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Beyond the Shelves: Reimagining the Classics

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 Gatsby1984Moby Dick, and more.

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Show Notes

What They're Reading

 

Classics, Reimagined

CLASSIC TITLE UPDATED CLASSIC
The Great Gatsbyby 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 Upstreamby Mary Oliver
David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver

 

Book Bulletin

Published on September 03, 2024
Last Modified February 17, 2025