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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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Absalom, Absalom! Summary
Absalom, Absalom!
by William Faulkner 1990 316 pages
3.99
47.4K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Persians Summary
The Persians
by Sanam Mahloudji 2025 384 pages
3.4
3.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Iran
Rabbit Moon Summary
Rabbit Moon
by Jennifer Haigh 2025 288 pages
3.77
5.0K ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Lay Your Armor Down Summary
Lay Your Armor Down
by Michael Farris Smith 2025 272 pages
4.03
204 ratings
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
Novels
Entre les murs Summary
Entre les murs
by François Bégaudeau 2007 290 pages
3.06
1.1K ratings
France
French Literature
Contemporary
Homeseeking Summary
Homeseeking
by Karissa Chen 2025 512 pages
4.21
20.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Booth Summary
Booth
by Karen Joy Fowler 2022 470 pages
3.83
15.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Civil War
The Candy House Summary
The Candy House
by Jennifer Egan 2022 352 pages
3.64
67.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Sister Snake Summary
Sister Snake
by Amanda Lee Koe 2024 261 pages
3.76
4.3K ratings
Fantasy
LGBT
Queer
Lives of Girls and Women Summary
Lives of Girls and Women
by Alice Munro 2001 277 pages
3.94
15.8K ratings
Short Stories
Canada
Classics
The Latecomer Summary
The Latecomer
by Jean Hanff Korelitz 2022 439 pages
4.01
37.0K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things Summary
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
by Bryn Greenwood 2016 432 pages
3.98
203.1K ratings
Romance
Book Club
Contemporary
Thirst Trap Summary
Thirst Trap
by Gráinne O'Hare 2025 288 pages
3.74
2.3K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Queer
Still Life Summary
Still Life
by Sarah Winman 2021 464 pages
4.15
91.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Italy
L.A. Women Summary
L.A. Women
by Ella Berman 2025 416 pages
3.5
1.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
Cursed Daughters Summary
Cursed Daughters
by Oyinkan Braithwaite 2025 384 pages
4.08
2.4K ratings
Fantasy
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Vigil Harbor Summary
Vigil Harbor
by Julia Glass 2022 416 pages
3.67
1.8K ratings
Dystopia
Literary Fiction
Environment
Favorite Daughter Summary
Favorite Daughter
by Morgan Dick 2025 344 pages
3.64
4.6K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Mental Health
Loved and Missed Summary
Loved and Missed
by Susie Boyt 2021
4.28
5.5K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
Auē Summary
Auē
by Becky Manawatu 2019 328 pages
4.48
7.3K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Summary
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers 2021 816 pages
4.51
41.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Race
Ultraluminous Summary
Ultraluminous
by Katherine Faw 2017 196 pages
3.57
894 ratings
Literary Fiction
Novels
Novella
Mudflowers Summary
Mudflowers
by Aley Waterman 2023 232 pages
3.42
407 ratings
Queer
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Way We Live Now Summary
The Way We Live Now
by Anthony Trollope 1875 440 pages
4.09
14.0K ratings
Classics
Victorian
19th Century
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born Summary
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
by Ayi Kwei Armah 1989 183 pages
3.87
3.4K ratings
Africa
Ghana
African Literature
The Adolescent Summary
The Adolescent
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 2004 580 pages
3.93
10.7K ratings
Classics
Russian Literature
Russia
When We Cease to Understand the World Summary
When We Cease to Understand the World
by Benjamín Labatut 2022 193 pages
4.1
61.5K ratings
Science
History
Philosophy
गुनाहों का देवता Summary
गुनाहों का देवता
by Dharamvir Bharati 2009 257 pages
4.34
5.7K ratings
Classics
Indian Literature
Romance
By Night in Chile Summary
By Night in Chile
by Roberto Bolaño 2011 118 pages
3.9
17.2K ratings
Latin American
Literature
Novels
Burial Rites Summary
Burial Rites
by Hannah Kent 2013 336 pages
4.04
123.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
No Longer at Ease Summary
No Longer at Ease
by Chinua Achebe 1994 196 pages
3.87
12.9K ratings
Africa
Classics
Historical Fiction
Florenzer Summary
Florenzer
by Phil Melanson 2025 368 pages
3.94
607 ratings
Historical Fiction
Queer
LGBT
What Happened to the McCrays? Summary
What Happened to the McCrays?
by Tracey Lange 2025 352 pages
4.01
22.8K ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Literary Fiction
Days You Were Mine Summary
Days You Were Mine
by Clare Leslie Hall 2025 352 pages
4.02
3.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Every Day I Read Summary
Every Day I Read
53 Ways to Get Closer to Books
by Hwang Bo-Reum 2025 240 pages
4.17
397 ratings
Books About Books
Essays
Adult
Mona's Eyes Summary
Mona's Eyes
by Thomas Schlesser 2025 368 pages
3.7
6.0K ratings
Art
Historical Fiction
Roman
Montauk Summary
Montauk
by Max Frisch 2001 206 pages
3.82
2.6K ratings
German Literature
Classics
Novels
When the Fireflies Dance Summary
When the Fireflies Dance
by Aisha Hassan 2025 368 pages
4.16
372 ratings
Historical Fiction
Ebooks
Roman
Broken Glass Park Summary
Broken Glass Park
by Alina Bronsky 2010 221 pages
3.53
2.3K ratings
German Literature
Germany
Young Adult
The Heir Apparent Summary
The Heir Apparent
by Rebecca Armitage 2025 416 pages
4.03
618 ratings
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Book Club
Before I Forget Summary
Before I Forget
by Tory Henwood Hoen 2025 288 pages
4.34
734 ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
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