Top Retellings of Classic Tales

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jaena Rae (19 Lists)



The Princess Bride by William GoldmanWicked by Gregory MaguireFables, Vol. 1 by Bill WillinghamThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,784 books — 9,159 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,788 books — 49,738 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlCorduroy by Don Freeman
Best children's books EVER
2,068 books — 2,079 voters
Mere Christianity by C.S. LewisThe Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
25 Books Every Christian Should Read
26 books — 12 voters

Batman by Jeph Loeb
Best Halloween Books
697 books — 717 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,927 books — 1,761 voters

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,489 books — 5,729 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Subtle Knife by Philip PullmanThe Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisPrince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
Fantasy Books Set in Two Worlds
639 books — 630 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,382 books — 12,471 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyWatchmen by Alan MooreV for Vendetta by Alan Moore1984 by George Orwell
Dystopia!
1,212 books — 2,756 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,295 books — 4,444 voters
30 Days of Night by Steve Niles
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,760 books — 4,894 voters

Godless by Ann Coulter
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,636 books — 6,000 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Commonly Loved Books I Hate
391 books — 528 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,046 books — 8,649 voters
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy1984 by George Orwell
Must Read Classics
1,851 books — 4,610 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Series Books
737 books — 686 voters