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The Book Was Better - Page 2

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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Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
41
E.B. White
Bridget Jones's Diary (Fielding, Helen)
Bridget Jones's Diary
42
Fielding, Helen
The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
The Reader
43
Bernhard Schlink
Irvine Welsh Trainspotting
Irvine Welsh Trainspotting
44
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
45
Arthur Conan Doyle
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
46
John Steinbeck
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
47
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
48
Noddy (Enid Blyton)
Noddy
49
Enid Blyton
The Gruffalo (Julia Donaldson)
The Gruffalo
50
Julia Donaldson
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
51
Diana Gabaldon
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
52
Kathryn Stockett
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
53
Stephen Chbosky
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
54
Madeleine L'engle
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
55
Richard Matheson
A Game of Thrones (George RR Martin)
A Game of Thrones
56
George RR Martin
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
57
Harper Lee
The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Dav Pilkey)
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
58
Dav Pilkey
The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (Ann Brashares)
The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants
59
Ann Brashares
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
60
Bram Stoker
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
61
Philippa Gregory
Nancy Drew Series (Carolyn Keene)
Nancy Drew Series
62
Carolyn Keene
The Baby-Sitters Club Series (Ann M. Martin, Etc.)
The Baby-Sitters Club Series
63
Ann M. Martin, Etc.
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
64
Emma Donoghue
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid
65
Karate Kid,The Part II (B.B. Hiller)
Karate Kid,The Part II
66
B.B. Hiller
The Karate Kid Part III (B. B. Hiller)
The Karate Kid Part III
67
B. B. Hiller
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
68
Jane Austen
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
69
Louis Sachar
Cheaper by the Dozen (Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey)
Cheaper by the Dozen
70
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
71
Nick Hornby
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
72
Frank Herbert
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
73
Rebecca Wells
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
74
Markus Zusak
Percy Jackson: Lightning Theif (Rick Riorden)
Percy Jackson: Lightning Theif
75
Rick Riorden
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
76
JD Vance
Whale Rider
Whale Rider
77
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
78
The Queen's Gambit (Walter Tevis)
The Queen's Gambit
79
Walter Tevis
My Hero Academia: School Briefs Vol.1 (Anri Yoshi)
My Hero Academia: School Briefs Vol.1
80
Anri Yoshi
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