11 Great Books You Need To Read Before The Movie Comes Out This Year

Good news to book lovers everywhere. There are some really great books (both classics and new ones) that will be coming to movie theatres later this year.  And before they hit the big screen, I always love to read the book first.  Here’s a list of 11 books you should read before the movies are released.

1. Girl On The Train, Paula Hawkins

Release Date:  October 7

Starring:  Rebecca Ferguson, Emily Blunt, and Justin Theroux

Amazon rating:  4.0 / 5

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2. The BFG, Roald Dahl

Release date: July 1

Starring: Bill Hader, Jemaine Clement, Ruby Barnhill, and Rebecca Hall

Amazon rating:  4.7 / 5

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3. The Jungle Books, Rudyard Kipling

Release date: April 15

Starring: Bill Murray, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, and Idris Elba

Amazon rating:  4.4 / 5

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4. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates: And a Thousand Cocktails, Mike and Dave Stangle

Release date: July 8

Starring: Anna Kendrick, Zac Efron,Adam DeVine, and Aubrey Plaza

Amazon rating:  4.4 / 5

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5.  Inferno, Dan Brown

Release date: Oct. 14

Starring: Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones

Amazon rating:  4.0 / 5

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6.  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt Scamander / J.K. Rowling

Release date: Nov. 18

Starring: Colin Farrell, Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterson and Ezra Miller

Amazon rating:  4.4 / 5

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7.  A Monster Calls, Patrick Ness

Release date: Oct. 14

Starring: Liam Neeson, Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver, and Lewis MacDougall

Amazon rating:  4.7 / 5

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8. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs

Release date: Dec. 25

Starring:Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Green, Ella Purnell, Judi Dench

Amazon rating:  4.3 / 5

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9. Through the Looking-Glass, Lewis Carroll

Release date: May 27

Starring: Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Mia Wasikowska

Amazon rating:  4.2 / 5

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10. Me Before You, Jojo Moyes

Release date: March 4

Starring: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Matthew Lewis

Amazon rating:  4.6 / 5

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11. How To Be Single, Liz Tuccillo

Release Date:  February 12

Starring: Rebel Wilson, Dakota Johnson, Alison Brie, Leslie Mann

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