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There Is No Antimemetics Division
by qntm
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
4.10
29k+
There Is No Antimemetics Division Summary
There Is No Antimemetics Division 87%
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
by qntm 2020
4.10
29k+ ratings
The Lottery and Other Stories
by Shirley Jackson • 1949
An annual lottery where winning means death opens a collection where menace wears an ordinary face.
4.02
83k+
The Lottery and Other Stories Summary
The Lottery and Other Stories 89%
An annual lottery where winning means death opens a collection where menace wears an ordinary face.
by Shirley Jackson 1949
4.02
83k+ ratings
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1877
Suicide, a weeping child, then a dream: a despairing man enters a pristine, sinless world.
4.03
43k+
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man Summary
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man 89%
Suicide, a weeping child, then a dream: a despairing man enters a pristine, sinless world.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1877
4.03
43k+ ratings
Blindness
by José Saramago • 1995
An epidemic of blindness sweeps a city, but inside the quarantine, one woman still sees.
4.18
344k+
Blindness Summary
Blindness 87%
An epidemic of blindness sweeps a city, but inside the quarantine, one woman still sees.
by José Saramago 1995
4.18
344k+ ratings
The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin • 1974
A physicist leaves an anarchist moon for a capitalist planet where his theories become a weapon.
4.26
154k+
The Dispossessed Summary
The Dispossessed 87%
A physicist leaves an anarchist moon for a capitalist planet where his theories become a weapon.
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1974
4.26
154k+ ratings
Greatest Hits
by Harlan Ellison • 2024
A vengeful AI tortures its prisoners. A rebel defies the clock. A mercy that destroys.
4.07
2k+
Greatest Hits Summary
Greatest Hits 87%
A vengeful AI tortures its prisoners. A rebel defies the clock. A mercy that destroys.
by Harlan Ellison 2024
4.07
2k+ ratings
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4
by Philip K. Dick • 1987
The founder of a system jailing people for future crimes is predicted to murder a stranger.
4.11
15k+
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4 Summary
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4 87%
The founder of a system jailing people for future crimes is predicted to murder a stranger.
by Philip K. Dick 1987
4.11
15k+ ratings
Day of the Oprichnik
by Vladimir Sorokin • 2006
A Tsar's enforcer in a walled Russia: one day of fire, prayer, and sanctioned killing.
3.74
10k+
Day of the Oprichnik Summary
Day of the Oprichnik 87%
A Tsar's enforcer in a walled Russia: one day of fire, prayer, and sanctioned killing.
by Vladimir Sorokin 2006
3.74
10k+ ratings
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison • 1967
An all-powerful AI has wiped out humanity, sparing five survivors only to torment them forever.
3.89
57k+
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream 87%
An all-powerful AI has wiped out humanity, sparing five survivors only to torment them forever.
by Harlan Ellison 1967
3.89
57k+ ratings
Ellison Wonderland
by Harlan Ellison • 1962
A murder kit, a centaur wish, and a robot's return: stories that warp reality.
3.99
1k+
Ellison Wonderland Summary
Ellison Wonderland 87%
A murder kit, a centaur wish, and a robot's return: stories that warp reality.
by Harlan Ellison 1962
3.99
1k+ ratings
The Lathe of Heaven
by Ursula K. Le Guin • 1971
When dreams reshape reality, a psychiatrist exploits his patient's gift to build utopia at any cost.
4.13
90k+
The Lathe of Heaven Summary
The Lathe of Heaven 87%
When dreams reshape reality, a psychiatrist exploits his patient's gift to build utopia at any cost.
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1971
4.13
90k+ ratings
Young Goodman Brown
by Nathaniel Hawthorne • 1835
A Salem husband enters the night woods and finds his wife and neighbors at a witches' sabbath.
3.64
17k+
Young Goodman Brown Summary
Young Goodman Brown 88%
A Salem husband enters the night woods and finds his wife and neighbors at a witches' sabbath.
by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1835
3.64
17k+ ratings
The Giver
by Lois Lowry • 1993
In a world without pain, a boy is chosen to remember what his community has erased.
4.12
2.8M+
The Giver Summary
The Giver 88%
In a world without pain, a boy is chosen to remember what his community has erased.
by Lois Lowry 1993
4.12
2.8M+ ratings
I Who Have Never Known Men
by Jacqueline Harpman
Forty women escape their underground cage onto an empty earth where no explanation awaits.
4.08
524k+
I Who Have Never Known Men Summary
I Who Have Never Known Men 86%
Forty women escape their underground cage onto an empty earth where no explanation awaits.
by Jacqueline Harpman 1995
4.08
524k+ ratings
Consider Phlebas
by Iain M. Banks • 1987
To save a crumbling empire, a shapeshifter must steal a runaway supermind from a dead world.
3.85
102k+
Consider Phlebas Summary
Consider Phlebas 87%
To save a crumbling empire, a shapeshifter must steal a runaway supermind from a dead world.
by Iain M. Banks 1987
3.85
102k+ ratings
Different Seasons
by Stephen King • 1982
How do we survive the darkest seasons? Four novellas of hope, evil, friendship, and the uncanny.
4.36
223k+
Different Seasons Summary
Different Seasons 87%
How do we survive the darkest seasons? Four novellas of hope, evil, friendship, and the uncanny.
by Stephen King 1982
4.36
223k+ ratings
The Sheep Look Up
by John Brunner • 2003
America is dying of its own poison, and the people who warned us are being hunted.
3.91
6k+
The Sheep Look Up Summary
The Sheep Look Up 87%
America is dying of its own poison, and the people who warned us are being hunted.
by John Brunner 2003
3.91
6k+ ratings
Island
by Aldous Huxley • 1962
A journalist washes onto a forbidden island to exploit its utopia, and finds himself remade instead.
