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18 Books With Better Movie Adaptations (BuzzFeed)

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Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
1
Hubert Selby Jr.
A Simple Favor (Darcey Bell)
A Simple Favor
2
Darcey Bell
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
3
Chuck Palahniuk
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Lee Israel)
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
4
Lee Israel
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
5
Philip K Dick
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
6
Jeff Vandermeer
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
7
Thomas Harris
City of God (Paulo Lins)
City of God
8
Paulo Lins
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
9
Robert Bloch
Queen Bees & Wannabes (Rosalind Wiseman)
Queen Bees & Wannabes
10
Rosalind Wiseman
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
11
Stephen King
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
12
Suzanne Collins
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
13
Mario Puzo
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
14
Michael Crichton
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
15
Peter Benchley
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (Stephen King)
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
16
Stephen King
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
17
Cormac McCarthy
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
18
Arthur C. Clarke
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