Hunger Games: Will the Movie Beat the Book?

By now you’ve heard of the Hunger Games I hope. It’s a trilogy that was originally written for teens but has a cult following with adults — both men and women alike.  I for one, am hooked.  So are all the women I work with.  We just can’t get enough.  I plan on seeing the movie soon but wonder if it will live up to the excitement in the book.

Here’s a list of some other books that were made into movies and my vote on which one won:

The Book Is Better

• Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
• Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
• Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
• My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
• Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
• The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
• Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann

What a Great Movie

• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
• The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
• Donny Brasco by Joseph D. Pistone
• Julie & Julia by Julie Powell
• The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
• Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (original)

I Can’t Decide — It’s a Tie

• The Help by Kathryn Stockett
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker
• The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Kidd
• The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
• Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

What are some of your favorite books that have been turned into movies?