Stories Inspired by Other Fiction
- Beschrijving
- This list is for books that were inspired by other books, in that they retell the story, use the same characters, or tell the story from a different perspective.
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door Jane Austen
21,618 leden
418 besprekingen
3.8
Score 10
Toegevoegd 2014-07-17, 08:30 AM
- 10 Members
- aulsmith, cbl_tn, merrystar, sturlington, souloftherose, elkiedee, Dilara86, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Inspired by The Mysteries of Udolpho.
2
door Jean Rhys
8,452 leden
254 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Score 9
Toegevoegd 2014-07-04, 09:58 AM
- 9 Members
- thorold, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, elkiedee, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith: I didn't think this went very well with Jane Eyre.elkiedee: Wide Sargasso Sea is the story of Antoinette, known as Bertha, the Madwoman in the Attic of Jane Eyre. It's a very different perspective on the and story, and offers a bit of a challenge to the idea of Mr Rochester as a romantic hero. I'm not really a fan of Jane Eyre, apart from the early chapters which fascinated ms a child, and love WSS. I suspect that people who love JE and find it romantic will feel aggrieved by the challenge of WSS.Dilara86: Inspired by Jane EyreHer_Royal_Orangeness: companion to Jane Eyre; tells the story of Bertha and how she met Rochester; very different from Jane Eyre in style and theme
3
door Michael Cunningham
12,703 leden
232 besprekingen
3.9
Score 8
Toegevoegd 2014-07-16, 02:49 PM
- 8 Members
- thorold, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
4
door Connie Willis
6,752 leden
287 besprekingen
4.1
Score 8
Toegevoegd 2014-07-04, 10:02 AM
- 8 Members
- aulsmith, cbl_tn, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, souloftherose, ahef1963, kaystj
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Inspired by Three Men in a Boat. Also homage to Gaudy Night and The Moonstone.
5
door Stella Gibbons
5,768 leden
221 besprekingen
4
Score 8
Toegevoegd 2014-07-04, 09:48 AM
- 8 Members
- aulsmith, RidgewayGirl, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith: More heavy-handed than Austen.sturlington: Inspired by Emma. Satire of rural romantic fiction popular at the time.elkiedee: I think it's not really inspired by or a response to Emma. Mary Webb was a popular author at the time and some of her work has been repented by Virago, and I understand that this was a parody of more contemporary novels than of Jane Austen.
6
door Jane Smiley
6,164 leden
136 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Score 7
Toegevoegd 2014-09-03, 12:24 PM
- 7 Members
- dara85, cbl_tn, sturlington, elkiedee, Her_Royal_Orangeness, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: modern retelling of Shakespeare's King Lear
7
- 6 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, angekenn, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy
- Verklaringen
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: companion to Little Women; tells the story of the father Mr. March
8
- 5 Members
- sturlington, souloftherose, ahef1963, kaystj, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Inspired by We.
9
door Gregory Maguire
28,846 leden
650 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-07-04, 05:33 PM
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, electrice, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith: Inspired by The Wizard of Oz
10
door Jasper Fforde
15,663 leden
601 besprekingen
4
Score 5
Toegevoegd 2014-09-09, 10:15 PM
- 5 Members
- cbl_tn, souloftherose, angekenn, kaystj, ManWithAnAgenda
11
door Helen Fielding
16,956 leden
264 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2014-07-14, 05:17 PM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, elkiedee, angekenn, kaystj
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Inspired by Pride and Prejudice.elkiedee: A kind of irreverent commercial fiction take on the Pride and Prejudice story. Good fun. Bridget Jones really kicked off a whole load of comic chicklit novels with a take on Jane Austen characters.
12
door John Irving
11,729 leden
157 besprekingen
4.1
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2014-08-13, 10:37 AM
- 4 Members
- thorold, sturlington, perennialreader, angekenn
- Verklaringen
- thorold: David Copperfield
13
- 4 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith: Based on the Aeneid.
14
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, Her_Royal_Orangeness, kara.shamy
- Verklaringen
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: inspired by The Odyssey
15
door Michael Crichton
20,777 leden
316 besprekingen
3.9
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2014-07-04, 11:50 AM
- 3 Members
- sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Inspired by The Lost World (Doyle).
16
door Diane Setterfield
17,190 leden
910 besprekingen
4
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2015-12-11, 04:40 PM
- 3 Members
- sturlington, perennialreader, kara.shamy
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Jane Eyre
17
- 3 Members
- sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Inspired by Dracula.
18
door T. H. White
15,328 leden
205 besprekingen
4.1
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2014-09-06, 07:14 PM
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith: A rewrite of Mallory's Le Morte d'Arthur
19
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith: Inspired by Harry Potter and the Narnia books.
