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Books Where the Film Was as Good or Better - Page 2

This is a list of books that I have read and I think that the film is as good or dare I say it better than the original book. Some of these were so true to the book I love the film and the book. Some, I didn't like the book but I have enjoyed the film. The book/film comparison is always contentious.
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Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
41
Charles Dickens
Oliver! (1968)
Oliver! (1968)
42
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
43
Charles Dickens
Great Expectations (1999)
Great Expectations (1999)
44
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
45
Anne Brontë
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1997)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1997)
46
The Gruffalo (Julia Donaldson)
The Gruffalo
47
Julia Donaldson
The Gruffalo (2009)
The Gruffalo (2009)
48
The Snowman (Raymond Briggs)
The Snowman
49
Raymond Briggs
The Snowman (1982)
The Snowman (1982)
50
Father Christmas (Raymond Briggs)
Father Christmas
51
Raymond Briggs
Father Christmas (1991)
Father Christmas (1991)
52
Crimson Petal and the White (Http://Acommonreader.Org/Wp-Content/Uploads/2010/0)
Crimson Petal and the White
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Http://Acommonreader.Org/Wp-Content/Uploads/2010/0
The Crimson Petal and the White (2011)
The Crimson Petal and the White (2011)
54
Tipping the Velvet (Sarah Waters)
Tipping the Velvet
55
Sarah Waters
Tipping the Velvet (2002)
Tipping the Velvet (2002)
56
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