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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.

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The Girls Who Grew Big
by Leila Mottley • 2025
3.99
26k+
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Coming Of Age
The Girls Who Grew Big Summary
The Girls Who Grew Big
by Leila Mottley 2025 352 pages
3.99
26k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Coming Of Age
My Dark Vanessa
by Kate Elizabeth Russell • 2020
4.10
400k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Thriller
My Dark Vanessa Summary
My Dark Vanessa
by Kate Elizabeth Russell 2020 373 pages
4.10
400k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Thriller
Britt-Marie Was Here
by Fredrik Backman • 2014
4.09
200k+
Contemporary
Book Club
Humor
Britt-Marie Was Here Summary
Britt-Marie Was Here
by Fredrik Backman 2014 324 pages
4.09
200k+ ratings
Contemporary
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Humor
The Story of a New Name
by Elena Ferrante • 2012
4.47
200k+
Historical Fiction
Italy
Italian Literature
The Story of a New Name Summary
The Story of a New Name
by Elena Ferrante 2012 471 pages
4.47
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Italian Literature
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
by Coco Mellors • 2022
3.68
200k+
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Cleopatra and Frankenstein Summary
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
by Coco Mellors 2022 368 pages
3.68
200k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Prodigal Summer
by Barbara Kingsolver • 2000
4.05
100k+
Book Club
Nature
Literary Fiction
Prodigal Summer Summary
Prodigal Summer
by Barbara Kingsolver 2000 444 pages
4.05
100k+ ratings
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Nature
Literary Fiction
Água Viva
by Clarice Lispector • 2012
4.25
26k+
Poetry
Classics
Philosophy
Água Viva Summary
Água Viva
by Clarice Lispector 2012 88 pages
4.25
26k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Philosophy
Interpreter of Maladies
by Jhumpa Lahiri • 1999
4.18
200k+
Short Stories
India
Book Club
Interpreter of Maladies Summary
Interpreter of Maladies
by Jhumpa Lahiri 1999 198 pages
4.18
200k+ ratings
Short Stories
India
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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
by Olga Tokarczuk • 2019
3.93
100k+
Mystery
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead Summary
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
by Olga Tokarczuk 2019 274 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Mystery
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Literary Fiction
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver • 1998
4.11
700k+
Historical Fiction
Africa
Book Club
The Poisonwood Bible Summary
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver 1998 546 pages
4.11
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
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A Woman Is No Man
by Etaf Rum • 2019
4.25
100k+
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
A Woman Is No Man Summary
A Woman Is No Man
by Etaf Rum 2019 339 pages
4.25
100k+ ratings
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Historical Fiction
Contemporary
The Maniac
by Benjamín Labatut • 2023
4.33
27k+
Historical Fiction
Philosophy
Literary Fiction
The Maniac Summary
The Maniac
by Benjamín Labatut 2023 368 pages
4.33
27k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Philosophy
Literary Fiction
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood • 2000
3.96
100k+
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
The Blind Assassin Summary
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood 2000 641 pages
3.96
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen • 2001
3.85
100k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
The Corrections Summary
The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen 2001 653 pages
3.85
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
A Family Matter
by Claire Lynch • 2025
3.75
33k+
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Literary Fiction
A Family Matter Summary
A Family Matter
by Claire Lynch 2025 240 pages
3.75
33k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Literary Fiction
Violeta
by Isabel Allende • 2022
4.03
100k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Violeta Summary
Violeta
by Isabel Allende 2022 322 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Marriage Portrait
by Maggie O'Farrell • 2022
4.01
200k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Marriage Portrait Summary
The Marriage Portrait
by Maggie O'Farrell 2022 355 pages
4.01
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
So Long, See You Tomorrow
by William Maxwell • 1980
3.85
17k+
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literary Fiction
So Long, See You Tomorrow Summary
So Long, See You Tomorrow
by William Maxwell 1980 135 pages
3.85
17k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literary Fiction
Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf • 1925
3.77
300k+
Classics
Literature
Feminism
Mrs. Dalloway Summary
Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf 1925 194 pages
3.77
300k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Feminism
Good Material
by Dolly Alderton • 2023
3.81
200k+
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
Good Material Summary
Good Material
by Dolly Alderton 2023 345 pages
3.81
200k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
Crossing to Safety
by Wallace Stegner • 1987
4.16
51k+
Book Club
Classics
Literary Fiction
Crossing to Safety Summary
Crossing to Safety
by Wallace Stegner 1987 335 pages
4.16
51k+ ratings
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Classics
Literary Fiction
Long Island Compromise
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner • 2024
3.74
50k+
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Long Island Compromise Summary
Long Island Compromise
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner 2024 464 pages
3.74
50k+ ratings
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Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Rejection
by Tony Tulathimutte • 2024
3.74
45k+
Short Stories
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Rejection Summary
Rejection
by Tony Tulathimutte 2024 272 pages
3.74
45k+ ratings
Short Stories
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
by Mohsin Hamid • 2013
3.82
23k+
Asia
Book Club
Contemporary
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia Summary
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
