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Books Before They Were Films - Page 2

Here are 150 books that were made into film adaptations. Sometimes the movies do the books justice, sometimes they don't.
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Life of Pi
Life of Pi
42
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
43
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia
44
The Crucible
The Crucible
45
The Silver Linings Playbook
The Silver Linings Playbook
46
Coraline
Coraline
47
Warm Bodies (Isaac Marion)
Warm Bodies
Isaac Marion
48
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
49
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis
50
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro
51
Lord of the Rings
Lord of the Rings
52
Divergent
Divergent
53
If I Stay
If I Stay
54
John Dies at the End
John Dies at the End
55
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
James Dashner
56
Ender's Game
Ender's Game
57
The Help
The Help
58
City of Bones (Mortal Instruments)
City of Bones (Mortal Instruments)
59
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger
60
The Lightning Thief
The Lightning Thief
61
The Princess Diaries Series
The Princess Diaries Series
62
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride
63
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden
64
A Walk to Remember
A Walk to Remember
65
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
Elizabeth Gilbert
66
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted
67
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
68
The Last Song
The Last Song
69
Dear John
Dear John
70
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Series
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Series
71
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
72
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
Lois Lowry
73
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
74
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
75
The Secret Life of Bees (South Carolina)
The Secret Life of Bees (South Carolina)
76
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
77
Beastly (Alex Flinn)
Beastly
Alex Flinn
78
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
Christopher Paolini
79
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
80
Something Borrowed
Something Borrowed
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