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To Be Read, or to Be Watched?

A nice, short list of books that made it to the screen, often more than once. There's the old debate that's as old as the first movie ever made, "is it better to watch the movie, or read the book?" 95 percent of the time I like the book better, and 4 percent of the time I like the movie better, and 1 percent of the time they are about the same. That's my opinion.
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Catch Me If You Can (Frank W. Abagnale)
Catch Me If You Can (Frank W. Abagnale)
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
3
Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
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Timeline (Michael Crichton)
Timeline (Michael Crichton)
6
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
7
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
8
Last of the Mohicans
Last of the Mohicans
9
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
10
The Light in the Forest (Conrad Richter)
The Light in the Forest (Conrad Richter)
11
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
12
Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme)
Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme)
13
Along Came a Spider (James Patterson)
Along Came a Spider (James Patterson)
14
The Bone Collector (Jeffrey Deaver)
The Bone Collector (Jeffrey Deaver)
15
The Cold Dish (Craig Johnson)
The Cold Dish (Craig Johnson)
16
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
17
Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)
18
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
19
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Jeff Lindsay)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Jeff Lindsay)
20
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
21
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
22
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo (Stephen King)
23
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
24
Murder on the Orient Express (Christie, Agatha)
Murder on the Orient Express (Christie, Agatha)
25
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun (James Clavell)
26
Master & Commander (Aubrey-Maturin #1) (Patrick O'Brian)
Master & Commander (Aubrey-Maturin #1) (Patrick O'Brian)
27
War Horse (Michael Morpurgo)
War Horse (Michael Morpurgo)
28
Lord of the Rings (Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings (Tolkien)
29
We Were Soldiers Once...And Young (Hal Moore)
We Were Soldiers Once...And Young (Hal Moore)
30
Robbers' Roost (Grey, Zane)
Robbers' Roost (Grey, Zane)
31
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
32
True Grit (Charles Portis)
True Grit (Charles Portis)
33
The Guns of Navarone (Alistair MacLean)
The Guns of Navarone (Alistair MacLean)
34
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining (Stephen King)
35
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
36
Ben Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben Hur (Lew Wallace)
37
Fiddler on the Roof (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, & Joseph Stein)
Fiddler on the Roof (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, & Joseph Stein)
38
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
39
War of the Worlds (Wells, H.G.)
War of the Worlds (Wells, H.G.)
40
To Kill a Mocking Bird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mocking Bird (Harper Lee)
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