Lists Trending New
Start free trial

Literary Fiction

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

Homeseeking Summary
Homeseeking
by Karissa Chen 2025 512 pages
4.21
20.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Should We Stay or Should We Go Summary
Should We Stay or Should We Go
by Lionel Shriver 2021 288 pages
3.65
6.6K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Death
Before I Forget Summary
Before I Forget
by Tory Henwood Hoen 2025 288 pages
4.34
734 ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Family
Fundamentally Summary
Fundamentally
by Nussaibah Younis 2025 352 pages
3.78
9.2K ratings
Contemporary
LGBT
Literary Fiction
Where I End Summary
Where I End
by Sophie White 2024 241 pages
3.83
4.8K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Thriller
In Memoriam Summary
In Memoriam
by Alice Winn 2023 382 pages
4.5
73.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Historical
Rabbit Moon Summary
Rabbit Moon
by Jennifer Haigh 2025 288 pages
3.77
5.0K ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Entre les murs Summary
Entre les murs
by François Bégaudeau 2007 290 pages
3.06
1.1K ratings
France
French Literature
Contemporary
The Trouble Up North Summary
The Trouble Up North
by Travis Mulhauser 2025 288 pages
3.65
429 ratings
Mystery
Suspense
Literary Fiction
The Merge Summary
The Merge
by Grace Walker 2025 320 pages
3.85
1.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Adult
The Opposing Shore Summary
The Opposing Shore
by Julien Gracq 1993 292 pages
4.02
1.5K ratings
France
Literature
French Literature
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
Dream State Summary
Dream State
by Eric Puchner 2025 448 pages
3.59
21.2K ratings
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Vera, or Faith Summary
Vera, or Faith
by Gary Shteyngart 2025 256 pages
3.89
5.6K ratings
Literary Fiction
Humor
Family
The Persians Summary
The Persians
by Sanam Mahloudji 2025 384 pages
3.4
3.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Iran
The Beginner's Goodbye Summary
The Beginner's Goodbye
by Anne Tyler 2012 198 pages
3.63
20.5K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
At Certain Points We Touch Summary
At Certain Points We Touch
by Lauren John Joseph 2022 384 pages
3.63
1.0K ratings
Queer
LGBT
Contemporary
Sister Snake Summary
Sister Snake
by Amanda Lee Koe 2024 261 pages
3.76
4.3K ratings
Fantasy
LGBT
Queer
The Nix Summary
The Nix
by Nathan Hill 2016 625 pages
4.08
84.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Latecomer Summary
The Latecomer
by Jean Hanff Korelitz 2022 439 pages
4.01
37.0K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Multiple Choice Summary
Multiple Choice
by Alejandro Zambra 2014 128 pages
3.90
6.6K ratings
Poetry
Short Stories
Contemporary
When the Cranes Fly South Summary
When the Cranes Fly South
by Lisa Ridzén 2025 320 pages
4.33
27.7K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
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
Loved and Missed Summary
Loved and Missed
by Susie Boyt 2021
4.28
5.5K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
Canticle Summary
Canticle
by Janet Rich Edwards 2025 368 pages
4.06
608 ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
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
Small Worlds Summary
Small Worlds
by Caleb Azumah Nelson 2023 260 pages
4.28
11.2K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Romance
Thirst Trap Summary
Thirst Trap
by Gráinne O'Hare 2025 288 pages
3.74
2.3K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Queer
When the Fireflies Dance Summary
When the Fireflies Dance
by Aisha Hassan 2025 368 pages
4.16
372 ratings
Historical Fiction
Ebooks
Roman
L.A. Women Summary
L.A. Women
by Ella Berman 2025 416 pages
3.5
1.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
Absalom, Absalom! Summary
Absalom, Absalom!
by William Faulkner 1990 316 pages
3.99
47.4K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
El ruletista Summary
El ruletista
by Mircea Cărtărescu 2012 64 pages
4.21
5.4K ratings
Short Stories
Drama
Romania
Favorite Daughter Summary
Favorite Daughter
by Morgan Dick 2025 344 pages
3.64
4.6K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Mental Health
No Longer at Ease Summary
No Longer at Ease
by Chinua Achebe 1994 196 pages
3.87
12.9K ratings
Africa
Classics
Historical Fiction
Flashlight Summary
Flashlight
by Susan Choi 2025 464 pages
3.93
11.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mystery
The Child in Time Summary
The Child in Time
by Ian McEwan 1999 263 pages
3.58
14.9K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
British Literature
Tilt Summary
Tilt
by Emma Pattee 2025 229 pages
3.57
26.7K ratings
Contemporary
Thriller
Literary Fiction
Booth Summary
Booth
by Karen Joy Fowler 2022 470 pages
3.83
15.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Civil War
Han cantado bingo Summary
Han cantado bingo
by Lana Corujo 2025 184 pages
4.48
8.1K ratings
Spanish Literature
Drama
Novels
We Begin at the End Summary
We Begin at the End
by Chris Whitaker 2020 384 pages
4.18
169.9K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Thriller
Lay Your Armor Down Summary
Lay Your Armor Down
by Michael Farris Smith 2025 272 pages
4.03
204 ratings
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
Novels
Auē Summary
Auē
by Becky Manawatu 2019 328 pages
4.48
7.3K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Seascraper Summary
Seascraper
by Benjamin Wood 2025 176 pages
4.08
6.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Historical
Rouge Summary
Rouge
by Mona Awad 2023 383 pages
3.54
49.3K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Gothic
Burial Rites Summary
Burial Rites
by Hannah Kent 2013 336 pages
4.04
123.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
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
Ultraluminous Summary
Ultraluminous
by Katherine Faw 2017 196 pages
3.57
894 ratings
Literary Fiction
Novels
Novella
The Summer We Ran Summary
The Summer We Ran
by Audrey Ingram 2025 336 pages
3.61
13.7K ratings
Romance
Summer
Summer Reads
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
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Summary
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
by Jessica Guerrieri 2025 304 pages
3.91
4.5K ratings
Contemporary
Addiction
Book Club
Home
Search
Swipe
Library
Get App
Create a free account to unlock:
Recommendations: Personalized for you
Requests: Request new book summaries
Bookmarks: Save your favorite books
History: Revisit books later
Ratings: Rate books & see your ratings
250,000+ readers
Try Full Access for 7 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
 —
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
 —
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
 —
📥 Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
 —
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 73,530 books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 4: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 7: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Feb 5,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8× More Books
2.8× more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
250,000+ readers
Trustpilot Rating
TrustPilot
4.6 Excellent
This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.
— Dave G
Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!
— Em
Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.
— Greg M
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year/yr
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 7-Day Free Trial
7 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel
Settings
General
Widget
Loading...
⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel