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Goodreads 2019 Update: The Book Was Better Than the Movie - Page 5

"When these books were adapted for the screen, [the movies] didn't live up to expectations." (Goodreads). I can't say I agree in all cases. How about you?
These are the top 200 books as at 9th November, 2019 (?presumably the voters thought these top-ranking books showed the greatest disparity between the book and the movie).
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161
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
162
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
163
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
164
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
165
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
166
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (Kim Edwards)
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (Kim Edwards)
167
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma (Jane Austen)
168
The Host (Stephenie Meyer)
The Host (Stephenie Meyer)
169
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
170
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
171
Message in a Bottle (Nicholas Sparks)
Message in a Bottle (Nicholas Sparks)
172
The Sea of Monsters (Rick Riordan)
The Sea of Monsters (Rick Riordan)
173
Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
174
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
175
The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo)
The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo)
176
The Pelican Brief (John Grisham)
The Pelican Brief (John Grisham)
177
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
178
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
179
Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
180
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
181
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
182
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
183
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
184
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
185
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
186
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
187
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
188
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo (Stephen King)
189
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
190
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
191
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
192
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
193
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
194
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
195
In Her Shoes (Jennifer Weiner)
In Her Shoes (Jennifer Weiner)
196
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
197
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
198
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Marquez)
199
The Little Mermaid (Hans Christian Anderson)
The Little Mermaid (Hans Christian Anderson)
200
I Am Number Four (Pittacus Lore)
I Am Number Four (Pittacus Lore)
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