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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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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
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
Wellness Summary
Wellness
by Nathan Hill 2023 611 pages
3.99
74.1K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
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
What We Were Promised Summary
What We Were Promised
by Lucy Tan 2018 328 pages
3.54
5.8K ratings
China
Contemporary
Asia
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
Mr Beethoven Summary
Mr Beethoven
by Paul Griffiths 2020 302 pages
3.65
186 ratings
Historical Fiction
Music
Alternate History
Let Us Descend Summary
Let Us Descend
by Jesmyn Ward 2023 305 pages
3.69
36.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Historical
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 Coin Summary
The Coin
by Yasmin Zaher 2024 240 pages
3.47
8.2K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Queer
At Certain Points We Touch Summary
At Certain Points We Touch
by Lauren John Joseph 2022 384 pages
3.63
1.0K ratings
Queer
LGBT
Contemporary
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
Our Beautiful Boys Summary
Our Beautiful Boys
by Sameer Pandya 2025 400 pages
3.86
935 ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Sports
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
Homesick Summary
Homesick
by Silvia Saunders 2025 381 pages
3.80
732 ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Good Girl Summary
Good Girl
by Aria Aber 2025 368 pages
3.65
6.3K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Queer
Moonglow Summary
Moonglow
by Michael Chabon 2016 430 pages
3.80
34.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
A House for Miss Pauline Summary
A House for Miss Pauline
by Diana McCaulay 2025 320 pages
3.96
326 ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Disappoint Me Summary
Disappoint Me
by Nicola Dinan 2025 320 pages
4.02
3.7K ratings
LGBT
Queer
Contemporary
The Ensemble Summary
The Ensemble
by Aja Gabel 2018 339 pages
3.48
10.6K ratings
Music
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Jellyfish Have No Ears Summary
Jellyfish Have No Ears
by Adèle Rosenfeld 2022 192 pages
3.14
1.3K ratings
Disability
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
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
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
Multiple Choice Summary
Multiple Choice
by Alejandro Zambra 2014 128 pages
3.90
6.6K ratings
Poetry
Short Stories
Contemporary
The Gangster We Are All Looking For Summary
The Gangster We Are All Looking For
by Lê Thi Diem Thúy 2003 160 pages
3.68
3.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Asian American
School
Troubling Love Summary
Troubling Love
by Elena Ferrante 1992 144 pages
3.25
24.1K ratings
Italy
Italian Literature
Contemporary
Human, Animal Summary
Human, Animal
by Seth Insua 2025 324 pages
4.19
211 ratings
Literary Fiction
Sky Daddy Summary
Sky Daddy
by Kate Folk 2025 368 pages
3.81
8.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Rootless Summary
Rootless
by Krystle Zara Appiah 2023 346 pages
3.83
5.1K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Beginner's Goodbye Summary
The Beginner's Goodbye
by Anne Tyler 2012 198 pages
3.63
20.5K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Crow Talk Summary
Crow Talk
by Eileen Garvin 2024 368 pages
4.14
4.1K ratings
Nature
Animals
Contemporary
Piglet Summary
Piglet
by Lottie Hazell 2024 320 pages
3.39
40.4K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Food
Scaffolding Summary
Scaffolding
by Lauren Elkin 2024 388 pages
3.69
3.9K ratings
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
France
The Promise Summary
The Promise
by Damon Galgut 2021 293 pages
3.85
48.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
South Africa
Should We Stay or Should We Go Summary
Should We Stay or Should We Go
by Lionel Shriver 2021 288 pages
3.65
6.6K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Death
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