Real and Reimagined (16 books)

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16 books that explore and redefine storytelling, reimagine beloved classics, and reflect upon the relationship between reality and fantasy.
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1		Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 3.75 avg rating — 183,696 ratings score: 188, 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		Quichotte by Salman Rushdie 3.81 avg rating — 10,965 ratings score: 100, 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
3		Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 3.91 avg rating — 312,901 ratings score: 99, 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
4		Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) by Marlon James 3.45 avg rating — 31,454 ratings score: 98, 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
5		Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse by Anne Carson 4.25 avg rating — 38,248 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		Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli 3.80 avg rating — 26,191 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		On Beauty by Zadie Smith 3.79 avg rating — 93,223 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
8		Victor LaValle's Destroyer by Victor LaValle 3.85 avg rating — 1,938 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
9		Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie 4.01 avg rating — 74,155 ratings score: 93, 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
10		Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 80,260 ratings score: 92, 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
11		The Plotters by Kim Un-Su 3.56 avg rating — 7,868 ratings score: 91, 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
12		The Other Americans by Laila Lalami (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 20,057 ratings score: 90, 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
13		Turbulence by David Szalay 3.62 avg rating — 10,189 ratings score: 89, 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
14		The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 456,452 ratings score: 87, 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
15		American Gods (American Gods, #1) by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 1,001,849 ratings score: 86, 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
16		Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 151,568 ratings score: 85, 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

16 books · 2 voters · list created August 27th, 2019 by Strand Book Store (votes) .

Tags: classics, fantasy, reality, reimagine, storytelling

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