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15 Books You Must Read Before Watching The Movie

Nov 28, 2016

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If there's one thing that ruins the magic of certain works, it's that people too often watch the movie version before picking up the book. While easier to comprehend, there are many things lost in translation from books to movies. There are many things that cannot be captured on a screen, but things that must only be felt deep within words and pages. With that being said, here are 15 books you must read before you watch the movie versions.

1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

3. Wild by Cheryl Strayed

4. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

5. Paper Towns by John Green

6. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

7. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

8. Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin

9. The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

10. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

11. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

12. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

13. A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

14. The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

15. The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff

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