The contest is closed. Thanks so much for the great comments. I'll have the winners posted soon.
Dirk Pitt is such a stereotypical “male hero” figure that I probably wouldn’t be surprised if in one chapter he picks up a bunch of bullets and throws them so hard with his hand that they pierce a tank. That’s just how Dirk Pitt gets down. Look at that name, you know he can’t be a pencil pushing cubicle dweller. He probably punched the doctor out cold with a ridiculous right hook when he was born. This is Dirk Pitt.
The best thing? There are approximately 97 Dirk Pitt novels. Clive Clusser has been Lahaying those things left and right. I was so happy to realize that there were a dozen other books to read that starred the same character.
And now, to the question of the day, has that ever happened to you?
Has there ever been a book you wish had a part two? Like “Son of Screwtape Letters” Was there ever a book you read and thought “I loved that book, I wish there was a sequel?” Like “Return to Blue Like Jazz?”
In honor of that question, author Jason Boyett is going to give three randomly selected winners a copy of one of his new books. Speaking of things you wish there were more of, he wrote a pocket guide series and has the following titles: The Pocket Guide to Sainthood, the Pocket Guide to the Afterlife, and the Pocket Guide to the Bible. Comment with an answer to the question below until Tuesday, September 15.
What book did you read that you loved so much you wish there was a part two?
The spiritual answer? Dorothy Sayers' book "The Mind of the Maker". There's a bit in the end of the book where she talks about work and vocation that would make a great book on it's own.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the not-so-spiritual answer goes, I'd like to see a "V for Vendetta" sequel, but I'm sure Alan Moore would never do it.
Dostoevsky's, "The Idiot". The ending was too abrupt and open but all of the characters kicked my butt in ways fiction never had before.
ReplyDeleteI loved the Old Testament so much, but the sequel was even better!
ReplyDeleteThe Ragamuffin Gospel "Return of the Muffin"
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ReplyDeleteSex God was amazing. I propose "Sex God 2: Sexier, Godlier."
ReplyDeleteLaHaye as a verb. I like it.
ReplyDeleteI would have liked to see a sequel to "The Great Divorce" where CS Lewis and George MacDonald open an amusement park in Vietnam, just to mess with that old carnival engineer guy.
Dirk Pitt is an awesome character. I'm sure you know that the movie 'Sahara' is based on Clive Cussler's novel of that name. but the book is better! And there's so many books I'd like a part two for that I can't even begin to list! And love your 'lahaying' verb! How do these people write so prolifically? and how do you?
ReplyDeleteI wish there was a Pride & Prejudice sequel. I want to see Mr Wickham exposed as the jerk he is, and the last of the two sisters married. While Mr Collins was so annoying and bumbling it was almost painful, scenes with him were hilarious. Maybe in the sequel his fawning and brown nosing would cause Lady Catherine to no longer be his patroness. Throw in a touch of scandal, and I would be hooked!
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The Shack was a book that rocked my world, I would love for him to write " Return to The Shack" for when we forget.
ReplyDeleteBesides God as a Big Black woman does not get much better than that...
So I wouldn't want this book, but I think most southerners would want a sequel to the book Gone with the Wind in which they actually won the war.
ReplyDeleteWatchmen. I can't believe it's over. *sniff*
ReplyDeleteEnchantment by Orson Scott Card.
ReplyDeleteI love reading, but generally, I try not to wish for sequels that aren't planned from the beginning because they can be disappointing or formulaic. Plus a lot of books I read have sequels.
"I wish there was a Pride & Prejudice sequel."
ReplyDeleteIt exists, but not written by Austen, of course.
Me, I'd like a sequel to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, where Harry tries to make it in the world on a 5th-grade liberal arts education.
Princess Bride. The book was better than the movie - and there was some stuff on the internet that suggested there was a sequel in the works but I think it was meant to be funny.
ReplyDeleteAlso, maybe not a sequel but at least another book by Leif Enger - Peace like a River was so good.
Funny thing, I just googled to get his name and Wikipedia is telling me he did finally write another book, has anyone else read 'So brave, young and handsome'?
The first "adult" book that my mom gave me was Gone With The Wind. I always wished that Margaret Mitchell would have written a sequel. Then Alexandra Ripley did a sequel and it was horrible. Sometimes it is best to leave the original alone.
