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The Elements
by John Boyne
On a remote Irish island, a disgraced woman searches for the truth behind her daughter's drowning.
4.43
26k+
The Elements Summary
The Elements 87%
On a remote Irish island, a disgraced woman searches for the truth behind her daughter's drowning.
by John Boyne 2025
4.43
26k+ ratings
Ulysses
by James Joyce • 1922
A cuckold adman and a mother-haunted teacher spend one day in Dublin, their inner worlds colliding.
3.76
139k+
Ulysses Summary
Ulysses 95%
A cuckold adman and a mother-haunted teacher spend one day in Dublin, their inner worlds colliding.
by James Joyce 1922
3.76
139k+ ratings
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
by James Joyce • 1916
Stephen Dedalus is raised to fear hell, but poetry makes him feel something holier than prayer.
3.64
166k+
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Summary
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 92%
Stephen Dedalus is raised to fear hell, but poetry makes him feel something holier than prayer.
by James Joyce 1916
3.64
166k+ ratings
To the Lighthouse
by Virginia Woolf • 1927
A cancelled lighthouse trip echoes through a decade of war, grief, and an unfinished painting.
3.81
218k+
To the Lighthouse Summary
To the Lighthouse 89%
A cancelled lighthouse trip echoes through a decade of war, grief, and an unfinished painting.
by Virginia Woolf 1927
3.81
218k+ ratings
(The Unconsoled) [By
by Kazuo Ishiguro • 1995
A pianist is summoned to save a city through music, but he cannot find the stage.
3.59
19k+
(The Unconsoled) [By Summary
(The Unconsoled) [By 89%
A pianist is summoned to save a city through music, but he cannot find the stage.
by Kazuo Ishiguro 1995
3.59
19k+ ratings
V.
by Thomas Pynchon • 1963
One man chases a woman who keeps appearing across history, each time less human than before.
3.97
26k+
V. Summary
V. 88%
One man chases a woman who keeps appearing across history, each time less human than before.
by Thomas Pynchon 1963
3.97
26k+ ratings
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck • 1952
Early 1900s California: a farmer's twin sons inherit a mother's malice and a father's fragile hope.
4.44
657k+
East of Eden Summary
East of Eden 88%
Early 1900s California: a farmer's twin sons inherit a mother's malice and a father's fragile hope.
by John Steinbeck 1952
4.44
657k+ ratings
The Death of Virgil
by Hermann Broch • 1945
Dying and feverish, Virgil resolves to burn his epic; Augustus needs it to sanctify an empire.
4.15
2k+
The Death of Virgil Summary
The Death of Virgil 88%
Dying and feverish, Virgil resolves to burn his epic; Augustus needs it to sanctify an empire.
by Hermann Broch 1945
4.15
2k+ ratings
Ada, or Ardor
by Vladimir Nabokov • 1969
At Ardis Hall, two cousins begin a forbidden affair of language, lust, and loss.
4.12
13k+
Ada, or Ardor Summary
Ada, or Ardor 88%
At Ardis Hall, two cousins begin a forbidden affair of language, lust, and loss.
by Vladimir Nabokov 1969
4.12
13k+ ratings
Once Upon a Wardrobe
by Patti Callahan Henry • 2021
A dying boy's question about Narnia sends his logical sister to C. S. Lewis's door.
4.33
33k+
Once Upon a Wardrobe Summary
Once Upon a Wardrobe 88%
A dying boy's question about Narnia sends his logical sister to C. S. Lewis's door.
by Patti Callahan Henry 2021
4.33
33k+ ratings
Life
by Georges Perec • 1978
A Paris building, room by room. A man paints seascapes just to erase them.
4.17
10k+
Life Summary
Life 88%
A Paris building, room by room. A man paints seascapes just to erase them.
by Georges Perec 1978
4.17
10k+ ratings
The Princes of Ireland
by Edward Rutherfurd • 2004
A Celtic prince risks sacred prohibitions to love a chieftain's daughter, defying kings and fate.
3.88
18k+
The Princes of Ireland Summary
The Princes of Ireland 88%
A Celtic prince risks sacred prohibitions to love a chieftain's daughter, defying kings and fate.
by Edward Rutherfurd 2004
3.88
18k+ ratings
The Heart's Invisible Furies
by John Boyne • 2017
Adopted into a family that calls him stranger, a gay man searches a lifetime for belonging.
