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Goodreads 2019 Update: The Book Was Better Than the Movie - Page 5

"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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High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
161
Nick Hornby
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
162
Neil Gaiman
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
163
Jhumpa Lahiri
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
164
William Shakespeare
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
165
L. Frank Baum
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (Kim Edwards)
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
166
Kim Edwards
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
167
Jane Austen
The Host (Stephenie Meyer)
The Host
168
Stephenie Meyer
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
169
Alice Walker
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
170
H.G. Wells
Message in a Bottle (Nicholas Sparks)
Message in a Bottle
171
Nicholas Sparks
The Sea of Monsters (Rick Riordan)
The Sea of Monsters
172
Rick Riordan
Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn-Dixie
173
Kate DiCamillo
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
174
Joseph Heller
The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo)
The Tale of Despereaux
175
Kate DiCamillo
The Pelican Brief (John Grisham)
The Pelican Brief
176
John Grisham
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
177
Oscar Wilde
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
178
Mario Puzo
Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
Winnie the Pooh
179
A.A. Milne
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
180
Thomas Harris
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Alan Moore)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
181
Alan Moore
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
182
Chuck Palahniuk
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
183
Frank McCourt
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
184
Jonathan Safran Foer
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
185
Arthur Miller
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
186
Alan Moore
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
187
Umberto Eco
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo
188
Stephen King
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
189
Joanne Harris
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
190
Jane Austen
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
191
Katherine Paterson
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
192
Suzanne Collins
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
193
Isabel Allende
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
194
In Her Shoes (Jennifer Weiner)
In Her Shoes
195
Jennifer Weiner
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
196
Fannie Flagg
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
197
Jeffrey Eugenides
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
198
Gabriel García Marquez
The Little Mermaid (Hans Christian Anderson)
The Little Mermaid
199
Hans Christian Anderson
I Am Number Four (Pittacus Lore)
I Am Number Four
200
Pittacus Lore
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