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Famous Literary Sequels That Stand on Their Own

It's not that often a sequel not only lives up to the strength of its predecessor, but exceeds it. These books are some of the greatest sequels to works of literature that stand on their own merit (the sequels I mean. Well, technically both stand on their own... look, they're all great, OK?)
And some of them are prequels.
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Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
1
James Joyce
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2
Mark Twain
Alice Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
3
Lewis Carroll
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
4
Homer
The Merry Wives of Windsor (William Shakespeare)
The Merry Wives of Windsor
5
William Shakespeare
Luka and the Fire of Life (Salman Rushdie)
Luka and the Fire of Life
6
Salman Rushdie
Women in Love (D.H. Lawrence)
Women in Love
7
D.H. Lawrence
Little Men (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Men
8
Louisa May Alcott
Stories of Eva Luna (Isabelle Allende)
Stories of Eva Luna
9
Isabelle Allende
Tales From Watership Down
Tales From Watership Down
10
The House at Pooh Corner (A.A.Milne)
The House at Pooh Corner
11
A.A.Milne
Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie
Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie
12
Closing Time
Closing Time
13
Porno
Porno
14
River of Smoke (Amitav Ghosh)
River of Smoke
15
Amitav Ghosh
Small Steps (Louis Sachar)
Small Steps
16
Louis Sachar
Superfudge (Judy Blume)
Superfudge
17
Judy Blume
Itsuka (Joy Kogawa)
Itsuka
18
Joy Kogawa
The Story of B
The Story of B
19
Unfamiliar Fishes (Sarah Vowell)
Unfamiliar Fishes
20
Sarah Vowell
Vile Bodies (Evelyn Waugh)
Vile Bodies
21
Evelyn Waugh
Black House (Stephen King)
Black House
22
Stephen King
No Time to Wave Goodbye (Jacquelyn Mitchard)
No Time to Wave Goodbye
23
Jacquelyn Mitchard
Through Black Spruce
Through Black Spruce
24
The Lost World (Michael Crichton)
The Lost World
25
Michael Crichton
Force 10 From Navarone (Alistair MacLean)
Force 10 From Navarone
26
Alistair MacLean
'Tis (Frank McCourt)
'Tis
27
Frank McCourt
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
28
Helen Fielding
The Widows of Eastwick
The Widows of Eastwick
29
The Hidden Land (Pamela Dean)
The Hidden Land
30
Pamela Dean
Half Broke Horses (Jeannette Walls)
Half Broke Horses
31
Jeannette Walls
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
32
William Faulkner
Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman
33
Harper Lee
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
34
Anansi Boys (Neil Gaiman)
Anansi Boys
35
Neil Gaiman
Paradise Regained
Paradise Regained
36
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