3.85
37k+
Island Summary
Island 87%
A journalist washes onto a forbidden island to exploit its utopia, and finds himself remade instead.
by Aldous Huxley 1962
3.85
37k+ ratings
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding • 1954
On a deserted island, schoolboys vote for order but hunger for a kill.
3.70
3.2M+
Lord of the Flies Summary
Lord of the Flies 86%
On a deserted island, schoolboys vote for order but hunger for a kill.
by William Golding 1954
3.70
3.2M+ ratings
The Inverted World
by Christopher Priest • 1974
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
3.95
11k+
The Inverted World Summary
The Inverted World 86%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ ratings
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams
by Sylvia Plath • 1977
A psychiatric clinic secretary secretly collects patient dreams for a private archive of fear.
3.91
7k+
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams Summary
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams 86%
A psychiatric clinic secretary secretly collects patient dreams for a private archive of fear.
by Sylvia Plath 1977
3.91
7k+ ratings
Inspection
by Josh Malerman • 2019
Raised in isolation, twenty-four boys have never heard the word girl. Then one appears.
3.48
9k+
Inspection Summary
Inspection 86%
Raised in isolation, twenty-four boys have never heard the word girl. Then one appears.
by Josh Malerman 2019
3.48
9k+ ratings
The Metamorphosis
by Franz Kafka
A salesman wakes as an insect, and his family's care hardens into a quiet death sentence.
3.91
1.5M+
The Metamorphosis Summary
The Metamorphosis 86%
A salesman wakes as an insect, and his family's care hardens into a quiet death sentence.
by Franz Kafka 1915
3.91
1.5M+ ratings
The Shadow of the Torturer
by Gene Wolfe • 1980
An apprentice torturer's act of mercy exiles him into a dying world haunted by miracles.
3.84
36k+
The Shadow of the Torturer Summary
The Shadow of the Torturer 88%
An apprentice torturer's act of mercy exiles him into a dying world haunted by miracles.
by Gene Wolfe 1980
3.84
36k+ ratings
The Beast You Are
by Paul Tremblay • 2023
An animal village sacrifices a child each generation. Two survivors plot to stop the beast.
3.33
3k+
The Beast You Are Summary
The Beast You Are 87%
An animal village sacrifices a child each generation. Two survivors plot to stop the beast.
by Paul Tremblay 2023
3.33
3k+ ratings
Satantango
by László Krasznahorkai • 1985
A crumbling Hungarian farm, endless rain, a dead con man the villagers need to believe.
4.06
17k+
Satantango Summary
Satantango 86%
A crumbling Hungarian farm, endless rain, a dead con man the villagers need to believe.
by László Krasznahorkai 1985
4.06
17k+ ratings
Darkness at Noon
by Arthur Koestler • 1940
Arrested by his own Party, an old revolutionary faces a choice: confession or death.
4.12
34k+
Darkness at Noon Summary
Darkness at Noon 86%
Arrested by his own Party, an old revolutionary faces a choice: confession or death.
by Arthur Koestler 1940
4.12
34k+ ratings
The Long Walk
by Richard Bachman • 1979
Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty walks with ninety-nine others. Slow down, and soldiers shoot.
4.00
289k+
The Long Walk Summary
The Long Walk 86%
Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty walks with ninety-nine others. Slow down, and soldiers shoot.
by Richard Bachman 1979
4.00
289k+ ratings
Facial Justice
by L.P. Hartley • 1960
Postwar England mandates identical faces to stamp out envy. One woman refuses to give hers up.
3.40
355
Facial Justice Summary
Facial Justice 86%
Postwar England mandates identical faces to stamp out envy. One woman refuses to give hers up.
by L.P. Hartley 1960
3.40
355 ratings
The Palace of Dreams
by Ismail Kadare • 1981
An empire scours its subjects' dreams for sedition. A young clerk's first case threatens his family.
3.94
7k+
The Palace of Dreams Summary
The Palace of Dreams 86%
An empire scours its subjects' dreams for sedition. A young clerk's first case threatens his family.
by Ismail Kadare 1981
3.94
7k+ ratings
Lord of the World
by Robert Hugh Benson • 1907
A world united in peace worships a new messiah; a Catholic priest sees the Antichrist.
4.09
4k+
Lord of the World Summary
Lord of the World 86%
A world united in peace worships a new messiah; a Catholic priest sees the Antichrist.
by Robert Hugh Benson 1907
4.09
4k+ ratings
These Memories Do Not Belong to Us
by Yiming Ma • 2025
A son inherits his mother's forbidden memories in an empire where remembering is a crime.
3.43
4k+
These Memories Do Not Belong to Us Summary
These Memories Do Not Belong to Us 86%
A son inherits his mother's forbidden memories in an empire where remembering is a crime.
by Yiming Ma 2025
3.43
4k+ ratings
Monsignor Quixote
by Graham Greene • 1940
Mexico's last priest is a drunk with a child, on the run and still saying Mass.
3.98
45k+
Monsignor Quixote Summary
Monsignor Quixote 86%
Mexico's last priest is a drunk with a child, on the run and still saying Mass.
by Graham Greene 1940
3.98
45k+ ratings
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson • 1962
After arsenic killed their family, two sisters guard their decaying mansion with spells and silence.
3.91
303k+
We Have Always Lived in the Castle Summary
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 86%
After arsenic killed their family, two sisters guard their decaying mansion with spells and silence.
by Shirley Jackson 1962
3.91
303k+ ratings
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