The Best Parallel Novels or Reimagined Classics

1.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating — 103,277 ratings
2.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 4.04 avg rating — 92,115 ratings
3.
The Penelopiad
The Penelopiad 3.72 avg rating — 83,729 ratings
4.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 669,467 ratings
5.
The Hours
The Hours 3.96 avg rating — 146,854 ratings
6.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,237 ratings
7.
Telemachus and Homer
Telemachus and Homer 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings
8.
Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces 4.20 avg rating — 77,518 ratings
9.
My Mr. Rochester (Jane Eyre Retold, #1)
My Mr. Rochester (Jane Eyre Retold, #1) 3.10 avg rating — 222 ratings
10.
March
March 3.81 avg rating — 76,166 ratings
11.
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles 4.31 avg rating — 1,861,608 ratings
12.
Circe
Circe 4.22 avg rating — 1,276,360 ratings
13.
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,012,874 ratings
14.
Phantom
Phantom
by: Susan Kay
4.33 avg rating — 12,942 ratings
15.
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2)
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 127,789 ratings
16.
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 136,055 ratings
17.
On Top Of The World: Until The Bell Chimes
On Top Of The World: Until The Bell Chimes 4.05 avg rating — 77 ratings
18.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,205 ratings
19.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,579 ratings
20.
My Mr. Rochester 2 (Jane Eyre Retold, #2)
My Mr. Rochester 2 (Jane Eyre Retold, #2) 3.77 avg rating — 69 ratings
21.
My Mr. Rochester 3 (Jane Eyre Retold, #3)
My Mr. Rochester 3 (Jane Eyre Retold, #3) 3.73 avg rating — 62 ratings
22.
Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer
Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer 4.03 avg rating — 45,117 ratings
23.
Princess of Glass (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #2)
Princess of Glass (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 22,928 ratings
24.
Princess of the Midnight Ball (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #1)
Princess of the Midnight Ball (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 36,699 ratings
25.
Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly 3.67 avg rating — 2,881 ratings
26.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1) 3.32 avg rating — 141,411 ratings
27.
Ophelia
Ophelia 3.71 avg rating — 12,156 ratings
28.
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister 3.54 avg rating — 61,939 ratings
29.
Grendel
Grendel 3.69 avg rating — 41,618 ratings
30.
Jack Maggs
Jack Maggs 3.69 avg rating — 4,404 ratings
31.
The Lost Books of the Odyssey
The Lost Books of the Odyssey 3.92 avg rating — 3,448 ratings
32.
Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1)
Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 14,783 ratings
33.
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast 4.05 avg rating — 82,287 ratings
34.
Stone Field
Stone Field 3.20 avg rating — 324 ratings
35.
Company of Liars
Company of Liars 3.86 avg rating — 16,325 ratings
36.
Hag-Seed
Hag-Seed 3.79 avg rating — 39,457 ratings
37.
Dracula: the Audio Drama
Dracula: the Audio Drama 4.62 avg rating — 32 ratings
38.
Medea
Medea 3.92 avg rating — 4,761 ratings
39.
Five Children on the Western Front
Five Children on the Western Front 3.95 avg rating — 1,469 ratings
40.
Princess of the Silver Woods (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #3)
Princess of the Silver Woods (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 13,690 ratings
41.
Lavinia
Lavinia 3.86 avg rating — 16,455 ratings
42.
Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)
Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 77,908 ratings
43.
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle 3.66 avg rating — 104,099 ratings
44.
On Beauty
On Beauty 3.78 avg rating — 89,026 ratings
44.
The Double Bind
The Double Bind 3.64 avg rating — 30,338 ratings
46.
Looking for Peyton Place
Looking for Peyton Place 3.85 avg rating — 3,687 ratings
47.
The Last Ringbearer
The Last Ringbearer 3.45 avg rating — 1,614 ratings
48.
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters 3.28 avg rating — 12,186 ratings
49.
Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror 3.29 avg rating — 31,889 ratings
50.
Dracula in Love
Dracula in Love 3.36 avg rating — 2,928 ratings
51.
The Third Witch
The Third Witch 3.72 avg rating — 685 ratings
52.
Queen of Hearts: The Crown (Queen of Hearts Saga, #1)
Queen of Hearts: The Crown (Queen of Hearts Saga, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 12,063 ratings
53.
All Hallows at Eyre Hall (Eyre Hall Trilogy, #1)
All Hallows at Eyre Hall (Eyre Hall Trilogy, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 122 ratings
53.
A Love for the Pages
A Love for the Pages
by: Joy Penny
3.42 avg rating — 164 ratings
53.
