On the newest episode of Beyond the Shelves, Jes and Sarah find new versions of old classics they want to recommend for their listeners, including the best readalikes for books like The Great Gatsby, 1984, Moby Dick, and more.
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Show Notes
What They're Reading
- Jes
- Sarah
Classics, Reimagined
| CLASSIC TITLE | UPDATED CLASSIC |
| The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald | Normal People, by Sally Rooney |
| Lord of the Flies, by William Golding | String Follow, by Simon Jacobs |
| The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka | Nightbitch, by Rachel Yoder |
| Of Mice and Men, by Jon Steinbeck | The Sweetness of Water, by Nathan Harris |
| 1984, by George Orwell | Chain Gang All-Stars, by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah |
| Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville | The Essex Serpent, by Sarah Perry |
| The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger | Martyr, by Kaveh Akbar |
| To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee | Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens |
| Walden, by Henry David Thoreau | Upstream, by Mary Oliver |
| David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens | Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver |
Book Bulletin
Published on September 03, 2024
Last Modified December 04, 2025
Last Modified December 04, 2025