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To Be Read, or to Be Watched? - Page 2

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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Summer of the Monkeys (Wilson Rawls)
Summer of the Monkeys
41
Wilson Rawls
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller
42
Fred Gipson
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
43
William Shakespeare
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man
44
Dashiell Hammett
Congo (Michael Crichton)
Congo
45
Michael Crichton
On Stranger Tides (Tim Powers)
On Stranger Tides
46
Tim Powers
The Eagle Has Landed (Jack Higgins)
The Eagle Has Landed
47
Jack Higgins
Where Eagles Dare (Alistair MacLean)
Where Eagles Dare
48
Alistair MacLean
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
49
Ian Fleming
Planet of the Apes (Pierre Boulle)
Planet of the Apes
50
Pierre Boulle
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
51
Wilson Rawls
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
52
William Shakespeare
The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Pit and the Pendulum
53
Edgar Allan Poe
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
54
Stephen King
Odd Thomas (Dean Koontz)
Odd Thomas
55
Dean Koontz
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
56
Cormac McCarthy
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
57
Nevil Shute
The Terrible Hours (Peter Maas)
The Terrible Hours
58
Peter Maas
The Sand Pebbles (Richard McKenna)
The Sand Pebbles
59
Richard McKenna
Das Boot (Lothar Gunther Buchheim)
Das Boot
60
Lothar Gunther Buchheim
Blackhawk Down (Mark Bowden)
Blackhawk Down
61
Mark Bowden
Tall Man Riding (Ray Hogan)
Tall Man Riding
62
Ray Hogan
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
63
Charles Dickens
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
64
C.S. Lewis
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
65
Peter S. Beagle
The Mysterious Island (Jules Verne)
The Mysterious Island
66
Jules Verne
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
67
Robert Louis Stevenson
Sahara
Sahara
68
Night of the Living Dead (John Russo)
Night of the Living Dead
69
John Russo
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
70
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
71
John Steinbeck
The Langoliers (Stephen King)
The Langoliers
72
Stephen King
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
73
Joseph Heller
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
74
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Swiss Family Robinson (Johann David Wyss)
The Swiss Family Robinson
75
Johann David Wyss
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
76
Jack London
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Seth Grahame-Smith)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
77
Seth Grahame-Smith
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
78
Mary Shelley
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo (Lt. Colonel, J.H. Patterson, D.S.O)
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo
79
Lt. Colonel, J.H. Patterson, D.S.O
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days
80
Jules Verne
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