If you loved Remake's clever play on Hollywood tropes and its sly, self-aware humor about the movie industry, you'll be delighted by The Eyre Affair. Jasper Fforde's novel throws literary classics and pop culture into a blender, following Thursday Next as she literally jumps into the pages of Jane Eyre to solve crimes inside fiction. The book is packed with witty references, in-jokes, and satirical nods to the stories we tell and the way we consume media—much like Connie Willis's playful take on classic films.

If the near-future, tech-heavy world of Remake, where digital magic can resurrect old movie stars and alter reality, fascinated you, He, She and It will hit the spot. Marge Piercy crafts a vivid cyberpunk setting where boundaries between humanity and technology blur, and the protagonist Shira navigates a society transformed by virtual realities and artificial intelligence. Like Willis, Piercy focuses on the human side of technological change, exploring both its wonders and its dangers.

Did you enjoy the satirical edge and darkly comic tone of Remake, where the future of film is both absurd and unsettling? Spares takes you to a gritty, near-future world where virtual reality and corporate power reign, but it's all filtered through Smith's sardonic humor and bleak wit. The protagonist, Jack Randall, navigates a world as morally ambiguous and darkly funny as anything in Willis's Hollywood, with sharp commentary at every turn.

If the philosophical underpinnings of Remake—questions about what is real in a world of perfect digital manipulation—stuck with you, Permutation City will blow your mind. Greg Egan delves deep into the nature of consciousness, simulated worlds, and what it means to be human in a universe where reality itself can be edited like a film. The book's speculative ideas will leave you thinking long after you finish.

If you appreciated how Remake used the backdrop of a digitally altered Hollywood to critique society’s obsession with perfection and image, you'll find The Stepford Wives both chilling and sharp. Ira Levin’s classic novel explores a seemingly idyllic suburb where the pursuit of flawless appearances hides a disturbing reality. Like Willis, Levin uses speculative fiction to skewer cultural norms and invite you to question what’s truly real.