Books I Wish Had Sequels
Today's Top Five Wednesday topic is Books I Wish Had Sequels.
While I was coming up with this list, I would think of a book, and then think about what kind of book might be a sequel to that book. Many of the books I wanted to put on this list didn't lend themselves easily to a sequel. Like, maybe the main protagonist died. That would make it difficult to have a sequel. Also, I thought about listing Pride and Prejudice, but what story would that tell? It's been done a zillion time, but not as well as Jane Austen did it originally. Sigh. So this list is books that I would like to have a sequel for and that also could have one that meshed with the story line, at least a little.
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - Top of the list, number 1 book I wish had a sequel. Hands down.
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The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield - So much love for this book. I am sure I've read it at least 4 times.
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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel - This book could definitely have a sequel. There could be more story to tell. So good.
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All Roads Lead to Austen by Amy Elizabeth Smith - It's strange for a non-fiction book to have a sequel, but I guess it happens. I would love for her to go other places to do Jane Austen book clubs. How would they be received in Asia, for example?
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The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jaaskelainen - Raise your hand if you're surprised this is on the list. No, I didn't think so.
I realized that most of these books have a similar atmosphere. They are creepy and mysterious. I wonder if that's about me wanting that kind of book right now, or do those books easily lend themselves to serialization? I don't know.
What books would you like to see have a sequel?