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Books That Are Better Than Their Movie Versions - Page 3

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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The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
81
Cormac McCarthy
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
82
Emma Donoghue
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
83
Ira Levin
The Runaway Jury (John Grisham)
The Runaway Jury
84
John Grisham
Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts (Introduction by the Author))
Shantaram
85
Gregory David Roberts (Introduction by the Author)
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
86
Stephen King
Straw Dogs (Gordon Williams)
Straw Dogs
87
Gordon Williams
The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr Ripley
88
Patricia Highsmith
The Third Man (Graham Greene)
The Third Man
89
Graham Greene
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
90
Alexandre Dumas
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
91
Audrey Niffenegger
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (John Le Carre)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
92
John Le Carre
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
93
Irvine Welsh
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
94
Peter Carey
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Two Towers
95
J.R.R. Tolkien
Vanity Fair (William Makepeace Thackeray)
Vanity Fair
96
William Makepeace Thackeray
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
97
Alan Moore
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
98
Hilary Mantel
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
99
John Irving
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
100
Emily Bronte
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