ReplyDeleteOne book I wished would never end was "To Kill a Mockingbird." I read it in one day and immediately put it at the top of my "Favorite Books of All Time" list. I don't know what would happen in the sequel, but I'd settle for a title like "To Watch Atticus Finch Shoot Some More Rabid Dogs and Generally Be Awesome."
ReplyDeletepaul watzlawick's "anleitung zum ungluecklichsein" (trans: directions for becomming unhappy) it's a great satirical piece.. made me laugh in the train and get funny looks.
ReplyDeleteThe Time Traveler's Wife... seeing the movie (for those who saw it first) is not enough
ReplyDeleteit's filled with things (mainly premarital/extramarital sex and the f-bomb) that Christians shouldn't like but it's amazing, and I think you can find some applicable parallels for following Christ in it (read: I'm a literary/symbolism nerd)
To Kill a Mockingbird.
ReplyDeleteThere *is* a "Son of Screwtape Letters". It's called _Screwtape Proposes a Toast_.
ReplyDeleteI second the loving of the new word "Lahaying" -- possibly my new favourite SCL word!
ReplyDeleteIn other thoughts...i'll depart from the literary and religious classics and vote Howl's Moving Castle as a book I wish had a sequel. It's children's fantasy. Such a great story, imaginative and deep, but definitely ends somewhat hurriedly. I'd love a sequel. :)
One of the most powerful books I've ever read is 'Skallagrigg' by William Horwood. It deasl with Faith, Loss, Hope, Grief, Handicap, Abuse and Computer Role Playing Games!
ReplyDeleteI would love a sequel, maybe using MMOs instead individual computer roleplaying games.
I would love a sequel to "The Hobbit", oh wait, I guess LOTR trilogy is that, or maybe it's not? What do you think?
ReplyDeleteStephen Lawhead writes great stuff, and I would love a sequel to "Byzantium" or "Patrick".
"Lord of the Flings" It's a cross-over between Lord of the Rings and Lord of the Flies. It takes place at a youth camp, on an island, on middle earth. All of the camp staff have mysteriously disappeared and the youth are left to fend for themselves. One faction wants camp to go on by singing worship songs, playing sports, and doing arts and crafts while the other faction just wants to make purple.
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The Purpose Driven Life 2: Electric Boogaloo. It's Just like The Purpose Driven Life 1, only with more breakdancing.
Or...
Flowers for Algernon 2: The Lost Progress Reports
I agree about "The Shack 2" for when we forget... but I also think Blue Like Jazz should have a sequel. And Redeeming Love, even though it technically has an ending. Three of the best books ever.
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ReplyDeleteRight on with Harry Potter, though he made it through his sixth year, I see where you're going and it is funny.
Also, you've made the only argument that was pro-life and pro-capital punishment that ever made me think twice. Very good.
I would have loved to read a sequel to the book "The Host" by Stephanie Meyer.
ReplyDelete"Same Kind of Different as Me" is the most recent book I read that I did not want to end because I became so enthralled...I would like a sequel to that...but I don't have a catchy title in mind yet...
ReplyDeleteReading a sequel to 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde would be fantastic! You could see what Basil & Lord Henry did after finding the picture with the old man.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite authors mostly do write sequels to their books, but I'd be interested in a sequel to Peretti's The Visitation, or any other of Peretti's books. As long as he doesn't Lahaye'em.
ReplyDeleteBwahahaha-genius using lahaye as a verb.
WV- prefus: Babies are so cute prefus, but once they start crying, I want to be as far away as possible.
I think what's almost worse than knowing there's not a sequel to an awesome book is knowing there's one in the works but it's just.not.out.YET!!!
ReplyDeleteAt least for me..
and let me throw in some love for "Lahaying"
Of course the Bible is the most awesome tome of literature. I could only wish there was more content:
ReplyDeleteFirst off, I'd like to read the sequel to Samuel. The end of the book leaves me hanging... wondering if David ever does come to power as ruler over all Israel after the death of Saul.
I'm also a big history buff but the book of Kings leaves me hanging... here you have King Ahaziah ticking off God in every way. I think a sequel that starts out with the prophet Elijah stepping in to confront the king would be awesome.
Chronicles: again, great history of Israel. Enjoyable read. Just seems a bit incomplete.
I also can't get enough of the writings of the apostle Paul. In his letter to the Corinthians he does such a great job of rebuking them for all their problems which happen to be so rampant in so many modern churches of today. I just wish Paul would have wrote a follow up letter... maybe something that gives insight to whether or not the church of Corinth repented of their ways.
