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Books Made Into Films or TV

Here are a list of books that I have read that have or will be adapted for film or tv. I think it is much better to read the book before seeing the adaptation but that does often end in disappointment as usually the film is never as good as the book.
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American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
1
Bret Easton Ellis
Ballet Shoes (Noel Streatfeild)
Ballet Shoes
2
Noel Streatfeild
The Beach (Alex Garland)
The Beach
3
Alex Garland
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
4
S.J. Watson
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
5
James Ellroy
The Bone Collector (Jeffery Deaver)
The Bone Collector
6
Jeffery Deaver
Brat Farrar
Brat Farrar
7
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
8
Truman Capote
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
9
Helen Fielding
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
10
Helen Fielding
Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House
11
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
Brooklyn
12
Colm Toibin
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
13
Ian Fleming
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
14
Suzanne Collins
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
15
Roald Dahl
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
16
John Fowles
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
17
Robert Galbraith
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
18
Gillian Flynn
Diamonds Are Forever (Fleming)
Diamonds Are Forever
19
Fleming
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
20
Veronica Roth
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Jean-Dominique Bauby)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
21
Jean-Dominique Bauby
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
22
Robert Louis Stevenson
Dr. No (Novel)
Dr. No (Novel)
23
The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker
24
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
25
Dan Brown
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
26
Elizabeth Gilbert
Esio Trot (Roald Dahl)
Esio Trot
27
Roald Dahl
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
28
Jonathan Safran Foer
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
29
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Roald Dahl)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
30
Roald Dahl
Father Christmas (Raymond Briggs)
Father Christmas
31
Raymond Briggs
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
32
John Green
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
33
Chuck Palahniuk
For Your Eyes Only
For Your Eyes Only
34
From Russia With Love (Ian Fleming)
From Russia With Love
35
Ian Fleming
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest (Steig Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest
36
Steig Larsson
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Steig Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
37
Steig Larsson
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
38
M R Carey
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
39
Stieg Larsson
Goldfinger (Ian Fleming)
Goldfinger
40
Ian Fleming
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