2024 Pocket Books Challenge - hosted by acarter

Modern adaptation of a classic tale, novel, or myth
Use your judgment for a 'classic' -- could be a fairy tale, a Greek myth, a famous work of literature, etc.
All books added
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

The Penelopiad

Margaret Atwood

199 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical challenging reflective fast-paced
Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel

Goddess of the River

Vaishnavi Patel

416 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional medium-paced
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

Birnam Wood

Eleanor Catton

424 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Emma of 83rd Street by Audrey Bellezza, Emily Harding

Emma of 83rd Street

For the Love of Austen #1

Audrey Bellezza, Emily Harding

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

The Wife Upstairs

Rachel Hawkins

10 hours, 4 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

Good Omens

Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

432 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1

Rick Riordan

377 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman

The Invisible Hour

Alice Hoffman

269 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

What Moves the Dead

Sworn Soldier #1

T. Kingfisher

176 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Poor Things by Alasdair Gray

Poor Things

Alasdair Gray

317 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark funny medium-paced