Stories Inspired by Other Fiction
- Beskrivning
- 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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av Jane Austen
21,630 medlemmar
419 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 10
Tillagt 2014-07-17, 08:30 AM
- 10 Members
- aulsmith, cbl_tn, merrystar, sturlington, souloftherose, elkiedee, Dilara86, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Inspired by The Mysteries of Udolpho.
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- 9 Members
- thorold, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, elkiedee, Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- 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
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12,710 medlemmar
232 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2014-07-16, 02:49 PM
- 8 Members
- thorold, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- aulsmith: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
4
6,755 medlemmar
287 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2014-07-04, 10:02 AM
- 8 Members
- aulsmith, cbl_tn, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, souloftherose, ahef1963, kaystj
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Inspired by Three Men in a Boat. Also homage to Gaudy Night and The Moonstone.
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5,772 medlemmar
222 recensioner
4
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2014-07-04, 09:48 AM
- 8 Members
- aulsmith, RidgewayGirl, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- 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.
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av Jane Smiley
6,167 medlemmar
136 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 7
Tillagt 2014-09-03, 12:24 PM
- 7 Members
- dara85, cbl_tn, sturlington, elkiedee, Her_Royal_Orangeness, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: modern retelling of Shakespeare's King Lear
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- 6 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, angekenn, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kara.shamy
- Förklaringar
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: companion to Little Women; tells the story of the father Mr. March
8
81,950 medlemmar
1,272 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 5
Tillagt 2014-07-04, 11:51 AM
- 5 Members
- sturlington, souloftherose, ahef1963, kaystj, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Inspired by We.
9
28,858 medlemmar
650 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 5
Tillagt 2014-07-04, 05:33 PM
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, electrice, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- aulsmith: Inspired by The Wizard of Oz
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15,667 medlemmar
601 recensioner
4
Rankning 5
Tillagt 2014-09-09, 10:15 PM
- 5 Members
- cbl_tn, souloftherose, angekenn, kaystj, ManWithAnAgenda
11
16,959 medlemmar
264 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-07-14, 05:17 PM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, elkiedee, angekenn, kaystj
- Förklaringar
- 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.
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av John Irving
11,732 medlemmar
157 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 4
Tillagt 2014-08-13, 10:37 AM
- 4 Members
- thorold, sturlington, perennialreader, angekenn
- Förklaringar
- thorold: David Copperfield
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- 4 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- aulsmith: Based on the Aeneid.
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- 3 Members
- aulsmith, Her_Royal_Orangeness, kara.shamy
- Förklaringar
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: inspired by The Odyssey
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20,759 medlemmar
316 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 3
Tillagt 2014-07-04, 11:50 AM
- 3 Members
- sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Inspired by The Lost World (Doyle).
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17,194 medlemmar
910 recensioner
4
Rankning 3
Tillagt 2015-12-11, 04:40 PM
- 3 Members
- sturlington, perennialreader, kara.shamy
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Jane Eyre
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av Stephen King
16,294 medlemmar
295 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 3
Tillagt 2014-07-04, 10:18 AM
- 3 Members
- sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Inspired by Dracula.
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av T. H. White
15,335 medlemmar
205 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 3
Tillagt 2014-09-06, 07:14 PM
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- aulsmith: A rewrite of Mallory's Le Morte d'Arthur
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- 3 Members
- aulsmith, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- aulsmith: Inspired by Harry Potter and the Narnia books.
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5,506 medlemmar
150 recensioner
4
Rankning 3
Tillagt 2015-09-03, 10:24 AM
- 3 Members
- cbl_tn, sturlington, elkiedee
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Various fairy tales and folktales, Alice in wonderland
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3,700 medlemmar
154 recensioner
½ 3.4
Rankning 3
Tillagt 2014-09-09, 10:14 PM
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, cbl_tn, sturlington
- Förklaringar
- 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.
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- 3 Members
- BookLizard, elkiedee, kaystj
- Förklaringar
- BookLizard: The servants' view of the events in Pride and Prejudice.
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- 3 Members
- sturlington, elkiedee, kara.shamy
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: The Tempest
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- 3 Members
- cbl_tn, elkiedee, kara.shamy
- Förklaringar
- cbl_tn: Hogarth Shakespeare modern retelling of The Taming of the Shrew.
