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Is the Book Better Than the Movie?

These books have been adapted on screen. The movies were successful in one way or another -- receiving Oscar nominations, being certified "fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, launching a franchise, and/or earning a lot of money. (To be clear, some books have more than one film adaptation, and perhaps only one was a success!) There are even claims that the movies improved upon a few of these books.
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12 Years a Slave (Solomon Northrup)
12 Years a Slave
1
Solomon Northrup
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
2
Anne Tyler
The African Queen (C.S. Forester)
The African Queen
3
C.S. Forester
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
4
Edith Wharton
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
5
Robert Penn Warren
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
6
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
7
Erich Maria Remarque
Amadeus (Peter Shaffer)
Amadeus
8
Peter Shaffer
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin)
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
9
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
10
Bret Easton Ellis
Apollo 13 (James Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger)
Apollo 13
11
James Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days
12
Jules Verne
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
13
Ian McEwan
Barry Lyndon (William Thackeray)
Barry Lyndon
14
William Thackeray
A Beautiful Mind (Sylvia Nasar)
A Beautiful Mind
15
Sylvia Nasar
Ben Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben Hur
16
Lew Wallace
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
17
Truman Capote
The Bridge Over the River Kwai (Pierre Boulle)
The Bridge Over the River Kwai
18
Pierre Boulle
Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
Brokeback Mountain
19
Annie Proulx
Coal Miner's Daughter (Loretta Lynn)
Coal Miner's Daughter
20
Loretta Lynn
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
21
Charles Frazier
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
22
Alice Walker
Conclave (Robert Harris)
Conclave
23
Robert Harris
The Constant Gardener (John Le Carré)
The Constant Gardener
24
John Le Carré
Cool Hand Luke (Donn Pearce)
Cool Hand Luke
25
Donn Pearce
Crazy Heart (Thomas Cobb)
Crazy Heart
26
Thomas Cobb
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
27
Kevin Kwan
Dances With Wolves (Michael Blake)
Dances With Wolves
28
Michael Blake
Dead Man Walking (Sister Helen Prejean)
Dead Man Walking
29
Sister Helen Prejean
The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
The Devil Wears Prada
30
Lauren Weisberger
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
31
Stephen King
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
32
Boris Pasternak
Driving Miss Daisy (Alfred Uhry)
Driving Miss Daisy
33
Alfred Uhry
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
34
Frank Herbert
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
35
Jane Austen
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
36
Michael Ondaatje
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
37
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
38
Chuck Palahniuk
Forrest Gump (Winston Groom)
Forrest Gump
39
Winston Groom
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
40
James Jones
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