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100 Must-Read Books That Have Been Adapted for Movies and Television - Page 2

"Here are 100 amazing books that have made it to the big or small screen (or in some cases, both.) They are old and new titles, including fiction, nonfiction, comics and kids' books. There are certainly hundreds of others to choose from, but these are a good place to start."
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
41
Carson McCullers
A High Wind in Jamaica (Richard Hughes)
A High Wind in Jamaica
42
Richard Hughes
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
43
Michael Cunningham
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
44
Isabel Allende
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
45
Marilynne Robinson
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
46
Truman Capote
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
47
Rebecca Skloot
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
48
Anne Rice
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
49
Charlotte Bronte
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
50
Susanna Clarke
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
51
Amy Tan
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
52
Khaled Hosseini
LA Confidential (James Ellroy)
LA Confidential
53
James Ellroy
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
54
John Ajvide Lindqvist
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes
55
James S.A. Corey
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
56
Laura Esquivel
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
57
Larry McMurtry
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (David Grann)
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
58
David Grann
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
59
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
60
Dashiell Hammett
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Oscar Hijuelos (1990))
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
61
Oscar Hijuelos (1990)
Mash (Richard Hooker)
Mash
62
Richard Hooker
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
63
John Berendt
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
64
Jhumpa Lahiri
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
65
Cormac McCarthy
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
66
Elizabeth Strout
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
67
Ken Kesey
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
68
Patrick Suskind
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
69
Marjane Satrapi
Practical Magic (Alice Hoffman)
Practical Magic
70
Alice Hoffman
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
71
John Irving
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
72
Jane Austen
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
73
William Goldman
Prizzi's Honor
Prizzi's Honor
74
Pursuit of Happyness (Chris Gardner)
Pursuit of Happyness
75
Chris Gardner
Push (Sapphire)
Push
76
Sapphire
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem
77
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
78
Kazuo Ishiguro
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
79
Mildred Taylor
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
80
Alex Haley
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