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Books That Made Excellent TV Shows

We're currently in a renaissance of TV shows based off of books and book series. Honestly, even making this list, I didn't know there were shows made from books I'd read; it's exciting!
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
1
Jane Austen
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
2
Margaret Atwood
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
3
Terry Pratchett
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
4
Celeste Ng
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
5
Liane Moriarty
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
6
John Green
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
7
Philip K. Dick
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
8
George R.R. Martin
A Clash of Kings (George R.R. Martin)
A Clash of Kings
9
George R.R. Martin
A Storm of Swords (George R.R. Martin)
A Storm of Swords
10
George R.R. Martin
A Feast for Crows (George R.R. Martin)
A Feast for Crows
11
George R.R. Martin
A Dance With Dragons (George R.R. Martin)
A Dance With Dragons
12
George R.R. Martin
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
13
Tara French
The Likeness (Tana French)
The Likeness
14
Tana French
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
15
Elena Ferrante
The Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of a New Name
16
Elena Ferrante
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
17
Elena Ferrante
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of the Lost Child
18
Elena Ferrante
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
19
Margaret Atwood
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
20
Thomas Harris
Hannibal (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal
21
Thomas Harris
Hannibal Rising (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal Rising
22
Thomas Harris
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
23
Gillian Flynn
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
24
Deborah Harkness
Shadow of Night (Deborah Harkness)
Shadow of Night
25
Deborah Harkness
The Book of Life (Deborah Harkness)
The Book of Life
26
Deborah Harkness
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
27
Douglas Adams
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Douglas Adams)
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
28
Douglas Adams
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
29
Leo Tolstoy
You (Caroline Kepnes)
You
30
Caroline Kepnes
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
31
Sally Rooney
Orange Is the New Black (Piper Kerman)
Orange Is the New Black
32
Piper Kerman
This Is Going to Hurt (Adam Kay)
This Is Going to Hurt
33
Adam Kay
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
34
L.M. Montgomery
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
35
Joan Lindsay
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
36
Philip Pullman
The Subtle Knife (Philip Pullman)
The Subtle Knife
37
Philip Pullman
The Amber Spyglass (Philip Pullman)
The Amber Spyglass
38
Philip Pullman
Zoo (James Patterson)
Zoo
39
James Patterson
Pretty Little Liars Series
Pretty Little Liars Series
40
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