Finally, I read the book! I'd been meaning too and got completely sidetracked from the task. But boy am I glad I did. While the book and movie are very similar there is more to the book that makes you feel like you are with Katniss every step of the way. And it is great to get more of an inside view of how she feels about Peeta and Gale. 
 I've read several dystopian novels but I find this to be one of the best out there. My only question is where are all the chapters? It seems like Collins doesn't like Chapters and instead just keeps writing giving us "parts". This actually wasn't a detriment to the book but boy does it make it hard to put the book down! 
 I think this book would have had more surprise to it had I not seen the movie. Still the insights Katniss has over what you feel she may be experiencing in the movie is pretty different and makes the whole experience a little more real. 
 Collins did a fantastic job and I'm eagerly making my way through Catching Fire.