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The Book Is Waaay Better Than the Movie

I really enjoyed these books, but the film adaptations weren't as good. In some cases, the movie was good (e.g. Hunger Games, Catching Fire), but others, in my opinion, were awful (e.g. " I am Legend" and "Congo" were amazing reads, but dreadful movies 🤦‍♂️) ...
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I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
1
Richard Matheson
Derailed (James Siegel)
Derailed
2
James Siegel
The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman
3
David Brin
A Simple Plan (Scott Smith)
A Simple Plan
4
Scott Smith
At the Earth's Core
At the Earth's Core
5
Congo (Michael Crichton)
Congo
6
Michael Crichton
King Solomon's Mines (H. Rider Haggard)
King Solomon's Mines
7
H. Rider Haggard
Battlefield Earth (L. Ron Hubbard)
Battlefield Earth
8
L. Ron Hubbard
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
9
J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
10
William Golding
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
11
Paula Hawkins
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
12
Gillian Flynn
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
13
C.S. Lewis
Prince Caspian (C.S. Lewis)
Prince Caspian
14
C.S. Lewis
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
15
Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
16
Suzanne Collins
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
17
Agatha Christie
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
18
Dave Eggers
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
19
Dan Brown
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
20
Mary Ann Shaffer
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