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Books That Nobody Read Until the Movie Came Out

Ok, so I'm not trying to imply that these books didn't have fan-bases or weren't relevant until they got a film adaptation. But c'mon, the majority of people that have read these books, read them after watching the movie.
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Lord of the Rings
Lord of the Rings
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
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The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
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The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (Lewis, C.S.)
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (Lewis, C.S.)
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Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighting Thief
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighting Thief
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Holes
Holes
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
10
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
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Silence of the Lambs
Silence of the Lambs
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Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
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Amadeus
Amadeus
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The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining (Stephen King)
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
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It (Stephen King)
It (Stephen King)
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Divergent
Divergent
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The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
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Gone Girl
Gone Girl
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Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
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Zodiac (Robert Graysmith)
Zodiac (Robert Graysmith)
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The Silver Linings Playbook
The Silver Linings Playbook
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The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
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Five Feet Apart (Rachael Lippincott)
Five Feet Apart (Rachael Lippincott)
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Jumanji (Chris Van Allsburg)
Jumanji (Chris Van Allsburg)
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Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
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Series of Unfortunate Events
Series of Unfortunate Events
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
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12 Years a Slave (Solomon Northrup)
12 Years a Slave (Solomon Northrup)
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Paper Towns
Paper Towns
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz
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