4.51
217k+
The Heart's Invisible Furies Summary
The Heart's Invisible Furies 88%
Adopted into a family that calls him stranger, a gay man searches a lifetime for belonging.
by John Boyne 2017
4.51
217k+ ratings
The Lonely Londoners
by Sam Selvon • 1956
Moses Aloetta guides West Indian newcomers through a London of fog, poverty, and quiet exclusion.
3.70
14k+
The Lonely Londoners Summary
The Lonely Londoners 88%
Moses Aloetta guides West Indian newcomers through a London of fog, poverty, and quiet exclusion.
by Sam Selvon 1956
3.70
14k+ ratings
A prueba de fuego
by Javier Moro • 2020
A Spanish father and son build fireproof landmarks in New York while their family fractures.
4.19
2k+
A prueba de fuego Summary
A prueba de fuego 88%
A Spanish father and son build fireproof landmarks in New York while their family fractures.
by Javier Moro 2020
4.19
2k+ ratings
Nora Webster
by Colm Tóibín • 2014
A widow in 1960s Ireland finds that silence, properly tended, begins to sound like music.
3.63
24k+
Nora Webster Summary
Nora Webster 88%
A widow in 1960s Ireland finds that silence, properly tended, begins to sound like music.
by Colm Tóibín 2014
3.63
24k+ ratings
The Sea
by John Banville • 2005
A widowed art historian returns to the seaside boarding house where his childhood ended in drowning.
3.55
35k+
The Sea Summary
The Sea 88%
A widowed art historian returns to the seaside boarding house where his childhood ended in drowning.
by John Banville 2005
3.55
35k+ ratings
The Third Policeman
by Flann O'Brien • 1967
Murder for money strands a man in a land policed by bicycles, the dead serving tea.
3.96
23k+
The Third Policeman Summary
The Third Policeman 91%
Murder for money strands a man in a land policed by bicycles, the dead serving tea.
by Flann O'Brien 1967
3.96
23k+ ratings
Murphy
by Samuel Beckett • 1938
Strapped into his rocking chair, Murphy seeks a silence where bodies and lovers cannot follow.
3.80
7k+
Murphy Summary
Murphy 90%
Strapped into his rocking chair, Murphy seeks a silence where bodies and lovers cannot follow.
by Samuel Beckett 1938
3.80
7k+ ratings
This Is Happiness
by Niall Williams
A failed seminarian watches an old lodger pursue the woman he jilted fifty years earlier.
4.22
32k+
This Is Happiness Summary
This Is Happiness 87%
A failed seminarian watches an old lodger pursue the woman he jilted fifty years earlier.
by Niall Williams 2019
4.22
32k+ ratings
Song of Solomon
by Toni Morrison • 1977
Trapped by wealth and expectation, a Black heir travels South and finds an ancestor who flew.
4.16
129k+
Song of Solomon Summary
Song of Solomon 88%
Trapped by wealth and expectation, a Black heir travels South and finds an ancestor who flew.
by Toni Morrison 1977
4.16
129k+ ratings
Zeno's Conscience
by Italo Svevo • 1923
At his analyst's bidding, Zeno records a life of quitting smoking, one cigarette at a time.
3.77
33k+
Zeno's Conscience Summary
Zeno's Conscience 88%
At his analyst's bidding, Zeno records a life of quitting smoking, one cigarette at a time.
by Italo Svevo 1923
3.77
33k+ ratings
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
by Robert M. Pirsig • 1974
A father rides cross-country with his son, haunted by the philosopher he used to be.
3.78
247k+
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Summary
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance 88%
A father rides cross-country with his son, haunted by the philosopher he used to be.
by Robert M. Pirsig 1974
3.78
247k+ ratings
1916
by Morgan Llywelyn • 1998
Haunted by the Titanic, a young Irishman comes home to join a poet's doomed rebellion.
4.08
4k+
1916 Summary
1916 88%
Haunted by the Titanic, a young Irishman comes home to join a poet's doomed rebellion.
by Morgan Llywelyn 1998
4.08
4k+ ratings
The Bee Sting
by Paul Murray • 2023
An Irish family fractures under debt, blackmail, and the weight of a dead brother's ghost.
3.88
141k+
The Bee Sting Summary
The Bee Sting 88%
An Irish family fractures under debt, blackmail, and the weight of a dead brother's ghost.
by Paul Murray 2023
3.88
141k+ ratings
Darkmans
by Nicola Barker • 2007
A medieval trickster possesses an English town, and the past speaks through its people.
