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Books Before They Were Films

Here are 150 books that were made into film adaptations. Sometimes the movies do the books justice, sometimes they don't.
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
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The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code
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Twilight Saga
Twilight Saga
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Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
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Matilda
Matilda
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Harry Potter Series
Harry Potter Series
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Holes
Holes
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Hunger Games Series
Hunger Games Series
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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Angels and Demons
Angels and Demons
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
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On the Road
On the Road
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Goodnight Mr. Tom (Michelle Magorian)
Goodnight Mr. Tom (Michelle Magorian)
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Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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Beautiful Creatures (Kami Garcia)
Beautiful Creatures (Kami Garcia)
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The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars
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The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
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21
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
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His Dark Materials Series
His Dark Materials Series
23
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
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The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
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One Day
One Day
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Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
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Stormbreaker
Stormbreaker
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The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada
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The Host
The Host
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My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper
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The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
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War Horse
War Horse
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
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Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
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The Book Thief
The Book Thief
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Gone Girl
Gone Girl
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
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An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
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