From Page to Screen<\/a>10 Book-to-Movie Adaptations That Won Over Viewers<\/a>From Page to Screen You got to love it when a TV series is as good as the book. | Tatiana Meteleva\/GettyImages<\/p>\n According to the study, these 10 screen adaptations are regarded better than their print counterparts. The TV series The Haunting of Hill House (2018) reigns supreme. The chilling ghost story, originally written by Shirley Jackson<\/a>, received a rating of 3.8 out of 5 on Goodreads but scored an 8.5 out of 10 on IMDb. That\u2019s a relative difference of about 11.5 percent between the ratings. Other versions of the story include The Haunting (1963 and 1999), which both received lower scores.<\/p>\n You May Also Like:<\/p>\n Add Mental Floss as a preferred news source<\/a>!<\/p>\n The 2020 series Normal People follows close behind. Sally Rooney published the romance drama novel it’s based on in 2018. It received a rating of 3.7 out of 5 on Goodreads, roughly a 10.2 percent relative difference from the IMDb rating of 8.4 out of 10.<\/p>\n In Forever\u2026 two teenagers fall head over heels for each other and experience what love is like. The book was initially released by Judy Blume in 1975, and it caused much controversy<\/a> at the time because of its explicit sexual content. Today, the book has a 3.6 out of 5 on Goodreads. Netflix released a TV series based on Forever\u2026 in 2025, which earned an IMDb rating of 7.7 out of 10 (a 6.4 percent difference).<\/p>\n Check out the complete list below:<\/p>\n 10 Book-to-Movie Adaptations That Won Over Viewers<\/p>\n Rank<\/p>\n Book Name<\/p>\n Author<\/p>\n Goodreads score out of 5<\/p>\n IMDb score out of 10<\/p>\n Screen adaptation rated higher by (percent)<\/p>\n 1<\/p>\n The Haunting of Hill House<\/p>\n Shirley Jackson<\/p>\n 3.8<\/p>\n 8.5<\/p>\n 11.5<\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Normal People<\/p>\n Sally Rooney<\/p>\n 3.8<\/p>\n 8.4<\/p>\n 10.2<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n Forever…<\/p>\n Judy Blume<\/p>\n 3.6<\/p>\n 7.7<\/p>\n 6.4<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West<\/p>\n Gregory Maguire<\/p>\n 3.5<\/p>\n 7.4<\/p>\n 5.4<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption<\/p>\n Stephen King<\/p>\n 4.5<\/p>\n 9.3<\/p>\n 3.6<\/p>\n =6<\/p>\n A Game of Thrones<\/p>\n George R. R. Martin<\/p>\n 4.5<\/p>\n 9.2<\/p>\n 3.4<\/p>\n =6<\/p>\n One Day<\/p>\n David Nicholls<\/p>\n 3.9<\/p>\n 8<\/p>\n 3.4<\/p>\n 8<\/p>\n The Fall of the House of Usher<\/p>\n Edgar Allan Poe<\/p>\n 3.9<\/p>\n 7.9<\/p>\n 2.6<\/p>\n 9<\/p>\n Fire & Blood<\/p>\n George R. R. Martin<\/p>\n 4.1<\/p>\n 8.3<\/p>\n 2.5<\/p>\n 10<\/p>\n The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring<\/p>\n J. R. R. Tolkien<\/p>\n 4.4<\/p>\n 8.9<\/p>\n 1.1<\/p>\n![\"Wireless](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/01k5sk1z8949pahb0m3t.jpg\" "\\"Wireless")
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