Jurassic Park. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, 1990
movie vs book
Steven Spielberg, 1993

Industrialist John Hammond has created a theme park of cloned dinosaurs, Jurassic Park, on Isla Nublar, a Costa Rican island. After a dinosaur handler is killed by a Velociraptor, the park’s investors, represented by lawyer Donald Gennaro, demand that experts visit the park and certify its safety.


Jurassic Park. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Jurassic Park: the Junior Novelization
Gail Herman, 1993
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Steven Spielberg, 1993

Industrialist John Hammond has created a theme park of cloned dinosaurs, Jurassic Park, on Isla Nublar, a fictional Costa Rican island. After a dinosaur handler is killed by a Velociraptor, the park’s investors, represented by lawyer Donald Gennaro, demand that experts visit the park and certify its safety.


The Grand Budapest Hotel. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1925 book, Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman
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Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman
Stefan Zweig, 1925
movie vs book
Wes Anderson, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.


The Grand Budapest Hotel. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1939 book, Beware of Pity
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Beware of Pity
Stefan Zweig, 1939
movie vs book
Wes Anderson, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.


The Grand Budapest Hotel. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1942 book, The World of Yesterday
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The World of Yesterday
Stefan Zweig, 1942
movie vs book
Wes Anderson, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.


Thor: Ragnarok. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1965 comic book, The Mighty Thor
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The Mighty Thor
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, 1965
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Taika Waititi, 2017

Two years after the battle of Sokovia, Thor is imprisoned by the fire demon Surtur, who reveals that Thor’s father Odin is no longer on Asgard. He explains that the realm will soon be destroyed during the prophesied Ragnarök, once Surtur unites his crown with the Eternal Flame that burns in Odin’s vault. Thor frees himself, defeats Surtur and takes his crown, believing he has prevented Ragnarök.


Thor: Ragnarok. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Thor Ragnarok: The Junior Novel
Jim McCann, 2017
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Taika Waititi, 2017

Two years after the battle of Sokovia, Thor is imprisoned by the fire demon Surtur, who reveals that Thor’s father Odin is no longer on Asgard. He explains that the realm will soon be destroyed during the prophesied Ragnarök, once Surtur unites his crown with the Eternal Flame that burns in Odin’s vault. Thor frees himself, defeats Surtur and takes his crown, believing he has prevented Ragnarök.


The Fly. Poster of the 1986 movie and cover of the 1957 book
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The Fly
George Langelaan, 1957
movie vs book
David Cronenberg, 1986

Brilliant but eccentric scientist Seth Brundle meets science journalist Veronica Ronnie Quaife at a meet-the-press event held by Bartok Science Industries, the company funding his work. Seth is further inspired to reprogram the telepod to understand the makeup of living tissue, and he successfully teleports a second baboon.


Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Poster of the 1978 movie and cover of the 1955 book
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Jack Finney, 1955
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Philip Kaufman, 1978

A race of gelatinous creatures, having abandoned their dying planet and traveled to Earth, land in San Francisco. Meanwhile, Matthew’s friend Jack Bellicec calls Matthew to investigate when a grotesque body covered in fibres which resembles Jack is found in his wife Nancy’s mud baths.


Independence Day. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Independence Day
Dean Devlin, 1996
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Roland Emmerich, 1996

On July 2, 1996, an enormous mothership orbits the Earth, deploying multiple saucers, each with a fifteen-mile radius, that take positions over Earth’s major cities. With help from his ex-wife, White House Communications Director Constance Spano, David and his father Julius gain access to the Oval Office and alert President Thomas Whitmore to the threat.


Death Wish. Poster of the 1974 movie and cover of the 1972 book
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Death Wish
Brian Garfield, 1972
movie vs book
Michael Winner, 1974

Paul Kersey is a successful, middle-aged architect and family man who enjoys a happy home in Manhattan with his wife Joanna. Ames drives Paul back to Tucson Airport and presents Paul with a gift for his work on the development, which he places into Paul’s checked luggage.


The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1995 book, The Lost World
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The Lost World
Michael Crichton, 1995
movie vs book
Steven Spielberg, 1997

Four years after the events on Isla Nublar, a wealthy British family docks their yacht ashore at the nearby Isla Sorna, unaware that the island contains genetically engineered dinosaurs. Hammond asks Ian to join a team who will document the dinosaurs in their natural habitat, in order to encourage a policy of non-interference.