Then there's John. His gospel account is complete and amazing. I couldn't want anymore out of that. But I'm thinking of his later book toward the end of the Bible. All I can say is, "Wow!" what a great message of teaching about Christian discernment. That guy should have made a trilogy!
And who could forget the encouraging letters to the Thessalonians and Timothy? Who wouldn't want more of that stuff? Then there's Peter. After all his shenanigans while hanging out with Christ you can't help but want to read more of how he turned out.
There was a time when I thought the book of Hebrews should have a sequel for the ladies, called Shebrews. But after re-reading it I found that there is enough application there for women as well as men. If they ever come out with that politically correct translation they might want to call that book Webrews.
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
ReplyDelete"Redeeming Love" by Francine Rivers. What happens to all the kids??
ReplyDeleteTHE BIBLE!!!
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Actually, I wish there were more Sherlock Holmes novels/short stories. I've read every one at least twice, most three times, many of them many more than that. It's hilarious to me how Sir Arthur Doyle kept trying to kill Holmes off because he hated writing those "cheap" stories and wanted people to take him seriously as an artist, and that's all anyone remembers him for. :D
This book doesn't exist (that I know of): Rebel Nun.
ReplyDeleteBut if it did, and if it had a sequel...I'd name it:
Son of Rebel Nun
Once you're done with Dirk Pitt, you can move on to the Kurt Austin novels which are pretty much the same thing by the same author, with an only slightly different lead character but one who operates with a bit more of a team as well.
ReplyDeleteThankfully most of my favourite books are ones that are parts of series. I'd love to see a second part to Bob Dylan's autobiography though. The first was well written in a rather bizarre but effective style. It was written without any kind of chronological order, it was seemingly just a random bunch of anecdotes from his life but ones which suddenly seem to just mesh together in your head and all of a sudden you find yourself realising what an interesting guy he is.
Lara there is a sequel to Howl's Moving Castle. two actually: castle in the air and house of many ways. but they arent direct sequels.
ReplyDeletei would have to say a sequel to Till We Have Faces. Maybe just another book that he tells a story using greek literature as the backdrop. Cause Till We Have Faces was engaging and mind blowing!
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ReplyDeleteI'd LOVE a sequel to the Bible...maybe a little closer in time to us. And not that I'm dumb, but sometimes I read the Good Book and my face gets all screwed up, and my brain cramps, and I just think, 'huh'? Still love it, still read it everyday, but sometimes I just don't "get it".
ReplyDeleteI loved reading the Spiderwick series with my kids and wish there had been MORE!
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ReplyDeleteI wish there were about three or four more books after 'Where the wild things are'. That book was just so different AND if there were more books, I suppose they could make a bunch of the sequels into movies.
ReplyDeleteI would totally read 'Ooooh there those wild things are!' to my daughter. We're currently waiting for the prequel 'Everyone knows where the wild things are.... For now.', it sets the plot for the followup book where someone onadvertantly misplaces the wild things. Pre-ordering the original nook got you an e-download of a Japanese mini-mag titled 'Now where did I last see those wild things?????'
I would have to say I would love to see a sequel either to "The Shack" or Joyce Meyers' book, any minute. Both books were very powerful and I would like to see follow up on these stories.
ReplyDeleteTom Clancy's Net Force had many sequels but I was so disappointed at the end of the 10th book how they wrapped everything up so quickly, I would love another book to better explore the characters "other" lives. I hate when you read a long series getting into the characters idiosyncracies and then once all the bad guys are dead they wrap it up so poorly. Maybe that's just me....
ReplyDeleteRobert Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress; love my sci/fi. I'm a Dirk Pitt fan, too, Jon.
ReplyDeleteI wish there was a sequel to the Book of Revelation. I'd love to see someone survive all the plagues, death, carnivorous insects, and diarrhea. Good luck getting out of that one, Sinner!
ReplyDelete@mercygraceword: I would totally love another book by Leif Enger. I'll have to go find that, cool!
ReplyDeleteBTW, Jon, I don't know if you know, but there actually are at least two "sequels" (by other authors) to The Screwtape Letters. They're all right, I guess, but not as good as the original.
WV: ingensf: n. Portmanteau word denoting very clever ("ingenious") and creative science fiction ("sf").