20
door Angela Carter
5,516 leden
150 besprekingen
4
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2015-09-03, 10:24 AM
- 3 Members
- cbl_tn, sturlington, elkiedee
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Various fairy tales and folktales, Alice in wonderland
21
door Michael Chabon
3,699 leden
154 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2014-09-09, 10:14 PM
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, cbl_tn, sturlington
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith: Don't be disappointed. It's not really a mystery, but it's a really good book.sturlington: Homage to the Sherlock Holmes stories.
22
door Jo Baker
2,723 leden
192 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2014-07-04, 09:47 AM
- 3 Members
- BookLizard, elkiedee, kaystj
- Verklaringen
- BookLizard: The servants' view of the events in Pride and Prejudice.
23
- 3 Members
- sturlington, elkiedee, kara.shamy
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: The Tempest
24
- 3 Members
- cbl_tn, elkiedee, kara.shamy
- Verklaringen
- cbl_tn: Hogarth Shakespeare modern retelling of The Taming of the Shrew.
25
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, cbl_tn, souloftherose
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith: Trollope's Framley Parsonage
26
door Jeanette Winterson
895 leden
66 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Score 3
Toegevoegd 2016-03-24, 10:34 PM
- 3 Members
- cbl_tn, sturlington, kara.shamy
- Verklaringen
- cbl_tn: Hogarth Shakespeare retelling of The Winter's Tale.
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door Elizabeth Kostova
21,440 leden
756 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2014-07-05, 09:24 AM
- 3 Members
- electrice, ahef1963, kara.shamy,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Inspired by Dracula.
28
door Terry Pratchett
12,486 leden
189 besprekingen
4
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2019-06-06, 10:07 PM
- 2 Members
- merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- merrystar: Macbeth
29
door Terry Pratchett
10,150 leden
139 besprekingen
4.1
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2019-06-06, 10:07 PM
- 2 Members
- merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- merrystar: elements of assorted stories with fairy godmothers
30
door Zadie Smith
9,357 leden
225 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2014-07-04, 11:49 AM
- 2 Members
- Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Verklaringen
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: loosely based on Howards End; described by author as an "homage" to Forster's novel
31
- 2 Members
- sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Inspired by Beowulf
32
33
door Anthony Horowitz
3,825 leden
234 besprekingen
3.9
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2018-03-19, 08:10 AM
- 2 Members
- KimarieBee, sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Pastiche of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novels
34
- 2 Members
- aulsmith, perennialreader
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith: The Mark of Zorro by Johnston McCulley
35
door Elizabeth Peters
2,150 leden
49 besprekingen
3.9
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2016-03-24, 10:40 PM
- 2 Members
- cbl_tn, perennialreader
- Verklaringen
- cbl_tn: Homage to H. Rider Haggard's novels.
36
door Diana Wynne Jones
2,133 leden
59 besprekingen
4.1
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2015-09-03, 10:26 AM
- 2 Members
- merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- merrystar: Tam Lin
37
- 2 Members
- merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
38
39
door Hillary Jordan
1,647 leden
172 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2014-07-04, 09:58 AM
- 2 Members
- sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Verklaringen
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: explores the same themes as The Scarlet Letter - religion, oppression, etc. - in a futuristic setting
40
- 2 Members
- sturlington, kara.shamy
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Alice in Wonderland
41
door Salman Rushdie
1,339 leden
68 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2015-12-11, 04:35 PM
- 2 Members
- sturlington, kara.shamy
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Arabian nights
42
- 2 Members
- sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Melmoth the Wanderer
43
door Valerie Martin
790 leden
17 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2014-07-04, 10:02 AM
44
- 2 Members
- KimarieBee, kara.shamy
- Verklaringen
- KimarieBee: inspired by Spells of Enchantment (Parslinette/Rapunzel)
45
46
door Paul La Farge
423 leden
33 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2017-06-17, 05:56 PM
- 2 Members
- sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: "The Night Ocean" by H.P. Lovecraft
47
- 2 Members
- Her_Royal_Orangeness, kara.shamy
- Verklaringen
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: inspired by Peter Pan
48
door Jane Rubino
101 leden
12 besprekingen
4
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2014-09-09, 10:17 PM
49
door Madeline Miller
13,039 leden
508 besprekingen
4.2
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2017-03-01, 09:00 AM
- Member
- sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: The Iliad
50
- Member
- sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Greek myths, most prominently The Odyssey
51
door David Wroblewski
8,532 leden
411 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-09-06, 10:36 AM
- Member
- Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Verklaringen
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: modern retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet
52
door Tom Stoppard
8,003 leden
90 besprekingen
4.2
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2019-06-05, 04:04 PM
- Member
- sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Hamlet
53
door Alfred Bester
6,294 leden
175 besprekingen
4
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-07-05, 08:36 AM
- Member
- sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Inspired by The Count of Monte Cristo.
