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Books That Would Make Good Movies

These thirty novels are all highly recommended from an avid bookworm. They would also make great movies if handled carefully; most of them seem like they would leap from the page to film, without disappointing their fans. Maybe one day.
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The Bronze Horseman
The Bronze Horseman
1
Tully (Paullina Simons)
Tully
2
Paullina Simons
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
3
Barbara Kingsolver
The Pull of the Stars (Emma Donoghue)
The Pull of the Stars
4
Emma Donoghue
Slammerkin (Emma Donoghue)
Slammerkin
5
Emma Donoghue
Rush Home Road (Lori Lansens)
Rush Home Road
6
Lori Lansens
The Most Wanted (Jacquelyn Mitchard)
The Most Wanted
7
Jacquelyn Mitchard
Still Summer (Jacquelyn Mitchard)
Still Summer
8
Jacquelyn Mitchard
Fall on Your Knees (Ann-Marie MacDonald)
Fall on Your Knees
9
Ann-Marie MacDonald
The Heretic's Daughter
The Heretic's Daughter
10
One of Us (Tawni O'Dell)
One of Us
11
Tawni O'Dell
All Fall Down (Sally Nichols)
All Fall Down
12
Sally Nichols
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague (Geraldine Brooks)
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague
13
Geraldine Brooks
March (Geraldine Brooks)
March
14
Geraldine Brooks
Susannah Morrow (Megan Chance)
Susannah Morrow
15
Megan Chance
Ghost Children (Sue Townsend)
Ghost Children
16
Sue Townsend
Rilla of Ingleside (L.M. Montgomery)
Rilla of Ingleside
17
L.M. Montgomery
Saturday (Ian McEwan)
Saturday
18
Ian McEwan
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
19
Colson Whitehead
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
20
Colson Whitehead
The Mandibles (Lionel Shriver)
The Mandibles
21
Lionel Shriver
So Much for That (Lionel Shriver)
So Much for That
22
Lionel Shriver
The Post-Birthday World (Lionel Shriver)
The Post-Birthday World
23
Lionel Shriver
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
24
Jeffrey Eugenides
She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
She's Come Undone
25
Wally Lamb
The Hour I First Believed (Wally Lamb)
The Hour I First Believed
26
Wally Lamb
A Thousand Orange Trees (Kathryn Harrison)
A Thousand Orange Trees
27
Kathryn Harrison
Lily-Josephine (Kate Saunders)
Lily-Josephine
28
Kate Saunders
Night Shall Overtake Us (Kate Saunders)
Night Shall Overtake Us
29
Kate Saunders
The Winthrop Woman (Anya Seton)
The Winthrop Woman
30
Anya Seton
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