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. I read it as a 5th-grader for the first time, one of those lucky Scholastic Book Sale buys. There is nothing like it for adolescent girl adventure. Since the 5th grade, I've read the book 11 times. Yes, that's ELEVEN. The last reading took place in December 2008. It's fantastic. You should go read it.
ReplyDeleteHow about a kid's book from Andy Stanley? I was thinking "Next, Next Generation Leader: Five Essentials for Toddlers."
ReplyDeleteI am a true Bourne fan. The movies are great.. but the book is the best!
ReplyDeleteanother one for "redeeming love" by francine rivers, but not because it's incomplete by any means. it's just that when you finish it, you know there's no other book on the planet that could possibly seem worthwhile to read next.
ReplyDelete"Call of Cthulhu 2: Cthulhu Always Rings Twice"
ReplyDeleteSomehow, I think Greenpeace would be involved. The Discovery Channel would probably be, as well.
I've always wished that I Samuel, I Kings, and I Chronicles had sequels. I love those books.
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I once had this same feeling when I finished a book called "virtually Eliminated." I was quite depressed that my experience with the characters was over, when to my joy I realized that there were two more books in the series! Huzzah!
Seriously, though, the Idiot really should have a sequel.
The phrase that usually runs through my mind when I think about sequels is that Disney has run out of ideas again...
ReplyDeleteI would have thought that more people would have said the Bible, considering the site, but then I realized--two already exist. We have the apocrypha AND the book of Mormon (neither of which is nearly as good as the original, especially considering their questionable authorship).
All that to say, I would like a sequel to "Cry, the Beloved Country" by Alan Paton... but that won't happen, because he is deceased.
I wish there were a sequel to "To Kill a Mockingbird" -- or even just another book by Harper Lee.
ReplyDeleteAnd why ARE there so many "Left Behind" books instead?
Pride and Prejudice. I still dream that someone will find the second novel in an attic.
ReplyDeleteBut I think she would have titled the sequel- Humility and Equality.
Christy, by Catherine Marshall, is one of my favorite books. I would love a sequel when they actually get married.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love Clive Cussler's books. They're great to listen to on long drives, because there's enough action to keep me awake.
Pride and Prejudice. (By Austen herself, no one else can do the characters justice.) I still dream that someone will find the second novel in an attic.
ReplyDeleteBut I think she would have titled the sequel- Humility and Equality.
I wonder why these days trilogies are all the rage, so much so George Lucas had to go make two. So I'm going for 3rd Chronicles: The greatest hits. I mean, everyone wants to hear that bear story in greater detail.
ReplyDeleteOther than the obligatory bible answer, I think I'd like to see a third Charlie and the Chocolate Factory book. Mostly because I'd like for more awesome types of candy.
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Is wishing for a sequel to the Book of Acts too cheezy? Probably. Instead, I'll wish for a second Siddhartha. It's about a Buddhist (with the most coincidental name of Siddhartha) who seeks enlightenment. Absolutely riveting pursuit of wisdom through various (often failing) paths. He meets an old friend at the end and drops some wisdom bombs - I'd love to see that guy's story.
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Have you ever heard of Chicken Soup for the Soul? Those are so inspirational! Maybe like a a Chicken Soup for the "teenage" soul or "dog lovers" soul or "mid-life crisis" soul.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites is Kevin Roose's The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University... I'm sure he'll write more, but I don't know what it will be about!
ReplyDeleteEnder's Game. I know there were two sets of sequels (one with Ender and one with Bean), but none never really did it for me...
ReplyDeleteHarper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird".
ReplyDeleteWhat do you call a sequel that fills in the gaps in the middle of the story? That's what I'd like. A detailed story of the first 30 years of Jesus' life.
ReplyDeleteRedeeming Love desperately needs another book. Even though Francine Rivers has written a dozen others, some of them quite good, there's nothing that gets my attention or rips my defenses to shreds like Redeeming Love. I need more stories about how much God can work through our lives, no matter how much we kick and scream. And I would really like to know how Sarah (the main character) would influence her daughter after having God intervene in her life so much.
ReplyDeleteWhere the Wild Things Are.
ReplyDeleteThe Wild things visit Max.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. Definitely not the most "spiritual" book and it's nonfiction so if everyone depicted in it didn't do anything else newsworthy I guess it would be hard to write a sequel. But I can't even count how many times I've read it; everything about it is ridiculously fascinating (possibly the more so because it is true?). Anyway I've never found a book I liked as much as that one, so I really wish there could be a sequel to it.