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- 3 Members
- aulsmith, cbl_tn, souloftherose
- Förklaringar
- aulsmith: Trollope's Framley Parsonage
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895 medlemmar
66 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 3
Tillagt 2016-03-24, 10:34 PM
- 3 Members
- cbl_tn, sturlington, kara.shamy
- Förklaringar
- cbl_tn: Hogarth Shakespeare retelling of The Winter's Tale.
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21,445 medlemmar
756 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 2
Tillagt 2014-07-05, 09:24 AM
- 3 Members
- electrice, ahef1963, kara.shamy,sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington : Inspired by Dracula.
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- 2 Members
- merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- merrystar: Macbeth
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10,154 medlemmar
139 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 2
Tillagt 2019-06-06, 10:07 PM
- 2 Members
- merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- merrystar: elements of assorted stories with fairy godmothers
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- 2 Members
- Dilara86, Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Förklaringar
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: loosely based on Howards End; described by author as an "homage" to Forster's novel
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- 2 Members
- sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Inspired by Beowulf
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av P. D. James
4,945 medlemmar
323 recensioner
3
Rankning 2
Tillagt 2014-07-14, 05:18 PM
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3,826 medlemmar
234 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 2
Tillagt 2018-03-19, 08:10 AM
- 2 Members
- KimarieBee, sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Pastiche of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novels
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3,396 medlemmar
117 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 2
Tillagt 2014-07-05, 01:09 PM
- 2 Members
- aulsmith, perennialreader
- Förklaringar
- aulsmith: The Mark of Zorro by Johnston McCulley
35
2,150 medlemmar
49 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 2
Tillagt 2016-03-24, 10:40 PM
- 2 Members
- cbl_tn, perennialreader
- Förklaringar
- cbl_tn: Homage to H. Rider Haggard's novels.
36
2,135 medlemmar
59 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 2
Tillagt 2015-09-03, 10:26 AM
- 2 Members
- merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- merrystar: Tam Lin
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- 2 Members
- merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
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1,647 medlemmar
172 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 2
Tillagt 2014-07-04, 09:58 AM
- 2 Members
- sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Förklaringar
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: explores the same themes as The Scarlet Letter - religion, oppression, etc. - in a futuristic setting
40
1,393 medlemmar
69 recensioner
2.9
Rankning 2
Tillagt 2015-09-03, 10:28 AM
- 2 Members
- sturlington, kara.shamy
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Alice in Wonderland
41
1,339 medlemmar
68 recensioner
½ 3.5
Rankning 2
Tillagt 2015-12-11, 04:35 PM
- 2 Members
- sturlington, kara.shamy
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Arabian nights
42
- 2 Members
- sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Melmoth the Wanderer
43
792 medlemmar
17 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 2
Tillagt 2014-07-04, 10:02 AM
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- 2 Members
- KimarieBee, kara.shamy
- Förklaringar
- KimarieBee: inspired by Spells of Enchantment (Parslinette/Rapunzel)
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av Val McDermid
550 medlemmar
33 recensioner
3.2
Rankning 2
Tillagt 2016-03-24, 10:36 PM
46
423 medlemmar
33 recensioner
½ 3.4
Rankning 2
Tillagt 2017-06-17, 05:56 PM
- 2 Members
- sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: "The Night Ocean" by H.P. Lovecraft
47
- 2 Members
- Her_Royal_Orangeness, kara.shamy
- Förklaringar
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: inspired by Peter Pan
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av Jane Rubino
101 medlemmar
12 recensioner
4
Rankning 2
Tillagt 2014-09-09, 10:17 PM
49
13,072 medlemmar
510 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2017-03-01, 09:00 AM
- Member
- sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: The Iliad
50
- Member
- sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Greek myths, most prominently The Odyssey
51
8,532 medlemmar
411 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2014-09-06, 10:36 AM
- Member
- Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Förklaringar
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: modern retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet
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av Tom Stoppard
8,003 medlemmar
90 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2019-06-05, 04:04 PM
- Member
- sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Hamlet
53
- Member
- sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Inspired by The Count of Monte Cristo.
