Modern Retelling (9 books)

Here's a list of classic literature retold by some very well-known contemporary writers. But which is the most successful?

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1	Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.13 avg rating — 13,891 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Northanger Abbey (Rewrite/adaptation of the Jane Austen classic novel) by Val McDermid 3.07 avg rating — 8,249 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Sense & Sensibility by Joanna Trollope 3.49 avg rating — 15,075 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 40,761 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 100,397 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 40,429 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson 3.68 avg rating — 8,801 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz (Goodreads Author) 2.63 avg rating — 7,030 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Shylock Is My Name by Howard Jacobson 3.16 avg rating — 2,356 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars