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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.

Literary Fiction Book Summaries

Case Study Summary
Case Study
by Graeme Macrae Burnet 2021 278 pages
3.58
10.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Psychology
The Goldfinch Summary
The Goldfinch
by Donna Tartt 2013 771 pages
3.96
997.7K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Underworld Summary
Underworld
by Don DeLillo 1997 827 pages
3.95
32.8K ratings
Novels
Literature
Literary Fiction
Boy Parts Summary
Boy Parts
by Eliza Clark 2020 304 pages
3.74
71.5K ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Summary
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2005 326 pages
3.97
430.1K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
If I Had Your Face Summary
If I Had Your Face
by Frances Cha 2020 288 pages
3.74
56.3K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Feminism
Of Human Bondage Summary
Of Human Bondage
by W. Somerset Maugham 1915 684 pages
4.15
59.8K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Shark Heart Summary
Shark Heart
by Emily Habeck 2023 416 pages
3.96
71.4K ratings
Magical Realism
Romance
Fantasy
We Were the Mulvaneys Summary
We Were the Mulvaneys
by Joyce Carol Oates 1996 454 pages
3.75
103.7K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Prince of Tides Summary
The Prince of Tides
by Pat Conroy 1986 679 pages
4.26
213.1K ratings
Classics
Romance
Southern
The Namesake Summary
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2003 304 pages
4.02
278.4K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
My Year of Rest and Relaxation Summary
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2018 289 pages
3.61
506.3K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Mental Health
A Tale for the Time Being Summary
A Tale for the Time Being
by Ruth Ozeki 2013 432 pages
4.06
130.1K ratings
Japan
Magical Realism
Book Club
Americanah Summary
Americanah
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2013 477 pages
4.32
396.5K ratings
Book Club
Africa
Contemporary
The Rachel Incident Summary
The Rachel Incident
by Caroline O'Donoghue 2023 304 pages
4.08
113.0K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
How to Read a Book Summary
How to Read a Book
by Monica Wood 2024 288 pages
4.26
28.8K ratings
Books About Books
Book Club
Contemporary
Grown Women Summary
Grown Women
by Sarai Johnson 2024 400 pages
4.34
2.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Family
Literary Fiction
Beautyland Summary
Beautyland
by Marie-Helene Bertino 2024 327 pages
4.09
24.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea Summary
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
by Yukio Mishima 1963 181 pages
3.84
48.1K ratings
Japan
Classics
Japanese Literature
Saturday Summary
Saturday
by Ian McEwan 2005 289 pages
3.64
72.2K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Rosarita Summary
Rosarita
by Anita Desai 2024 112 pages
3.21
1.7K ratings
Novella
India
Literary Fiction
The Remains of the Day Summary
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro 1989 258 pages
4.14
337.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literary Fiction
Sex and Rage Summary
Sex and Rage
by Eve Babitz 1979 256 pages
3.56
16.0K ratings
Contemporary
Classics
Feminism
The Maniac Summary
The Maniac
by Benjamín Labatut 2023 368 pages
4.34
20.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Philosophy
Literary Fiction
To the Lighthouse Summary
To the Lighthouse
by Virginia Woolf 1927 209 pages
3.81
203.7K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Horse Summary
Horse
by Geraldine Brooks 2022 401 pages
4.26
181.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Bright Years Summary
The Bright Years
by Sarah Damoff 2025 288 pages
4.34
4.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Nest Summary
The Nest
by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney 2016 353 pages
3.41
179.7K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Adult Fiction
L'Arminuta Summary
L'Arminuta
by Donatella Di Pietrantonio 2017 163 pages
4.09
25.4K ratings
Italy
Italian Literature
Contemporary
The Namesake Summary
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2003 304 pages
4.02
278.4K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Talking at Night Summary
Talking at Night
by Claire Daverley 2023 400 pages
3.93
53.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Lincoln in the Bardo Summary
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders 2017 368 pages
3.75
167.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Fantasy
Freedom Summary
Freedom
by Jonathan Franzen 2010 562 pages
3.79
172.6K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Mrs. Dalloway Summary
Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf 1925 194 pages
3.78
334.6K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
So Long, See You Tomorrow Summary
So Long, See You Tomorrow
by William Maxwell 1980 135 pages
3.89
13.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literary Fiction
The Flea Palace Summary
The Flea Palace
by Elif Shafak 2002 448 pages
3.39
7.4K ratings
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Contemporary
Beautiful World, Where Are You Summary
Beautiful World, Where Are You
by Sally Rooney 2021 356 pages
3.53
458.9K ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Literary Fiction
Rules of Civility Summary
Rules of Civility
by Amor Towles 2011 335 pages
4.09
258.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
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
And the Mountains Echoed Summary
And the Mountains Echoed
by Khaled Hosseini 2012 404 pages
4.08
392.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Outline Summary
Outline
by Rachel Cusk 2014 249 pages
3.68
63.8K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
You Are Here Summary
You Are Here
by David Nicholls 2024 368 pages
4.01
54.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
Rejection Summary
Rejection
by Tony Tulathimutte 2024 272 pages
3.86
15.2K ratings
Short Stories
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Heaven Summary
Heaven
by Mieko Kawakami 2009 192 pages
3.79
76.8K ratings
Japanese Literature
Contemporary
Japan
God Hates Us All Summary
God Hates Us All
by Hank Moody 2009 200 pages
3.46
4.9K ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Literary Fiction
Nostalgia Summary
Nostalgia
by Mircea Cărtărescu 1989 361 pages
4.22
4.6K ratings
Romania
Short Stories
Romanian Literature
Middlesex Summary
Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides 2002 529 pages
4.04
654.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
State of Wonder Summary
State of Wonder
by Ann Patchett 2011 353 pages
3.90
196.1K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Book of Unknown Americans Summary
The Book of Unknown Americans
by Cristina Henríquez 2014 286 pages
3.89
45.2K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Young Adult
Crossing to Safety Summary
Crossing to Safety
by Wallace Stegner 1987 335 pages
4.16
49.0K ratings
Book Club
Classics
Literary Fiction
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