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Goodreads 2019 Update: The Book Was Better Than the Movie - Page 2

"When these books were adapted for the screen, [the movies] didn't live up to expectations." (Goodreads). I can't say I agree in all cases. How about you?
These are the top 200 books as at 9th November, 2019 (?presumably the voters thought these top-ranking books showed the greatest disparity between the book and the movie).
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Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
41
Michael Crichton
The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
The Devil Wears Prada
42
Lauren Weisberger
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
43
Charlotte Brontë
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
44
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
45
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
46
Louisa May Alcott
The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveller's Wife
47
Audrey Niffenegger
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
48
Jodi Picoult
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
49
John Grisham
The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (Ann Brashares)
The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants
50
Ann Brashares
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
51
Cornelia Funke
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
52
Stephen King
The Polar Express (Chris Van Allsburg)
The Polar Express
53
Chris Van Allsburg
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
54
Rebecca Wells
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Two Towers
55
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Queen of the Damned (Anne Rice)
The Queen of the Damned
56
Anne Rice
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
57
Helen Fielding
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
58
George Orwell
I Am Legend and Other Stories (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend and Other Stories
59
Richard Matheson
P.S. I Love You (Cecelia Ahern)
P.S. I Love You
60
Cecelia Ahern
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
61
Janet Fitch
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
62
Stephen King
Where the Heart Is (Billie Letts)
Where the Heart Is
63
Billie Letts
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
64
William Goldman
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
65
Neil Gaiman
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
66
Tracy Chevalier
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
67
Alice Sebold
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
68
J.R.R. Tolkien
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
69
Stephen King
A Walk to Remember (Nicholas Sparks)
A Walk to Remember
70
Nicholas Sparks
Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
Mists of Avalon
71
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Breaking Dawn (Stephenie Meyer)
Breaking Dawn
72
Stephenie Meyer
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
73
Patrick Suskind
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
74
Jane Austen
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
75
Stephen King
Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
Running With Scissors
76
Augusten Burroughs
Stuart Little (E.B. White)
Stuart Little
77
E.B. White
Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
Les Misérables
78
Victor Hugo
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
79
Jean Auel
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
80
Amy Tan
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