I’ve stolen GargoyleBruce’s idea for this, because I loved it so much. Well, they do say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…
Books that I wished had a sequel
I was trying to concentrate on books for the young (or young at heart), but quickly ran out of ideas that hadn’t already been done. I went through a lot of other books I’ve read, and found these that I believe could have done with a follow-up title.
1 The Very Hungry Caterpillar
It’s a delightful book, and even I never stop enjoying the fun my young relatives get from my reading it to them! If only there was a sequel:
How the Very Hungry Caterpillar Got Squished for Eating My Cabbages
2 The Wind in the Willows
There are a few sequels around, like the Willows in Winter, which I’m sure I’ve read. I think a far more useful book would be
Moley’s Handy Household Hints for Effortless Spring Cleaning
3 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K Dick has a wonderful imagination and a great way with titles. Pure scifi at its best. I don’t think he got around to this one, though it might be a bit obscure:
The Unrequited Love of the NanoRobot for the Red Corpuscle
4 Space
This great epic from James A Michener (whose work I generally love) is really missing out on not having a sequel, or maybe I’m too predictable:
The Final Frontier
5 I, Claudius
With apologies for getting political (and definitely abandoning kidlit), it’s probably about time someone wrote:
I, Berlusconi
6 A Midsummer Night’s Dream
I know he also went for The Winter’s Tale, but couldn’t Shakespeare have written this one as well:
Nightmare on Christmas Day
7 The Return of the King
There’s not much that Tolkien didn’t write about Middle-Earth, but I think he could have given Eomer something big to do like:
The Restoration of Orthanc
8 Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
Part of its charm (apart from the music by Neil Diamond) was its originality. But I think a good genre mash-up could follow:
Emperor Maximus Penguin
9 Winnie the Pooh
Back to children’s literature for some final suggestions for new classics
Wol’s Woodland Wonderland
10 Through the Looking-Glass
Maybe something a little more in keeping with the adventures of modern Alices:
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