Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights retold: Heathcliff and Cathy on the moors, two houses, two generations.
2,056-word summary · 9 min read
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Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens's Where the Crawdads Sing: Kya the Marsh Girl, Tate and Chase, the 1969 murder in Barkley Cove, and what the trial misses.
2,568-word summary · 11 min read
The Time Traveler's Wife
Niffenegger's Time Traveler's Wife retold: Henry's jumps, Clare waiting, art, and a marriage in two tenses.
1,932-word summary · 9 min read
The Song of Achilles
Song of Achilles retold: Patroclus and Achilles from boys to Troy, love and war in Miller prose.
1,925-word summary · 9 min read
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray retold: Basil paints, Henry talks, wish holds youth while canvas bears years.
2,061-word summary · 9 min read
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Chbosky's Perks retold: Charlie's letters, Sam and Patrick, first year of high school in Pittsburgh.
1,951-word summary · 9 min read
The Notebook
The Notebook retold: Noah reads to Allie in a nursing home, summer love in New Bern, letters and choice.
1,957-word summary · 9 min read
The Midnight Library
Matt Haig's The Midnight Library retold: Nora between lives, Mrs Elm, regrets tried on, and choosing to live.
2,410-word summary · 11 min read
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner retold: Amir and Hassan in Kabul, the alley, the escape to America, and the return to find Sohrab.
2,584-word summary · 11 min read
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Curious Incident retold: Christopher finds Wellington dead, maps primes, seeks truth in Swindon.
2,146-word summary · 10 min read
Normal People
Normal People retold: Connell and Marianne from Sligo school to Trinity, class and love.
2,066-word summary · 9 min read
Me Before You
Me Before You retold: Lou cares for Will in a Welsh annexe, trips and talks, choice and loss.
1,989-word summary · 9 min read