In my Classic Couple series, I pair up classic books with more contemporary ones to discuss the similarities and differences between them.
- Great Expectations and A Prayer for Owen Meany
- Robinson Crusoe and The Martian
- 1984 and Illuminae
- The Song of the Lark and Paper Towns
- The Woman in White and Gone Girl
- On the Road and The Road
- The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Goldfinch
- Jane Eyre and Jellicoe Road
- The Turn of the Screw and We Were Liars
- Middlemarch and White Teeth
- Frankenstein and Jurassic Park
- Howards End and On Beauty
- Between the Acts and Station Eleven
- Chronicle of a Death Foretold and The Secret History
- Orlando and Every Day
- The Lost World and Jurassic Park
- Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea
- Middlemarch and Nervous Conditions
- Romeo & Juliet and The Hunger Games
- The Catcher in the Rye and The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Have any pairs you’d like to see me discuss, or books you would like to see paired up? I’d love to hear your suggestions!
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