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100 Books to Read Before They're Films

"There are always going to be books that are being made into movies, and we love to read them before they get the big-screen treatment as much as you do. If you like being able to say the book was better (isn't it always?), then we have 100 novels to dive into."
Note: There are actually only 97 books on this list, because the PopSugar's list mentioned some books twice.
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The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (Jennifer E. Smith)
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
1
Jennifer E. Smith
Born to Run (Christopher Mcdougall)
Born to Run
2
Christopher Mcdougall
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
3
John Steinbeck
King of Heists (J North Conway)
King of Heists
4
J North Conway
Brilliance (Marcus Sakey)
Brilliance
5
Marcus Sakey
Get Her off the Pitch (Lynne Truss)
Get Her off the Pitch
6
Lynne Truss
The Emperor's Children (Claire Messud)
The Emperor's Children
7
Claire Messud
Home Is Burning (Dan Marshall)
Home Is Burning
8
Dan Marshall
It's What I Do (Lynsey Addario)
It's What I Do
9
Lynsey Addario
Six Years (Harlan Coben)
Six Years
10
Harlan Coben
The Billionaire's Vinegar (Benjamin Wallace)
The Billionaire's Vinegar
11
Benjamin Wallace
The Good Lord Bird (James McBride)
The Good Lord Bird
12
James McBride
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
13
Erin Morgenstern
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus (John Gray)
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
14
John Gray
The Thicket
The Thicket
15
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (Tom Reiss)
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
16
Tom Reiss
American Tabloid (James Ellroy)
American Tabloid
17
James Ellroy
Art of the Engine Driver (Steven Carroll)
Art of the Engine Driver
18
Steven Carroll
Facing the Wind (Julie Salamon)
Facing the Wind
19
Julie Salamon
Sister (Rosamund Lupton)
Sister
20
Rosamund Lupton
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
21
George Orwell
Red Queen (Victoria Aveyard)
Red Queen
22
Victoria Aveyard
Three Little Words (Ashley Rhodes-Courter)
Three Little Words
23
Ashley Rhodes-Courter
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
In the Garden of Beasts
24
Erik Larson
Struck by Genius (Jason Padgett)
Struck by Genius
25
Jason Padgett
Beautiful Disaster (Jamie McGuire)
Beautiful Disaster
26
Jamie McGuire
Junius and Albert's Adventures in Confederacy (Peter Carlson)
Junius and Albert's Adventures in Confederacy
27
Peter Carlson
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
28
Kristin Hannah
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock (Matthew Quick)
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
29
Matthew Quick
You Shall Know Our Velocity
You Shall Know Our Velocity
30
One Last Thing Before I Go (Tropper)
One Last Thing Before I Go
31
Tropper
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
32
Maria Semple
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
33
John Steinbeck
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man
34
Dashiell Hammett
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
35
Sebastian Faulks
The Merciless (Danielle Vega)
The Merciless
36
Danielle Vega
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
37
Men of Granite (William McGee)
Men of Granite
38
William McGee
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
39
Joyce Carol Oates
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
40
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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