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"We all have our favourite books and our favourite movies and every now and then they combine to make a brilliant combination! From The Shawshank Redemption (Different Seasons by Stephen King) to The Godfather to Mary Poppins we've compiled a list of wonderful films and the books behind them." (Book Depository, 22nd August, 2019)
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The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
41
Amy Tan
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
42
Michael Crichton
Legends of the Fall (Jim Harrison)
Legends of the Fall
43
Jim Harrison
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
44
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Light Between Oceans (M. L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
45
M. L. Stedman
Lion (Saroo Brierley)
Lion
46
Saroo Brierley
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
47
Vladimir Nabokov
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
48
Raymond Chandler
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
49
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
50
Alice Sebold
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
51
Andy Weir
Mary Poppins (P.L. Travers)
Mary Poppins
52
P.L. Travers
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
53
Stephen King
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children- The Graphic Novel (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children- The Graphic Novel
54
Ransom Riggs
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
55
Agatha Christie
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
56
Kazuo Ishiguro
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
57
Charles Dickens
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
58
Isak Dinesen
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
59
Stephen Chbosky
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
60
Jane Austen
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
61
William Goldman
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
62
Daphne Du Maurier
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Mohsin Hamid)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
63
Mohsin Hamid
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
64
Kazuo Ishiguro
A River Runs Through It (Norman MacLean)
A River Runs Through It
65
Norman MacLean
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
66
Emma Donoghue
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark
67
Thomas Keneally
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
68
Jane Austen
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
69
Stephen King
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
70
Thomas Harris
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
71
Thomas Hardy
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
72
H.G. Wells
The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveller's Wife
73
Audrey Niffenegger
True Grit (Charles Portis)
True Grit
74
Charles Portis
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
75
Stephenie Meyer
War Horse (Michael Morpurgo and Nick Stafford)
War Horse
76
Michael Morpurgo and Nick Stafford
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
77
H. G. Wells
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
78
Alan Moore
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
79
Sara Gruen
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
80
Richard Adams
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