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Literature Book Summaries

1984
by George Orwell • 1948
4.20
5.5M+
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
1984 Summary
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1984
by George Orwell 1948 368 pages
4.20
5.5M+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger • 1951
3.80
3.9M+
Classics
Young Adult
Literature
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The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger 1951 277 pages
3.80
3.9M+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Literature
गोदान [Godan]
by Munshi Premchand • 1936
4.43
9k+
Classics
India
Indian Literature
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गोदान [Godan]
by Munshi Premchand 1936 456 pages
4.43
9k+ ratings
Classics
India
Indian Literature
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald • 1925
3.93
5.9M+
Classics
School
Historical Fiction
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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald 1925 180 pages
3.93
5.9M+ ratings
Classics
School
Historical Fiction
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen • 1813
4.30
4.8M+
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
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Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen 1813 279 pages
4.30
4.8M+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
Animal Farm
by George Orwell • 1945
4.02
4.6M+
Classics
Dystopia
Fantasy
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Animal Farm
by George Orwell 1945 141 pages
4.02
4.6M+ ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Fantasy
White Nights
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky • 1848
4.07
300k+
Classics
Romance
Russian Literature
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White Nights
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 1848 82 pages
4.07
300k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Russian Literature
To Live
by Yu Hua • 1992
4.32
26k+
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
To Live Summary
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To Live
by Yu Hua 1992 250 pages
4.32
26k+ ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel García Márquez • 1967
4.12
1.1M+
Classics
Magical Realism
Fantasy
One Hundred Years of Solitude Summary
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel García Márquez 1967 417 pages
4.12
1.1M+ ratings
Classics
Magical Realism
Fantasy
The Stranger
by Albert Camus • 1942
4.03
1.4M+
Classics
Philosophy
France
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The Stranger
by Albert Camus 1942 123 pages
4.03
1.4M+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
France
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1866
4.29
1.1M+
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
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Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1866 671 pages
4.29
1.1M+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
The Metamorphosis
by Franz Kafka • 1915
3.91
1.4M+
Classics
Philosophy
Fantasy
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The Metamorphosis
by Franz Kafka 1915 201 pages
3.91
1.4M+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Fantasy
The Camp of the Saints
by Jean Raspail • 1987
3.85
2k+
Politics
Literature
Dystopia
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The Camp of the Saints
by Jean Raspail 1987 316 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
Politics
Literature
Dystopia
The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway • 1952
3.81
1.3M+
Classics
Literature
Novels
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The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway 1952 96 pages
3.81
1.3M+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Tartar Steppe
by Dino Buzzati • 1940
4.20
43k+
Classics
Italian Literature
Italy
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The Tartar Steppe
by Dino Buzzati 1940 198 pages
4.20
43k+ ratings
Classics
Italian Literature
Italy
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov • 1955
3.87
900k+
Classics
Literature
Russia
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Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov 1955 368 pages
3.87
900k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Russia
Oil on Water
by Helon Habila • 2010
3.54
2k+
Africa
Nigeria
African Literature
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Oil on Water
by Helon Habila 2010
3.54
2k+ ratings
Africa
Nigeria
African Literature
Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra • 1615
3.91
300k+
Classics
Literature
Spanish Literature
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Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1615 1023 pages
3.91
300k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Spanish Literature
Generation A
by Douglas Coupland • 2009
3.52
7k+
Science Fiction
Canada
Contemporary
Generation A Summary
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Generation A
by Douglas Coupland 2009 320 pages
3.52
7k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Canada
Contemporary
Ingram
by Louis C.K. • 2025
4.12
2k+
Novels
Book Club
Coming Of Age
Ingram Summary
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Ingram
by Louis C.K. 2025 288 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
Novels
Book Club
Coming Of Age
The Gambler
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1866
3.91
100k+
Classics
Russian Literature
Russia
The Gambler Summary
The Gambler
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1866 188 pages
3.91
100k+ ratings
Classics
Russian Literature
Russia
Letters to Milena
by Franz Kafka • 1952
3.93
25k+
Classics
Romance
Poetry
Letters to Milena Summary
Letters to Milena
by Franz Kafka 1952 298 pages
3.93
25k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Poetry
Shahnameh
by Abolqasem Ferdowsi • 1010
The Persian Book of Kings
4.52
5k+
Poetry
Classics
History
Shahnameh Summary
Shahnameh
The Persian Book of Kings
by Abolqasem Ferdowsi 1010 886 pages
4.52
5k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
History
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
by Friedrich Nietzsche • 1883
4.07
100k+
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
Thus Spoke Zarathustra Summary
