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Is the Book Better Than the Movie? - Page 2

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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Giant (Edna Ferber)
Giant
41
Edna Ferber
Gigi (Colette)
Gigi
42
Colette
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
43
Stieg Larsson
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
44
Mario Puzo
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
45
Gillian Flynn
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
46
Margaret Mitchell
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
47
Charles Dickens
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
48
William Shakespeare
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
49
J.K. Rowling
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
50
Kathryn Stockett
Henry V (William Shakespeare)
Henry V
51
William Shakespeare
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
52
Margot Lee Shetterly
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (Henry Fielding)
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
53
Henry Fielding
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
54
Louis Sachar
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
55
Michael Cunningham
How Green Was My Valley (Richard Llewellyn)
How Green Was My Valley
56
Richard Llewellyn
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
57
Suzanne Collins
In the Heat of the Night (John Ball)
In the Heat of the Night
58
John Ball
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
59
Charlotte Bronte
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
60
Peter Benchley
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
61
Michael Crichton
Killers of the Flower Moon (David Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon
62
David Grann
Kramer vs. Kramer (Avery Corman)
Kramer vs. Kramer
63
Avery Corman
The Last King of Scotland (Giles Foden)
The Last King of Scotland
64
Giles Foden
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
65
James Fenimore Cooper
The Last Picture Show (Larry McMurtry)
The Last Picture Show
66
Larry McMurtry
LA Confidential (James Ellroy)
LA Confidential
67
James Ellroy
Leaving Las Vegas (John O'Brien)
Leaving Las Vegas
68
John O'Brien
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
69
C.S. Lewis
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
70
Louisa May Alcott
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
71
Andy Weir
Mary Poppins (P.L. Travers)
Mary Poppins
72
P.L. Travers
MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors (Richard Hooker)
MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
73
Richard Hooker
Midnight Cowboy (James Leo Herlihy)
Midnight Cowboy
74
James Leo Herlihy
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
75
Stephen King
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
76
Agatha Christie
My Left Foot (Christy Brown)
My Left Foot
77
Christy Brown
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
78
Cormac McCarthy
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century (Jessica Bruder)
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
79
Jessica Bruder
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
80
Charles Dickens
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