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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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Acts of Desperation Summary
Acts of Desperation
by Megan Nolan 2021 288 pages
3.72
36.0K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Romance
Every Day Is Mother's Day Summary
Every Day Is Mother's Day
by Hilary Mantel 1985 224 pages
3.59
2.0K ratings
British Literature
Literary Fiction
Novels
The Interestings Summary
The Interestings
by Meg Wolitzer 2013 468 pages
3.60
121.6K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Family of Origin Summary
Family of Origin
by C.J. Hauser 2019 287 pages
3.48
1.6K ratings
Novels
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Empusium Summary
The Empusium
A Health Resort Horror Story
by Olga Tokarczuk 2022 305 pages
3.81
15.9K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Poland
To Paradise Summary
To Paradise
by Hanya Yanagihara 2022 720 pages
3.74
51.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
LGBT
Sing, Unburied, Sing Summary
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward 2017 285 pages
4.00
143.5K ratings
Book Club
Magical Realism
Contemporary
Come and Get It Summary
Come and Get It
by Kiley Reid 2024 400 pages
3.34
39.5K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
The Lincoln Highway Summary
The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles 2021 576 pages
4.22
293.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Three Days in June Summary
Three Days in June
by Anne Tyler 2025 165 pages
3.72
39.4K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
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
Potiki Summary
Potiki
by Patricia Grace 1986 192 pages
3.88
2.3K ratings
Indigenous
Classics
Magical Realism
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 Summary
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
by Cho Nam-Joo 2016 163 pages
4.17
175.1K ratings
Feminism
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
All the Pretty Horses Summary
All the Pretty Horses
by Cormac McCarthy 1992 302 pages
4.05
137.7K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Classics
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Summary
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
by Karen Joy Fowler 2013 310 pages
3.71
125.0K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
A Great Country Summary
A Great Country
by Shilpi Somaya Gowda 2024 256 pages
3.89
7.4K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Maame Summary
Maame
by Jessica George 2023 320 pages
4.05
116.7K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
March Summary
March
by Geraldine Brooks 2005 280 pages
3.81
75.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Civil War
Violeta Summary
Violeta
by Isabel Allende 2022 322 pages
4.03
98.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Mercury Summary
Mercury
by Amy Jo Burns 2024 336 pages
3.80
18.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Spectacular Things Summary
Spectacular Things
by Beck Dorey-Stein 2025 368 pages
4.26
873 ratings
Contemporary
Adult Fiction
Book Club
The Female Persuasion Summary
The Female Persuasion
by Meg Wolitzer 2018 454 pages
3.56
57.2K ratings
Feminism
Contemporary
Book Club
Sweet Tooth Summary
Sweet Tooth
by Ian McEwan 2012 320 pages
3.44
51.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop Summary
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
by Hwang Bo-Reum 2022 307 pages
3.93
61.2K ratings
Contemporary
Books About Books
Cozy
The Names Summary
The Names
by Don DeLillo 1982 339 pages
3.64
4.8K ratings
Novels
American
Greece
Conversations with Friends Summary
Conversations with Friends
by Sally Rooney 2017 304 pages
3.74
560.4K ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Literary Fiction
The Virgin Suicides Summary
The Virgin Suicides
by Jeffrey Eugenides 1993 250 pages
3.79
386.7K ratings
Young Adult
Literary Fiction
Coming Of Age
The Gospel Singer Summary
The Gospel Singer
by Harry Crews 1968 300 pages
4.22
1.8K ratings
Southern Gothic
Southern
Classics
The Country Girls Summary
The Country Girls
by Edna O'Brien 1960 175 pages
3.69
8.1K ratings
Ireland
Irish Literature
Classics
The Tortilla Curtain Summary
The Tortilla Curtain
by T. Coraghessan Boyle 1995 355 pages
3.66
33.8K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
School
The Refugees Summary
The Refugees
by Viet Thanh Nguyen 2017 209 pages
3.87
21.5K ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Writers & Lovers Summary
Writers & Lovers
by Lily King 2020 320 pages
4.00
157.7K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Safekeep Summary
The Safekeep
by Yael van der Wouden 2024 272 pages
4.09
42.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Literary Fiction
Reef Summary
Reef
by Romesh Gunesekera 1994 190 pages
3.75
2.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Asia
Literary Fiction
Stag Dance Summary
Stag Dance
by Torrey Peters 2025 288 pages
4.01
3.4K ratings
Short Stories
Queer
LGBT
The Patron Saint of Liars Summary
The Patron Saint of Liars
by Ann Patchett 1992 352 pages
3.90
63.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Everything is Illuminated Summary
Everything is Illuminated
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2002 276 pages
3.89
182.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
Bel Canto Summary
Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett 2001 318 pages
3.94
307.7K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Commonwealth Summary
Commonwealth
by Ann Patchett 2016 322 pages
3.83
196.4K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Three Daughters of Eve Summary
Three Daughters of Eve
by Elif Shafak 2016 384 pages
3.82
31.1K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
Real Americans Summary
Real Americans
by Rachel Khong 2024 399 pages
3.97
72.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
All-Night Pharmacy Summary
All-Night Pharmacy
by Ruth Madievsky 2023 304 pages
3.51
7.1K ratings
Contemporary
LGBT
Queer
Shuggie Bain Summary
Shuggie Bain
by Douglas Stuart 2020 430 pages
4.31
177.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Shimmering State Summary
The Shimmering State
by Meredith Westgate 2021 320 pages
3.44
1.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Memento Mori Summary
Memento Mori
by Muriel Spark 1959 224 pages
3.61
7.0K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Novels
The Guest Summary
The Guest
by Emma Cline 2023 304 pages
3.28
102.7K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Thriller
Unaccustomed Earth Summary
Unaccustomed Earth
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2008 352 pages
4.13
95.2K ratings
Short Stories
India
Book Club
The Flamethrowers Summary
The Flamethrowers
by Rachel Kushner 2013 383 pages
3.50
23.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Transit of Venus Summary
The Transit of Venus
by Shirley Hazzard 1980 337 pages
4.00
4.8K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Australia
A Family Matter Summary
A Family Matter
by Claire Lynch 2025 240 pages
3.86
3.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Literary Fiction
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