Literature

Blue Bamboo

by Osamu Dazai • 1993

Japanese Tales of Fantasy

3.71

3k+

Short Stories

Japan

Japanese Literature

Blue Bamboo

Japanese Tales of Fantasy

by Osamu Dazai 1993 184 pages

3.71

3k+ ratings

Short Stories

Japan

Japanese Literature

The Tin Drum

by Günter Grass • 1959

3.95

46k+

Classics

German Literature

Historical Fiction

The Tin Drum

by Günter Grass 1959 580 pages

3.95

46k+ ratings

Classics

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Narcissus and Goldmund

by Hermann Hesse • 1930

4.22

73k+

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German Literature

Narcissus and Goldmund

by Hermann Hesse 1930 315 pages

4.22

73k+ ratings

Classics

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German Literature

The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories

by Oscar Wilde • 1891

4.08

3k+

Classics

Horror

Literature

The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories

by Oscar Wilde 1891 320 pages

4.08

3k+ ratings

Classics

Horror

Literature

The Wisdom of the Heart

by Henry Miller • 1941

4.03

500+

Essays

Philosophy

Writing

The Wisdom of the Heart

by Henry Miller 1941 250 pages

4.03

500+ ratings

Essays

Philosophy

Writing

Writing Begins with the Breath

by Laraine Herring • 2007

Embodying Your Authentic Voice

4.09

376

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Spirituality

Journaling

Writing Begins with the Breath

Embodying Your Authentic Voice

by Laraine Herring 2007 190 pages

4.09

376 ratings

Writing

Spirituality

Journaling

Finnegans Wake

by James Joyce • 1939

3.68

13k+

Classics

Literature

Ireland

Finnegans Wake

by James Joyce 1939 628 pages

3.68

13k+ ratings

Classics

Literature

Ireland

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

by Omar Khayyám • 1120

4.17

23k+

Poetry

Classics

Philosophy

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

by Omar Khayyám 1120 52 pages

4.17

23k+ ratings

Poetry

Classics

Philosophy

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

by David Foster Wallace • 2005

4.18

54k+

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Philosophy

Short Stories

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

by David Foster Wallace 2005 505 pages

4.18

54k+ ratings

Essays

Philosophy

Short Stories

Bandersnatch

by Diana Pavlac Glyer • 2016

C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings

4.28

1k+

Writing

Biography

History

Bandersnatch

C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings

by Diana Pavlac Glyer 2016 202 pages

4.28

1k+ ratings

Writing

Biography

History

Gabriel García Márquez

by Michael Wood • 1990

One Hundred Years of Solitude

4.54

6k+

Classics

Novels

Literature

Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

by Michael Wood 1990 132 pages

4.54

6k+ ratings

Classics

Novels

Literature

Labyrinths

by Jorge Luis Borges • 1962

Selected Stories & Other Writings

4.44

33k+

Short Stories

Classics

Magical Realism

Labyrinths

Selected Stories & Other Writings

by Jorge Luis Borges 1962 260 pages

4.44

33k+ ratings

Short Stories

Classics

Magical Realism

Colección integral de Sófocles

by Sophocles

(Electra, Edipo Rey, Antígona)

3.95

16k+

Classics

Plays

Drama

Colección integral de Sófocles

(Electra, Edipo Rey, Antígona)

