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20 Books That Are Way Better Than the Movie

This is a list of 20 books that are much better than the movie. Some were terrible (e g., "Battlefield Earth," "I Am Legend"). However, "Watership Down" was a good movie; it's just that the novel is brilliant ...
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
1
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
2
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug [Theatrical Cut] (2013)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug [Theatrical Cut] (2013)
3
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
4
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
5
Paula Hawkins
The Girl on the Train (2016)
The Girl on the Train (2016)
6
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat, Pray, Love
7
Elizabeth Gilbert
Eat Pray Love (2010)
Eat Pray Love (2010)
8
Congo (Michael Crichton)
Congo
9
Michael Crichton
Congo (1995)
Congo (1995)
10
War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
War of the Worlds
11
H.G. Wells
War of the Worlds (2005)
War of the Worlds (2005)
12
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
13
C.S. Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
14
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
15
Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
16
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
17
Richard Matheson
I Am Legend (2007)
I Am Legend (2007)
18
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
19
William Golding
Lord of the Flies (1990)
Lord of the Flies (1990)
20
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
21
Veronica Roth
Divergent (2014)
Divergent (2014)
22
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
23
Isaac Asimov
I, Robot (2004)
I, Robot (2004)
24
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
25
Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
26
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
27
Richard Adams
Watership Down (1978)
Watership Down (1978)
28
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
29
Anonymous
Beowulf (2007)
Beowulf (2007)
30
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
31
H.G. Wells
The Time Machine (2002)
The Time Machine (2002)
32
Battlefield Earth (L. Ron Hubbard)
Battlefield Earth
33
L. Ron Hubbard
Battlefield Earth (2000)
Battlefield Earth (2000)
34
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
35
James Dashner
The Maze Runner (2014)
The Maze Runner (2014)
36
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
37
Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
38
A Simple Plan (Scott Smith)
A Simple Plan
39
Scott Smith
A Simple Plan (1998)
A Simple Plan (1998)
40
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