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av Dave Barry
6,075 medlemmar
162 recensioner
4
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2014-09-04, 08:43 PM
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av Stephen King
4,369 medlemmar
222 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2015-12-11, 04:43 PM
- Member
- sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Homage to Frankenstein
57
3,123 medlemmar
54 recensioner
½ 3.5
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2014-07-04, 09:57 AM
- Member
- Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Förklaringar
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: inspired by Wuthering Heights
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- Member
- cbl_tn
60
2,674 medlemmar
172 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2014-07-04, 11:52 AM
- Member
- Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Förklaringar
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: related to The Great Gatsby
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av Mary Renault
2,672 medlemmar
55 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2015-12-11, 04:35 PM
- Member
- sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Myth oif Theseus
62
2,658 medlemmar
66 recensioner
4
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2014-08-13, 10:38 AM
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- Member
- BookLizard
- Förklaringar
- 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.
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2,318 medlemmar
52 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2015-09-03, 10:31 AM
- Member
- sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: The fairy tale by the same name
66
- Member
- Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Förklaringar
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: GLBTQ retelling of Cinderella
67
1,998 medlemmar
72 recensioner
½ 3.3
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2014-07-14, 05:20 PM
68
- Member
- thorold
69
- Member
- sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Sleeping beauty
70
1,593 medlemmar
81 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2023-07-07, 02:10 PM
71
1,554 medlemmar
84 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2018-01-24, 07:21 AM
- Member
- sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Retells the H.P. Lovecraft story "The Horror at Red Hook"
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av Dave Eggers
1,430 medlemmar
59 recensioner
½ 3.5
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2014-09-08, 04:21 PM
- Member
- Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Förklaringar
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: Where the Wild Things Are
73
1,415 medlemmar
26 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2014-08-13, 10:45 AM
74
av Brom
1,374 medlemmar
66 recensioner
4
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2015-03-22, 04:59 AM
- Member
- KimarieBee
- Förklaringar
- KimarieBee: inspired by Peter Pan
75
1,252 medlemmar
28 recensioner
½ 3.4
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2014-07-04, 02:12 PM
- Member
- Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Förklaringar
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: set in a world based on Tolkien's Middle-earth; shares plot points with The Lord of the Rings
76
1,209 medlemmar
35 recensioner
½ 3.4
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2014-09-06, 08:09 AM
- Member
- Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Förklaringar
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: authorized sequel to Peter Pan
77
1,168 medlemmar
71 recensioner
½ 3.4
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2015-12-11, 05:06 PM
- Member
- sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Death in Venice
78
1,007 medlemmar
65 recensioner
4
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2022-01-16, 08:37 PM
- Member
- sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
79
937 medlemmar
50 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2020-03-22, 09:12 AM
- Member
- sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: The White People by Arthur Machen
80
925 medlemmar
34 recensioner
½ 3.5
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2014-08-22, 02:39 PM
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- Member
- cbl_tn
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- Member
- cbl_tn
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- Member
- sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Inspired by the Aeneid
86
702 medlemmar
16 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2014-07-04, 11:48 AM
87
669 medlemmar
53 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2020-07-25, 12:39 AM
88
661 medlemmar
10 recensioner
½ 3.4
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2014-09-09, 09:28 AM
89
630 medlemmar
22 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2014-08-13, 10:33 AM
90
91
605 medlemmar
42 recensioner
½ 3.4
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2014-09-15, 08:44 AM
- Member
- sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Inspired by The Tempest.
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av Kij Johnson
557 medlemmar
39 recensioner
4
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2018-11-08, 07:51 AM
- Member
- sturlington
- Förklaringar
- sturlington: Lovecraft
95
- 2 Members
- merrystar, kaystj,ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- kaystj: Jane Eyre in space
96
542 medlemmar
15 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2017-05-12, 08:29 AM
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av Bernie Su
469 medlemmar
34 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2016-03-24, 10:37 PM
99
458 medlemmar
25 recensioner
½ 3.4
Rankning 1
Tillagt 2017-05-12, 08:32 AM
100
- Member
- Her_Royal_Orangeness
- Förklaringar
- Her_Royal_Orangeness: inspired by Gilgamesh, the epic poem