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Goodreads 2019 Update: The Book Was Better Than the Movie - Page 4

"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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The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
121
Robert James Waller
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
122
Natalie Babbitt
The City of Ember (Jeanne Dupra)
The City of Ember
123
Jeanne Dupra
The Beach (Alex Garland)
The Beach
124
Alex Garland
The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising
125
Susan Cooper
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
126
Cassandra Clare
Firestarter (Stephen King)
Firestarter
127
Stephen King
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
128
Lewis Carroll
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
129
Michael Ende
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
130
Margaret Atwood
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
131
Wilson Rawls
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
132
Sue Monk Kidd
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
133
Toni Morrison
'Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
'Salem's Lot
134
Stephen King
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
135
Ray Bradbury
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
136
John Irving
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
137
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
138
Stephen King
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
139
Sara Gruen
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
140
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
141
Thomas Harris
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
142
Veronica Roth
Dead Until Dark (Charlaine Harris)
Dead Until Dark
143
Charlaine Harris
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
144
John Berendt
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
145
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Princess Diaries (Meg Cabot)
The Princess Diaries
146
Meg Cabot
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
147
Madeleine L'engle
Dear John (Nicholas Sparks)
Dear John
148
Nicholas Sparks
The Shipping News (Annie Proux)
The Shipping News
149
Annie Proux
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
150
Richard Adams
The Witches (Roald Dahl)
The Witches
151
Roald Dahl
The Last Song (Nicholas Sparks)
The Last Song
152
Nicholas Sparks
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) by James Patterson
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) by James Patterson
153
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
154
Isaac Asimov
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
155
H. G. Wells
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
156
Alexandre Dumas
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
157
John Irving
Beowulf (Tr. Seamus Heaney)
Beowulf
158
Tr. Seamus Heaney
Christine (Stephen King)
Christine
159
Stephen King
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
160
Vladimir Nabokov
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