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Books: Better Than the Movies!

Books are normally infinitely better than any movie adaptation. How many have you read? Here's a list of mine!
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
The 5th Wave (Rick Yancey)
The 5th Wave
2
Rick Yancey
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
3
Judith Viorst
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
4
Lewis Carroll
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
5
Dan Brown
Anne of Avonlea (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Avonlea
6
L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
7
L.M. Montgomery
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
8
Leo Tolstoy
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
9
Ian McEwan
Ben Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben Hur
10
Lew Wallace
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
11
Josh Malerman
The Blind Side (Michael Lewis)
The Blind Side
12
Michael Lewis
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
13
John Boyne
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
14
Dr. Seuss
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
15
Charles Dickens
Cinderella
Cinderella
16
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
17
Dave Eggers
Clear and Present Danger (Tom Clancy)
Clear and Present Danger
18
Tom Clancy
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
19
Charles Frazier
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
Confessions of a Shopaholic
20
Sophie Kinsella
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
21
Kevin Kwan
The Darkest Minds (Alexandra Bracken)
The Darkest Minds
22
Alexandra Bracken
The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
The Devil Wears Prada
23
Lauren Weisberger
Divergent Series (Veronica Roth)
Divergent Series
24
Veronica Roth
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
25
Bram Stoker
Dreamcatcher (Stephen King)
Dreamcatcher
26
Stephen King
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
27
Frank Herbert
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
28
Dan Brown
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
29
Gail Carson Levine
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
30
Jane Austen
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
31
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
32
Chuck Palahniuk
Firestarter (Stephen King)
Firestarter
33
Stephen King
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
34
John Grisham
Forrest Gump (Winston Groom)
Forrest Gump
35
Winston Groom
Girl Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl Interrupted
36
Susanna Kaysen
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
37
Gillian Flynn
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
38
Margaret Mitchell
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
39
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
40
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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