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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

The Berry Pickers Summary
The Berry Pickers
by Amanda Peters 2023 320 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Indigenous
Table for Two Summary
Table for Two
by Amor Towles 2024 448 pages
4.24
40k+ ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
There There Summary
There There
by Tommy Orange
3.98
200k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Native American
A Gentleman in Moscow Summary
A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles
4.33
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Russia
Giovanni’s Room Summary
Giovanni’s Room
by James Baldwin
4.33
100k+ ratings
Classics
LGBT
Queer
Wolf Hall Summary
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel
3.91
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
British Literature
We Were the Mulvaneys Summary
We Were the Mulvaneys
by Joyce. Carol Oats
3.75
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Classics
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead Summary
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
by Olga Tokarczuk
3.95
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Poland
Literary Fiction
Good Material Summary
Good Material
by Dolly Alderton
3.88
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
James Summary
James
by Percival Everett
4.53
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Historical
Franny and Zoey Summary
Franny and Zoey
by J.D. Salinger
3.96
200k+ ratings
Short Stories
Literature
Classics
The God of Small Things Summary
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy
3.96
300k+ ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Classics
Shark Heart Summary
Shark Heart
by Emily Habeck
3.98
56k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Romance
The Human Stain Summary
The Human Stain
by Philip Roth
3.91
43k+ ratings
Literature
Novels
American
Of Human Bondage Summary
Of Human Bondage
by W. Somerset Maugham 1915 684 pages
4.15
59k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Great Circle Summary
Great Circle
by Maggie Shipstead 2021 608 pages
4.10
74k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
Cloud Atlas Summary
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell 2004 509 pages
4.01
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Poisonwood Bible Summary
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver 1998 546 pages
4.10
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
Classics
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