Recs if you like Julia...

I have no idea what I am doing here exactly. Just prioritising deconstructions/confrontations of the white, Western 'classic' canon for now, however the goalposts/parameters might change!

Not intending this to be exhaustive - there are many lists on Austen, Dickens, The Great Gatsby retellings etc already! Just a few remixes for a range of classics.

📌 List of books and what they retell in pinned comment.

🚧 In Progress! 🚧

Recommendations are welcome 😊

dystopian: relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice.

Named after a collection of short stories, retelling the narrative, but told from the perspective of different background characters in Star Wars: A New Hope.

These are novels about that other perspective, and the novels that inspired them.

How do you go about defining good and bad and morality

A mix of fiction and nonfiction to make you broaden your perspective or maybe just contemplate your definition of evil and righteous.

Suggested additions are welcome in the comments. I will do my own research before adding them.

Reading list

striking, interesting, or creative uses of type on book covers with minimal additional imagery/illustrations, if any.