ReplyDelete"Knowing God" by J.I. Packer was the most helpful introduction to that subject ever written. I could wish there was a just as powerful and just as readable sequence to it.
ReplyDeleteHow about the Wizard of Oz? Surely another natural disaster whisked that girl away to the magical land of her dreams. Or nightmares. Poor thing, dreaming about angry trees and vicious witches.
ReplyDelete"The Princess Bride". Ever since I read it I've wished for a sequel to the "classic tale of true love and high adventure." The thing is, the author - William Goldburg - wrote the first chapter or so of a sequel and stuck it at the end of the book (the edition I have, at least). Every now and then I hopefully go to Amazon and search for the longed-for sequel, but so far, I keep being let down.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see a sequel to World War Z by Max Brooks. A resurgence of the zombie hoards or someone trying to weaponize them.
ReplyDeleteI wish there was a sequel to Messy Spirituality by Mike Yaconelli,,,I miss Mike and his way of looking at life and God. Perhaps one day I can get that sequel personally from him.
ReplyDeleteto the girls who mentioned a)"The Host" by Stephenie Meyers, and b)"The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle" HECK YES!!! And continuing in the vein of books I read and loved as a teenager, I would absolutely love it if a proper ending were written to the Trixie Belden series!
ReplyDeleteSunshine by Robin McKinley. And she doesn't intend to write a sequel either.
ReplyDeleteNonfiction answer- Girl Meets God... Mudhouse Sabbath was a sequel of sorts - but it really was quite different in all reality... I'd want a sequel that really was just as good as the first one - and set up in that manner too (anyone else writing memoirs based on jewish or Christian liturgical years with random interesting tidbits throwin in every so often?)
Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell. Because....um....well she's just an awesome writer and I wanted more.
ReplyDeleteCrazy Love 2: When it's just too crazy
ReplyDeletemmm definitely an older book set during WWII i believe, in Holland, called Cousin Jan. I never wanted it to end.
ReplyDeleteSo excited about the lief enger sequel! Thanks for the tip mercylovegrace! That man writes pure poetry. And I agree princess bride rocks.
ReplyDeleteI recently read "warriors don't cry" by Melba beales about the integration of Little Rock high school and would have loved a sequel about her life in college, inter-racial marriage, divorce, and child.
"lahaying" lol!
There was a book by Bodie and Brock Thoene about WWII. I can't remember the title, but it was this big, honkin' book. I read it at like, 13. Anywho...absolutely LOVED IT! And...it was written in such a way that I strongly believe it was supposed to have a sequel, but the Thoenes never wrote it. I'm still miffed and thinking I should call 'em out on it!
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ReplyDeleteI just want the Wheel of Time to end. Is that so much to ask? Book 12 comes out at the end of October, but I want the entire "Memory of Light" ending.
ReplyDeleteMost of the books I have read have sequels, if not six sequels, and the ones that aren't (like Brandon Sanderson's stand alones) are better off because of it. The last book of The Morrow Days books by Garth Nix would be nice as well as the conclusion to Sara Douglass' Darkglass Mountain books...but oh wait....did you want a spiritual answer...my bad...
Sorry for revealing my heathen SF/F ways.
But I really do want the end to the Wheel of Time in my hands. God knows this as Brandon Sanderson's writing ability often falls into my prayers: "Please God let him be able to interpret Robert Jordan's notes properly and write the final books as quickly as possible!"
I read this book to my daughter called "The Great Fuzz Frenzy" by Janet Stevens. It's about a group of prarie dogs that find a tennis ball and start picking off the yellow fuzz and playing with it (wearing it, throwing it, etc). A frenzy ensues.
ReplyDeleteIt's adorable and hilarious, and I'd love to see a sequel featuring those prarie dogs. Perhaps finding a different substance. The Great Cotton Conniption? The Great Ooze Outburst? The possiblities seem endless.
"Lord of the Flings"... ROFLing
ReplyDeleteI like that very much.
I ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS wanted a sequel to Treasure Island, written by R.L. Stevenson himself. Other authors have attempted, but failed in my opinion.
I wish there was a "My Utmost-est For His More High-er-est-ness" One year of readings is not enough!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, just got back from China where SCL is blocked so I am reading lots of back posts. I love reading your blog - Have you considered a sequel?"Stuff Christians Like - Even More"
I'd love to see a sequel to Dr. Seuss' "Oh, The Places You'll Go". We'll call it, "Oh, The Places You've Been".
