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Books That Are Better Than Their Movie Versions

This list uses some of the best examples, in my opinion (in alphabetical order), to show that books are generally always better than their movie adaptations. Feel free to give a thumbs up or down to share your opinion. There are some exceptions, though, so if you want to see some movies that I think are better than the books they're based on, go to my list at the following link:
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
1986 - Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
1986 - Presumed Innocent
2
Scott Turow
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
3
Jules Verne
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
4
Lewis Carroll
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
5
Robert Penn Warren
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
6
George Orwell
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
7
Leo Tolstoy
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days
8
Jules Verne
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
9
Ian McEwan
The Beach (Alex Garland)
The Beach
10
Alex Garland
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
11
Raymond Chandler
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
12
James Ellroy
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
13
Tom Wolfe
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
14
Truman Capote
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
15
Joseph Heller
Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
Choke
16
Chuck Palahniuk
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
17
C.S. Lewis
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
18
John Irving
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
19
Dave Eggers
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
20
David Mitchell
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
21
Alice Walker
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
22
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
23
Alexandre Dumas
Death in Venice (Thomas Mann)
Death in Venice
24
Thomas Mann
Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
Death on the Nile
25
Agatha Christie
The Devil's Advocate (Andrew Neiderman)
The Devil's Advocate
26
Andrew Neiderman
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
27
Boris Pasternak
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
28
Bram Stoker
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
29
Dan Brown
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
30
Elizabeth Gilbert
Empire of the Sun (JG Ballard)
Empire of the Sun
31
JG Ballard
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
32
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
33
John Grisham
The Flight Attendant (Chris Bohjalian)
The Flight Attendant
34
Chris Bohjalian
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
35
Isaac Asimov
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
36
Paula Hawkins
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
37
Margaret Mitchell
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
38
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
39
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
40
Margaret Atwood
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