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    23 Book-To-Movie Adaptations That Were So Bad They Inspired Rage

    "I could write a book about what a horrible job they did with this movie but I'm afraid they would try to turn that book into a movie and butcher it too."

    We asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us what book-to-movie adaptations made them furious AF. Here are some of their responses!

    🚨 Lots of spoilers ahead! 🚨

    1. The Percy Jackson series (2010, 2013)

    2. The Dark Tower (2017)

    3. The Girl on the Train (2016)

    4. The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

    5. Paper Towns (2015)

    6. The Giver (2014)

    7. Beautiful Creatures (2013)

    8. Eragon (2006)

    9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

    10. The Lovely Bones (2009)

    11. Ella Enchanted (2004)

    12. My Sister's Keeper (2009)

    13. Vampire Academy (2014)

    14. The Maze Runner (2014)

    15. The Hobbit (2012, 2013, 2014)

    16. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

    17. A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

    18. Inferno (2016)

    19. The Golden Compass (2007)

    20. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)

    21. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

    22. The Shining (1980)

    23. The Notebook (2004)

    Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.

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