I hate the Classics but I want to Read them Challenge - hosted by jones_aybee

Try a Classic that Inspired a Modern Adaptation
Challenge yourself to read a classic novel that has been adapted into a popular modern movie or TV series. Explore the source material that inspired the adaptation and see how the story has evolved over time.

Here are some examples:

  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960)
  • Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (1936)
  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925)
  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1813)
  • Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (1868)
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The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

The Fall of the House of Usher

Edgar Allan Poe

30 pages • first pub 1839 (editions)

fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious tense fast-paced
True Grit by Charles Portis

True Grit

Charles Portis

6 hours, 18 minutes • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction classics historical adventurous funny fast-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

298 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

309 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park #1

Michael Crichton

449 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction science fiction thriller adventurous fast-paced
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

232 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance reflective medium-paced
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Oz #1

L. Frank Baum

154 pages • first pub 1900 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous fast-paced
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller

117 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

fiction classics play dark emotional sad medium-paced
Orgullo y prejuicio by Jane Austen

Orgullo y prejuicio

Jane Austen

319 pages • first pub 1813 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Little Women #1

Louisa May Alcott

464 pages • first pub 1868 (editions)

fiction classics young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced