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The Book Was Better

A selection of books that have had movies or TV shows based on them (or in some cases the movie came first!) Was the book better? It's totally up to you!
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The First Wives Club (Olivia Goldsmith)
The First Wives Club
1
Olivia Goldsmith
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
2
William Goldman
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Jenny Han)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
3
Jenny Han
P.S. I Still Love You (Jenny Han)
P.S. I Still Love You
4
Jenny Han
The Gurnsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Gurnsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
5
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
6
J.K. Rowling
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
7
Veronica Roth
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
8
Paula Hawkins
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
9
James Dashner
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
10
Ransom Riggs
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Becky Albertalli)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
11
Becky Albertalli
Mr Stink (David Walliams)
Mr Stink
12
David Walliams
The Midnight Gang (David Walliams)
The Midnight Gang
13
David Walliams
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
14
Terry Pratchett
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
15
Fredrik Backman
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
16
Ernest Cline
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
17
Philip K. Dick
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
18
Charles Dickens
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
19
M.L. Stedman
Skipping Christmas (John Grisham)
Skipping Christmas
20
John Grisham
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
21
Margaret Atwood
Warm Bodies (Isaac Marion)
Warm Bodies
22
Isaac Marion
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
23
Elizabeth Gilbert
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
24
Louisa May Alcott
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
25
Stieg Larsson
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
26
Dan Brown
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
27
Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory/Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory/Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
28
Roald Dahl
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
29
Roald Dahl
Esio Trot (Roald Dahl)
Esio Trot
30
Roald Dahl
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
31
Philip Pullman
Tomorrow When the War Began (John Marsden)
Tomorrow When the War Began
32
John Marsden
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S.Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
33
C.S.Lewis
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
34
Joanne Harris
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
35
Yann Martel
The Twilight Series
The Twilight Series
36
The Hunger Games Series (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Series
37
Suzanne Collins
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
38
Alice Sebold
The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveller's Wife
39
Audrey Niffenegger
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
40
Armistead Maupin
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