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The Most Extreme Cases of 'The Book Was Better Than the Movie' - Page 2

Taking user ratings from IMDB and Goodreads, Fivethirtyeight was able to figure out which book-to-movie adaptations had the lowest scores in comparison to their well-received novel counterparts.
In a nutshell, these are the the most beloved books that gave viewers the most disappointing movie adaptations.
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The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
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The Giver (2014)
The Giver (2014)
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League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
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The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
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The Cat in the Hat (2003)
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
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The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
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The Golden Compass (2007)
The Golden Compass (2007)
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A Series of Unfortunate Events Series (Lemony Snicket)
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series (Lemony Snicket)
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Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
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Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
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Eragon (2006)
Eragon (2006)
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Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
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The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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The Great Gatsby (1974)
The Great Gatsby (1974)
59
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
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The Scarlet Letter (1995)
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
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Stardust
Stardust
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Stardust (2007)
Stardust (2007)
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Stuart Little
Stuart Little
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Stuart Little (1999)
Stuart Little (1999)
65
Mockingjay
Mockingjay
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014)
67
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels
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Gulliver's Travels (2010)
Gulliver's Travels (2010)
69
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
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I Am Legend (2007)
I Am Legend (2007)
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I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
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I, Robot (2004)
I, Robot (2004)
73
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
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The Time Machine (2002)
The Time Machine (2002)
75
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
76
War of the Worlds (2005)
War of the Worlds (2005)
77
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
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All the King's Men (2006)
All the King's Men (2006)
79
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
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