31 Books That Are Way Better Than Their Movie Adaptations
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1. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - ₹142

2. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold - ₹324

3. The Godfather by Mario Puzo - ₹196

The Godfather is a mob drama which follows the life of Don Vito Corleone and his Italian-American crime family. The story gets interesting when his son Michael, who has no interest in the mafia, returns home and gets dragged into a cycle of killings, violence, and betrayal. Although Michael tries to live a normal life, he’s drawn deeper and deeper into his family business. Get it here.
4. The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger - ₹182

Anna, an aspiring journalist with a good work ethic but a bad sense of style, lands a job as a personal assistant at a leading fashion magazine. How she struggles to fit in her new workspace and cope with the unrealistic expectations of her powerful boss is what the story is all about. Get it here.
5. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling - ₹2,125

Harry, an orphan who lives in the staircase closet of his aunt's house, learns on his 11th birthday that he’s a wizard and is summoned to become a student at Hogwarts, a boarding school for wizards. The book follows the adventures of Harry and his two best friends, Ron and Hermione, as they face new adventures and protect their school from evil forces. Get it here.
6. The Lord Of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien - ₹976

7. Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin - ₹863

Rosemary Woodhouse and her husband move into a new apartment in New York that has an ominous reputation. When Rosemary gets pregnant, she is isolated from everyone and starts to believe that her offspring is not of this earth. The truth is revealed only after the baby is born. Get it here.
8. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - ₹320

Set in Afghanistan, The Kite Runner is a beautiful yet tragic coming-of-age story of two friends, Amir and Hassan, who love kite-flying and are as thick as thieves. A traumatic childhood incident creates a rift in their friendship, and its after-effects heavily affect the adult life of Amir. Get it here.
9. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne - ₹99

Set in 17th century Boston, the story begins with a young woman named Hester Prynne who is led, with her infant daughter in her hands, from the town prison. There is a large group of people surrounding them, when a man in the crowd informs them that Hester is being punished for committing adultery. To know what happens next, get the book here.
10. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown - ₹339

11. The Girl On the Train by Paula Hawkins - ₹186

12. To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han - ₹295

13. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - ₹299

15. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk - ₹362

16. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks - ₹299

17. The Shining by Stephen King - ₹264

18. Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding - ₹299

19. Forrest Gump by Winston Groom - ₹264

21. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey - ₹289

22. The Silence Of The Lambs by Thomas Harris - ₹368

When Clarice is chosen to interview Hannibal Lecter - a brilliant psychiatrist and violent cannibal, to get an insight for an ongoing investigation - she is both excited and scared. When he escapes from maximum security prison, Clarice has reason to believe she might be his next victim. Get it here.
23. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess - ₹350

24. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis - ₹758

26. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - ₹245

27. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult - ₹336

29. P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern - ₹315

31. Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - ₹320
