Every reader knows that when it comes to book-to-screen adaptations, all bets are off. Sometimes, they can be a letdown, but here are the retellings that you, the avid readers of our Community, thought did the original stories justice!
1. Holes (2003)

2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

3. Normal People (2020)

4. Perfume (2004)

5. The Outsiders (1983)

6. Pride and Prejudice (1995)

7. Girl With a Pearl Earring (2003)

8. A Discovery of Witches (2018-2022)

9. Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

10. Trainspotting (1996)

11. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

12. The Cider House Rules (1999)

13. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

14. A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017-2019)

15. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

16. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

17. The Green Mile (1999)

18. Les Misérables (2018-2019)

19. The Virgin Suicides (1993)

20. Looking for Alaska (2019)

21. Me Before You (2016)

22. The Da Vinci Code (2006)

23. White Oleander (2002)

24. Call Me By Your Name (2017)

25. The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

26. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

27. The Princess Bride (1987)

28. Of Mice and Men (1992)

29. Good Omens (2019-present)

30. Outlander (2014-present)

31. My Brilliant Friend (2018)

32. Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)

33. Shadow and Bone (2021-present)

34. The Hunger Games (2012-2015)

35. Matilda (1996)

36. His Dark Materials (2019-2022)

Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.