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Read Before You Watch! Books That Were Made Into Movies

Here are 240 great books that were made into movies. Before you watch them try to read the books first to have a better idea of the plot and the whole sense of the story. Check how many of them have you READ!
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The 100 (Kass Morgan)
The 100
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Kass Morgan
Day 21
Day 21
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Homecoming (Kass Morgan)
Homecoming
3
Kass Morgan
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Jonas Jonasson)
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
4
Jonas Jonasson
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
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George Orwell
3,096 Days (Natascha Kampusch)
3,096 Days
6
Natascha Kampusch
365 Days (Blanka Lipinska)
365 Days
7
Blanka Lipinska
The 5th Wave (Rick Yancey)
The 5th Wave
8
Rick Yancey
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
9
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
10
Edith Wharton
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
11
Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking Glass
12
Lewis Carroll
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
13
Neil Gaiman
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
14
Bret Easton Ellis
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
15
Agatha Christie
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
16
George Orwell
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
17
L.M. Montgomery
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
18
Leo Tolstoy
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
19
Jules Verne
Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl
20
Eoin Colfer
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
21
Ian McEwan
The Babysitters Club Books (Ann M. Martin)
The Babysitters Club Books
22
Ann M. Martin
Beautiful Creatures (Kami Garcia)
Beautiful Creatures
23
Kami Garcia
A Beautiful Mind (Sylvia Nasar)
A Beautiful Mind
24
Sylvia Nasar
Before I Fall (Lauren Oliver)
Before I Fall
25
Lauren Oliver
The Boleyn Inheritance (Philippa Gregory)
The Boleyn Inheritance
26
Philippa Gregory
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
27
Roald Dahl
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
28
John Boyne
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
29
Markus Zusak
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
30
Truman Capote
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
31
Katherine Paterson
Bridgerton:The Duke and I (Julia Quinn)
Bridgerton:The Duke and I
32
Julia Quinn
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
33
Helen Fielding
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
34
André Aciman
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
35
Jack London
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
36
Stephen King
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
37
Ian Fleming
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
38
Roald Dahl
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
39
E.B. White
Cinderella (Charles Perrault)
Cinderella
40
Charles Perrault
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