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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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The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty Summary
The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty
by Vendela Vida 2015 224 pages
3.45
7.5K ratings
Mystery
Travel
Book Club
Innocents Summary
Innocents
by Cathy Coote 1999 248 pages
3.36
1.7K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Dark
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Summary
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
by Kiran Desai 2025 688 pages
3.96
3.4K ratings
India
Literary Fiction
Romance
Hieroglyphics Summary
Hieroglyphics
by Jill McCorkle 2020 312 pages
3.32
1.7K ratings
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Family
Sky Daddy Summary
Sky Daddy
by Kate Folk 2025 368 pages
3.81
8.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
A Gate at the Stairs Summary
A Gate at the Stairs
by Lorrie Moore 2009 322 pages
3.17
18.6K ratings
Book Club
Novels
Literary Fiction
Counting Backwards Summary
Counting Backwards
by Jacqueline Friedland 2025 336 pages
4.17
1.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Historical
The Sound of Things Falling Summary
The Sound of Things Falling
by Juan Gabriel Vásquez 2011 302 pages
3.84
20.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Book Club
White Ivy Summary
White Ivy
by Susie Yang 2020 354 pages
3.55
33.5K ratings
Contemporary
Thriller
Mystery
Darkmans Summary
Darkmans
by Nicola Barker 2007 838 pages
3.65
2.4K ratings
Fantasy
Literature
Contemporary
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida Summary
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
by Shehan Karunatilaka 2022 386 pages
3.9
57.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Magical Realism
The Travelers Summary
The Travelers
by Regina Porter 2019 297 pages
3.60
3.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Girl Through Glass Summary
Girl Through Glass
by Sari Wilson 2016 289 pages
3.38
3.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
What Will People Think? Summary
What Will People Think?
by Sara Hamdan 2025 336 pages
3.72
1.4K ratings
Contemporary
Coming Of Age
Romance
Cult Classic Summary
Cult Classic
by Sloane Crosley 2022 304 pages
3.28
21.7K ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Romance
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
114.8K ratings
Contemporary
Short Stories
Novella
The Boy from the Sea Summary
The Boy from the Sea
by Garrett Carr 2025 336 pages
3.87
3.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Irish Literature
Cat’s Eye Summary
Cat’s Eye
by Margaret Atwood 1988 462 pages
3.95
71.9K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Canada
Speak to Me of Home Summary
Speak to Me of Home
by Jeanine Cummins 2025 384 pages
4.02
6.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Workhorse Summary
Workhorse
by Caroline Palmer 2025 560 pages
3.97
134 ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Adult
Moby Dick Summary
Moby Dick
by Rod Espinosa 1851
3.55
5.3K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Promise Summary
The Promise
by Damon Galgut 2021 293 pages
3.85
48.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
South Africa
So Far Gone Summary
So Far Gone
by Jess Walter 2025 257 pages
3.99
13.2K ratings
Mystery
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Homesick Summary
Homesick
by Silvia Saunders 2025 381 pages
3.80
732 ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Book of Guilt Summary
The Book of Guilt
by Catherine Chidgey 2025 400 pages
4.35
2.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Dystopia
Mystery
Wreck Summary
Wreck
by Catherine Newman 2025 224 pages
4.19
494 ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Adult Fiction
Rich and Pretty Summary
Rich and Pretty
by Rumaan Alam 2016 304 pages
2.77
11.0K ratings
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Literary Fiction
Troubling Love Summary
Troubling Love
by Elena Ferrante 1992 144 pages
3.25
24.1K ratings
Italy
Italian Literature
Contemporary
Among Friends Summary
Among Friends
by Hal Ebbott 2025 320 pages
2.84
5.9K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Family
Disappoint Me Summary
Disappoint Me
by Nicola Dinan 2025 320 pages
4.02
3.7K ratings
LGBT
Queer
Contemporary
Elizabeth Finch Summary
Elizabeth Finch
by Julian Barnes 2022 192 pages
3.17
6.9K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Philosophy
Crooked Hallelujah Summary
Crooked Hallelujah
by Kelli Jo Ford 2020 304 pages
3.47
3.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
Literary Fiction
What We Were Promised Summary
What We Were Promised
by Lucy Tan 2018 328 pages
3.54
5.8K ratings
China
Contemporary
Asia
A Spool of Blue Thread Summary
A Spool of Blue Thread
by Anne Tyler 2015 358 pages
3.44
100.2K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Fox Summary
Fox
by Joyce Carol Oates 2025 672 pages
3.84
4.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Literary Fiction
Master of Reality Summary
Master of Reality
by John Darnielle 2008 112 pages
4.07
2.2K ratings
Music
Novels
The United States Of America
The Lives of Others Summary
The Lives of Others
by Neel Mukherjee 2014 530 pages
3.68
5.0K ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Indian Literature
Finnegans Wake Summary
Finnegans Wake
by James Joyce 2002 628 pages
3.68
13.6K ratings
Classics
Literature
Ireland
There Are Rivers in the Sky Summary
There Are Rivers in the Sky
by Elif Shafak 2024 446 pages
4.37
53.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Good Girl Summary
Good Girl
by Aria Aber 2025 368 pages
3.65
6.3K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Queer
Dava Shastri's Last Day Summary
Dava Shastri's Last Day
by Kirthana Ramisetti 2021 384 pages
3.48
10.3K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Adult
Doll Parts Summary
Doll Parts
by Penny Zang 2025 400 pages
3.73
1.1K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
Mr Beethoven Summary
Mr Beethoven
by Paul Griffiths 2020 302 pages
3.65
186 ratings
Historical Fiction
Music
Alternate History
Crow Talk Summary
Crow Talk
by Eileen Garvin 2024 368 pages
4.14
4.1K ratings
Nature
Animals
Contemporary
The Mandibles Summary
The Mandibles
A Family, 2029–2047
by Lionel Shriver 2016 416 pages
3.71
11.8K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Book Club
The Antidote Summary
The Antidote
by Karen Russell 2025 432 pages
3.91
9.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Our Beautiful Boys Summary
Our Beautiful Boys
by Sameer Pandya 2025 400 pages
3.86
935 ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Sports
Labyrinths Summary
Labyrinths
Selected Stories & Other Writings
by Jorge Luis Borges 1964 260 pages
4.44
33.5K ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Magical Realism
Moonglow Summary
Moonglow
by Michael Chabon 2016 430 pages
3.80
34.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Last Night in Montreal Summary
Last Night in Montreal
by Emily St. John Mandel 2009 230 pages
3.74
19.9K ratings
Mystery
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
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