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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 (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
1
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
2
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
3
Stephen King
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (Lewis, C.S.)
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
4
Lewis, C.S.
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
5
Yann Martel
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighting Thief (Rick Riordan)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighting Thief
6
Rick Riordan
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
7
Louis Sachar
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
8
J.K. Rowling
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
9
Harper Lee
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
10
Louisa May Alcott
Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
Silence of the Lambs
11
Thomas Harris
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
12
Herman Melville
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
13
Jane Austen
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
14
Margaret Mitchell
Amadeus
Amadeus
15
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
16
Stephen King
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
17
Alice Walker
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
18
Bret Easton Ellis
It (Stephen King)
It
19
Stephen King
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
20
Veronica Roth
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
21
Suzanne Collins
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
22
Gillian Flynn
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
23
Stephenie Meyer
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
24
Anthony Burgess
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
25
Stieg Larsson
Zodiac (Robert Graysmith)
Zodiac
26
Robert Graysmith
The Silver Linings Playbook (Matthew Quick)
The Silver Linings Playbook
27
Matthew Quick
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
28
John Green
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
29
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
30
André Aciman
Five Feet Apart (Rachael Lippincott)
Five Feet Apart
31
Rachael Lippincott
Jumanji (Chris Van Allsburg)
Jumanji
32
Chris Van Allsburg
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
33
John Steinbeck
Series of Unfortunate Events
Series of Unfortunate Events
34
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
35
Vladimir Nabokov
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
36
Stephen Chbosky
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
37
Arthur C. Clarke
12 Years a Slave (Solomon Northrup)
12 Years a Slave
38
Solomon Northrup
Paper Towns (John Green)
Paper Towns
39
John Green
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
40
Alvin Schwartz
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