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Great Books Based on Other Great Books - Flavorwire - Page 2

Literature is a never-ending, overlapping, sometimes circular conversation — between writers, between readers, between books themselves. Especially when viewed from a vantage, and despite what Vonnegut said, this fact can make for some fascinating and rewarding reading. After all, what's more interesting than listening in on one genius talking to another? And in story form, no less. There are some novels that are better if you have a little bit of background going in — and sometimes that background is nothing more or less than another great novel. Here are a few books you should pair the way you would a fine wine with an excellent cheese — each enhancing the other and making for a very satisfying evening.
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Cinderella
Cinderella
41
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
42
Marissa Meyer
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
43
Anonymous
Grendel
Grendel
44
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
45
Virginia Woolf
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
46
Michael Cunningham
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
47
Edith Wharton
The Innocents
The Innocents
48
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
49
William Shakespeare
Gertrude and Claudius
Gertrude and Claudius
50
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (David Wroblewski)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
51
David Wroblewski
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
52
J.M. Barrie
Peter and the Starcatchers (Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson)
Peter and the Starcatchers
53
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Second Star (Alyssa B. Sheinmel)
Second Star
54
Alyssa B. Sheinmel
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
55
Jane Austen
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
56
Helen Fielding
An Assembly Such as This
An Assembly Such as This
57
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Seth Grahame-Smith)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
58
Seth Grahame-Smith
Three Little Pigs (Ladybird)
Three Little Pigs
59
Ladybird
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (Jon Sccieszka)
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
60
Jon Sccieszka
The Inferno (Dante Alighieri)
The Inferno
61
Dante Alighieri
The Sandman Season of Mists
The Sandman Season of Mists
62
Our Lady of the Assassins
Our Lady of the Assassins
63
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
64
Daniel Defoe
Foe
Foe
65
Friday
Friday
66
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
67
Albert Camus
The Meursault Investigation (Kamel Daoud)
The Meursault Investigation
68
Kamel Daoud
Spoon River Anthology
Spoon River Anthology
69
Pedro Páramo (Juan Rulfo)
Pedro Páramo
70
Juan Rulfo
Manhattan Transfer (John Dos Passos)
Manhattan Transfer
71
John Dos Passos
Where the Air Is Clear (Carlos Fuentes)
Where the Air Is Clear
72
Carlos Fuentes
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
73
Stephenie Meyer
Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
74
E.L. James
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
75
Louisa May Alcott
March (Geraldine Brooks)
March
76
Geraldine Brooks
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
77
L.M. Montgomery
Before Green Gables
Before Green Gables
78
Grimms's Fairy Tales (Brothers Grimm)
Grimms's Fairy Tales
79
Brothers Grimm
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
80
Angela Carter
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