After gushing over The Hunger Games movie last weekend and being too broke to go see it again, I set out to reread the book (and then series because I couldn’t stop there). It had been a while – 9 to 12 months – since the last time I read it, and I thought I should refresh my memory.
There were so many little details I had forgotten. So much dialogue I though the movie had made up. But no, mostly the movie was spot on, and I was the one that couldn’t remember specifics. They even kept the bit during the interviews when Peeta and Caesar Flickerman sniff each other. Also, I’m slightly ashamed to admit that I had forgotten Haymitch didn’t actually send Katniss notes with her sponsored gifts. I thought it was very nice touch in the movie, though, because it kept us from having to hear Katniss’ thought process. Read More…