Book Pairs by the Same Author - One Enjoyable, One Not So Much

I really enjoyed the first book of each pair - the second one wasn't as enjoyable (highly subjective list)

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Our Man in Havana (Graham Greene)

Our Man in Havana

1

Graham Greene

The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)

The Heart of the Matter

2

Graham Greene

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

3

C.S. Lewis

The Last Battle (C.S. Lewis)

The Last Battle

4

C.S. Lewis

The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)

The Fellowship of the Ring

5

J.R.R. Tolkien

The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)

The Return of the King

6

J.R.R. Tolkien

Tipping the Velvet (Sarah Waters)

Tipping the Velvet

7

Sarah Waters

Affinity (Sarah Waters)

Affinity

8

Sarah Waters

Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)

Jane Eyre

9

Charlotte Bronte

Villette (Charlotte Brontë)

Villette

10

Charlotte Brontë

The Silver Chair (C.S. Lewis)

The Silver Chair

11

C.S. Lewis

The Magician's Nephew (C. S. Lewis)

The Magician's Nephew

12

C. S. Lewis

The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)

The Bloody Chamber

13

Angela Carter

Black Venus (Angela Carter)

Black Venus

14

Angela Carter

The Moons of Jupiter (Alice Munro)

The Moons of Jupiter

15

Alice Munro

The Beggar Maid (Alice Munro)

The Beggar Maid

16

Alice Munro

The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)

The Blind Assassin

17

Margaret Atwood

Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)

Alias Grace

18

Margaret Atwood

Molly Fox's Birthday (Deirdre Madden)

Molly Fox's Birthday

19

Deirdre Madden

Remembering Light and Stone (Deirdre Madden)

Remembering Light and Stone

20

Deirdre Madden

The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)

The Remains of the Day

21

Kazuo Ishiguro

When We Were Orphans (Kazuo Ishiguro)

When We Were Orphans

22

Kazuo Ishiguro

Swallowdale (Arthur Ransome)

Swallowdale

23

Arthur Ransome

Coot Club

Coot Club

24

The Railway Children (E. Nesbit)

The Railway Children

25

E. Nesbit

The Wouldbegoods (E. Nesbit)

The Wouldbegoods

26

E. Nesbit

I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)

I Capture the Castle

27

Dodie Smith

The 101 Dalmations (Dodie Smith)

The 101 Dalmations

28

Dodie Smith

A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)

A Little Princess

29

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Little Lord Fauntleroy (Frances Hodgson Burnett)

Little Lord Fauntleroy

30

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)

Little Women

31

Louisa May Alcott

Good Wives (Louisa May Alcott)

Good Wives

32

Louisa May Alcott

100 Years of Solitude (Gabriel GarcíA Márquez)

100 Years of Solitude

33

Gabriel GarcíA Márquez

Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)

Love in the Time of Cholera

34

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)

Swallows and Amazons

35

Arthur Ransome

The Picts and the Martyrs (Arthur Ransome)

The Picts and the Martyrs

36

Arthur Ransome

In the Hand of the Goddess (Tamora Pierce)

In the Hand of the Goddess

37

Tamora Pierce

Wolf Speaker

Wolf Speaker

38

Snake (DH Lawrence)

Snake

39

DH Lawrence

Women in Love (D.H. Lawrence)

Women in Love

40

D.H. Lawrence

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