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Shakespeare Retellings - Ranked on Goodreads With Some Kbear Twists

This started as the Goodread's List for Best Shakespeare Retellings. I have still included those but also expanded on them. You will find first the Shakespeare version and then the retellings or books inspired by after each Shakespeare play they are inspired by. After the picture of Shakespeare are ones inspired by multiple works or just by the man himself. Then after the pic of the ? are one's I just couldn't figure out why someone put them on the list.
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Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
1
William Shakespeare
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Tom Stoppard)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
2
Tom Stoppard
Ophelia (Lisa Klein)
Ophelia
3
Lisa Klein
Dating Hamlet (Lisa Fiedler)
Dating Hamlet
4
Lisa Fiedler
Falling for Hamlet (Michelle Ray)
Falling for Hamlet
5
Michelle Ray
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (David Wroblewski)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
6
David Wroblewski
To Be or Not to Be (Ryan North)
To Be or Not to Be
7
Ryan North
Sea of Secrets (Amanda Dewees)
Sea of Secrets
8
Amanda Dewees
The Astrologer (Scott G. F. Bailey)
The Astrologer
9
Scott G. F. Bailey
The Death I Game Him (EM X. Liu)
The Death I Game Him
10
EM X. Liu
Laertes: A Hamlet Retelling (Carly Stevens)
Laertes: A Hamlet Retelling
11
Carly Stevens
Gertrude and Claudius (John Updike)
Gertrude and Claudius
12
John Updike
Simon (Michael Mullin)
Simon
13
Michael Mullin
The Klingon Hamlet (Lawrence M. Schoen)
The Klingon Hamlet
14
Lawrence M. Schoen
The Raven Tower (Ann Leckie)
The Raven Tower
15
Ann Leckie
Smile and Be a Villain (Yves Donlon)
Smile and Be a Villain
16
Yves Donlon
The Rest Is Silence: Coming Soon (Yves Donlon)
The Rest Is Silence: Coming Soon
17
Yves Donlon
The Tragedy of Dane Riley (-)
The Tragedy of Dane Riley
18
-
Ophelia's Revenge (Rebecca Reisert)
Ophelia's Revenge
19
Rebecca Reisert
Fire Queen (Joanna Courtney)
Fire Queen
20
Joanna Courtney
The Steep and Thorny Way (Cat Winters)
The Steep and Thorny Way
21
Cat Winters
The Cake House (Latifah Salom)
The Cake House
22
Latifah Salom
Ophelia: Queen of Denmark (Jackie French)
Ophelia: Queen of Denmark
23
Jackie French
Ophelia After All (Racquel Marie)
Ophelia After All
24
Racquel Marie
The King of Infinite Space (Lyndsay Faye)
The King of Infinite Space
25
Lyndsay Faye
Fight or Flee (Patrick Jones)
Fight or Flee
26
Patrick Jones
Antique Roman (Syd Neben)
Antique Roman
27
Syd Neben
The Hamlet Trap (Kate Wilhelm)
The Hamlet Trap
28
Kate Wilhelm
Tragic (Dana Mele)
Tragic
29
Dana Mele
The Dead Fathers Club (Matt Haig)
The Dead Fathers Club
30
Matt Haig
Nutshell (Ian McEwan)
Nutshell
31
Ian McEwan
The Black Prince (Iris Murdoch)
The Black Prince
32
Iris Murdoch
Something Rotten (Jasper Fforde)
Something Rotten
33
Jasper Fforde
The Weight of an Infinite Sky (Carrie La Seur)
The Weight of an Infinite Sky
34
Carrie La Seur
Saving Hamlet (Molly Booth)
Saving Hamlet
35
Molly Booth
A Wounded Name (Dot Hutchinson)
A Wounded Name
36
Dot Hutchinson
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
37
Maggie O'farrell
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy (Karen Foxlee)
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy
38
Karen Foxlee
Ophelia Joined the Group for Maidens Who Don't Float: Classic Lit Signs on to Facebook (Sarah Schmelling)
Ophelia Joined the Group for Maidens Who Don't Float: Classic Lit Signs on to Facebook
39
Sarah Schmelling
Ophelia's Muse (Rita Cameron)
Ophelia's Muse
40
Rita Cameron
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