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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.

Literary Fiction Book Summaries

Saturday Summary
Saturday
by Ian McEwan 2006 304 pages
3.64
70k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
British Literature
A Tale for the Time Being Summary
A Tale for the Time Being
by Ruth Ozeki 2013 432 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Japan
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
The Female Persuasion Summary
The Female Persuasion
A Novel
by Meg Wolitzer 2018 640 pages
3.56
56k+ ratings
Feminism
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Art of Nonfiction Summary
The Art of Nonfiction
A Guide for Writers and Readers
by Ayn Rand 2001 212 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Writing
Philosophy
Reference
Pachinko Summary
Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee
4.34
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Japan
East of Eden Summary
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck 2002 620 pages
4.42
500k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Trust Summary
Trust
by Hernan Diaz 2022 416 pages
3.82
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Historical
No Longer Human Summary
No Longer Human
by Osamu Dazai
3.98
100k+ ratings
Japanese Literature
Japan
Literature
The Secret History Summary
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt 1992 576 pages
4.17
800k+ ratings
Mystery
Classics
Contemporary
My Brilliant Friend Summary
My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante
4.05
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Literary Fiction
The Vegetarian Summary
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang 2016 192 pages
3.59
100k+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Love in the Time of Cholera Summary
Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel García Márquez 2003 348 pages
3.94
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Literature
Lolita Summary
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov
3.88
800k+ ratings
Literature
Russia
Novels
Normal People Summary
Normal People
by Sally Rooney 2019 288 pages
3.81
1.5M+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Ireland
The Overstory Summary
The Overstory
by Richard Powers 2019 512 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Nature
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Underground Railroad Summary
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead 2016 320 pages
4.06
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Race
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Summary
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by Haruki Murakami 1997 611 pages
4.15
200k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Japanese Literature
A Visit from the Goon Squad Summary
A Visit from the Goon Squad
by Jennifer Egan 2010 288 pages
3.70
200k+ ratings
Contemporary
Music
Short Stories
Snow Falling on Cedars Summary
Snow Falling on Cedars
by David Guterson 1995 460 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
A Little Life Summary
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
4.32
700k+ ratings
Contemporary
LGBT
Literary Fiction
Yellowface Summary
Yellowface
by R.F. Kuang
3.76
600k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Thriller
Cleopatra and Frankenstein Summary
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
by Coco Mellors 2022 384 pages
3.73
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Anxious People Summary
Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman 2019 335 pages
4.18
600k+ ratings
Contemporary
Mystery
Humor
Hello Beautiful Summary
Hello Beautiful
by Ann Napolitano
4.15
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Contemporary
Demon Copperhead Summary
Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver
4.49
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The World According to Garp Summary
The World According to Garp
by John Irving 1999 610 pages
4.10
200k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Contemporary
My Year of Rest and Relaxation Summary
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2019 304 pages
3.63
400k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Mental Health
Purple Hibiscus Summary
Purple Hibiscus
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2012 336 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Africa
Historical Fiction
Nigeria
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Summary
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin 2022 416 pages
4.15
1M+ ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Literary Fiction
Klara and the Sun Summary
Klara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2021 320 pages
3.74
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Literary Fiction
Atonement Summary
Atonement
by Ian McEwan 2002 351 pages
3.94
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Romance
Sula Summary
Sula
by Toni Morrison 2002 192 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
African American
To the Lighthouse Summary
To the Lighthouse
by Virginia Woolf
3.80
100k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
White Teeth Summary
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith 2001 464 pages
3.79
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
The Sympathizer Summary
The Sympathizer
by Viet Thanh Nguyen 2015 384 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Asia
The Blind Assassin Summary
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood
3.96
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Literary Fiction
The Blind Owl Summary
The Blind Owl
by Sadegh Hedayat 1994 144 pages
3.96
30k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Novels
The Remains of the Day Summary
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
4.14
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literary Fiction
A Man Called Ove Summary
A Man Called Ove
by Fredrik Backman 2014 352 pages
4.38
1M+ ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Adult
Norwegian Wood Summary
Norwegian Wood
by Haruki Murakami 2000 600 pages
4.00
600k+ ratings
Romance
Japan
Japanese Literature
All the Pretty Horses Summary
All the Pretty Horses
by Cormac McCarthy 1993 301 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Classics
Mrs. Dalloway Summary
Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf 2002 216 pages
3.79
300k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Beautiful World, Where Are You Summary
Beautiful World, Where Are You
by Sally Rooney 2022 352 pages
3.53
400k+ ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Literary Fiction
Hamnet Summary
Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell 2020 352 pages
4.20
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
I Who Have Never Known Men Summary
I Who Have Never Known Men
by Jacqueline Harpman 1998 206 pages
4.22
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Feminism
The Dutch House Summary
The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett 2019 352 pages
4.10
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Marriage Portrait Summary
The Marriage Portrait
by Maggie O'Farrell
4.01
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Italy
Almond Summary
Almond
by Sohn Won-Pyung 2020 272 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Young Adult
Literary Fiction
Black Cake Summary
Black Cake
by Charmaine Wilkerson
4.09
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Mystery
The Bell Jar Summary
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
4.06
1M+ ratings
Feminism
Mental Health
Psychology
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