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To Be Read, or to Be Watched?

A nice, short list of books that made it to the screen, often more than once. There's the old debate that's as old as the first movie ever made, "is it better to watch the movie, or read the book?" 95 percent of the time I like the book better, and 4 percent of the time I like the movie better, and 1 percent of the time they are about the same. That's my opinion.
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Catch Me If You Can (Frank W. Abagnale)
Catch Me If You Can
1
Frank W. Abagnale
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
2
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Tarzan of the Apes
3
Edgar Rice Burroughs
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
4
Arthur C. Clarke
Timeline (Michael Crichton)
Timeline
5
Michael Crichton
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
6
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
7
Tom Clancy
Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
Last of the Mohicans
8
James Fenimore Cooper
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
9
Fannie Flagg
The Light in the Forest (Conrad Richter)
The Light in the Forest
10
Conrad Richter
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
11
Joseph Conrad
Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme)
Silence of the Lambs
12
Jonathan Demme
Along Came a Spider (James Patterson)
Along Came a Spider
13
James Patterson
The Bone Collector (Jeffrey Deaver)
The Bone Collector
14
Jeffrey Deaver
The Cold Dish (Craig Johnson)
The Cold Dish
15
Craig Johnson
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
16
Stephen King
Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's List
17
Thomas Keneally
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
18
Yann Martel
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Jeff Lindsay)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
19
Jeff Lindsay
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
20
William Golding
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World
21
Robert Jordan
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo
22
Stephen King
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
23
William Peter Blatty
Murder on the Orient Express (Christie, Agatha)
Murder on the Orient Express
24
Christie, Agatha
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
25
James Clavell
Master & Commander (Aubrey-Maturin #1) (Patrick O'Brian)
Master & Commander (Aubrey-Maturin #1)
26
Patrick O'Brian
War Horse (Michael Morpurgo)
War Horse
27
Michael Morpurgo
Lord of the Rings (Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
28
Tolkien
We Were Soldiers Once...And Young (Hal Moore)
We Were Soldiers Once...And Young
29
Hal Moore
Robbers' Roost (Grey, Zane)
Robbers' Roost
30
Grey, Zane
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane
31
Jack Schaefer
True Grit (Charles Portis)
True Grit
32
Charles Portis
The Guns of Navarone (Alistair MacLean)
The Guns of Navarone
33
Alistair MacLean
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
34
Stephen King
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
35
Herman Melville
Ben Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben Hur
36
Lew Wallace
Fiddler on the Roof (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, & Joseph Stein)
Fiddler on the Roof
37
Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, & Joseph Stein
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
38
Bram Stoker
War of the Worlds (Wells, H.G.)
War of the Worlds
39
Wells, H.G.
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
40
Harper Lee
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