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IcyPeas

(25,686 posts) Fri May 1, 2026, 11:20 PM 6 hrs ago

Prequels to some very famous books: Who knew?

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Prequels to some very famous books: Who knew? (Original Post) IcyPeas 6 hrs ago OP

For Whom the Bells Will Toll. marble falls 6 hrs ago #1

Great! some_of_us_are_sane 5 hrs ago #2

Or, "The Bell Tolls for Nobody" AZ8theist 4 hrs ago #6

Catch 21. LisaM 5 hrs ago #3

The Really Old Testament - God the Grandfather PufPuf23 4 hrs ago #4

The young Gatsby ShazamIam 4 hrs ago #5

Or, "The Mediocre Gatsby" AZ8theist 4 hrs ago #7

A Whole Bunch of Mohicans! calimary 3 hrs ago #8

The Sun stage left 3 hrs ago #9

Howard's Beginning nuxvomica 3 hrs ago #10

I've seen a comic do a bit on this idea. LudwigPastorius 3 hrs ago #11

Thanks for the laughs! pat_k 3 hrs ago #12

marble falls

(72,434 posts)

1. For Whom the Bells Will Toll.

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2026, 11:23 PM

6 hrs ago

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,452 posts)

2. Great!

Reply to marble falls (Reply #1)

Fri May 1, 2026, 11:56 PM

5 hrs ago

AZ8theist

(7,538 posts)

6. Or, "The Bell Tolls for Nobody"

Reply to marble falls (Reply #1)

Sat May 2, 2026, 01:18 AM

4 hrs ago

LisaM

(29,674 posts)

3. Catch 21.

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 12:23 AM

5 hrs ago

Fahrenheit 450.

PufPuf23

(9,910 posts)

4. The Really Old Testament - God the Grandfather

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 12:37 AM

4 hrs ago

One Walked into the Cuckoo's Nest - Kesey (also author of One Mopped out of the Cuckoo' Nest)

Familiar with the Neighborhood - Heinlein

Lawrence of Wales or What the Fuck is Happening in Cardiff - TE Lawrence

ShazamIam

(3,174 posts)

5. The young Gatsby

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 12:39 AM

4 hrs ago

AZ8theist

(7,538 posts)

7. Or, "The Mediocre Gatsby"

Reply to ShazamIam (Reply #5)

Sat May 2, 2026, 01:19 AM

4 hrs ago

calimary

(90,498 posts)

8. A Whole Bunch of Mohicans!

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 01:46 AM

3 hrs ago

I think that’s my favorite.

stage left

(3,333 posts)

9. The Sun

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 01:55 AM

3 hrs ago

Also Sets.Or is that the sequel.

nuxvomica

(14,162 posts)

10. Howard's Beginning

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 02:01 AM

3 hrs ago

As I Lay Sick
Here with the Wind
Piglet

LudwigPastorius

(14,911 posts)

11. I've seen a comic do a bit on this idea.

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 02:03 AM

3 hrs ago

His prequel was "The Next to Last of the Mohicans", which is kind of funnier IMO.

pat_k

(13,688 posts)

12. Thanks for the laughs!

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 02:05 AM

3 hrs ago

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