>>>The UPS guy was just by to deliver a copy of "Bright Lights, Big City" by Jay McInerney, which I ordered on a whim this week to reread. ($2.68 used from Amazon -- can't beat it with a stick). The cover photo is of Michael J. Fox in the movie version, which was in my opinion dreck. It got me thinking it might be a fun, non-combative thread to list books that were better than the movies made from them, and the other way around.
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>>>Two starters --
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>>>"Bright Lights, Big City" by Jay McInerney -- book better
>>>"The Godfather" by Mario Puzo -- movie better
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>>1984 - Movie as good as the book.
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>Bold statement!
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>To me the book was not even in the same category as good; it was a classic. George Orwell hit that one out of the park. To this day, if you say "1984" that is the first thing most people are going to think of. How many could tell you the first thing about the movie?

Still I guess that those that saw the movie and read the book appreciated the movie.