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The 15 Best TV Shows Based on Books

So many popular TV shows started out as a single book and have turned into a smash hit show and completely forgot the roots it once started at. We know that people usually say the book is better but with ratings like these. Rest assured that even if you don't read any of these books, the shows on this list will give you just enough to keep up with the book heads in a heated conversation.
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The Outsider
The Outsider
1
The Outsider (Stephen King)
The Outsider
2
Stephen King
Defending Jacob
Defending Jacob
3
Defending Jacob (William Landay)
Defending Jacob
4
William Landay
Good Omens
Good Omens
5
Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
6
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
A Discovery of Witches
A Discovery of Witches
7
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
8
Deborah Harkness
Watchmen
Watchmen
9
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
10
Alan Moore
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska
11
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
12
John Green
Sharp Objects
Sharp Objects
13
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
14
Gillian Flynn
Handmaids Tale
Handmaids Tale
15
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
16
Margaret Atwood
The Witcher
The Witcher
17
The Last Wish (Andrzej Sapkowski)
The Last Wish
18
Andrzej Sapkowski
Outlander
Outlander
19
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
20
Diana Gabaldon
Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies
21
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
22
Liane Moriarty
Anne With an E
Anne With an E
23
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
24
L.M. Montgomery
Dexter
Dexter
25
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Jeff Lindsay)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
26
Jeff Lindsay
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House
27
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
28
Shirley Jackson
Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones
29
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
30
George R.R. Martin
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