ReplyDelete"Oh, the places you've been,
It's no surprise you're back here again,
With your head full of doubt,
And your feet full of muck,
I can't even fathom someone with such luck.
I said you'd move mountains,
Or climb a high tree,
I even said 98 and 3/4% guaranteed,
But, boy did I lie,
Even though you sure tried,
You are part of the 1 and 1/4% indeed."
Just a thought:)
I tend to think that the mark of a good book is that I want it to keep going once it's over.
ReplyDeleteFor me, there are many. These books include, but are not limited to: The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenger, Catalyst, by Laurie Halse Anderson, Easter Rising, by Michael Patrick McDonald, Downtown Owl, by Chuck Klosterman, Choke, by Chuck Phalaniuk, and Girl, Interrupted, by Susanna Kaysen.
The Princess Bride. I completely fell in love with the book as a teenager after watching the movie into oblivion as a kid, and Goldman cruelly promised a sequel. He even included a "sample chapter" from the nonexistent novel at the end of my edition! I searched in libraries, online, and eventually found out he'd never written it. Ever! Why you gotta tease me like that, Goldman?
ReplyDeleteI would like to second a sequel to Life of Pi, if only for the genius of the writing. Martel's narrative skills are incredible and upon finishing the book, it was like finishing the last crumbs of a delicious cheesecake. I was satisfied and yearning for the next time I'd have the opportunity for such a treat.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the gospel of Luke! I know he finishes the story of Jesus on Earth and that there are three other gospels and that Luke also wrote Acts, but I really just wanted more of his stories about Jesus. If only Luke hadn't been so busy being a doctor and Paul's traveling buddy...
haha"Lahaying those things left and right"very snever-(clever/snide)
ReplyDeleteanyway--"Peace Like a River" loved that book and wish he'd write another about what happens to the little sister and brother after that.
Well, it's a play not a book, but every time I read/watch it, I wish there was a Romeo & Juliet Part Deux. I really want to see the effect all that tragedy has on their families and community. Shakespeare seems to intimate that all this drama was for a reason, yet we don't get to see why. I guess that's kind of like life. Mine, anyway... :)
ReplyDeleteOkay, doesn't quite fit, but...I read Evensong (Gail Godwin) and so wished that there was a sequel so that I could learn more about the main character, a female Episcopal priest. Then I found out there was a prequel, Father Melancholy's Daughter. It filled in all of the wonderful little interesting details of the female priest's life as a girl growing up. It was so wonderful to discover. I am still wishing for a sequel to Evensong however. Hope Ms. Godwin reads your blog.
ReplyDeleteIn 1997 my hubby gave me "Shock Wave" (one of the books with the Dirk Pitt character). I've been reading Clive Cussler books ever since then. I've read the ones that has his other characters in them too - the Kurt Austin ones and a few of the Oregon files - but Dirk Pitt is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteI'd love Dee Henderson to continue the "Uncommon Heroes" series.
ReplyDeleteAnd if Francince Pascal wanted to bring the "Sweet Valley Heights" to print instead of random mentions in interviews, sadly, I'd be the first in line.
WV rogies - nickname for the guys the Uncommon Heros hunt down.
Charlanne, how about Same Kind of Different as You. Loved that book
ReplyDeleteRevelations II-This would be the answers to all questions about the mysterious book of the bible. Oh wait, that would but Jenkins/Lehaye out of a job.
ReplyDeletei loved the book redeeming love. it would be neat if there were a 2nd
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted a sequel to Stephen King's IT. I know the original is like 1200 pages long; and the ending gets weird; plus they defeat the IT forever and ever; but IT just has the best evil clown since the Joker. And I loves me some evil clowns.
ReplyDeleteAnd I've experienced something similar to you Dirk Pitt epiphany. I once read a book that was so perfect. A book that was almost everything I wanted out of fiction. I wanted more. And what I found is that the author had been writing books in that vein since the 80s and there were almost forty of books just like the one I loved.
And that author was Terry Pratchett.
...And now you know the rest of the story.
"To Kill a Mockingbird". I fell in love with that family; so wanted to eat dinner with them and hang out on the front porch. Even today, I wonder what happened to Atticus, Scout, Jem and even Boo. Did Scout and Jem grow up and move away? They are the most real characters I've met and shared life with. I miss them.
