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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 82 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,820,047 ratings — published 2008
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 74 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,318,365 ratings — published 1997
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,681,037 ratings — published 2012
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,421,945 ratings — published 2012
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,987,516 ratings — published 1999
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,759,692 ratings — published 1813
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Daisy Jones & The Six Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,832,883 ratings — published 2019
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 60 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.35 — 4,119,484 ratings — published 2009
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 58 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,354,751 ratings — published 2011
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 57 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,408,780 ratings — published 2005
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 56 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,456,248 ratings — published 1998
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as adaptations)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,865,200 ratings — published 1925
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,398,185 ratings — published 1985
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (shelved 54 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,441,849 ratings — published 1868
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 54 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,858,437 ratings — published 2005
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 54 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,688,759 ratings — published 2010
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 53 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,800,363 ratings — published 1999
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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avg rating 4.57 — 4,163,898 ratings — published 2000
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 50 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,770,318 ratings — published 2003
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as adaptations)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,841,395 ratings — published 2018
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,829,809 ratings — published 1960
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 48 times as adaptations)
avg rating 3.67 — 7,260,244 ratings — published 2005
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 46 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,634,914 ratings — published 2005
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 46 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,086,124 ratings — published 2007
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Dune (Dune #1) Dune (Dune #1)
by (shelved 43 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,614,723 ratings — published 1965
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,429,364 ratings — published 1937
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Paper Towns Paper Towns (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as adaptations)
avg rating 3.70 — 1,483,378 ratings — published 2008
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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
by (shelved 42 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,157,688 ratings — published 2007
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Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1) Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as adaptations)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,096,683 ratings — published 2012
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2) Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
by (shelved 38 times as adaptations)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,616,780 ratings — published 2012
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 37 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,582,933 ratings — published 2018
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as adaptations)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,022,230 ratings — published 2007
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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,671,229 ratings — published 2009
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The Giver (The Giver, #1) The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,787,989 ratings — published 1993
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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
by (shelved 37 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,352,540 ratings — published 2006
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Little Fires Everywhere Little Fires Everywhere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,305,478 ratings — published 2017
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1) To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,048,266 ratings — published 2014
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,276,345 ratings — published 2011
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Emma Emma (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.05 — 975,903 ratings — published 1815
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as adaptations)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,024,754 ratings — published 1847
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0) The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
by (shelved 35 times as adaptations)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,153,778 ratings — published 2020
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Sharp Objects Sharp Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,212,121 ratings — published 2006
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as adaptations)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,739,729 ratings — published 2005
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 35 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,790,475 ratings — published 2012
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
by (shelved 35 times as adaptations)
avg rating 3.51 — 681,160 ratings — published 1995
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Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,289,162 ratings — published 1811
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The Outsiders The Outsiders (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,585,225 ratings — published 1967
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,005,175 ratings — published 2017
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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simonverse, #1) Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simonverse, #1)
by (shelved 34 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.13 — 465,953 ratings — published 2015
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as adaptations)
avg rating 4.11 — 625,293 ratings — published 2015
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Geoffrey Miller
“Our inherited legacy of adaptations is literally precious. Even the poorest parents give their children vast riches, in the form of senses, emotions, and mental faculties that have been optimized through millions of years of product development.”
Geoffrey Miller, Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior

“[T]here must be something particularly appealing about adaptations as adaptations.
Part of this pleasure, I want to argue, comes simply from repetition with variation, from the comfort of ritual combined with the piquancy of surprise. Recognition and remembrance are part of the pleasure (and risk) of experiencing an adaptation; so too is change.”
Linda Hutcheon, A Theory of Adaptation

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