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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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Possession Summary
Possession
by A.S. Byatt 1990 555 pages
3.90
83.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Classics
Demon Copperhead Summary
Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver 2022 560 pages
4.48
661.8K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Real Americans Summary
Real Americans
by Rachel Khong 2024 399 pages
3.97
72.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Come and Get It Summary
Come and Get It
by Kiley Reid 2024 400 pages
3.34
39.5K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Less Than Zero Summary
Less Than Zero
by Bret Easton Ellis 1985 208 pages
3.60
93.8K ratings
Contemporary
Novels
Classics
Let Us Descend Summary
Let Us Descend
by Jesmyn Ward 2023 305 pages
3.69
36.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Historical
On Such a Full Sea Summary
On Such a Full Sea
by Chang-rae Lee 2014 407 pages
3.49
11.7K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
The Knockout Queen Summary
The Knockout Queen
by Rufi Thorpe 2020 277 pages
3.73
14.1K ratings
Contemporary
LGBT
Young Adult
Sweet Bean Paste Summary
Sweet Bean Paste
by Durian Sukegawa 2013 224 pages
4.06
67.0K ratings
Japan
Contemporary
Japanese Literature
Wellness Summary
Wellness
by Nathan Hill 2023 611 pages
3.99
74.1K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
All-Night Pharmacy Summary
All-Night Pharmacy
by Ruth Madievsky 2023 304 pages
3.51
7.1K ratings
Contemporary
LGBT
Queer
Speedboat Summary
Speedboat
by Renata Adler 1976 192 pages
3.76
7.1K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Novels
Dirty Diana Summary
Dirty Diana
by Jen Besser 2024 272 pages
3.59
5.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
A Gentleman in Moscow Summary
A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles 2016 462 pages
4.32
625.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Female Persuasion Summary
The Female Persuasion
by Meg Wolitzer 2018 454 pages
3.56
57.2K ratings
Feminism
Contemporary
Book Club
All the Birds, Singing Summary
All the Birds, Singing
by Evie Wyld 2013 240 pages
3.61
14.4K ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Australia
Amity Summary
Amity
by Nathan Harris 2025 320 pages
4.31
133 ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
Family of Origin Summary
Family of Origin
by C.J. Hauser 2019 287 pages
3.48
1.6K ratings
Novels
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Shimmering State Summary
The Shimmering State
by Meredith Westgate 2021 320 pages
3.44
1.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
The Gangster We Are All Looking For Summary
The Gangster We Are All Looking For
by LΓͺ Thi Diem ThΓΊy 2003 160 pages
3.68
3.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Asian American
School
The Irish Goodbye Summary
The Irish Goodbye
by Heather Aimee O'Neill 2025 288 pages
4.03
1.8K ratings
Family
Family Drama
Literary Fiction
The Spinning Heart Summary
The Spinning Heart
by Donal Ryan 2012 160 pages
3.94
10.6K ratings
Ireland
Irish Literature
Literary Fiction
Damnation Spring Summary
Damnation Spring
by Ash Davidson 2021 464 pages
3.90
13.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Flesh Summary
Flesh
by David Szalay 2025 368 pages
3.83
9.3K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
Big Chief Summary
Big Chief
by Jon Hickey 2025 320 pages
3.64
1.1K ratings
Indigenous
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Truth in Advertising Summary
Truth in Advertising
by John Kenney 2013 320 pages
3.70
3.2K ratings
Humor
Book Club
Contemporary
Canada Summary
Canada
by Richard Ford 2012 420 pages
3.52
27.7K ratings
Book Club
Canada
Literary Fiction
Wolf Hall Summary
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel 2009 653 pages
3.91
224.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Dogs of Babel Summary
The Dogs of Babel
by Carolyn Parkhurst 2003 278 pages
3.58
19.3K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Animals
The Smell of Apples Summary
The Smell of Apples
by Mark Behr 1993 200 pages
3.55
1.3K ratings
South Africa
Africa
Historical Fiction
Red Mountain Summary
Red Mountain
by Boo Walker 2016 360 pages
4.04
17.8K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Milk Fed Summary
Milk Fed
by Melissa Broder 2021 304 pages
3.56
75.2K ratings
Contemporary
Queer
LGBT
A Guardian and a Thief Summary
A Guardian and a Thief
by Megha Majumdar 2025 224 pages
3.99
2.4K ratings
India
Literary Fiction
Dystopia
What We Can Know Summary
What We Can Know
by Ian McEwan 2025 303 pages
3.96
6.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Literary Fiction
Illumination Night Summary
Illumination Night
by Alice Hoffman 1987 200 pages
3.75
9.1K ratings
Magical Realism
Contemporary
Fantasy
Letters from the Dead Summary
Letters from the Dead
by Isabella Valeri 2025 480 pages
3.34
196 ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Filthy Animals Summary
Filthy Animals
by Brandon Taylor 2021 288 pages
3.64
9.6K ratings
Short Stories
LGBT
Queer
Certain Women Summary
Certain Women
by Madeleine L'Engle 1992 368 pages
3.74
1.7K ratings
Literary Fiction
Religion
Literature
All Aunt Hagar's Children Summary
All Aunt Hagar's Children
Stories
by Edward P. Jones 2006 399 pages
3.82
2.3K ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
African American
μ—„λ§ˆλ₯Ό 뢀탁해 Summary
μ—„λ§ˆλ₯Ό 뢀탁해
by Kyung-Sook Shin 2008 320 pages
3.91
46.7K ratings
Contemporary
Asia
Asian Literature
The Hour of the Star Summary
The Hour of the Star
by Clarice Lispector 1977 96 pages
4.11
50.2K ratings
Classics
Brazil
Literary Fiction
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls Summary
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
by Anissa Gray 2019 294 pages
3.63
21.0K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
That Mad Ache Summary
That Mad Ache
by Françoise Sagan 1965 311 pages
3.98
1.5K ratings
France
Classics
French Literature
Show Don't Tell Summary
Show Don't Tell
by Curtis Sittenfeld 2025 320 pages
3.90
11.5K ratings
Short Stories
Literary Fiction
Adult Fiction
Pages for You Summary
Pages for You
by Sylvia Brownrigg 2001 274 pages
3.91
9.2K ratings
LGBT
Romance
Queer
The Coin Summary
The Coin
by Yasmin Zaher 2024 240 pages
3.47
8.2K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Queer
The Elements Summary
The Elements
by John Boyne 2025 496 pages
4.53
3.2K ratings
Literary Fiction
Ireland
Thriller
Mother of Pearl Summary
Mother of Pearl
by Melinda Haynes 1999 465 pages
3.70
20.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Southern
Book Club
Revolutionary Road Summary
Revolutionary Road
by Richard Yates 2001 355 pages
3.93
92.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Little Blue Encyclopedia Summary
Little Blue Encyclopedia
by Hazel Jane Plante 2019 200 pages
4.26
1.4K ratings
Queer
LGBT
Transgender
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