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    Retelling

    Retelling is a beloved storytelling pattern that readers search for because it promises a specific feeling. Books with this trope deliver a recognizable emotional payoff you can count on.

    5 books in archive 3 community verified 4 catalogue Reader favourite

    Books mapped to Retelling5 in view

    James

    Percival Everett

    1

    James

    Percival Everett

    2024

    The Daughter of Doctor Moreau

    Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    1

    The Daughter of Doctor Moreau

    Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    2022

    What Moves the Dead

    T. Kingfisher

    1

    What Moves the Dead

    T. Kingfisher

    Ten Thousand Stitches

    Olivia Atwater

    Ten Thousand Stitches

    Olivia Atwater

    2020

    The Night Ends with Fire

    K. X. Song

    The Night Ends with Fire

    K. X. Song

    2024

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