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7 Awesome English Novels with Movie Adaptations
1. The “Harry Potter” Series by J.K. Rowling
Most people have already read “Harry Potter” books in their native language, which will make it fun to see how things are written in the English version.
In fact, it is very likely that you already know the plot and that you may have even already read or watched “Harry Potter” in your native language. This makes understanding easier, so you can focus more on growing your vocabulary and mastering English grammar.
In fact, the strength of the “Harry Potter” series is that it is available in multiple languages and in multiple formats. You can read “Harry Potter ” as a book, listen to the audiobook and watch the movies with subtitles in English and in your native language. This makes it easier for you to understand, and you can grow your English language skills while enjoying Harry Potter’s world!
The books were written for children, so they’re great English reading practice for beginners—however, as you read more of the books, the difficulty level goes up.
You should also know that the original British English book is a little bit different from the American English version. Think about which type of English you need to learn before buying the books!
Plot: “Harry Potter” focuses on an orphan boy, with a scar that looks like a lightning bolt, who finds out he is actually a wizard (can do magic). After being taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to study magic, he goes on adventures with his friends and eventually has to fight the dark (evil) wizard, Lord Voldemort.
English reading level: Beginner to intermediate
2. “How to Train Your Dragon” by Cressida Cowell
This is another children’s book series that has been adapted into an animated movie series. The books talk about different kinds of dragons and what they can do. This makes it easy and fun English reading practichildren’s book seriesce for beginners.
Plot: The story is about Vikings and a small boy named Hiccup, who becomes friends with dragons even though they are supposed to be dangerous. He tames his dragon, named Toothless, and helps end the fighting between dragons and humans.
English reading level: Beginner
3. “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins
This is a trilogy of Young Adult fiction novels (“YA Novels”) that is very popular—almost as popular as the movie version! You will find action, romance and political issues discussed in these books.
Plot: The Capitol hosts an annual “Hunger Games” competition for entertainment and political reasons, where two children from each district (area of land) have to fight to the death. The heroine, Katniss, enters in place of her sister and is teamed up with the baker’s son, Peeta.
English reading level: Intermediate
4. “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green
This novel takes place in current times and is another YA novel with romance, comedy and a serious story. There is a large fan base for this book and movie so many people know about it.
Because it is not fantasy, there are many everyday phrases used in it—you can practice English reading comprehension with the type of language you’d need in real English conversations.
Plot: Two teenagers have both been diagnosed with cancer and meet at a support group. After they fall in love, they fight their illnesses together.
English reading level: Intermediate
5. “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker
The 1985 movie based off of this book was directed by Stephen Spielberg and has won lots of awards. It is suited best for mature readers because of the serious plot. There is also a new 2023 adaptation.
The English in this book is older and comes from the American South, because of the time and place it was written about.
Plot: The story focuses on the life of Celie and the struggles she goes through while living in the American South. It has themes of racism and abuse in it, and it is also considered a classic American novel.
English reading level: Advanced
6. “The Shining” by Stephen King
If you are more interested in horror/thriller books and movies, this is a popular choice. The book is very long, like most of the novels that King has written, but you will be happy to read this book for a long time.
This may be the most famous of all the novels by this well-known author. It is very entertaining and, for many, it is a very scary story.
Plot: A family moves into a hotel as the father tries to get over his writer’s block (when a writer has no new ideas). However, he slowly goes crazy in the mysterious hotel.
English reading level: Advanced
7. “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen
This is considered to be one of the most beautiful love stories of all time. Because it was written in 1813, the language is very old and sophisticated.
If you plan to attend college in an English-language environment, it would be great to learn English by reading this book. Almost every native speaker had to read it in school, too.
There are always several adaptations to watch when you read something by Austen. Everyone tries to make these classic books into movies!
There are even very modern movie versions of this particular story, like “Bridget Jones’ Diary.”
Plot: Elizabeth Bennet meets Mr. Darcy and his friends when they move into town. Although Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are attracted to each other, they first need to deal with issues like class, manners, family, society and money in order to be together.
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