Students interested in the book's source material should read a translation of Beowulf.
Students interested in other novels about monstrous outcasts should read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
Students interested in novels from the perspective of a previous work's antagonist should read Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys or Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire.
Students interested in other novels that explore religion and philosophy should read Life of Pi by Yann Martel.
