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Books That Are Better Than Their Movie Versions

This list uses some of the best examples, in my opinion (in alphabetical order), to show that books are generally always better than their movie adaptations. Feel free to give a thumbs up or down to share your opinion. There are some exceptions, though, so if you want to see some movies that I think are better than the books they're based on, go to my list at the following link:
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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1986 - Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
1986 - Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
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All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
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Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
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Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
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Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
10
The Beach (Alex Garland)
The Beach (Alex Garland)
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
12
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
13
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
14
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
15
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
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The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
18
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
19
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
20
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
21
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
22
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
24
Death in Venice (Thomas Mann)
Death in Venice (Thomas Mann)
25
Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
26
The Devil's Advocate (Andrew Neiderman)
The Devil's Advocate (Andrew Neiderman)
27
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
28
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
29
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
30
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
31
Empire of the Sun (JG Ballard)
Empire of the Sun (JG Ballard)
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The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
33
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm (John Grisham)
34
The Flight Attendant (Chris Bohjalian)
The Flight Attendant (Chris Bohjalian)
35
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
36
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
37
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
38
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
39
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
40
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
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