Both the book and the film of The Hunger Games were praised and considered different from Robert Sheckley 's and Shirley Jackson 's work and Battle Royal .
Like the novel , the film has been noted for its similarities to other works , such as Robert Sheckley 's short story `` Seventh Victim '' and its Italian film adaptation The 10th Victim , the Japanese novel Battle Royale and its film adaptation , and the Shirley Jackson short story `` The Lottery '' , with some criticizing The Hunger Games for being derivative of such works .
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