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Literary Fiction

Literary works that challenge our understanding of the human experience through richly crafted language, complex characters, and profound themes. These masterfully written stories and reflections explore life's deepest questions while pushing the boundaries of storytelling itself.

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My Friends Summary
My Friends
by Fredrik Backman 2025 448 pages
4.60
4.5K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Adult
The Wedding People Summary
The Wedding People
by Alison Espach 2024 384 pages
4.13
506.9K ratings
Book Club
Romance
Contemporary
Martyr! Summary
Martyr!
by Kaveh Akbar 2024 331 pages
4.21
85.8K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
Intermezzo Summary
Intermezzo
by Sally Rooney 2024 454 pages
3.88
223.4K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
James Summary
James
by Percival Everett 2024 303 pages
4.49
299.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Names Summary
The Names
by Florence Knapp 2025 336 pages
4.28
3.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
There There Summary
There There
by Tommy Orange 2018 294 pages
3.98
210.5K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Berry Pickers Summary
The Berry Pickers
by Amanda Peters 2023 307 pages
4.10
208.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
Orbital Summary
Orbital
by Samantha Harvey 2023 207 pages
3.59
84.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Literary Fiction
Book Club
The Emperor of Gladness Summary
The Emperor of Gladness
by Ocean Vuong 2025 416 pages
4.24
3.3K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
LGBT
The Nickel Boys Summary
The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead 2019 213 pages
4.26
283.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Blue Sisters Summary
Blue Sisters
by Coco Mellors 2024 342 pages
3.96
184.4K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Behold the Dreamers Summary
Behold the Dreamers
by Imbolo Mbue 2016 400 pages
3.95
83.8K ratings
Book Club
Africa
Contemporary
Dream Count Summary
Dream Count
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2025 416 pages
3.92
11.5K ratings
Literary Fiction
Africa
Contemporary
I Who Have Never Known Men Summary
I Who Have Never Known Men
by Jacqueline Harpman 1995 208 pages
4.16
238.7K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Book Club
Atmosphere Summary
Atmosphere
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2025 352 pages
4.48
2.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Remarkably Bright Creatures Summary
Remarkably Bright Creatures
by Shelby Van Pelt 2022 368 pages
4.37
959.2K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Mystery
Small Things Like These Summary
Small Things Like These
by Claire Keegan 2021 128 pages
4.14
324.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Christmas
Prophet Song Summary
Prophet Song
by Paul Lynch 2023 259 pages
4.05
69.2K ratings
Dystopia
Ireland
Book Club
A Little Life Summary
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara 2015 720 pages
4.30
827.5K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
LGBT
All Fours Summary
All Fours
by Miranda July 2024 336 pages
3.51
131.9K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Yellowface Summary
Yellowface
by R.F. Kuang 2023 319 pages
3.74
840.0K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Isola Summary
Isola
by Allegra Goodman 2025 368 pages
4.05
21.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Stranger Summary
The Stranger
by Albert Camus 1942 123 pages
4.03
1.3M ratings
Literature
French Literature
School
The White Tiger Summary
The White Tiger
by Aravind Adiga 2008 276 pages
3.77
198.9K ratings
India
Book Club
Contemporary
Tell Me Everything Summary
Tell Me Everything
by Elizabeth Strout 2024 326 pages
4.07
64.4K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
No Longer Human Summary
No Longer Human
by Osamu Dazai 1948 176 pages
3.96
217.2K ratings
Japanese Literature
Japan
Literature
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store Summary
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride 2023 385 pages
3.94
282.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Table for Two Summary
Table for Two
by Amor Towles 2024 451 pages
4.21
56.9K ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Little Fires Everywhere Summary
Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng 2017 338 pages
4.07
1.3M ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Secret History Summary
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt 1992 559 pages
4.16
920.4K ratings
Dark Academia
Mystery
Classics
The Bell Jar Summary
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath 1963 294 pages
4.06
1.1M ratings
Classics
Feminism
Mental Health
The Vegetarian Summary
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang 2007 188 pages
3.64
289.2K ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Long Island Summary
Long Island
by Colm Tóibín 2024 294 pages
3.73
62.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Book Club
Margo's Got Money Troubles Summary
Margo's Got Money Troubles
by Rufi Thorpe 2024 304 pages
3.87
108.7K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Beartown Summary
Beartown
by Fredrik Backman 2016 432 pages
4.29
530.5K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Sports
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Summary
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin 2022 401 pages
4.13
1.2M ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Romance
Convenience Store Woman Summary
Convenience Store Woman
by Sayaka Murata 2016 163 pages
3.68
338.2K ratings
Contemporary
Japan
Japanese Literature
Homegoing Summary
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi 2016 305 pages
4.47
379.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Normal People Summary
Normal People
by Sally Rooney 2018 273 pages
3.81
1.7M ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Infinite Jest Summary
Infinite Jest
by David Foster Wallace 1996 1088 pages
4.25
97.6K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Sula Summary
Sula
by Toni Morrison 1973 174 pages
4.05
114.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
African American
Almond Summary
Almond
by Sohn Won-Pyung 2017 272 pages
4.15
155.6K ratings
Contemporary
Young Adult
Literary Fiction
A House Without Windows Summary
A House Without Windows
by Nadia Hashimi 2016 415 pages
4.00
14.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Sympathizer Summary
The Sympathizer
by Viet Thanh Nguyen 2015 371 pages
4.01
130.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
War
A Visit from the Goon Squad Summary
A Visit from the Goon Squad
by Jennifer Egan 2010 274 pages
3.70
241.6K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Music
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Summary
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuong 2019 246 pages
4.03
360.5K ratings
Poetry
LGBT
Contemporary
Go as a River Summary
Go as a River
by Shelley Read 2023 320 pages
4.26
146.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Sunburn Summary
Sunburn
by Chloe Michelle Howarth 2023 288 pages
4.32
23.5K ratings
Queer
Lesbian
Romance
Everything I Never Told You Summary
Everything I Never Told You
by Celeste Ng 2014 297 pages
3.84
591.3K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Mystery
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