by Mohsin Hamid 2013 230 pages
3.82
23k+ ratings
Asia
Book Club
Contemporary
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
by Hwang Bo-Reum • 2022
3.89
88k+
Contemporary
Books About Books
Cozy
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop Summary
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
by Hwang Bo-Reum 2022 307 pages
3.89
88k+ ratings
Contemporary
Books About Books
Cozy
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward • 2017
4.00
100k+
Book Club
Magical Realism
Contemporary
Sing, Unburied, Sing Summary
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward 2017 285 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
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Magical Realism
Contemporary
Grown Women
by Sarai Johnson • 2024
4.29
4k+
Historical Fiction
Family
Book Club
Grown Women Summary
Grown Women
by Sarai Johnson 2024 400 pages
4.29
4k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Family
Book Club
Underworld
by Don DeLillo • 1997
3.95
34k+
Novels
Literature
Literary Fiction
Underworld Summary
Underworld
by Don DeLillo 1997 827 pages
3.95
34k+ ratings
Novels
Literature
Literary Fiction
Everything is Illuminated
by Jonathan Safran Foer • 2002
3.89
100k+
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
Everything is Illuminated Summary
Everything is Illuminated
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2002 276 pages
3.89
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
Doctor Faustus
by Thomas Mann • 1999
4.08
14k+
Classics
German Literature
Literature
Doctor Faustus Summary
Doctor Faustus
by Thomas Mann 1999 535 pages
4.08
14k+ ratings
Classics
German Literature
Literature
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz • 2007
3.89
200k+
Book Club
Contemporary
Magical Realism
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
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Contemporary
Magical Realism
You Are Here
by David Nicholls • 2024
3.98
99k+
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
You Are Here Summary
You Are Here
by David Nicholls 2024 368 pages
3.98
99k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri • 2003
4.02
200k+
India
Book Club
Contemporary
The Namesake Summary
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2003 304 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
India
Book Club
Contemporary
Of Human Bondage
by W. Somerset Maugham • 1915
4.16
62k+
Classics
Literature
Novels
Of Human Bondage Summary
Of Human Bondage
by W. Somerset Maugham 1915 684 pages
4.16
62k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Rachel Incident
by Caroline O'Donoghue • 2023
4.06
100k+
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Rachel Incident Summary
The Rachel Incident
by Caroline O'Donoghue 2023 304 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Disgrace
by J.M. Coetzee • 1999
3.86
100k+
Africa
South Africa
Classics
Disgrace Summary
Disgrace
by J.M. Coetzee 1999 220 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Africa
South Africa
Classics
Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett • 2001
3.94
300k+
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Bel Canto Summary
Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett 2001 318 pages
3.94
300k+ ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Outline
by Rachel Cusk • 2014
3.67
71k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
Outline Summary
Outline
by Rachel Cusk 2014 249 pages
3.67
71k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
Evenings and Weekends
by Oisín McKenna • 2024
3.75
60k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
LGBT
Evenings and Weekends Summary
Evenings and Weekends
by Oisín McKenna 2024 352 pages
3.75
60k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
LGBT
If Cats Disappeared from the World
by Genki Kawamura • 2018
3.79
100k+
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
If Cats Disappeared from the World Summary
If Cats Disappeared from the World
by Genki Kawamura 2018 202 pages
3.79
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders • 2017
3.75
100k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Fantasy
Lincoln in the Bardo Summary
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders 2017 368 pages
3.75
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Fantasy
Home of the American Circus
by Allison Larkin • 2025
4.06
15k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Home of the American Circus Summary
Home of the American Circus
by Allison Larkin 2025 426 pages
4.06
15k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Freedom
by Jonathan Franzen • 2010
3.80
100k+
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Freedom Summary
Freedom
by Jonathan Franzen 2010 562 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
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Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Original Daughter
by Jemimah Wei • 2025
3.65
6k+
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Original Daughter Summary
The Original Daughter
by Jemimah Wei 2025 368 pages
3.65
6k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri • 2003
4.02
200k+
India
Book Club
Contemporary
The Namesake Summary
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2003 304 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
India
Book Club
Contemporary
The Idiot
by Elif Batuman • 2017
3.64
100k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Elif Batuman 2017 423 pages
3.64
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer • 2005
3.97
400k+
Contemporary
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Summary
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2005 326 pages
3.97
400k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver • 2022
4.46
800k+
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Demon Copperhead Summary
Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver 2022 560 pages
4.46
800k+ ratings
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Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy • 1997
3.96
300k+
India
Historical Fiction
Classics
The God of Small Things Summary
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy 1997 321 pages
3.96
300k+ ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Classics
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
by Yukio Mishima • 1963
3.83
53k+
Japan
Classics
Japanese Literature
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea Summary
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
by Yukio Mishima 1963 181 pages
3.83
53k+ ratings
Japan
Classics
Japanese Literature
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