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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl
I have a new idea for a theme. Retellings. Defined by Goodreads as "A new version of an older story. Sometimes, a fairy tale or myth may be reimagined with a modernized setting or retold from a minor character's perspective." For example, I recently read Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie which is a retelling of Antigone set in modern London.
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I like this idea too. It could cover books like
Home Fire, and also books that cover a well-known story from a different point of view. The first one I ever read was
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys, a brilliant version of
Jane Eyre from the point of view of Mr Rochester’s first wife.