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Books That Should Be Made Into Movies

Hollywood has turned a LOT of books into movies and Netflix has been making waves turning other books into series, so what's left? Turns out, quite a lot! These are all the books that have yet to be adapted into movies or TV series.
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The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
1
Paulo Coelho
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
2
Anthony Doerr
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
3
Michael Chabon
American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang)
American Born Chinese
4
Gene Luen Yang
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
5
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An Abundance of Katherines (John Green)
An Abundance of Katherines
6
John Green
The Angel Experiment
The Angel Experiment
7
The Animators (Kayla Rae Whitaker)
The Animators
8
Kayla Rae Whitaker
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
9
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl
10
Eoin Colfer
The Astonishing Color of After (Emly X. R. Pan)
The Astonishing Color of After
11
Emly X. R. Pan
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
12
Ann Patchett
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
13
Junot Díaz
Carry on (Rainbow Rowell)
Carry On
14
Rainbow Rowell
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
15
J.D. Salinger
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
16
Kurt Vonnegut
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
17
Marissa Meyer
Clifford the Big Red Dog (Norman Bridwell)
Clifford the Big Red Dog
18
Norman Bridwell
Clockwork Angel (Cassandra Clare)
Clockwork Angel
19
Cassandra Clare
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
20
James McBride
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
21
Jonathan Franzen
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
22
Blake Crouch
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
23
V.E. Schwab
Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Lani Taylor)
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
24
Lani Taylor
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park
25
Rainbow Rowell
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (Balli Kaur Jaswal)
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
26
Balli Kaur Jaswal
Esperanza Rising (Pam Muñoz Ryan)
Esperanza Rising
27
Pam Muñoz Ryan
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World
28
Robert Jordan
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
29
Jasper Fforde
Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell)
Fangirl
30
Rainbow Rowell
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
31
N. K. Jemisin
The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls
32
Emma Cline
Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman
33
Harper Lee
Gone (Michael Grant)
Gone
34
Michael Grant
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
35
Kristin Cashore
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
36
Neil Gaiman
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Libba Bray)
A Great and Terrible Beauty
37
Libba Bray
The Guardian (Nicholas Sparks)
The Guardian
38
Nicholas Sparks
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
39
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Crockett Johnson)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
40
Crockett Johnson
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