Books and the Silver Screen discussion

What books do you feel are sacred and should never be made into a movie?

that's a tough one! can't think of any (scratching my head at this hmmm!)

Never is such a strong word!!
I used to think that the Tolkien and Lewis series should never be touched. But what a job has been done with both of those since CGI has come so far! All of the creatures in those books were near impossible to do live-action without some goofy looking costumes or animation (like the animated 1977 "The Hobbit" or the 1979 "The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe") with less-than-favorable results. As both of these were made-for-tv efforts, there just didn't seem to be enough, I don't know, respect maybe, for the literary accomplishment the books achieved to really FEEL like a good product.
But Peter Jackson did an amazing job with LOTR - can't wait for "The Hobbit, part 1" next year - and a tremendous remake of "King Kong" - all show his respect for the written works from which he derived his films.
Bass and Rankin (probably best known for all the Christmas stop-animation movies like Rudolph and Frosty) were heavily influenced, imho, by the folksy 1970s culture and their Hobbit effort seemed more like an extended fireside story than a derivative of a literary masterpiece.
Quick final note: Back to CGI progress, Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park books would have been impossible without computer animation.