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For the Love of All That Is Holy, Read These Books but Do NOT Watch Their Movies!

Look. This isn't to say you can't make a good adaptation off of some of these books. But these are, without a doubt, the greatest books that have inspired the worst film adaptations.
Please, please, read the book. Stay as far away from the movie as you can. I'm begging you.
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Alex Cross's Trial
Alex Cross's Trial
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Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice 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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American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
Philip Roth
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Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
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As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner
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Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
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Battlefield Earth (L. Ron Hubbard)
Battlefield Earth
L. Ron Hubbard
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Bee Season (Myla Goldberg)
Bee Season
Myla Goldberg
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Bicentennial Man
Bicentennial Man
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The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Tom Wolfe
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Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
Kurt Vonnegut
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The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss
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Children of the Corn
Children of the Corn
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Congo (Michael Crichton)
Congo
Michael Crichton
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The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising
Susan Cooper
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Dreamcatcher (Stephen King)
Dreamcatcher
Stephen King
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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
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Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
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Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
Christopher Paolini
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Tom Robbins)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Tom Robbins
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The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
Lois Lowry
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The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
Philip Pullman
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
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Horns (Joe Hill)
Horns
Joe Hill
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The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
Michael Cunningham
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss
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The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
Philip Roth
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I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson
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I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
Isaac Asimov
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Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
Cornelia Funke
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The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
H.G. Wells
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Alan Moore)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Alan Moore
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The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
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The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
Dr. Seuss
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The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
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My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
Jodi Picoult
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