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Literature Book Summaries

The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton • 1905
3.98
100k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The House of Mirth Summary
The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton 1905 351 pages
3.98
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Hard Times
by Charles Dickens • 1854
3.55
75k+
Classics
Literature
19th Century
Hard Times Summary
Hard Times
by Charles Dickens 1854 384 pages
3.55
75k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
The Year of Reading Dangerously
by Andy Miller • 2012
3.31
6k+
Books About Books
Memoir
Biography
The Year of Reading Dangerously Summary
The Year of Reading Dangerously
by Andy Miller 2012 338 pages
3.31
6k+ ratings
Books About Books
Memoir
Biography
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
by Andrew Lycett • 2007
The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
3.91
299
Biography
History
Mystery
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
by Andrew Lycett 2007 825 pages
3.91
299 ratings
Biography
History
Mystery
A Room of One’s Own
by Virginia Woolf • 1929
4.22
200k+
Classics
Feminism
Essays
A Room of One’s Own Summary
A Room of One’s Own
by Virginia Woolf 1929 112 pages
4.22
200k+ ratings
Classics
Feminism
Essays
Elizabeth Finch
by Julian Barnes • 2022
3.18
7k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Philosophy
Elizabeth Finch Summary
Elizabeth Finch
by Julian Barnes 2022 192 pages
3.18
7k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Philosophy
The Quiet American
by Graham Greene • 1955
3.98
72k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
The Quiet American Summary
The Quiet American
by Graham Greene 1955 180 pages
3.98
72k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
The Shadow of a Great Rock
by Harold Bloom • 2011
A Literary Appreciation of the King James Bible
3.48
185
Religion
Literary Criticism
History
The Shadow of a Great Rock Summary
The Shadow of a Great Rock
A Literary Appreciation of the King James Bible
by Harold Bloom 2011 320 pages
3.48
185 ratings
Religion
Literary Criticism
History
Crimen y castigo 1
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1866
4.37
20k+
Classics
Novels
Russian Literature
Crimen y castigo 1 Summary
Crimen y castigo 1
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1866 360 pages
4.37
20k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Russian Literature
اورستیا
by Aeschylus
4.02
47k+
Classics
Plays
Drama
اورستیا Summary
اورستیا
by Aeschylus 280 pages
4.02
47k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
The Winter of Our Discontent
by John Steinbeck • 1961
4.01
54k+
Classics
Literature
American
The Winter of Our Discontent Summary
The Winter of Our Discontent
by John Steinbeck 1961 291 pages
4.01
54k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
American
The Child in Time
by Ian McEwan • 1987
3.58
15k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
British Literature
The Child in Time Summary
The Child in Time
by Ian McEwan 1987 263 pages
3.58
15k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
British Literature
Moon Palace
by Paul Auster • 1989
3.98
29k+
American
Contemporary
Novels
Moon Palace Summary
Moon Palace
by Paul Auster 1989 320 pages
3.98
29k+ ratings
American
Contemporary
Novels
Salvar el fuego
by Guillermo Arriaga • 2020
4.30
13k+
Contemporary
Romance
Book Club
Salvar el fuego Summary
Salvar el fuego
by Guillermo Arriaga 2020 664 pages
4.30
13k+ ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Book Club
The Pickwick Papers
by Charles Dickens • 1837
3.85
32k+
Classics
Literature
19th Century
The Pickwick Papers Summary
The Pickwick Papers
by Charles Dickens 1837 801 pages
3.85
32k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
Le Rivage des Syrtes
by Julien Gracq • 1951
4.01
1k+
France
Literature
French Literature
Le Rivage des Syrtes Summary
Le Rivage des Syrtes
by Julien Gracq 1951 321 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
France
Literature
French Literature
The House of the Seven Gables
by Nathaniel Hawthorne • 1851
3.45
43k+
Classics
Gothic
Literature
The House of the Seven Gables Summary
The House of the Seven Gables
by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1851 225 pages
3.45
43k+ ratings
Classics
Gothic
Literature
Almost Transparent Blue
by Ryū Murakami • 2003
3.29
14k+
Japan
Japanese Literature
Horror
Almost Transparent Blue Summary
Almost Transparent Blue
by Ryū Murakami 2003 126 pages
3.29
14k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Horror
Moby Dick
by Rod Espinosa • 2008
3.55
5k+
Classics
Literature
Novels
Moby Dick Summary
Moby Dick
by Rod Espinosa 2008 0 pages
3.55
5k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Vineland
by Thomas Pynchon • 1990
3.75
18k+
Literature
Literary Fiction
Novels
Vineland Summary
