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Forrest Gump by Winston GroomThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonJumanji by Chris Van AllsburgMary Poppins by P.L. Travers
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,222 books — 6,121 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,921 books — 1,761 voters

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingAn Assembly Such as This by Pamela AidanThese Three Remain by Pamela AidanMr. Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda BerdollPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
Best Pride and Prejudice Sequels/Variations/Adaptations
465 books — 981 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Last Olympian by Rick RiordanThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick RiordanThe Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanThe Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
Modern Adaptations of Greek Mythology
366 books — 538 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil GaimanThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Movie Made You Want to Read the Book
634 books — 495 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

The Infernal Devices by Cassandra ClareMaximum Ride, Vol. 1 by NaRae LeeVampire Academy by Leigh DragoonCity of Bones by Mike RaichtTwilight by Young Kim
Novels to Graphic Novels/Manga Adaptations
245 books — 195 voters
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineCinder by Marissa MeyerA Fairy Awesome Story by Ellie AidenThe Princess Fugitive by Melanie CellierThe Princess Companion by Melanie Cellier
Retellings of Classic Fairy Tales
340 books — 86 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe 39 Steps by John BuchanStrangers on a Train by Patricia HighsmithRear Window by Cornell WoolrichVertigo by Boileau-Narcejac
Books Filmed by Alfred Hitchcock
40 books — 82 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Read the Book, Watched the Movie
410 books — 68 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
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanEragon by Christopher PaoliniI Am Number Four by Pittacus LoreThe Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Books that need a BETTER remake
76 books — 60 voters

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysBrontë’s Mistress by Finola AustinThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeAlways Emily by Michaela MacCollThe Taste of Sorrow by Jude Morgan
Brontës in Fiction
89 books — 50 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Movie Brought Me to the Book
130 books — 48 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
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMary Poppins by P.L. TraversPsycho by Robert BlochFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman Capote
Classic Film Adaptations: The 1960s
174 books — 39 voters

A Little Princess by Tania ZamorskyThe Secret Garden by Martha Hailey DuBoseAnne of Green Gables by Kathleen OlmsteadLittle Women by Deanna McFaddenHeidi by Lisa Church
Classic Starts Series
55 books — 34 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasRed Queen by Victoria AveyardThe Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle HodkinHalf-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout
YA Books You Want To Become Movies
176 books — 25 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerRebecca by Daphne du MaurierAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëMacbeth by William Shakespeare
Books that have been made into films from the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list
499 books — 23 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

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggDouble Indemnity by James M. CainDouble Indemnity by Billy WilderThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanDead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum
Saw the movie. Want to read the book.
76 books — 17 voters
Akira, Vol. 1 by Katsuhiro OtomoWatchmen by Alan MooreScott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'MalleyBig Damn Sin City by Frank Miller300 by Frank Miller
The Best Sequential Art-to-Film Adaptations
69 books — 15 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenGone Girl by Gillian FlynnWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Reading Women Challenge 2020 #11 Read and Watch a Book-to-Movie Adaptation
34 books — 15 voters
Marley and Me by John GroganThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonLassie Come-Home by Eric KnightWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Which Movie Made You Cry the Most?
70 books — 13 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
Jaws by Peter BenchleyJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyReady Player One by Ernest ClineCatch Me If You Can by Frank W. Abagnale
Books Filmed by Steven Spielberg
19 books — 8 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 Princess Bride by William GoldmanMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeHow to Train Your Dragon by Cressida CowellSilence Of The Lambs by Thomas Harris
For once the movie was better
20 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

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