54
door Dave Barry
6,069 leden
162 besprekingen
4
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-09-04, 08:43 PM
55
door Erin Morgenstern
4,989 leden
201 besprekingen
3.9
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2019-12-16, 10:29 AM
- Member
- sturlington
56
- Member
- sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Homage to Frankenstein
57
door Alice Hoffman
3,122 leden
54 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-07-04, 09:57 AM
- Member
- Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Verklaringen
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: inspired by Wuthering Heights
58
door Bret Easton Ellis
2,993 leden
54 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2021-10-23, 01:30 PM
- Member
- ManWithAnAgenda
59
- Member
- cbl_tn
60
door Chris Bohjalian
2,673 leden
172 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-07-04, 11:52 AM
- Member
- Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Verklaringen
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: related to The Great Gatsby
61
door Mary Renault
2,671 leden
55 besprekingen
3.9
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2015-12-11, 04:35 PM
- Member
- sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Myth oif Theseus
62
2,658 leden
66 besprekingen
4
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-08-13, 10:38 AM
63
- Member
- BookLizard
- Verklaringen
- BookLizard: I don't want to give away what it's retelling because that discovery is part of the fun, but I will say, you don't get much more star-crossed than a human and a zombie.
64
65
door Joan D. Vinge
2,319 leden
52 besprekingen
3.9
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2015-09-03, 10:31 AM
- Member
- sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: The fairy tale by the same name
66
- Member
- Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Verklaringen
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: GLBTQ retelling of Cinderella
67
door Donald McCaig
1,998 leden
72 besprekingen
½ 3.3
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-07-14, 05:20 PM
68
- Member
- thorold
69
- Member
- sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Sleeping beauty
70
door Rachel Hawkins
1,588 leden
81 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2023-07-07, 02:10 PM
71
door Victor LaValle
1,553 leden
84 besprekingen
3.9
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2018-01-24, 07:21 AM
- Member
- sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Retells the H.P. Lovecraft story "The Horror at Red Hook"
72
door Dave Eggers
1,429 leden
59 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-09-08, 04:21 PM
- Member
- Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Verklaringen
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: Where the Wild Things Are
73
1,415 leden
26 besprekingen
3.9
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-08-13, 10:45 AM
74
- Member
- KimarieBee
- Verklaringen
- KimarieBee: inspired by Peter Pan
75
door Jacqueline Carey
1,252 leden
28 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-07-04, 02:12 PM
- Member
- Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Verklaringen
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: set in a world based on Tolkien's Middle-earth; shares plot points with The Lord of the Rings
76
1,208 leden
35 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-09-06, 08:09 AM
- Member
- Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Verklaringen
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: authorized sequel to Peter Pan
77
door Michael Cunningham
1,169 leden
71 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2015-12-11, 05:06 PM
- Member
- sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Death in Venice
78
door T. Kingfisher
1,006 leden
65 besprekingen
4
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2022-01-16, 08:37 PM
- Member
- sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
79
door T. Kingfisher
936 leden
50 besprekingen
3.8
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2020-03-22, 09:12 AM
- Member
- sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: The White People by Arthur Machen
80
door Sally Beauman
925 leden
34 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-08-22, 02:39 PM
81
door Alix E. Harrow
906 leden
64 besprekingen
3.9
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2021-10-23, 01:28 PM
- Member
- ManWithAnAgenda
82
- Member
- cbl_tn
83
- Member
- cbl_tn
84
85
- Member
- sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Inspired by the Aeneid
86
door Robert Silverberg
702 leden
16 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-07-04, 11:48 AM
87
door Elizabeth Letts
668 leden
53 besprekingen
4.1
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2020-07-25, 12:39 AM
88
door Poul Anderson
661 leden
10 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-09-09, 09:28 AM
89
door Reginald Hill
629 leden
22 besprekingen
3.8
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-08-13, 10:33 AM
90
91
door Dexter Palmer
605 leden
42 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2014-09-15, 08:44 AM
- Member
- sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Inspired by The Tempest.
92
93
door Kij Johnson
557 leden
39 besprekingen
4
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2018-11-08, 07:51 AM
- Member
- sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: Lovecraft
94
door Joanna Trollope
546 leden
39 besprekingen
3.1
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2016-03-24, 10:36 PM
- Member
- cbl_tn
95
- 2 Members
- merrystar, kaystj,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- kaystj: Jane Eyre in space
96
door Fred Saberhagen
542 leden
15 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2017-05-12, 08:29 AM
97
98
door Bernie Su
469 leden
34 besprekingen
3.9
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2016-03-24, 10:37 PM
99
457 leden
25 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Score 1
Toegevoegd 2017-05-12, 08:32 AM
100
- Member
- Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Verklaringen
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: inspired by Gilgamesh, the epic poem