ReplyDeleteYes, there are many books like that, and thankfully there are Dirk Pitt sequels, I've read about 8 of them so far and working on more. I think I wish there was a sequal to Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. It would probably have to be called Of Mice and Man, since Lenny died, but it would still be very interesting to read.
ReplyDelete"Love and Houses" by Marti Leimbach. Simple, compelling, hilarious. I'd LUUURRRVVVE a sequel.
ReplyDeleteA sequel to Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy, where we find out what happens to the Judge (one of the most frightening characters in all of literature). Or, a sequel to Suttree, also by Cormac McCarthy. Actually, I'd really just settle for Cormac McCarthy writing another book, about anything. I'd read his grocery lists, if he published them.
ReplyDeletewv: moogr: what synth/keyboard players get when they pick their noses.
I think the best sequels are the ones that weren't planned out ahead of time.
ReplyDeleteThe book I'd like to see continued is gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson. It would be wonderful to meet all those wonderful characters again!
And I'll have to look up the sequel to Pride and Prejudice! It's an interesting concept: sequels written by a different author. I wrote my high school honors thesis on Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca (Susan Hill wrote a sequel called Mrs. de Winter ). I greatly enjoyed doing that.
And in a different kind of sequel, I love reading multiple books by one author. They contain different characters, so of course they're not sequels in the strictest sense of the word, but there's something universally recognizable about the author's writing style that's wonderful to see again and again.
A.--Lauren Winner is one of my all time favorites, so you're not alone :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree with everyone who said To Kill a Mockingbird and Pride and Prejudice. I also wanted to stay longer inside the story of Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis. I was so impacted by the ending to that book, and it's a rare work of fiction that feels so real and true that you can't let go of it when you're finished. Oh, Dr. Lewis...
I'm a pretty big fan of "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. Great stuff about finding and following your 'personal legend.' What will Santiago do next?!
ReplyDeleteI wish there was a sequel to Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy; such a brutal, sad, draining and amazing novel. I guess I'm at loggerheads about a sequel though, truthfully... It's perfect the way it is. We're left with a hope that the boy is safe, that he will grow to be a man like his father.
ReplyDeleteBut then, where does that take him in the new world being born as he grows? That would be fascinating to see.
Redeeming Love. . . I can only read it so many times
ReplyDeleteI wish that the Chip Hilton series continued as he goes into the pros. Guess Coach Bee was up for it.
ReplyDeleteI also vote for " The Alchemist". That's the deep answer.But if you want a character that will make Dirk Pitt afraid to leave his house, read Lee Child. His character Jack Reacher handles the mafia,terrorists and kidnappers fueled only on coffee and a fierce sense of justice
ReplyDeleteI am an avid reader and have had this thought many a time, but the one I'd like most is a sequel to the book of Revelation. Maybe Revelation Revealed? Or maybe we could change the original book of Revelation's name to The Mysteries Given to Saint John the Divine, or just Mysteries for short. Then the new book could take the name Revelations (yes I'd finally add the 's' and make it official) and it would supply all the answers that we have all been trying to figure out for almost 2000 years now.
ReplyDeleteThat would be one heck of a sequel. Destined to be a world-wide best seller. That's what would happen if it were up to me. But God evidentally had other plans, and I'll certainly have to defer to him.
His ways, and my ways, and all that.
-The Poor Husband
www.lifewithrachael.blogspot.com
Can't believe there is only one volume.
ReplyDeletedefinitely the prophet by khalil gibran. i wish it would just keep going on and on dispensing its wiles of wisdom upon us. oh yes.
ReplyDeletevintage jesus- by mark driscoll
ReplyDeleteyeah, I'm going to have to go with a sequel to the best seller, The New Testament... that would be pretty cool :)
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ReplyDeleteSong of Solomon 2 of course :D
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The Shack! I know it's somewhat controversial, but I loved it. It really gave me an understanding of God and why some things happen that I hadn't had before. Because of the nature of the experience of the book, I don't know if a sequel could even be possible. But maybe there could be one when he actually got to Heaven called "The Mansion."
ReplyDeleteFight Club sequel would be awesome. where Jack (Tyler) realizes he can either continue on his path of mayhem, or become a Buddhist Monk.
ReplyDeleteAnthem and The Giver are both ones I would've loved to have a sequel. It's been so long since I read them I couldn't really tell you why but they were both great books!