by Sophocles 164 pages

3.95

16k+ ratings

Classics

Plays

Drama

The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

by José Saramago • 1999

4.32

39k+

Religion

Historical Fiction

Portugal

The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

by José Saramago 1999 341 pages

4.32

39k+ ratings

Religion

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Portugal

The Waste Land, Prufrock and Other Poems

by T.S. Eliot • 1922

4.14

12k+

Poetry

Classics

Literature

The Waste Land, Prufrock and Other Poems

by T.S. Eliot 1922 88 pages

4.14

12k+ ratings

Poetry

Classics

Literature

The Art of X-Ray Reading

by Roy Peter Clark • 2016

4.04

1k+

Writing

Books About Books

Reference

The Art of X-Ray Reading

by Roy Peter Clark 2016 288 pages

4.04

1k+ ratings

Writing

Books About Books

Reference

Mother Tongue

by Demetria Martínez • 1990

3.82

500+

Historical Fiction

Feminism

School

Mother Tongue

by Demetria Martínez 1990 208 pages

3.82

500+ ratings

Historical Fiction

Feminism

School

Beowulf

by Unknown • 1000

3.50

300k+

Classics

Poetry

Fantasy

Beowulf

by Unknown 1000 259 pages

3.50

300k+ ratings

Classics

Poetry

Fantasy

By Night in Chile

by Roberto Bolaño • 2000

3.90

18k+

Latin American

Literature

Novels

By Night in Chile

by Roberto Bolaño 2000 118 pages

3.90

18k+ ratings

Latin American

Literature

Novels

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

by William Shakespeare • 1594

3.39

17k+

Classics

Plays

Shakespeare

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

by William Shakespeare 1594 245 pages

3.39

17k+ ratings

Classics

Plays

Shakespeare

The Book on the Bookshelf

by Henry Petroski • 1999

3.75

1k+

Books About Books

History

Microhistory

The Book on the Bookshelf

by Henry Petroski 1999 307 pages

3.75

1k+ ratings

Books About Books

History

Microhistory

Certain Women

by Madeleine L'Engle • 1992

3.74

1k+

Literary Fiction

Religion

Literature

Certain Women

by Madeleine L'Engle 1992 368 pages

3.74

1k+ ratings

Literary Fiction

Religion

Literature

Brisbane

by Eugene Vodolazkin • 2018

3.97

1k+

Russia

Literature

Historical Fiction

Brisbane

by Eugene Vodolazkin 2018 343 pages

3.97

1k+ ratings

Russia

Literature

Historical Fiction

Thug Notes

by Sparky Sweets • 2015

A Street-Smart Guide to Classic Literature

3.96

500+

Humor

Classics

Books About Books

Thug Notes

A Street-Smart Guide to Classic Literature

by Sparky Sweets 2015 304 pages

3.96

500+ ratings

Humor

Classics

Books About Books

Child of All Nations

by Pramoedya Ananta Toer • 1981

4.44

8k+

Historical Fiction

Novels

Indonesian Literature

Child of All Nations

by Pramoedya Ananta Toer 1981 352 pages

4.44

8k+ ratings

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Novels

Indonesian Literature

The Annals/The Histories

by Tacitus • 2003

4.03

375

History

Classics

Ancient History

The Annals/The Histories

by Tacitus 2003 640 pages

4.03

375 ratings

History

Classics

Ancient History

The Mayor of Casterbridge

by Thomas Hardy • 1886

3.87

66k+

Classics

Literature

19th Century

The Mayor of Casterbridge

by Thomas Hardy 1886 393 pages

3.87

66k+ ratings

Classics

Literature

19th Century

The Canterbury Tales

by Peter Ackroyd • 2009

A Retelling

3.57

2k+

Classics

Poetry

Historical Fiction

The Canterbury Tales

A Retelling

by Peter Ackroyd 2009 436 pages

3.57

2k+ ratings

Classics

Poetry

Historical Fiction

Vidas imaginarias

by Marcel Schwob • 1896

3.98

1k+

Short Stories

France

Literature

Vidas imaginarias

by Marcel Schwob 1896 218 pages

3.98

1k+ ratings

Short Stories

France

Literature

Solenoid

by Mircea Cărtărescu • 2015

4.25

7k+

Romania

Literature

Romanian Literature

Solenoid

by Mircea Cărtărescu 2015 840 pages

4.25

7k+ ratings

Romania

Literature

Romanian Literature

The Complete Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson

by Ralph Waldo Emerson • 1844

4.23

2k+

Philosophy

Essays

Classics

The Complete Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson

by Ralph Waldo Emerson 1844 1141 pages

4.23

2k+ ratings

Philosophy

Essays

Classics

Humour

by Terry Eagleton • 2019

3.19

500+

Philosophy

Humor

Essays

Humour

by Terry Eagleton 2019 224 pages

3.19

500+ ratings

Philosophy

Humor

Essays

La hora azul

