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Goodreads 2019 Update: The Book Was Better Than the Movie - Page 3

"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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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
81
Frank Herbert
Blood and Chocolate (Annette Curtis Klause)
Blood and Chocolate
82
Annette Curtis Klause
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
83
Charles Dickens
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
84
Maurice Sendak
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
85
Bram Stoker
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
86
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Timeline (Michael Crichton)
Timeline
87
Michael Crichton
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
88
Diana Wynne Jones
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
89
Helen Fielding
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
90
William Golding
The Nanny Diaries (Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus)
The Nanny Diaries
91
Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
92
Robert Ludlum
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
93
Daphne Du Maurier
Sphere (Michael Crichton)
Sphere
94
Michael Crichton
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
95
Ian McEwan
The Horse Whisperer (Nicholas Evans)
The Horse Whisperer
96
Nicholas Evans
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
97
Ken Kesey
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
98
Mary Shelley
Circle of Friends (Maeve Binchy)
Circle of Friends
99
Maeve Binchy
Left Behind (Tim Lahaye & Jerry B. Jenkins)
Left Behind
100
Tim Lahaye & Jerry B. Jenkins
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
101
Charles Frazier
The Runaway Jury (John Grisham)
The Runaway Jury
102
John Grisham
The Client (John Grisham)
The Client
103
John Grisham
Jumanji (Chris Van Allsburg)
Jumanji
104
Chris Van Allsburg
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
105
Robert A. Heinlein
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
Confessions of a Shopaholic
106
Sophie Kinsella
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
107
Emily Brontë
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
108
John Steinbeck
Congo (Michael Crichton)
Congo
109
Michael Crichton
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
110
Roald Dahl
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
111
Stieg Larsson
Marley and Me (John Grogan)
Marley and Me
112
John Grogan
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
113
Anthony Burgess
The Lost World (Michael Crichton)
The Lost World
114
Michael Crichton
Skipping Christmas (John Grisham)
Skipping Christmas
115
John Grisham
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
116
Stephen King
Watchmen (Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons)
Watchmen
117
Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
118
Pat Conroy
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
119
Kathryn Stockett
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
120
V.C. Andrews
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