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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.

Literary Fiction Book Summaries

The Gospel Singer
by Harry Crews • 1968
4.22
2k+
Southern Gothic
Classics
Southern
The Gospel Singer Summary
The Gospel Singer
by Harry Crews 1968 300 pages
4.22
2k+ ratings
Southern Gothic
Classics
Southern
So Far Gone
by Jess Walter • 2025
3.92
27k+
Mystery
Thriller
Contemporary
So Far Gone Summary
So Far Gone
by Jess Walter 2025 257 pages
3.92
27k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Contemporary
Speedboat
by Renata Adler • 1976
3.75
7k+
Classics
Short Stories
Novels
Speedboat Summary
Speedboat
by Renata Adler 1976 192 pages
3.75
7k+ ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Novels
Eva Luna
by Isabel Allende • 1989
4.01
60k+
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Classics
Eva Luna Summary
Eva Luna
by Isabel Allende 1989 307 pages
4.01
60k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Classics
Come and Get It
by Kiley Reid • 2024
3.32
46k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Come and Get It Summary
Come and Get It
by Kiley Reid 2024 400 pages
3.32
46k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
The Bee Sting
by Paul Murray • 2023
3.88
100k+
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
The Bee Sting Summary
The Bee Sting
by Paul Murray 2023 645 pages
3.88
100k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
The Heartbeat Library
by Laura Imai Messina • 2022
4.03
4k+
Japan
Contemporary
Asian Literature
The Heartbeat Library Summary
The Heartbeat Library
by Laura Imai Messina 2022 400 pages
4.03
4k+ ratings
Japan
Contemporary
Asian Literature
The Promise
by Damon Galgut • 2021
3.84
50k+
Historical Fiction
Africa
South Africa
The Promise Summary
The Promise
by Damon Galgut 2021 293 pages
3.84
50k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
South Africa
A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles • 2016
4.32
600k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
A Gentleman in Moscow Summary
A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles 2016 495 pages
4.32
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Pig Tales
by Marie Darrieussecq • 1998
3.46
4k+
France
Fantasy
French Literature
Pig Tales Summary
Pig Tales
by Marie Darrieussecq 1998 151 pages
3.46
4k+ ratings
France
Fantasy
French Literature
Dirty Diana
by Jen Besser • 2024
3.55
7k+
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Dirty Diana Summary
Dirty Diana
by Jen Besser 2024 272 pages
3.55
7k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Cat’s Eye
by Margaret Atwood • 1988
3.95
73k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Canada
Cat’s Eye Summary
Cat’s Eye
by Margaret Atwood 1988 462 pages
3.95
73k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Canada
The Coin
by Yasmin Zaher • 2024
3.42
16k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
The Coin Summary
The Coin
by Yasmin Zaher 2024 240 pages
3.42
16k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Lapvona
by Ottessa Moshfegh • 2022
3.54
100k+
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Lapvona Summary
Lapvona
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2022 313 pages
3.54
100k+ ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Less Than Zero
by Bret Easton Ellis • 1985
3.61
100k+
Contemporary
Novels
Classics
Less Than Zero Summary
Less Than Zero
by Bret Easton Ellis 1985 208 pages
3.61
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Novels
Classics
The Dogs of Babel
by Carolyn Parkhurst • 2003
3.58
19k+
Mystery
Book Club
Animals
The Dogs of Babel Summary
The Dogs of Babel
by Carolyn Parkhurst 2003 278 pages
3.58
19k+ ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Animals
Sipsworth
by Simon Van Booy • 2024
4.10
27k+
Animals
Book Club
Contemporary
Sipsworth Summary
Sipsworth
by Simon Van Booy 2024 224 pages
4.10
27k+ ratings
Animals
Book Club
Contemporary
Real Americans
by Rachel Khong • 2024
3.94
97k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Real Americans Summary
Real Americans
by Rachel Khong 2024 15 pages
3.94
97k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
On Such a Full Sea
by Chang-rae Lee • 2014
3.49
11k+
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
On Such a Full Sea Summary
On Such a Full Sea
by Chang-rae Lee 2014 407 pages
3.49
11k+ ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel • 2009
3.91
200k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Wolf Hall Summary
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel 2009 653 pages
3.91
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Troubling Love
by Elena Ferrante • 1992
3.25
25k+
Italy
Italian Literature
Contemporary
Troubling Love Summary
Troubling Love
by Elena Ferrante 1992 144 pages
3.25
25k+ ratings
Italy
Italian Literature
Contemporary
All the Birds, Singing
by Evie Wyld • 2013
3.60
14k+
Mystery
Contemporary
Australia
All the Birds, Singing Summary
All the Birds, Singing
by Evie Wyld 2013 240 pages
3.60
14k+ ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Australia
Step Across This Line
by Salman Rushdie • 2002
Collected Nonfiction 1992-2002
3.93
1k+
Essays
India
Politics
Step Across This Line Summary
Step Across This Line
Collected Nonfiction 1992-2002
by Salman Rushdie 2002 317 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Essays
India
Politics
(The Unconsoled) [By
by Kazuo Ishiguro • 1995
Ishiguro, Kazuo] [Feb, 2013]
3.59
18k+
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Literature
(The Unconsoled) [By Summary
(The Unconsoled) [By
Ishiguro, Kazuo] [Feb, 2013]
by Kazuo Ishiguro 1995
3.59
18k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Literature
Damnation Spring
by Ash Davidson • 2021
3.90
13k+
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Damnation Spring Summary
Damnation Spring
by Ash Davidson 2021 464 pages
3.90
13k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Son
