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Goodreads readers voted on "When these books were adapted for the screen, they didn't live up to expectations." These are the top 100+ as voted by the readers and me. Book/movie series have been combined.
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Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
81
Daphne Du Maurier
Circle of Friends (Maeve Binchy)
Circle of Friends
82
Maeve Binchy
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
83
William Golding
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
84
Charles Frazier
The Runaway Jury (John Grisham)
The Runaway Jury
85
John Grisham
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
86
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Jumanji (Chris Van Allsburg)
Jumanji
87
Chris Van Allsburg
The Client (John Grisham)
The Client
88
John Grisham
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
89
Mary Shelley
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
Confessions of a Shopaholic
90
Sophie Kinsella
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
91
Robert A. Heinlein
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
92
J.R.R. Tolkien
Congo (Michael Crichton)
Congo
93
Michael Crichton
Marley and Me (John Grogan)
Marley and Me
94
John Grogan
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
95
John Steinbeck
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
96
Roald Dahl
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
97
Emily Bronte
Skipping Christmas (John Grisham)
Skipping Christmas
98
John Grisham
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
99
Anthony Burgess
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
100
Pat Conroy
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
101
Robert James Waller
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
102
Stephen King
The Beach (Alex Garland)
The Beach
103
Alex Garland
Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead)
Vampire Academy
104
Richelle Mead
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
105
Cassandra Clare
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
106
Yann Martel
Austenland (Shannon Hale)
Austenland
107
Shannon Hale
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
108
Jane Austen
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
109
Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
110
Jane Austen
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
111
Brian Selznick
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
112
Veronica Roth
Something Borrowed (Emily Giffin)
Something Borrowed
113
Emily Giffin
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
114
Diana Gabaldon
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