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Famous Literary Sequels That Stand on Their Own

It's not that often a sequel not only lives up to the strength of its predecessor, but exceeds it. These books are some of the greatest sequels to works of literature that stand on their own merit (the sequels I mean. Well, technically both stand on their own... look, they're all great, OK?)
And some of them are prequels.
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Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
James Joyce
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
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Alice Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Lewis Carroll
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The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
Homer
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The Merry Wives of Windsor (William Shakespeare)
The Merry Wives of Windsor
William Shakespeare
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Luka and the Fire of Life (Salman Rushdie)
Luka and the Fire of Life
Salman Rushdie
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Women in Love (D.H. Lawrence)
Women in Love
D.H. Lawrence
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Little Men (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Men
Louisa May Alcott
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Stories of Eva Luna (Isabelle Allende)
Stories of Eva Luna
Isabelle Allende
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Tales From Watership Down
Tales From Watership Down
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The House at Pooh Corner (A.A.Milne)
The House at Pooh Corner
A.A.Milne
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Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie
Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie
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Closing Time
Closing Time
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Porno
Porno
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River of Smoke (Amitav Ghosh)
River of Smoke
Amitav Ghosh
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Small Steps (Louis Sachar)
Small Steps
Louis Sachar
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Superfudge (Judy Blume)
Superfudge
Judy Blume
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Itsuka (Joy Kogawa)
Itsuka
Joy Kogawa
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The Story of B
The Story of B
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Unfamiliar Fishes (Sarah Vowell)
Unfamiliar Fishes
Sarah Vowell
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Vile Bodies (Evelyn Waugh)
Vile Bodies
Evelyn Waugh
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Black House (Stephen King)
Black House
Stephen King
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No Time to Wave Goodbye (Jacquelyn Mitchard)
No Time to Wave Goodbye
Jacquelyn Mitchard
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Through Black Spruce
Through Black Spruce
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The Lost World (Michael Crichton)
The Lost World
Michael Crichton
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Force 10 From Navarone (Alistair MacLean)
Force 10 From Navarone
Alistair MacLean
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'Tis (Frank McCourt)
'Tis
Frank McCourt
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Helen Fielding
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The Widows of Eastwick
The Widows of Eastwick
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The Hidden Land (Pamela Dean)
The Hidden Land
Pamela Dean
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Half Broke Horses (Jeannette Walls)
Half Broke Horses
Jeannette Walls
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Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
William Faulkner
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Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman
Harper Lee
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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
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Anansi Boys (Neil Gaiman)
Anansi Boys
Neil Gaiman
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Paradise Regained
Paradise Regained
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