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The Book Was Way Better Than the Movie - Page 3

Goodreads readers voted on "When these books were adapted for the screen, they didn't live up to expectations." These are the top 100+ as voted by the readers and me. Book/movie series have been combined.
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Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier
82
Circle of Friends (Maeve Binchy)
Circle of Friends
Maeve Binchy
83
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
84
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain
85
The Runaway Jury
The Runaway Jury
86
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
87
Jumanji (Chris Van Allsburg)
Jumanji
Chris Van Allsburg
88
The Client (John Grisham)
The Client
John Grisham
89
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
90
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Confessions of a Shopaholic
91
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers
92
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
93
Congo (Michael Crichton)
Congo
Michael Crichton
94
Marley and Me
Marley and Me
95
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
96
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach
97
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte
98
Skipping Christmas
Skipping Christmas
99
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
100
The Prince of Tides
The Prince of Tides
101
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
Robert James Waller
102
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
Stephen King
103
The Beach
The Beach
104
Vampire Academy
Vampire Academy
105
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
Cassandra Clare
106
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
107
Austenland
Austenland
108
Mansfield Park
Mansfield Park
109
Emma
Emma
110
Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey
111
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick
112
Divergent
Divergent
113
Something Borrowed (Emily Giffin)
Something Borrowed
Emily Giffin
114
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon
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