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This Isn't Child's Play

'The Hunger Games' portrays a world where kids must kill each other to survive. The shocker? It's a book for 12-year-olds.

By Karen Springen | Newsweek Web Exclusive
Sep 5, 2008 | Updated: 9:58  a.m. ET Sep 5, 2008

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  • Posted By: bluebarrett @ 10/06/2008 4:15:07 PM

    Battle Royale was a book before it was a movie, and, yes, the plots are very similar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Royale

  • Posted By: ridley321 @ 09/12/2008 10:05:43 AM

    I agree with the post comparing the HUNGER GAMES with the Japanese movie called Battle Royale. In fact the plots are so similiar I would suggest its plagiarism.

  • Posted By: LibraryLaur @ 09/12/2008 9:36:58 AM

    I'm thrilled to read an interview with Collins, but I'm a bit annoyed at the sloppy editing. The main character in Hunger Games is Katniss, not KatMiss, and The Underland Chronicles is about Gregor, not Gregory. Plus, Collins was 8 years old, not 8-years-old -- hyphens are only necessary when the phrase is being used as an adjective. After all, it is an article about literature!

  • Posted By: marina17 @ 09/12/2008 9:21:51 AM

    The plot of THE HUNGER GAMES is not all that unlike the Japanese movie from at least 8 years ago called Battle Royale. I wonder if that inspired Collins in any way.

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