Having seen the movie before listening to this audiobook, I had to abandon any hopes of comparing my imagination with the film vision. Still, it was an interesting experience that made me think about audiobooks as a medium. The narrator could have whistled Rue's song, they could have had several narrators for all the characters, the book could have music and sound effects – but it didn't, yet it still delivered a rich world. Similarly, paperback books could have photographs, illustrations or varying typography, but they also work without these enrichment techniques. So why is it exactly that the film business keeps insisting a philosophy of "show, don't tell"? Just because you can do something doesn't necessarily mean you should do it. Anyway, this was a good read. Or a good listen?