Halton Cray (Shadows of the World, #1)
Halton Cray (Shadows of the World, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 118 ratings
53.
Heart's Blood
Heart's Blood 4.09 avg rating — 17,563 ratings
53.
Longbourn
Longbourn
by: Jo Baker
3.67 avg rating — 61,408 ratings
53.
Winter Tide (The Innsmouth Legacy, #1)
Winter Tide (The Innsmouth Legacy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 3,605 ratings
53.
Captive
Captive 3.86 avg rating — 140 ratings
53.
Ransom
Ransom 3.70 avg rating — 5,090 ratings
53.
Foul Is Fair
Foul Is Fair 3.70 avg rating — 4,947 ratings
53.
A Bed of Flowers, or, As You Like It
A Bed of Flowers, or, As You Like It 2.50 avg rating — 10 ratings
53.
Go Hunt Me
Go Hunt Me 3.24 avg rating — 1,204 ratings
53.
The Death I Gave Him
The Death I Gave Him
by: Em X. Liu
3.35 avg rating — 2,238 ratings
53.
Laertes: A Hamlet Retelling
Laertes: A Hamlet Retelling 3.86 avg rating — 162 ratings
53.
The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch
The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch 3.78 avg rating — 4,113 ratings
67.
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe 3.86 avg rating — 4,874 ratings
67.
Vinegar Girl
Vinegar Girl 3.38 avg rating — 40,033 ratings
67.
The Wife Upstairs
The Wife Upstairs 3.73 avg rating — 305,458 ratings
70.
Lady Macbeth's Daughter
Lady Macbeth's Daughter 3.69 avg rating — 1,482 ratings
71.
Ophelia's Revenge
Ophelia's Revenge 3.95 avg rating — 37 ratings
71.
Dracula: The Un-Dead
Dracula: The Un-Dead 3.15 avg rating — 6,730 ratings
73.
Dating Hamlet: Ophelia's Story
Dating Hamlet: Ophelia's Story 3.40 avg rating — 327 ratings
73.
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow 3.99 avg rating — 22,530 ratings
75.
Enter Three Witches
Enter Three Witches 3.66 avg rating — 1,524 ratings
75.
Artful
Artful 3.53 avg rating — 3,663 ratings
77.
Jane
Jane 3.58 avg rating — 9,107 ratings
77.
Romeo's Ex: Rosaline's Story
Romeo's Ex: Rosaline's Story 3.60 avg rating — 1,055 ratings
79.
Noah Barleywater Runs Away
Noah Barleywater Runs Away 3.65 avg rating — 3,999 ratings
80.
Splintered (Splintered, #1)
Splintered (Splintered, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 66,833 ratings
80.
Mermaid
Mermaid 3.62 avg rating — 6,104 ratings
82.
The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel: A Story of Sleepy Hollow
The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel: A Story of Sleepy Hollow 3.65 avg rating — 3,681 ratings
83.
The Surface Breaks
The Surface Breaks 3.40 avg rating — 10,697 ratings
84.
Atlas Drugged: Ayn Rand Be Damned!
Atlas Drugged: Ayn Rand Be Damned! 3.39 avg rating — 46 ratings
85.
Death Comes to Pemberley
Death Comes to Pemberley 3.30 avg rating — 103,143 ratings
85.
The Fool's Girl
The Fool's Girl 3.39 avg rating — 1,442 ratings
87.
Four Children and It
Four Children and It 3.99 avg rating — 2,199 ratings
88.
Juliet
Juliet 3.92 avg rating — 28,266 ratings
89.
Scarlett
Scarlett 3.66 avg rating — 67,911 ratings
90.
Vlad: The Last Confession
Vlad: The Last Confession 3.91 avg rating — 3,414 ratings
91.
Finn
Finn 3.72 avg rating — 2,866 ratings
92.
Rhett Butler's People
Rhett Butler's People 3.81 avg rating — 21,032 ratings
93.
The Wind Done Gone
The Wind Done Gone 3.16 avg rating — 2,212 ratings
94.
Gertrude and Claudius
Gertrude and Claudius 3.56 avg rating — 2,480 ratings
95.
A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres 3.82 avg rating — 71,373 ratings
96.
Jane Fairfax
Jane Fairfax 3.60 avg rating — 1,932 ratings
97.
The Final Solution
The Final Solution 3.35 avg rating — 19,028 ratings
98.
The Looking Glass Wars (The Looking Glass Wars, #1)
The Looking Glass Wars (The Looking Glass Wars, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 46,649 ratings
99.
Gilligan's Wake
Gilligan's Wake 3.73 avg rating — 264 ratings
100.
Foe
Foe 3.42 avg rating — 12,207 ratings
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