the first book who want higher stakes, tighter tension and a heroine under pressure.