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For the Love of All That Is Holy, Read These Books but Do NOT Watch Their Movies!

Look. This isn't to say you can't make a good adaptation off of some of these books. But these are, without a doubt, the greatest books that have inspired the worst film adaptations.
Please, please, read the book. Stay as far away from the movie as you can. I'm begging you.
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Alex Cross's Trial
Alex Cross's Trial
1
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
2
Lewis Carroll
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
3
Robert Penn Warren
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
4
Philip Roth
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
5
George Orwell
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
6
William Faulkner
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
7
Ayn Rand
Battlefield Earth (L. Ron Hubbard)
Battlefield Earth
8
L. Ron Hubbard
Bee Season (Myla Goldberg)
Bee Season
9
Myla Goldberg
Bicentennial Man
Bicentennial Man
10
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
11
Tom Wolfe
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
12
Kurt Vonnegut
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
13
Dr. Seuss
Children of the Corn
Children of the Corn
14
Congo (Michael Crichton)
Congo
15
Michael Crichton
The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising
16
Susan Cooper
Dreamcatcher (Stephen King)
Dreamcatcher
17
Stephen King
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
18
Frank Herbert
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
19
Orson Scott Card
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
20
Christopher Paolini
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Tom Robbins)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
21
Tom Robbins
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
22
Lois Lowry
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
23
Philip Pullman
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
24
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
25
Jonathan Swift
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
26
Douglas Adams
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
27
J.R.R. Tolkien
Horns (Joe Hill)
Horns
28
Joe Hill
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
29
Michael Cunningham
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
30
Dr. Seuss
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
31
Philip Roth
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
32
Richard Matheson
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
33
Isaac Asimov
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
34
Cornelia Funke
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
35
H.G. Wells
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Alan Moore)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
36
Alan Moore
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
37
Rick Riordan
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
38
Dr. Seuss
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
39
Alice Sebold
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
40
Jodi Picoult
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