“Not as good as the book.” That is the standard dismissal of movies based on novels. It is an easy way to shortcut conversation and proclaim, “I read the book!” But books and movies are very different media.FICTION
1.
“
Explosive Eighteen” by Janet Evanovich
2.
“
Kill Alex Cross
” by James Patterson
3.
“
Calico Joe
” by John Grisham
4.
“
The Best of Me
” by Nicholas Sparks
5.
“
Guilty Wives
” by James Patterson and David Ellis
6.
“
The Help” by Kathryn Stockett
7.
“
Private: #1 Suspect
” by James Patterson
and Maxine Paetro
8.
“
The Litigators
” by John Grisham
9.
“Lost Years
” by Mary Higgins Clark
10.
“
Private Games
” by James Patterson
and Mark Sullivan
NON-FICTION
1.
“
Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of his Trip to Heaven and Back
” by Todd Burpo
2.
“
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination
that Changed America Forever
” by Bill O’Reilly
and Martin Dugard
3.
“
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival,
Resilience, and Redemption
” by Laura Hillenbrand
4.
“
Stolen Life: A Memoir
” by Jaycee Dugard
5.
“
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin
” by Erik Larson
6.
“
Steve Jobs
” by Walter Isaacson
7. “
American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
” by Chris Kyle
8.
“Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men
Really Think About Love
” by Steve Harvey
9.
“
Bossypants
” by Tina Fey
10.
“
Quiet: Power of Introverts in a World That
Can’t Stop Talking
” by Susan Cain