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1883 327 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
The Gods Are Not to Blame
by Ola Rotimi • 1971
4.01
1k+
Plays
Nigeria
African Literature
The Gods Are Not to Blame Summary
The Gods Are Not to Blame
by Ola Rotimi 1971 72 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Plays
Nigeria
African Literature
No Longer Human
by Osamu Dazai • 1948
3.94
200k+
Classics
Japanese Literature
Japan
No Longer Human Summary
No Longer Human
by Osamu Dazai 1948 176 pages
3.94
200k+ ratings
Classics
Japanese Literature
Japan
The Republic
by Plato
3.97
200k+
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
The Republic Summary
The Republic
by Plato 416 pages
3.97
200k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
The Myth of Sisyphus
by Albert Camus • 1942
4.17
98k+
Philosophy
Classics
France
The Myth of Sisyphus Summary
The Myth of Sisyphus
by Albert Camus 1942 192 pages
4.17
98k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
France
Martin Eden
by Jack London • 1909
4.48
56k+
Classics
American
Literature
Martin Eden Summary
Martin Eden
by Jack London 1909 480 pages
4.48
56k+ ratings
Classics
American
Literature
Bel-Ami
by Guy de Maupassant • 1885
3.86
49k+
Classics
France
French Literature
Bel-Ami Summary
Bel-Ami
by Guy de Maupassant 1885 416 pages
3.86
49k+ ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
Men Without Women
by Haruki Murakami • 2014
Stories
3.74
100k+
Short Stories
Japan
Japanese Literature
Men Without Women Summary
Men Without Women
Stories
by Haruki Murakami 2014 228 pages
3.74
100k+ ratings
Short Stories
Japan
Japanese Literature
The Setting Sun
by Osamu Dazai • 1947
3.97
44k+
Classics
Japanese Literature
Japan
The Setting Sun Summary
The Setting Sun
by Osamu Dazai 1947 175 pages
3.97
44k+ ratings
Classics
Japanese Literature
Japan
Stoner
by John Williams • 1965
4.36
200k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Stoner Summary
Stoner
by John Williams 1965 292 pages
4.36
200k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Sophie’s World
by Jostein Gaarder • 1991
3.97
200k+
Philosophy
Classics
Young Adult
Sophie’s World Summary
Sophie’s World
by Jostein Gaarder 1991 403 pages
3.97
200k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Young Adult
The Schopenhauer Cure
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2005
4.28
31k+
Psychology
Philosophy
Novels
The Schopenhauer Cure Summary
The Schopenhauer Cure
by Irvin D. Yalom 2005 358 pages
4.28
31k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Novels
The Trial
by Franz Kafka • 1925
3.94
400k+
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
The Trial Summary
The Trial
by Franz Kafka 1925 255 pages
3.94
400k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
Sun and Steel
by Yukio Mishima • 1968
3.83
9k+
Philosophy
Japan
Japanese Literature
Sun and Steel Summary
Sun and Steel
by Yukio Mishima 1968 110 pages
3.83
9k+ ratings
Philosophy
Japan
Japanese Literature
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
by Gabriel García Márquez • 1981
3.97
200k+
Classics
Magical Realism
School
Chronicle of a Death Foretold Summary
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
by Gabriel García Márquez 1981 120 pages
3.97
200k+ ratings
Classics
Magical Realism
School
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan Kundera • 1984
4.10
500k+
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Summary
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan Kundera 1984 314 pages
4.10
500k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
Demons
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1872
4.31
64k+
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Demons Summary
Demons
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1872 733 pages
4.31
64k+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury • 1953
3.97
2.8M+
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Fahrenheit 451 Summary
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury 1953 249 pages
3.97
2.8M+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
When Nietzsche Wept
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1992
A Novel Of Obsession
4.36
84k+
Psychology
Philosophy
Historical Fiction
When Nietzsche Wept Summary
When Nietzsche Wept
A Novel Of Obsession
by Irvin D. Yalom 1992 322 pages
4.36
84k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Historical Fiction
The Castle
by Franz Kafka • 1926
3.91
76k+
Classics
Literature
Philosophy
The Castle Summary
The Castle
by Franz Kafka 1926 328 pages
3.91
76k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Philosophy
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain • 1876
3.92
1M+
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Summary
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain 1876 244 pages
3.92
1M+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
We
by Yevgeny Zamyatin • 1924
3.88
100k+
Science Fiction
Classics
Dystopia
We Summary
We
by Yevgeny Zamyatin 1924 256 pages
3.88
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Dystopia
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy • 1869
4.17
300k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
Russia
War and Peace Summary
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy 1869 1392 pages
4.17
300k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Russia
Faust, Part Two
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe • 1832
3.65
8k+
Classics
Plays
Poetry
Faust, Part Two Summary
Faust, Part Two
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1832 304 pages
3.65
8k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Poetry
The Plague
by Albert Camus • 1947
4.02
300k+
Classics
Philosophy
France
The Plague Summary
The Plague
by Albert Camus 1947 308 pages
4.02
300k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
France
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1880
4.39
300k+
Classics
Russia
Philosophy
The Brothers Karamazov Summary
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1880 796 pages
4.39
300k+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Philosophy
1984
by SparkNotes • 2014
George Orwell
4.30
10k+
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
1984 Summary
1984
George Orwell
by SparkNotes 2014 80 pages
4.30
10k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
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