23 -- The Other Book With The Similar Plot

[Lindsey]

23. The Other Book With The Similar Plot

Prompt 23 is closely tied to the previous one, #22. For this prompt, we want you to read the other book with the similar plot. So if Book A and Book B have similar plots, and you read Book A for prompt 22, we want you to now read Book B for prompt 23.

The point of this isn’t to feel like you’re reading the same book twice, but to look at some of the similarities and differences that naturally occur between books. Of these two, which did you like more? Were they actually similar? Or what it just surface-level similarities? Was one inspired by the other? These are all things to think about and explore while reading this book.


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[Jens]

The title of this forum thread ends with the word "title", not "plot" - slightly confusing.
("Books with similar titles" sounds like an cool prompt too!)

[Lindsey]

Jens wrote: "The title of this forum thread ends with the word "title", not "plot" - slightly confusing.
("Books with similar titles" sounds like an cool prompt too!)"

Thanks for catching the typo, it's fixed now.

[Nicole Brown]

I'm planning on re-reading Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.

[Steven and Jessica Stewart]

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

[Barbara]

I plan to reread Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. I plan on Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano for the other prompt.

[Natasha]

Lindsey wrote: "I'm planning on reading Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye, it's a gothic retelling of Jane Eyre"

I will be reading Jane Eyre by Charolotte Bronte to get both perspectives of the same story.

[Angela Y]

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

[Denise]

and....2. The Utility of Boredom

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Pairing Book Lovers with Can You Keep a Secret?
Romantic Comedy with unconventional heroine and a bright full color cover

[Isabella]

what is Rebecca similar to? I checked the comments (4 people voted) but no one said anything :\

[Michele]

The Marriage Bureau: The True Story of How Two Matchmakers Arranged Love in Wartime London by Penrose Halson is the non-fiction book describing the events my #22 book is based on.

[Karen]

Isabella wrote: "what is Rebecca similar to? I checked the comments (4 people voted) but no one said anything :\"

Rebecca is similar to Jane Eyre

[Elise]

What books are similar to A Simple Wild? I was thinking of Archers voice but not sure.

Alternatively thinking about “if he had been with me” and the sequel. If those qualify for this prompt and the prior.

[Carla]

I started David Copperfield by Dickens in Nov, but didn’t get far. I wanted to compare it to Demon Coppethead by Barbara Kingsolver. I’ll finish David Copperfield since I read Demon in early 2023.

[Liana]

I plan on reading Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

[Emma]

The Iliad (after Women of Troy)

[Liana]

I plan on reading Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi and Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton because they are both sci fi and have creatures indigenous to the planets the characters are on.

[Lisa Marie]

I will be reading The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson to go along with the similar plot of The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

[Jo]

Rebecca is similar to either Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë or Verity by Colleen Hoover

[Courtney]

I’m still confused what is the book that pairs with the secret history?

[CiCi]

One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

[Devika]

I read See You Yesterday and The Do Over for these challenges. They are both romances with time loops.

The Do-Over is definitely lighter than See You Yesterday which does touch upon some more serious topics. I enjoyed both books, but The Do Over slightly more.

[Heather]

and

[Rachel]

I read And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, which inspired Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

[Anna]

I read Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

[Kelly]

“The Blue Castle” by L M Montgomery is a wonderfully sweet novel. I wonder if the author knew that Colleen McCullough stole the plot for her own book. I liked this version much better than the one by McCullough.

[Guylou]

My choice: ELLIE HAYCOCK IS TOTALLY NORMAL by Gretchen Schreiber

[Kristi]

I am reading The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk and read In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren for the prompt with a similar plot.

[Julia]

I now know what all the hype is about. LOVED IT!

[Zeljka]

Julia wrote: "

I now know what all the hype is about. LOVED IT!"

I loved it too, but am wondering what is the other, similar, book you refear to?

[Angie]

I plan to read The Hinger Games since I own a copy. Can anyone suggest which title on the similar plot list works with The Hunger Games?

[Lindsey]

Angie wrote: "I plan to read The Hinger Games since I own a copy. Can anyone suggest which title on the similar plot list works with The Hunger Games?"

According to the notes, "Battle Royale". Or many YA dystopian books could be considered similar

[Anna]

Angie wrote: "I plan to read The Hinger Games since I own a copy. Can anyone suggest which title on the similar plot list works with The Hunger Games?"

You could probably use books one and two as similar since it is a continuation of the same story

[Catnip]

Angie wrote: "I plan to read The Hinger Games since I own a copy. Can anyone suggest which title on the similar plot list works with The Hunger Games?"

You could try The Running Man

[Becki]

I chose The Housemaid and The Housemaid's Secret, as covers are alike, by the same author and have a same theme going through but story slightly different.

[Lucilla]

Courtney wrote: "I’m still confused what is the book that pairs with the secret history?"

If We Were Villains by ML Rio

[Lucilla]

I read Metamorphoses by Ovid, translated by Stephanie McCarter (similar to Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung). Metamorphoses is my favorite epic poem and this was a beautiful translation.

[Phil]

I read Death Rocks: A DCI Ryan Mystery by LJ Ross as it had to a similar plot to Seven Sisters by Katherine Kovacic as posted in the other thread.
Death Rocks dealt with various murders that were eventually linked
to a "murder club" where villians got someone killed on their behalf.
The price of that service was to commit murder for other members of the group. The motives were for pecuniary gain, revenge & relationship ending,

[Kim]

I will be reading The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes and The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson.

[Tamara]

I read "Vanessa Jared's Got a Man" by LaQuette and "The Silver Linings Playbook" by Matthew Quick which both have divorced main characters.

[Heather]

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

[chris]

I read The Island of Doctor Moreau (H.G. Wells) and The Daughter of Doctor Moreau (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)

[Lindsey]

I read Salt & Broom by Sharon Lynn Fisher and Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye, both Jane Eyre retellings.

[Becki]

The Christmas Pact

[Kathryn]

For these 2 prompts I’m doing Huckleberry Finn and then James by Percival Everett

[Ashley]

The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls, Julie Schumacher

[Denise]

I read The Utility of Boredom, a collection of baseball essays, which will be paired with another collection by the same author

[GailW]

I read Bailey's Café by Gloria Naylor and Tales From The Cafe: A Novel by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. Both are set in cafe's, both are essentially a group of short stories about various characters and their stories, although handled differently between the two books. Enjoyed both of them!

[Zeljka]

For me The Giver can be paired with The City of Ember