My Year of Fiction

Reading Like an Adult Episode 12: Classics Retold

Here are the show notes for Episode 12 of Reading Like an Adult. In this season, I’m sharing my reading journey from a year of tackling contemporary adult fiction. My Year of Fiction Episode 12 is the final installment in the season and the “My Year of Fiction” series, exploring the reading theme of classic works retold as new stories.

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Books mentioned in this episode:

  • Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler
  • Meg and Jo by Virginia Kantra
  • Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
  • The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine
  • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
  • Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice by Curtis Sittenfeld
  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  • The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
  • Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
  • Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen
  • Faithful Place by Tana French
  • Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
  • The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

Also mentioned in this episode:

The Romantic Comedies installment of “My Year of Fiction” (Episode 3)

The Literary Fiction installment of “My Year of Fiction” (Episode 6)

The Thrillers installment of “My Year of Fiction” (Episode 7)

The Science Fiction installment of “My Year of Fiction” (Episode 8)

The Magical Realism installment of “My Year of Fiction” (Episode 10)