Top Retellings of Classic Tales

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Julie (16 Lists)



Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt
The Most Deserving Newbery
104 books — 2,990 voters
Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt
Newbery Medal Winner Books
104 books — 374 voters

Sunshine by Robin McKinleyBenighted by Kit Whitfield
Best Urban Fantasy STAND-ALONE Novels
82 books — 201 voters
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,238 books — 3,853 voters

Sabriel by Garth NixLady Knight by Tamora Pierce
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,046 books — 8,648 voters
Spindle's End by Robin McKinley
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,784 books — 9,159 voters

The Princess Bride by William Goldman
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,132 books — 10,110 voters
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingThe Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyDeath Comes As Epiphany by Sharan NewmanThe Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth PetersArms of Nemesis by Steven Saylor
Best Historical Mystery
1,991 books — 4,476 voters

Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster BujoldHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Briar King by Greg KeyesA Shadow in Summer by Daniel AbrahamThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,028 books — 9,835 voters
Emma by Jane AustenPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenGreat Expectations by Charles DickensFar From the Madding Crowd by Thomas HardyJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,705 books — 6,856 voters

Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust
Thickest Books Ever
890 books — 2,494 voters
King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry
Best Young Adult Books
13,031 books — 80,083 voters

Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
The Worst Books of All Time
8,178 books — 19,864 voters
Moon Called by Patricia BriggsBlood Price by Tanya Huff
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,382 books — 12,471 voters

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster BujoldSabriel by Garth NixThe Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd AlexanderAssassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,111 books — 25,578 voters
Blood Sport by Dick Francis
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,273 books — 15,405 voters