by Philipp Meyer • 2013
4.03
38k+
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Historical
The Son Summary
The Son
by Philipp Meyer 2013 561 pages
4.03
38k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Historical
The Smell of Apples
by Mark Behr • 1993
3.55
1k+
Africa
South Africa
Historical Fiction
The Smell of Apples Summary
The Smell of Apples
by Mark Behr 1993 200 pages
3.55
1k+ ratings
Africa
South Africa
Historical Fiction
Show Don't Tell
by Curtis Sittenfeld • 2025
3.90
17k+
Short Stories
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Show Don't Tell Summary
Show Don't Tell
by Curtis Sittenfeld 2025 320 pages
3.90
17k+ ratings
Short Stories
Literary Fiction
Book Club
The Sound of Things Falling
by Juan Gabriel Vásquez • 2014
3.85
22k+
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Book Club
The Sound of Things Falling Summary
The Sound of Things Falling
by Juan Gabriel Vásquez 2014 302 pages
3.85
22k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Book Club
Good Girl
by Aria Aber • 2025
3.63
10k+
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Queer
Good Girl Summary
Good Girl
by Aria Aber 2025 368 pages
3.63
10k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Queer
Red Mountain
by Boo Walker • 2016
4.05
19k+
Book Club
Contemporary
Romance
Red Mountain Summary
Red Mountain
by Boo Walker 2016 360 pages
4.05
19k+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Romance
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
by Fredrik Backman • 2015
4.33
100k+
Contemporary
Short Stories
Novella
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer Summary
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
by Fredrik Backman 2015 97 pages
4.33
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Short Stories
Novella
The Orphan Master's Son
by Adam Johnson • 2012
4.07
100k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Asia
The Orphan Master's Son Summary
The Orphan Master's Son
by Adam Johnson 2012 443 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Asia
The Shimmering State
by Meredith Westgate • 2021
3.43
1k+
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
The Shimmering State Summary
The Shimmering State
by Meredith Westgate 2021 320 pages
3.43
1k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Canada
by Richard Ford • 2012
3.53
28k+
Book Club
Canada
Literary Fiction
Canada Summary
Canada
by Richard Ford 2012 420 pages
3.53
28k+ ratings
Book Club
Canada
Literary Fiction
The Street
by Ann Petry • 1946
4.27
13k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
African American
The Street Summary
The Street
by Ann Petry 1946 435 pages
4.27
13k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
African American
All-Night Pharmacy
by Ruth Madievsky • 2023
3.50
7k+
Contemporary
LGBT
Queer
All-Night Pharmacy Summary
All-Night Pharmacy
by Ruth Madievsky 2023 304 pages
3.50
7k+ ratings
Contemporary
LGBT
Queer
Disappoint Me
by Nicola Dinan • 2025
4.00
7k+
LGBT
Queer
Contemporary
Disappoint Me Summary
Disappoint Me
by Nicola Dinan 2025 320 pages
4.00
7k+ ratings
LGBT
Queer
Contemporary
The Female Persuasion
by Meg Wolitzer • 2018
A Novel
3.56
58k+
Feminism
Contemporary
Book Club
The Female Persuasion Summary
The Female Persuasion
A Novel
by Meg Wolitzer 2018 640 pages
3.56
58k+ ratings
Feminism
Contemporary
Book Club
The Catch
by Yrsa Daley-Ward • 2025
3.24
2k+
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Family
The Catch Summary
The Catch
by Yrsa Daley-Ward 2025 352 pages
3.24
2k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Family
Finnegans Wake
by James Joyce • 1939
3.68
13k+
Classics
Literature
Ireland
Finnegans Wake Summary
Finnegans Wake
by James Joyce 1939 628 pages
3.68
13k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Ireland
The Candy House
by Jennifer Egan • 2022
3.64
68k+
Science Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Candy House Summary
The Candy House
by Jennifer Egan 2022 352 pages
3.64
68k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Mandibles
by Lionel Shriver • 2016
A Family, 2029–2047
3.71
12k+
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Book Club
The Mandibles Summary
The Mandibles
A Family, 2029–2047
by Lionel Shriver 2016 416 pages
3.71
12k+ ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Book Club
Small Boat
by Vincent Delecroix • 2023
3.98
14k+
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
France
Small Boat Summary
Small Boat
by Vincent Delecroix 2023 122 pages
3.98
14k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
France
Saint X
by Alexis Schaitkin • 2020
3.38
30k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Saint X Summary
Saint X
by Alexis Schaitkin 2020 343 pages
3.38
30k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Truth in Advertising
by John Kenney • 2013
3.74
3k+
Humor
Book Club
Contemporary
Truth in Advertising Summary
Truth in Advertising
by John Kenney 2013 320 pages
3.74
3k+ ratings
Humor
Book Club
Contemporary
Still Life
by Sarah Winman • 2021
4.15
97k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Italy
Still Life Summary
Still Life
by Sarah Winman 2021 464 pages
4.15
97k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Italy
The Wilderness
by Angela Flournoy • 2025
3.49
9k+
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Historical Fiction
The Wilderness Summary
The Wilderness
by Angela Flournoy 2025 304 pages
3.49
9k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Historical Fiction
People Like Us
by Jason Mott • 2025
3.73
5k+
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Race
People Like Us Summary
People Like Us
by Jason Mott 2025 288 pages
3.73
5k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Race
엄마를 부탁해
by Kyung-Sook Shin • 2008
3.92
48k+
Contemporary
Asia
Asian Literature
엄마를 부탁해 Summary
엄마를 부탁해
by Kyung-Sook Shin 2008 320 pages
3.92
48k+ ratings
Contemporary
Asia
Asian Literature
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