Literary Fiction Book Summaries

The Wedding People Summary
The Wedding People
by Alison Espach 2024 384 pages
4.13
500k+ ratings
Book Club
Romance
Contemporary
Martyr! Summary
Martyr!
by Kaveh Akbar 2024 331 pages
4.21
85k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
James Summary
James
by Percival Everett 2024 303 pages
4.49
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Intermezzo Summary
Intermezzo
by Sally Rooney 2024 454 pages
3.88
200k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
There There Summary
There There
by Tommy Orange 2018 294 pages
3.98
200k+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Nickel Boys Summary
The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead 2019 213 pages
4.26
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Berry Pickers Summary
The Berry Pickers
by Amanda Peters 2023 307 pages
4.10
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
Orbital Summary
Orbital
by Samantha Harvey 2023 207 pages
3.59
84k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Blue Sisters Summary
Blue Sisters
by Coco Mellors 2024 342 pages
3.96
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
I Who Have Never Known Men Summary
I Who Have Never Known Men
by Jacqueline Harpman 1995 208 pages
4.16
200k+ ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Book Club
Small Things Like These Summary
Small Things Like These
by Claire Keegan 2021 128 pages
4.14
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Christmas
Behold the Dreamers Summary
Behold the Dreamers
by Imbolo Mbue 2016 400 pages
3.95
83k+ ratings
Book Club
Africa
Contemporary
Remarkably Bright Creatures Summary
Remarkably Bright Creatures
by Shelby Van Pelt 2022 368 pages
4.37
900k+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Mystery
Prophet Song Summary
Prophet Song
by Paul Lynch 2023 259 pages
4.05
69k+ ratings
Dystopia
Ireland
Book Club
The Stranger Summary
The Stranger
by Albert Camus 1942 123 pages
4.03
1.2M+ ratings
Literature
French Literature
School
Yellowface Summary
Yellowface
by R.F. Kuang 2023 319 pages
3.74
800k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
My Friends Summary
My Friends
by Fredrik Backman 2025 448 pages
4.60
4k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Adult
No Longer Human Summary
No Longer Human
by Osamu Dazai 1948 176 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Japanese Literature
Japan
Literature
A Little Life Summary
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara 2015 720 pages
4.30
800k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
LGBT
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store Summary
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride 2023 385 pages
3.94
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The White Tiger Summary
The White Tiger
by Aravind Adiga 2008 276 pages
3.77
100k+ ratings
India
Book Club
Contemporary
All Fours Summary
All Fours
by Miranda July 2024 336 pages
3.51
100k+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Bell Jar Summary
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath 1963 294 pages
4.06
1.1M+ ratings
Classics
Feminism
Mental Health
Table for Two Summary
Table for Two
by Amor Towles 2024 451 pages
4.21
56k+ ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The Vegetarian Summary
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang 2007 188 pages
3.64
200k+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Homegoing Summary
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi 2016 305 pages
4.47
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Tell Me Everything Summary
Tell Me Everything
by Elizabeth Strout 2024 326 pages
4.07
64k+ ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Sula Summary
Sula
by Toni Morrison 1973 174 pages
4.05
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
African American
Little Fires Everywhere Summary
Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng 2017 338 pages
4.07
1.2M+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Beartown Summary
Beartown
by Fredrik Backman 2016 432 pages
4.29
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Sports
The Secret History Summary
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt 1992 559 pages
4.16
900k+ ratings
Dark Academia
Mystery
Classics
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
Klara and the Sun Summary
Klara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2021 303 pages
3.74
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Book Club
Dystopia
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Summary
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuong 2019 246 pages
4.03
300k+ ratings
Poetry
LGBT
Contemporary
Everything I Never Told You Summary
Everything I Never Told You
by Celeste Ng 2014 297 pages
3.84
500k+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Mystery
Normal People Summary
Normal People
by Sally Rooney 2018 273 pages
3.81
1.7M+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Isola Summary
Isola
by Allegra Goodman 2025 368 pages
4.05
21k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Margo's Got Money Troubles Summary
Margo's Got Money Troubles
by Rufi Thorpe 2024 304 pages
3.87
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Long Island Summary
Long Island
by Colm Tóibín 2024 294 pages
3.73
62k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Book Club
A Visit from the Goon Squad Summary
A Visit from the Goon Squad
by Jennifer Egan 2010 274 pages
3.70
200k+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Music
The Sympathizer Summary
The Sympathizer
by Viet Thanh Nguyen 2015 371 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
War
Almond Summary
Almond
by Sohn Won-Pyung 2017 272 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Young Adult
Literary Fiction
Convenience Store Woman Summary
Convenience Store Woman
by Sayaka Murata 2016 163 pages
3.68
300k+ ratings
Contemporary
Japan
Japanese Literature
The Art of Nonfiction Summary
The Art of Nonfiction
A Guide for Writers and Readers
by Ayn Rand 2001 208 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Writing
Philosophy
Reference
Like a House on Fire Summary
Like a House on Fire
by Cate Kennedy 2012 288 pages
3.46
1k+ ratings
Short Stories
Contemporary
School
The Human Stain Summary
The Human Stain
by Philip Roth 2000 361 pages
3.92
44k+ ratings
Literature
Novels
American
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Magical Realism
The City and Its Uncertain Walls Summary
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
by Haruki Murakami 2023 449 pages
3.78
23k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
My Brilliant Friend Summary
My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante 2011 331 pages
4.05
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Italy
Infinite Jest Summary
Infinite Jest
by David Foster Wallace 1996 1088 pages
4.25
97k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
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