3.65
2k+
Darkmans Summary
Darkmans 87%
A medieval trickster possesses an English town, and the past speaks through its people.
by Nicola Barker 2007
3.65
2k+ ratings
Wise Children by Angela Carter
by Angela Carter • 1991
Twin showgirls recount a century of Shakespearean scandal and the family they invented to survive.
3.89
10k+
Wise Children by Angela Carter Summary
Wise Children by Angela Carter 87%
Twin showgirls recount a century of Shakespearean scandal and the family they invented to survive.
by Angela Carter 1991
3.89
10k+ ratings
The Spinning Heart
by Donal Ryan • 2012
A village in post-crash Ireland speaks: one man's ruin, one father's murder, one child gone.
3.95
12k+
The Spinning Heart Summary
The Spinning Heart 87%
A village in post-crash Ireland speaks: one man's ruin, one father's murder, one child gone.
by Donal Ryan 2012
3.95
12k+ ratings
Seascraper
by Benjamin Wood • 2025
On a fading coast, the last shrimper hauls nets by horse, a song waiting inside him.
4.01
18k+
Seascraper Summary
Seascraper 87%
On a fading coast, the last shrimper hauls nets by horse, a song waiting inside him.
by Benjamin Wood 2025
4.01
18k+ ratings
Rich Man, Poor Man
by Irwin Shaw • 1970
Immigrant baker's three children chase success from a gritty Hudson town, but violence haunts them.
4.19
39k+
Rich Man, Poor Man Summary
Rich Man, Poor Man 87%
Immigrant baker's three children chase success from a gritty Hudson town, but violence haunts them.
by Irwin Shaw 1970
4.19
39k+ ratings
Till We Have Faces
by C.S. Lewis • 1956
An ugly princess demands justice from the gods who took her beautiful sister Psyche.
4.20
82k+
Till We Have Faces Summary
Till We Have Faces 87%
An ugly princess demands justice from the gods who took her beautiful sister Psyche.
by C.S. Lewis 1956
4.20
82k+ ratings
The Alternatives
by Caoilinn Hughes • 2024
When their eldest sister disappears, three women search rural Ireland and their own fractured past.
3.35
4k+
The Alternatives Summary
The Alternatives 87%
When their eldest sister disappears, three women search rural Ireland and their own fractured past.
by Caoilinn Hughes 2024
3.35
4k+ ratings
Immortality
by Milan Kundera • 1990
A novelist sees a woman wave at a pool. He invents Agnes, who yearns to disappear.
4.14
43k+
Immortality Summary
Immortality 87%
A novelist sees a woman wave at a pool. He invents Agnes, who yearns to disappear.
by Milan Kundera 1990
4.14
43k+ ratings
The Ship of Ishtar
by A. Merritt • 1924
A broken veteran opens an ancient stone and tumbles onto a ship trapped between warring gods.
3.56
669
The Ship of Ishtar Summary
The Ship of Ishtar 87%
A broken veteran opens an ancient stone and tumbles onto a ship trapped between warring gods.
by A. Merritt 1924
3.56
669 ratings
Land
by Maggie O'Farrell
An Irish map-maker drinks from an unmapped well; his children scatter across continents.
4.26
25k+
Land Summary
Land 87%
An Irish map-maker drinks from an unmapped well; his children scatter across continents.
by Maggie O'Farrell 2026
4.26
25k+ ratings
Tropic of Cancer
by Henry Miller • 1934
A broke American drifts through Paris, turning hunger, sex, and failure into an ecstatic howl.
3.65
79k+
Tropic of Cancer Summary
Tropic of Cancer 89%
A broke American drifts through Paris, turning hunger, sex, and failure into an ecstatic howl.
by Henry Miller 1934
3.65
79k+ ratings
The Boy from the Sea
by Garrett Carr • 2025
A baby washes ashore, a fishing family takes him in, two brothers wrestle over who belongs.
3.79
8k+
The Boy from the Sea Summary
The Boy from the Sea 89%
A baby washes ashore, a fishing family takes him in, two brothers wrestle over who belongs.
by Garrett Carr 2025
3.79
8k+ ratings
Tortilla Flat
by John Steinbeck • 1935
An inherited house turns band of paisanos into a Round Table, but duty cracks their bond.
