Prompts

Which books had the best film adaptations?

A great movie can lead to even more readers of the source material. What are some books you read that had movies that you enjoyed the most.

The Lord of the Rings

#1-3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

1954 • 1,859 Readers • 1,178 pages 4.5

Dune

#1 of 8 in Dune

1965 • 5,508 Readers • 704 pages 4.3

The Princess Bride

1973 • 1,563 Readers • 399 pages 4.2

Jurassic Park

#1 of 2 in Jurassic Park

1990 • 1,724 Readers • 805 pages 4.1

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

#1 of 8 in Harry Potter

1989 • 6,387 Readers • 309 pages 4.3

The Hunger Games

#1 of 3 in The Hunger Games

2008 • 4,970 Readers • 384 pages 4.1

The Martian

#1 of 1 in The Martian

2011 • 3,720 Readers • 384 pages 4.4

Pride and Prejudice

6 Cozy Classics

1811 • 3,196 Readers • 342 pages 4.2

Fight Club

#1 of 2 in Fight Club

1996 • 1,413 Readers • 224 pages 4.1

The Shining

#1 of 2 in The Shining

1977 • 2,108 Readers • 539 pages 4.1

Trainspotting

#2 of 5 in Mark Renton

1993 • 401 Readers • 344 pages 4.2

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

1968 • 2,025 Readers • 223 pages 3.9

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

#1 of 14 in Oz

101 • 647 Readers • 61 pages 3.8

Stardust

#1 of 1 in Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' Stardust

1997 • 1,415 Readers • 248 pages 4

To Kill a Mockingbird

1960 • 4,259 Readers • 323 pages 4.2

The Last Unicorn

3 The Last Unicorn

1968 • 486 Readers 3.9

Divergent

#1 of 3 in Divergent

2011 • 2,134 Readers • 487 pages 3.7

A Game of Thrones

#1 of 6 in A Song of Ice and Fire

1996 • 3,847 Readers • 819 pages 4.4

The Godfather

#1 of 8 in The Godfather

1969 • 639 Readers • 452 pages 4.3

Sense and Sensibility

1811 • 1,094 Readers • 432 pages 3.8

Gone Girl

2011 • 2,211 Readers • 415 pages 3.9

Catching Fire

#2 of 3 in The Hunger Games

2008 • 3,505 Readers • 391 pages 4.1

Doctor Sleep

#2 of 2 in The Shining

2013 • 767 Readers • 703 pages 3.9

2001: A Space Odyssey

#1 of 4 in Space Odyssey

1968 • 1,225 Readers • 221 pages 4.1

A Clockwork Orange

1962 • 1,697 Readers • 72 pages 3.9

Battle Royale

1999 • 500 Readers • 772 pages 4

The Silence of the Lambs

#2 of 4 in Hannibal Lecter

1988 • 668 Readers • 436 pages 4.1

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

1985 • 1,052 Readers • 263 pages 3.9

Emma

16 Manga Classics

6 • 1,256 Readers • 334 pages 4

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

#1 of 6 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1979 • 4,280 Readers • 215 pages 4.2

Crazy Rich Asians

#1 of 3 in Crazy Rich Asians

2013 • 648 Readers • 450 pages 3.7

Girl, Interrupted

1993 • 448 Readers • 169 pages 3.7

Gerald's Game

1992 • 358 Readers • 366 pages 3.3

Sphere

1987 • 519 Readers • 371 pages 3.7

The Andromeda Strain

#1 of 2 in The Andromeda Strain

1969 • 646 Readers • 354 pages 3.7

Anna Karenina

1877 • 1,600 Readers • 1,480 pages 4

The Fault in Our Stars

2012 • 2,368 Readers • 332 pages 3.9

Memoirs of a Geisha

1997 • 1,169 Readers • 435 pages 4

The Hunt for Red October

#3 of 18 in Jack Ryan

1984 • 447 Readers • 486 pages 4

Inkspell

#2 of 3 in Inkworld

2005 • 214 Readers • 635 pages 3.9

Howl's Moving Castle

#1 of 3 in Howl's Moving Castle

1986 • 1,473 Readers • 448 pages 4.2

Audition

1997 • 126 Readers • 208 pages 2.9

Colossus

#1 of 2 in Colossus

1966 • 17 Readers • 342 pages 4

The witches of Eastwick

#1 of 2 in Eastwick

1984 • 59 Readers • 313 pages 2.8

Kiki's Delivery Service

#1 of 6 in 魔女の宅急便 [Majo no Takkyūbin]

1985 • 169 Readers • 164 pages 4

We Need to Do Something

2020 • 100 Readers • 168 pages 3.6

Daisy Jones & The Six

Reidverse

2019 • 1,515 Readers • 422 pages 4.1

Crooked House

1948 • 227 Readers • 232 pages 4

Cloud Atlas

2003 • 1,222 Readers • 509 pages 3.9

The Bourne Identity

#1 of 20 in Jason Bourne

1980 • 18 Readers • 576 pages 4.2

Scarface

1930 • 5 Readers • 186 pages 3

Shōgun

#1 of 6 in Asian Saga: Chronological Order

1975 • 767 Readers • 1,218 pages 4.2

Mickey7

#1 of 2 in Mickey7

2022 • 412 Readers • 320 pages 3.6