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Adaptations

An adaptation can be anything from a book based on a movie or the retelling of a classic tale. It is when a story is adapted from another story form or source. Not merely a remake in all cases, some stories are only loosely adapted from original sources or legends.

Adaptations Books

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Pride and Prejudice
The Fault in Our Stars
Gone Girl
Daisy Jones & The Six
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
The Great Gatsby
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
The Handmaid's Tale
Normal People
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
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Lists

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
77 books — 51 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
505 books — 981 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
21 books — 10 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

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
635 books — 497 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
371 books — 547 voters


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Bret Easton Ellis
“ The book was blunt and had an honesty about it, whereas the movie was just a beautiful lie. ”
― Bret Easton Ellis, Imperial Bedrooms
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Jim Bouton
“ I think I should be allowed to be only fair, or even mediocre, for a while. ”
― Jim Bouton, Ball Four
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Groups Tagged "Adaptations"

The Ink to Film Book Club A group where people can chat about books that have been made or are being made into films/TV. D…more
202 members, last active 2 years ago
This group is entirely dedicated to movie and tv show adaptations. We discuss: Books made into m…more
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From the Book to the Big Screen Can it possibly be true that books are better than movies? This is the place to prove it, or not…more
160 members, last active 6 years ago
tc Reads Welcome to the official book club of Theatre Calgary! We will be exploring books that our plays …more
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