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50 Books That Are Worse Than (Or Equal To) the Movie

Based on a Facebook debate (so they're not *all* my choices), these are some of the few novels that don't fit the adage, "the book is always better than the movie."
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Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
1
Chuck Palahniuk
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
2
Bret Easton Ellis
Oil! (Upton Sinclair)
Oil!
3
Upton Sinclair
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
4
Michael Crichton
Moneyball (Michael Lewis)
Moneyball
5
Michael Lewis
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
6
Stephen King
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
7
Suzanne Collins
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
8
Neil Gaiman
The Mist (Stephen King)
The Mist
9
Stephen King
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
10
Mario Puzo
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (Stephen King)
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
11
Stephen King
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
12
Ian McEwan
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
13
P.D. James
Our Mutual Friend (Charles Dickens)
Our Mutual Friend
14
Charles Dickens
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
15
Philip K. Dick
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
16
Arthur C. Clarke
Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
Silence of the Lambs
17
Thomas Harris
The Accidental Billionaires
The Accidental Billionaires
18
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
19
Harper Lee
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
20
Yann Martel
Fifth Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifth Shades of Grey
21
E.L. James
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
22
Dan Brown
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
23
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Two Towers
24
J.R.R. Tolkein
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
25
J.R.R. Tolkien
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
26
Louis Sachar
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
27
Emma Donoghue
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
28
John Green
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
29
Veronica Roth
Insurgent (Veronica Roth)
Insurgent
30
Veronica Roth
Allegiant (Veronica Roth)
Allegiant
31
Veronica Roth
Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
32
George R.R. Martin
A Clash of Kings (George R.R. Martin)
A Clash of Kings
33
George R.R. Martin
A Storm of Swords (George R.R. Martin)
A Storm of Swords
34
George R.R. Martin
A Feast for Crows (George R.R. Martin)
A Feast for Crows
35
George R.R. Martin
A Dance With Dragons (George R.R. Martin)
A Dance With Dragons
36
George R.R. Martin
Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Order of the Phoenix
37
J.K. Rowling
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
38
William Goldman
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
39
Dashiell Hammett
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
40
Ian Fleming
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