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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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Love Medicine Summary
Love Medicine
by Louise Erdrich 1984 367 pages
4.01
27.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Native American
Short Stories
Life Ceremony Summary
Life Ceremony
by Sayaka Murata 2019 256 pages
3.75
24.1K ratings
Short Stories
Horror
Japan
Stag Dance Summary
Stag Dance
by Torrey Peters 2025 288 pages
4.01
3.4K ratings
Short Stories
Queer
LGBT
Notes on Infinity Summary
Notes on Infinity
by Austin Taylor 2025 400 pages
3.70
1.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Romance
Contemporary
We Love You, Bunny Summary
We Love You, Bunny
by Mona Awad 2025 496 pages
3.89
1.3K ratings
Horror
Dark Academia
Fantasy
Case Study Summary
Case Study
by Graeme Macrae Burnet 2021 278 pages
3.58
10.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Psychology
Pineapple Street Summary
Pineapple Street
by Jenny Jackson 2023 304 pages
3.55
199.0K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Young Mungo Summary
Young Mungo
by Douglas Stuart 2022 390 pages
4.38
77.1K ratings
LGBT
Queer
Romance
An American Marriage Summary
An American Marriage
by Tayari Jones 2018 308 pages
3.94
376.9K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Enter Ghost Summary
Enter Ghost
by Isabella Hammad 2023 336 pages
4.11
9.1K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Historical Fiction
Park Avenue Summary
Park Avenue
by Renée Ahdieh 2025 320 pages
3.78
1.4K ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Thriller
The Names Summary
The Names
by Don DeLillo 1982 339 pages
3.64
4.8K ratings
Novels
American
Greece
Three Days in June Summary
Three Days in June
by Anne Tyler 2025 165 pages
3.72
39.4K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Lincoln in the Bardo Summary
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders 2017 368 pages
3.75
167.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Fantasy
Nostalgia Summary
Nostalgia
by Mircea Cărtărescu 1989 361 pages
4.22
4.6K ratings
Romania
Short Stories
Romanian Literature
The Dutch House Summary
The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett 2019 337 pages
4.10
513.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Transit of Venus Summary
The Transit of Venus
by Shirley Hazzard 1980 337 pages
4.00
4.8K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Australia
The School for Good Mothers Summary
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan 2022 336 pages
3.53
119.3K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Book Club
Sandwich Summary
Sandwich
by Catherine Newman 2024 240 pages
3.61
117.9K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Summer
Three Daughters of Eve Summary
Three Daughters of Eve
by Elif Shafak 2016 384 pages
3.82
31.1K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
Gilead Summary
Gilead
by Marilynne Robinson 2004 247 pages
3.85
119.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Tortilla Curtain Summary
The Tortilla Curtain
by T. Coraghessan Boyle 1995 355 pages
3.66
33.8K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
School
Great Circle Summary
Great Circle
by Maggie Shipstead 2021 608 pages
4.10
76.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Bell Summary
The Bell
by Iris Murdoch 1958 296 pages
3.92
9.8K ratings
Classics
Novels
British Literature
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 Summary
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
by Cho Nam-Joo 2016 163 pages
4.17
175.1K ratings
Feminism
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The World According to Garp Summary
The World According to Garp
by John Irving 1978 610 pages
4.11
234.8K ratings
Classics
Literature
Contemporary
Conversations with Friends Summary
Conversations with Friends
by Sally Rooney 2017 304 pages
3.74
560.4K ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Literary Fiction
The Girls Summary
The Girls
by Emma Cline 2016 355 pages
3.51
233.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Rules of Civility Summary
Rules of Civility
by Amor Towles 2011 335 pages
4.09
258.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
And the Mountains Echoed Summary
And the Mountains Echoed
by Khaled Hosseini 2012 404 pages
4.08
392.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Lincoln Highway Summary
The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles 2021 576 pages
4.22
293.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Interestings Summary
The Interestings
by Meg Wolitzer 2013 468 pages
3.60
121.6K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Evenings and Weekends Summary
Evenings and Weekends
by Oisín McKenna 2024 352 pages
3.79
35.9K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
LGBT
Acts of Desperation Summary
Acts of Desperation
by Megan Nolan 2021 288 pages
3.72
36.0K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Romance
Twice Summary
Twice
by Mitch Albom 2025 320 pages
4.53
314 ratings
Romance
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Despair Summary
Despair
by Vladimir Nabokov 1934 212 pages
3.91
11.1K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Tortilla Flat Summary
Tortilla Flat
by John Steinbeck 1935 256 pages
3.83
60.2K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
After Annie Summary
After Annie
by Anna Quindlen 2024 283 pages
3.99
33.3K ratings
Family
Contemporary
Grief
Nocturnes Summary
Nocturnes
Five Stories of Music and Nightfall
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2009 221 pages
3.51
31.1K ratings
Short Stories
Music
Contemporary
The Patron Saint of Liars Summary
The Patron Saint of Liars
by Ann Patchett 1992 352 pages
3.90
63.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Unaccustomed Earth Summary
Unaccustomed Earth
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2008 352 pages
4.13
95.2K ratings
Short Stories
India
Book Club
Penitence Summary
Penitence
by Kristin Koval 2025 320 pages
3.71
12.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Satisfaction Café Summary
The Satisfaction Café
by Kathy Wang 2025 352 pages
3.71
1.2K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Adult
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English Summary
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
by Noor Naga 2022 186 pages
3.93
10.7K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Romance
Writers & Lovers Summary
Writers & Lovers
by Lily King 2020 320 pages
4.00
157.7K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Trespasses Summary
Trespasses
by Louise Kennedy 2022 292 pages
3.97
45.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Irish Literature
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages
3.89
273.3K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Magical Realism
The Flamethrowers Summary
The Flamethrowers
by Rachel Kushner 2013 383 pages
3.50
23.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
All the Pretty Horses Summary
All the Pretty Horses
by Cormac McCarthy 1992 302 pages
4.05
137.7K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Classics
Fates and Furies Summary
Fates and Furies
by Lauren Groff 2015 390 pages
3.59
144.8K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
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