3.83
64k+
Tortilla Flat Summary
Tortilla Flat 87%
An inherited house turns band of paisanos into a Round Table, but duty cracks their bond.
by John Steinbeck 1935
3.83
64k+ ratings
Old God's Time
by Sebastian Barry • 2023
A retired detective's solitude is broken by a cold case that unearths his own buried sins.
3.80
19k+
Old God's Time Summary
Old God's Time 87%
A retired detective's solitude is broken by a cold case that unearths his own buried sins.
by Sebastian Barry 2023
3.80
19k+ ratings
Hanul Ancuței
by Mihail Sadoveanu • 1928
A shepherd's wife follows omens and rumors across rural Moldova to find her missing husband.
3.01
6k+
Hanul Ancuței Summary
Hanul Ancuței 87%
A shepherd's wife follows omens and rumors across rural Moldova to find her missing husband.
by Mihail Sadoveanu 1928
3.01
6k+ ratings
Multiple Choice
by Alejandro Zambra • 2014
A multiple-choice test on love, family, and Chile's dictatorship. No correct answers.
3.90
7k+
Multiple Choice Summary
Multiple Choice 87%
A multiple-choice test on love, family, and Chile's dictatorship. No correct answers.
by Alejandro Zambra 2014
3.90
7k+ ratings
The Man Who Was Thursday
by G.K. Chesterton • 1908
A poet-spy joins an anarchist council where the president has been expecting him.
3.82
47k+
The Man Who Was Thursday Summary
The Man Who Was Thursday 87%
A poet-spy joins an anarchist council where the president has been expecting him.
by G.K. Chesterton 1908
3.82
47k+ ratings
Anima Rising
by Christopher Moore • 2025
Frankenstein's bride washes up in Vienna with no memory and becomes Klimt's most dangerous muse.
4.05
6k+
Anima Rising Summary
Anima Rising 87%
Frankenstein's bride washes up in Vienna with no memory and becomes Klimt's most dangerous muse.
by Christopher Moore 2025
4.05
6k+ ratings
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan Kundera • 1984
A Czech surgeon's womanizing and his wife's jealousy meet the 1968 Soviet invasion.
4.10
552k+
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Summary
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 87%
A Czech surgeon's womanizing and his wife's jealousy meet the 1968 Soviet invasion.
by Milan Kundera 1984
4.10
552k+ ratings
The Edge of Lost
by Kristina McMorris • 2015
A stolen name, a stranger's letter: an Irish orphan crosses an ocean to find his father.
4.06
19k+
The Edge of Lost Summary
The Edge of Lost 87%
A stolen name, a stranger's letter: an Irish orphan crosses an ocean to find his father.
by Kristina McMorris 2015
4.06
19k+ ratings
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
by Roddy Doyle • 1993
A ten-year-old rules his Dublin street. But the war at home is one he cannot escape.
3.75
25k+
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Summary
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha 87%
A ten-year-old rules his Dublin street. But the war at home is one he cannot escape.
by Roddy Doyle 1993
3.75
25k+ ratings
Hopscotch
by Julio Cortázar • 1963
An Argentine in Paris obsesses over a woman whose intuition escapes his restless, overthinking mind.
4.20
50k+
Hopscotch Summary
Hopscotch 87%
An Argentine in Paris obsesses over a woman whose intuition escapes his restless, overthinking mind.
by Julio Cortázar 1963
4.20
50k+ ratings
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
by John Fante • 1938
Starving in a Colorado shack, an Italian bricklayer abandons his family for a widow's bed.
4.10
15k+
Wait Until Spring, Bandini Summary
Wait Until Spring, Bandini 87%
Starving in a Colorado shack, an Italian bricklayer abandons his family for a widow's bed.
by John Fante 1938
4.10
15k+ ratings
Vidas imaginarias
by Marcel Schwob • 1896
Twenty-two brief lives at the edge of myth, where philosophers vanish and arsonists become immortal.
3.98
1k+
Vidas imaginarias Summary
Vidas imaginarias 87%
Twenty-two brief lives at the edge of myth, where philosophers vanish and arsonists become immortal.
by Marcel Schwob 1896
3.98
1k+ ratings
Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey • 1964
A logging clan's defiant creed pits them against their town, their blood, and the river itself.
4.26
24k+
Sometimes a Great Notion Summary
Sometimes a Great Notion 87%
A logging clan's defiant creed pits them against their town, their blood, and the river itself.
by Ken Kesey 1964
4.26
24k+ ratings
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