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Books That Are Better Than Their Movie Versions - Page 2

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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Hannibal (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal
41
Thomas Harris
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
42
J.K. Rowling
High-Rise (J.G. Ballard)
High-Rise
43
J.G. Ballard
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
44
Douglas Adams
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
45
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
46
Philip Roth
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
47
Victor Hugo
I Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I Robot
48
Isaac Asimov
Inherit the Wind (Jerome Lawrence & Robert Edwin Lee)
Inherit the Wind
49
Jerome Lawrence & Robert Edwin Lee
It (Stephen King)
It
50
Stephen King
Jamaica Inn (Daphne Du Maurier)
Jamaica Inn
51
Daphne Du Maurier
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
52
Khalid Hosseini
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D. H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
53
D. H. Lawrence
The Leopard (Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa)
The Leopard
54
Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
55
Victor Hugo
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
56
Yann Martel
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
57
Louisa May Alcott
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
58
Vladimir Nabokov
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
59
William Golding
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
60
Gabriel García Márquez
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
61
Alice Sebold
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
62
Philip K. Dick
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
63
Arthur Golden
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
64
Martin Amis
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
65
Agatha Christie
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
66
Jodi Picoult
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
67
Dennis Lehane
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
68
Jack Kerouac
One Day (David Nicholls)
One Day
69
David Nicholls
Oscar and Lucinda (Peter Carey)
Oscar and Lucinda
70
Peter Carey
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
71
S.E. Hinton
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
72
Min Jin Lee
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
73
Patrick Suskind
The Phantom of the Opera (Leroux, Gaston)
The Phantom of the Opera
74
Leroux, Gaston
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
75
Philip Roth
The Power of One (Bryce Courtenay)
The Power of One
76
Bryce Courtenay
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
77
Jane Austen
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
78
Graham Greene
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
79
Thomas Harris
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
80
J.R.R. Tolkien
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