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Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesEasy by Tammara WebberThoughtless by S.C. StephensSlammed by Colleen Hoover
I AM IN LOVE !!!
4,387 books — 6,739 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Book to Screen Interpretation
579 books — 478 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCirce by Madeline MillerAriadne by Jennifer SaintA Thousand Ships by Natalie HaynesLore Olympus by Rachel Smythe
Greek Mythology Retellings!
283 books — 474 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Books Made into Movies
1,098 books — 446 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanEragon by Christopher PaoliniTwilight by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Books that Should Be Made into BETTER Movies
163 books — 315 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanAlice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
I Saw the Movie First
184 books — 99 voters

Beauty by Robin McKinleyElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson LevineThe Goose Girl by Shannon HalePrincess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
Best Fairy Tale Adaptations
153 books — 67 voters
Star Wars by James KahnStar Wars, Episode V by Donald F. GlutStar Wars by George LucasThe Dark Knight by Dennis O'NeilStar Wars by Matthew Woodring Stover
Best Film Novelizations
204 books — 66 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Favorite Book/Film Adaptations
253 books — 63 voters
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierSix Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth LimThe Swan Kingdom by Zoë MarriottThe Wild Swans by K.M. SheaSpinning Starlight by R.C. Lewis
The Wild Swans/The Six Swans Retellings
49 books — 60 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Unfaithfully yours: book-to-movie adaptations that were good, but unfaithful to the book
55 books — 52 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneCinder by Marissa Meyer
Books That Should Be Made Into TV Shows
169 books — 50 voters

March by Geraldine BrooksThe Other Alcott by Elise HooperThe Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O'Connor McNeesMeg and Jo by Virginia KantraMeg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Rey Terciero
Louisa May Alcott in Fiction
80 books — 47 voters
Alien by Alan Dean FosterAliens by Alan Dean FosterThe Terminator by Randall FrakesThe Abyss by Orson Scott CardStar Trek II by Vonda N. McIntyre
Best Movie Novelisations
106 books — 43 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Books with movie adaptations that were actually pretty good
122 books — 34 voters
The Goddess of Nothing At All by Cat RectorThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerKissing the Witch by Emma DonoghueVellum by Hal DuncanODY-C, Vol. 1 by Matt Fraction
LGBT Adaptations
71 books — 24 voters

Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave BarryLittler Women by Laura SchaeferThe Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy SpringerEye of the Crow by Shane PeacockFive Children on the Western Front by Kate Saunders
Middle Grade Retellings of Classic Novels
86 books — 18 voters
The Last Wish by Andrzej SapkowskiMetro 2033 by Dmitry GlukhovskyThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsParasite Eve by Hideaki SenaNancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
Adapted Into a Video Game
63 books — 17 voters

This House Is Haunted by John BoyneFlorence & Giles by John HardingThe Turn of the Key by Ruth WareThe Turning by Francine ProseHaunted by Joyce Carol Oates
The Turn of the Screw Retellings
14 books — 16 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienLife of Pi by Yann MartelHoles by Louis Sachar
Accurate Adaptation
40 books — 14 voters

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Shining by Stephen KingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Book to movie EVER!
30 books — 13 voters
Wishing for Tomorrow by Hilary McKayThe Humming Room by Ellen PotterReturn to the Secret Garden by Susan MoodyThe Princess and the Suffragette by Holly WebbThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Frances Hodgson Burnett in Fiction
26 books — 13 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliHidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Books Adapted to Screen 2017-18
112 books — 11 voters
Coraline by Neil GaimanThe 101 Dalmatians by Dodie SmithFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanFirst Blood by David Morrell
I Didn't Know the Screen Adaptation Was Based on a Book
34 books — 10 voters

Mrs de Winter by Susan HillThe Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin StarlingRebecca's Tale by Sally BeaumanThe Killing of Kayla Sloane by Kim HarringtonFrost by Marianna Baer
Rebecca Retellings
14 books — 6 voters
The Manchurian Candidate by Richard CondonSeven Days in May by Fletcher KnebelBlack Sunday by Thomas Harris52 Pickup by Elmore LeonardThe Gypsy Moths by James Drought
Books Filmed by John Frankenheimer
22 books — 6 voters

The Godfather by Mario PuzoDracula by Bram StokerThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Books Filmed by Francis Ford Coppola
15 books — 6 voters
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David WyssHatchet by Gary PaulsenGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan SwiftIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellTreasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Robinson Crusoe
49 books — 5 voters

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisDracula by Bram Stoker84 Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffHowards End by E.M. Forster
Starring Anthony Hopkins
26 books — 5 voters
Zero Hour by S.D. PerryThe Umbrella Conspiracy by S.D. PerryCity of the Dead by S.D. PerryCaliban Cove by S.D. PerryUnderworld by S.D. Perry
Resident Evil / Umbrella Corporation
11 books — 2 voters

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