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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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The Human Stain Summary
The Human Stain
by Philip Roth 2000 361 pages
3.92
44.1K ratings
Literature
Novels
American
The Art of Nonfiction Summary
The Art of Nonfiction
A Guide for Writers and Readers
by Ayn Rand 2001 208 pages
3.97
529 ratings
Writing
Philosophy
Reference
Like a House on Fire Summary
Like a House on Fire
by Cate Kennedy 2012 288 pages
3.46
1.5K ratings
Short Stories
Contemporary
School
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
Torto Arado Summary
Torto Arado
by Itamar Vieira Junior 2019 280 pages
4.46
27.2K ratings
Brazil
Historical Fiction
Romance
A Certain Hunger Summary
A Certain Hunger
by Chelsea G. Summers 2019 250 pages
3.74
58.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Contemporary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages
3.89
273.3K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Magical Realism
A Man Called Ove Summary
A Man Called Ove
by Fredrik Backman 2012 337 pages
4.38
1.1M ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Humor
Good Material Summary
Good Material
by Dolly Alderton 2023 345 pages
3.85
207.0K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
My Brilliant Friend Summary
My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante 2011 331 pages
4.05
419.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Italy
White Teeth Summary
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith 2000 448 pages
3.79
168.8K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Woman at Point Zero Summary
Woman at Point Zero
by Nawal El Saadawi 1975 108 pages
4.20
26.0K ratings
Feminism
Egypt
Africa
The Story of the Lost Child Summary
The Story of the Lost Child
by Elena Ferrante 2014 473 pages
4.46
163.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Italian Literature
Fresh Water for Flowers Summary
Fresh Water for Flowers
by Valérie Perrin 2018 476 pages
4.27
104.4K ratings
Book Club
Romance
Contemporary
Anxious People Summary
Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman 2019 336 pages
4.17
733.8K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Mystery
Ordinary Grace Summary
Ordinary Grace
by William Kent Krueger 2013 307 pages
4.27
179.1K ratings
Book Club
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Stoner Summary
Stoner
by John Williams 1965 292 pages
4.35
210.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literature
Never Let Me Go Summary
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2005 288 pages
3.85
793.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Book Club
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Summary
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
by Michael Chabon 2000 639 pages
4.18
208.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Novels
Our Missing Hearts Summary
Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng 2022 335 pages
3.79
200.9K ratings
Book Club
Dystopia
Contemporary
Creation Lake Summary
Creation Lake
by Rachel Kushner 2024 416 pages
3.40
24.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Literary Fiction
Cleopatra and Frankenstein Summary
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
by Coco Mellors 2022 368 pages
3.71
190.9K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Overstory Summary
The Overstory
by Richard Powers 2018 502 pages
4.12
181.6K ratings
Nature
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Winners Summary
The Winners
by Fredrik Backman 2022 671 pages
4.45
143.1K ratings
Contemporary
Sports
Literary Fiction
Wide Sargasso Sea Summary
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys 1966 176 pages
3.59
101.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
Giovanni’s Room Summary
Giovanni’s Room
by James Baldwin 1956 178 pages
4.34
212.2K ratings
Classics
LGBT
Queer
Black Cake Summary
Black Cake
by Charmaine Wilkerson 2022 385 pages
4.09
212.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Housekeeper and the Professor Summary
The Housekeeper and the Professor
by Yōko Ogawa 2003 180 pages
4.05
88.7K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Contemporary
The Covenant of Water Summary
The Covenant of Water
by Abraham Verghese 2023 715 pages
4.42
265.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
India
Sunburn Summary
Sunburn
by Chloe Michelle Howarth 2023 288 pages
4.32
23.5K ratings
Queer
Lesbian
Romance
The Moor's Account Summary
The Moor's Account
by Laila Lalami 2014 321 pages
4.04
12.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Morocco
Hello Beautiful Summary
Hello Beautiful
by Ann Napolitano 2023 416 pages
4.14
473.8K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Romance
Trust Summary
Trust
by Hernan Diaz 2022 402 pages
3.81
147.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Poisonwood Bible Summary
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver 1998 546 pages
4.11
773.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
Book Club
En agosto nos vemos Summary
En agosto nos vemos
by Gabriel García Márquez 2024 142 pages
3.59
42.3K ratings
Romance
Classics
Spanish Literature
The God of Small Things Summary
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy 1997 321 pages
3.96
314.3K ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Classics
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia Summary
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
by Mohsin Hamid 2013 230 pages
3.81
23.3K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Pakistan
The Beekeeper of Aleppo Summary
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
by Christy Lefteri 2019 317 pages
4.17
166.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
War
East of Eden Summary
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck 1952 601 pages
4.43
589.3K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Underground Railroad Summary
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead 2016 320 pages
4.06
427.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
An American Marriage Summary
An American Marriage
by Tayari Jones 2018 308 pages
3.94
376.9K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Purple Hibiscus Summary
Purple Hibiscus
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2003 336 pages
4.18
134.4K ratings
Africa
Historical Fiction
Nigeria
Cloud Atlas Summary
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell 2004 509 pages
4.01
260.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Summary
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by Haruki Murakami 1994 607 pages
4.14
303.2K ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Japanese Literature
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead Summary
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
by Olga Tokarczuk 2009 274 pages
3.95
130.6K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Poland
The Blind Assassin Summary
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood 2000 637 pages
3.96
160.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Normal People Summary
Normal People
The Scripts
by Sally Rooney 2021 368 pages
4.59
2.3K ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Plays
The Heart's Invisible Furies Summary
The Heart's Invisible Furies
by John Boyne 2017 582 pages
4.51
191.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
LGBT
The Story of a New Name Summary
The Story of a New Name
by Elena Ferrante 2012 471 pages
4.46
215.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Italian Literature
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Summary
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
by Rachel Joyce 2012 320 pages
3.94
188.8K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
British Literature
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