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5 February 2015

Our Favourite Book to Film Adaptations

Our Favourite Book to Film Adaptations

Book-to-film adaptations can be tricky. But when they’re done well, they are an absolute delight for the modern book lover. To celebrate the release of such big-budget adaptations as Gone Girl, Wild, Fifty Shades of Grey and American Sniper, here are some books that we feel Hollywood has gotten oh-so-right when bringing them to the big screen.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3)
J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3)

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    American Sniper
    Chris Kyle

    American Sniper

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    Sense and Sensibility
    Jane Austen

    Sense and Sensibility

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    Memoirs Of A Geisha
    Arthur Golden

    Memoirs Of A Geisha

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    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    L. Frank Baum

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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    Wild
    Cheryl Strayed

    Wild

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    Fight Club
    Chuck Palahniuk

    Fight Club

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    The Silence of the Lambs
    Thomas Harris

    The Silence of the Lambs

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    Perfume
    Patrick Suskind

    Perfume

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      Rebecca
      Daphne Du Maurier

      Rebecca

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      The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games #1)
      Suzanne Collins

      The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games #1)

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      The Virgin Suicides
      Jeffrey Eugenides

      The Virgin Suicides

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      Breakfast at Tiffany's
      Truman Capote

      Breakfast at Tiffany's

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      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
      Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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      The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
      J.R.R. Tolkien

      The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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      L.A. Confidential
      James Ellroy

      L.A. Confidential

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      Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades #1)
      E.L. James

      Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades #1)

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      Matilda
      Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

      Matilda

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      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)
      Stieg Larsson

      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)

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      Misery
      Stephen King

      Misery

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      The Princess Bride
      William Goldman

      The Princess Bride

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      The Birds & Other Stories
      Daphne Du Maurier

      The Birds & Other Stories

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      The Talented Mr Ripley
      Patricia Highsmith

      The Talented Mr Ripley

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      To Kill a Mockingbird
      Harper Lee

      To Kill a Mockingbird

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      Bridget Jones's Diary (Bridget Jones #1)
      Helen Fielding

      Bridget Jones's Diary (Bridget Jones #1)

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      Gone Girl
      Gillian Flynn

      Gone Girl

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      Gone with the Wind
      Margaret Mitchell

      Gone with the Wind

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      Little Women
      Louisa May Alcott

      Little Women

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