by Alonso Cueto • 2005

3.74

1k+

Romance

Latin American

Literature

La hora azul

by Alonso Cueto 2005 304 pages

3.74

1k+ ratings

Romance

Latin American

Literature

Frankenstein

by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley • 2018

The 1818 Text

3.92

1.9M+

Classics

Horror

Science Fiction

Frankenstein

The 1818 Text

by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 2018 260 pages

3.92

1.9M+ ratings

Classics

Horror

Science Fiction

Walt Whitman

by Justin Kaplan • 1980

A Life

3.94

326

Biography

Poetry

History

Walt Whitman

A Life

by Justin Kaplan 1980 464 pages

3.94

326 ratings

Biography

Poetry

History

Grendel

by John Gardner • 1971

3.69

43k+

Fantasy

Classics

Mythology

Grendel

by John Gardner 1971 194 pages

3.69

43k+ ratings

Fantasy

Classics

Mythology

Fantastic Night & Other Stories

by Stefan Zweig • 1922

3.98

1k+

Short Stories

Classics

German Literature

Fantastic Night & Other Stories

by Stefan Zweig 1922 164 pages

3.98

1k+ ratings

Short Stories

Classics

German Literature

Los jefes / Los cachorros

by Mario Vargas Llosa • 1967

3.54

4k+

Short Stories

Nobel Prize

Spanish Literature

Los jefes / Los cachorros

by Mario Vargas Llosa 1967 160 pages

3.54

4k+ ratings

Short Stories

Nobel Prize

Spanish Literature

Lezioni di letteratura russa. Gogol', Turgenev, Dostoevskij, Tolstoj, Čechov e Gor'kij nelle lezioni di un grande maestro

by Vladimir Nabokov • 1981

4.26

2k+

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Russia

Russian Literature

Lezioni di letteratura russa. Gogol', Turgenev, Dostoevskij, Tolstoj, Čechov e Gor'kij nelle lezioni di un grande maestro

by Vladimir Nabokov 1981 364 pages

4.26

2k+ ratings

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Russia

Russian Literature

Delirio

by Laura Restrepo • 2004

3.97

12k+

Spanish Literature

Latin American

Novels

Delirio

by Laura Restrepo 2004 344 pages

3.97

12k+ ratings

Spanish Literature

Latin American

Novels

Darkmans

by Nicola Barker • 2007

3.65

2k+

Fantasy

Contemporary

Literature

Darkmans

by Nicola Barker 2007 838 pages

3.65

2k+ ratings

Fantasy

Contemporary

Literature

El sueño del celta

by Mario Vargas Llosa • 2010

3.85

10k+

Historical Fiction

Ireland

Africa

El sueño del celta

by Mario Vargas Llosa 2010 464 pages

3.85

10k+ ratings

Historical Fiction

Ireland

Africa

Description

by Monica Wood • 1995

4.06

500+

Writing

Reference

Research

Description

by Monica Wood 1995 176 pages

4.06

500+ ratings

Writing

Reference

Research

The Citadel of the Autarch

by Gene Wolfe • 1983

4.26

11k+

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Science Fiction Fantasy

The Citadel of the Autarch

by Gene Wolfe 1983 330 pages

4.26

11k+ ratings

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Science Fiction Fantasy

As I Lay Dying

by William Faulkner • 1930

3.72

100k+

Classics

Literature

Novels

As I Lay Dying

by William Faulkner 1930 288 pages

3.72

100k+ ratings

Classics

Literature

Novels

Interventions 2020

by Michel Houellebecq • 2020

3.57

500+

Essays

France

Politics

Interventions 2020

by Michel Houellebecq 2020 265 pages

3.57

500+ ratings

Essays

France

Politics

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

by Harriet Beecher Stowe • 1999

3.92

200k+

Classics

Historical Fiction

Literature

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

by Harriet Beecher Stowe 1999 438 pages

3.92

200k+ ratings

Classics

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Literature

Tôi Thấy Hoa Vàng Trên Cỏ Xanh

by Nguyễn Nhật Ánh • 2010

4.12

5k+

Childrens

Novels

Romance

Tôi Thấy Hoa Vàng Trên Cỏ Xanh

by Nguyễn Nhật Ánh 2010 380 pages

4.12

5k+ ratings

Childrens

Novels

Romance

Beowulf

by J.R.R. Tolkien • 2014

A Translation and Commentary, together with Sellic Spell

3.90

11k+

Classics

Fantasy

Poetry

Beowulf

A Translation and Commentary, together with Sellic Spell

by J.R.R. Tolkien 2014 679 pages

3.90

11k+ ratings

Classics

Fantasy

Poetry

Book Lust

by Nancy Pearl • 2003

Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason

3.77

3k+

Books About Books

Reference

Writing

Book Lust

Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason

by Nancy Pearl 2003 287 pages

3.77

3k+ ratings

Books About Books

Reference

Writing