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The Most Extreme Cases of 'The Book Was Better Than the Movie'

Taking user ratings from IMDB and Goodreads, Fivethirtyeight was able to figure out which book-to-movie adaptations had the lowest scores in comparison to their well-received novel counterparts.
In a nutshell, these are the the most beloved books that gave viewers the most disappointing movie adaptations.
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The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
1
Kathryn Stockett
The Help (2011)
The Help (2011)
2
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
3
Orson Scott Card
Enders Game (2013)
Enders Game (2013)
4
Seventh Son (Orson Scott Card)
Seventh Son
5
Orson Scott Card
Seventh Son (2014)
Seventh Son (2014)
6
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
7
Alexandre Dumas
The Three Musketeers (2011)
The Three Musketeers (2011)
8
Pay It Forward
Pay It Forward
9
Pay It Forward (2000)
Pay It Forward (2000)
10
Where the Heart Is (Billie Letts)
Where the Heart Is
11
Billie Letts
Where the Heart Is (2000)
Where the Heart Is (2000)
12
The Mordecai Trilogy (Kyril Bonfiglioli)
The Mordecai Trilogy
13
Kyril Bonfiglioli
Mortecai (2015)
Mortecai (2015)
14
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
15
Markus Zusak
The Book Thief (2013)
The Book Thief (2013)
16
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
17
Laura Hillenbrand
Unbroken (2014)
Unbroken (2014)
18
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
19
Veronica Roth
Divergent (2014)
Divergent (2014)
20
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
21
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
22
A Walk to Remember (Novel)
A Walk to Remember (Novel)
23
A Walk to Remember (2002)
A Walk to Remember (2002)
24
Left Behind (Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins)
Left Behind
25
Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
Left Behind (2014)
Left Behind (2014)
26
Percy Jackson and Sea of Monsters
Percy Jackson and Sea of Monsters
27
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
28
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
29
Cassandra Clare
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
30
The Last Song (Nicholas Sparks)
The Last Song
31
Nicholas Sparks
The Last Song (2010)
The Last Song (2010)
32
Safe Haven (Nicholas Sparks)
Safe Haven
33
Nicholas Sparks
Safe Haven (2013)
Safe Haven (2013)
34
The Jackal
The Jackal
35
The Jackal (1997)
The Jackal (1997)
36
Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead)
Vampire Academy
37
Richelle Mead
Vampire Academy (2014)
Vampire Academy (2014)
38
Addicted
Addicted
39
Addicted (2014)
Addicted (2014)
40
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