ReplyDeleteGlad you found Dirk Pitt! My wife and I picked up the audio book from the library when we had to travel to her family in Colorado (18 hours of pure listening madness). Now that our kids are older we have to curtail our adventures with Dirk. Although Clive is not horribly wicked, Dirk is a James Bond type and has his moments. But, I can't believe you didn't give a shout out to Giordino! What's up with that.
ReplyDeleteLeft behind- 1000 years with Jesus- what happened after Jesus returned ;)
ReplyDeletejust to bend the rules a little bit, i wish the sequel to catch-22 "closing time" had never been written left a bad taste in my mouth.
ReplyDeletea book called "replay" by Ken Grimwood wow-ed me when i was younger so much so that i must have read it about 20 times
nothing holy on the list but there we go
Ha, when I was 11 I read this book called Into the Land of the Unicorns. Corny, I know. However, at 11 it was AWEsome. It was written with full intent of having a sequel. I know this, because at the beginning of the book it said, part 1 of 2. However, that author never wrote part 2 of 2. I always wondered what happened. I remember searching for that sequel for months.
ReplyDeleteCulture-Making 2: Culture-Making-er
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Culture-Making with a Vengeance.
I'd probably just go for a Pride and Prejudice sequel, unmanly man that I am. A sequel to Visitation by Peretti would also be awesome.
ReplyDeleteAnd an honourable mention to Dan Lewis' idea - "Lord of the Flings"
And of course I can't comment without mentioning everyone's new favourite verb.
"I really liked that book, but it was so successful the author's probably going to lahaye it to oblivion."
definitely Pride & Prejudice. I know there's a sequel but it doesn't count if Jane Austen didn't write it.
ReplyDeleteHudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret? (how do you write a sequel to a bio?)
ReplyDeleteCall me a nerd, but I wanted Lord of the Rings to just keep going and going and going... What happened to everyone after Frodo, Bilbo, etc. sailed off? What was it like for Frodo, Bilbo, etc. to live on the other side of the sea? My mind can't deal with all the possibilities!
ReplyDeleteTo Kill a Mockingbird. Not sure where you go with it. Maybe the wedding of Scout and Dill where Boo Radley shows up?
ReplyDeleteRegarding "the Screwtape Letters," Randy Alcorn wrote an excellent sequel called "Lord Foulgrin's Letters."
ReplyDeleteI highly recommend it.
Green Eggs and ham! Love me some Sam-I-Am
ReplyDeleteI wish there were sequels for the Judy Blume books I read when I was in elementary school that screwed me up so bad and helped teach me about puberty (because you don't learn about puberty at Baptist school, that's for sure).
ReplyDeleteI know some of her books are part of a series, but those aren't the ones I'm talking about. Specifically, I want a sequel to Blubber. I wonder how life turned out for her in high school or maybe even as an adult :O)
tyjinks: There are many Oz books. Baum "lahayed" that one. The Oz Books
ReplyDeleteTo the question: I want a sequel to the SCL book. Perhaps, a "kids edition" that involves a story about a Worship Eagle named Skippy and his adventures as he seeks the Holy Grail of Skittles. I'm envisioning an epic battle with the metrosexual worship leader (who doesn't like that the worship eagle is stealing the spotlight).
PS "the Oz Books" is a link.
ReplyDeleteAll these requests for Pride and Prejudice sequels? The original has been put in the shade by the new cross-over title for this millennium. Check out Pride and Prejudice and Zombies on Amazon ...
ReplyDelete"Peace Like a River" by Leif Erikson
ReplyDeleteHis next book was a great story, (wasn't a sequel) but lacked the deep Christian vein of his first.
[BTW, Alex Green should win; or actually, anyone who named a Dostoevsky book-- Before I opened this, to reply, I vowed not to look at other peoples' answers and copy them, but I really should have, because my answer would really be :Brothers Karamazov)
Garp,
There's a new GREAT biography of Dylan out right now---can't remember the name (got it from the library)
Whitney,
There is a super book written as a sequel called "Mr. Darcy's Daughters"--- I got it, knowing that there was no possible way it could compare, but it's very well done and a fun read. Obviously the author was a huge Austenophile
Revelations Revisited: The Explanation That Eluded You All.
ReplyDeleteI would like to sequel to John Piper's "Don't Waste Your Life" maybe call it "Don't Waste Your Death."
ReplyDeleteI'm proabley too late, but Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Grey". I just loved how well it articulated sin and vanity. Plus it was full of good one-liners.
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