Vineland
by Thomas Pynchon 1990 480 pages
3.75
18k+ ratings
Literature
Literary Fiction
Novels
The Sea
by John Banville • 2005
winner of the Booker Prize, a haunting literary novel of childhood and seaside secrets
3.55
35k+
Ireland
Irish Literature
Literary Fiction
The Sea Summary
The Sea
winner of the Booker Prize, a haunting literary novel of childhood and seaside secrets
by John Banville 2005 270 pages
3.55
35k+ ratings
Ireland
Irish Literature
Literary Fiction
No Longer at Ease
by Chinua Achebe • 1961
3.87
13k+
Africa
Classics
Historical Fiction
No Longer at Ease Summary
No Longer at Ease
by Chinua Achebe 1961 196 pages
3.87
13k+ ratings
Africa
Classics
Historical Fiction
Lila
by Robert M. Pirsig • 1991
An Inquiry Into Morals
3.84
7k+
Philosophy
Literature
Novels
Lila Summary
Lila
An Inquiry Into Morals
by Robert M. Pirsig 1991 480 pages
3.84
7k+ ratings
Philosophy
Literature
Novels
Black Shack Alley
by Joseph Zobel • 1980
4.06
500+
France
Classics
Coming Of Age
Black Shack Alley Summary
Black Shack Alley
by Joseph Zobel 1980 184 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
France
Classics
Coming Of Age
The Erasers
by Alain Robbe-Grillet • 1953
3.77
1k+
France
Mystery
French Literature
The Erasers Summary
The Erasers
by Alain Robbe-Grillet 1953 256 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
France
Mystery
French Literature
The Poet's Guide to Life
by Rainer Maria Rilke • 2005
The Wisdom of Rilke
4.12
368
Poetry
Philosophy
Classics
The Poet's Guide to Life Summary
The Poet's Guide to Life
The Wisdom of Rilke
by Rainer Maria Rilke 2005 215 pages
4.12
368 ratings
Poetry
Philosophy
Classics
Entre les murs
by François Bégaudeau • 2007
3.06
1k+
France
French Literature
Contemporary
Entre les murs Summary
Entre les murs
by François Bégaudeau 2007 290 pages
3.06
1k+ ratings
France
French Literature
Contemporary
Under Fire
by Henri Barbusse • 2004
3.86
2k+
War
Classics
World War I
Under Fire Summary
Under Fire
by Henri Barbusse 2004 352 pages
3.86
2k+ ratings
War
Classics
World War I
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
by George Saunders • 2021
4.53
25k+
Writing
Short Stories
Essays
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain Summary
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
by George Saunders 2021 403 pages
4.53
25k+ ratings
Writing
Short Stories
Essays
Absalom, Absalom!
by William Faulkner • 1936
3.99
48k+
Classics
Literature
Novels
Absalom, Absalom! Summary
Absalom, Absalom!
by William Faulkner 1936 316 pages
3.99
48k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Nicholas Nickleby
by Charles Dickens • 1839
3.95
47k+
Classics
Literature
19th Century
Nicholas Nickleby Summary
Nicholas Nickleby
by Charles Dickens 1839 817 pages
3.95
47k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings
by Edgar Allan Poe • 1967
4.13
4k+
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings Summary
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings
by Edgar Allan Poe 1967 488 pages
4.13
4k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
Stella Maris
by Cormac McCarthy • 2022
3.84
23k+
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Literature
Stella Maris Summary
Stella Maris
by Cormac McCarthy 2022 190 pages
3.84
23k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Literature
[No Country for Old Men] (By
by Cormac McCarthy • 2005
Cormac McCarthy) [published: December, 2007]
4.17
200k+
Thriller
Westerns
Crime
[No Country for Old Men] (By Summary
[No Country for Old Men] (By
Cormac McCarthy) [published: December, 2007]
by Cormac McCarthy 2005
4.17
200k+ ratings
Thriller
Westerns
Crime
Fathers and Sons
by Ivan Turgenev • 1862
4.00
100k+
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Fathers and Sons Summary
Fathers and Sons
by Ivan Turgenev 1862 244 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
The Old Curiosity Shop
by Charles Dickens • 2001
3.79
24k+
Classics
Literature
19th Century
The Old Curiosity Shop Summary
The Old Curiosity Shop
by Charles Dickens 2001 576 pages
3.79
24k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
Phyl-Undhu
by Nick Land • 2014
Abstract Horror, Exterminator
3.56
284
Horror
Philosophy
Science Fiction
Phyl-Undhu Summary
Phyl-Undhu
Abstract Horror, Exterminator
by Nick Land 2014 71 pages
3.56
284 ratings
Horror
Philosophy
Science Fiction
The Time Machine / The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells • 2007
4.10
56k+
Classics
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Time Machine / The Invisible Man Summary
The Time Machine / The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells 2007 288 pages
4.10
56k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Multiple Choice
by Alejandro Zambra • 2014
3.90
6k+
Poetry
Short Stories
Contemporary
Multiple Choice Summary
Multiple Choice
by Alejandro Zambra 2014 128 pages
3.90
6k+ ratings
Poetry
Short Stories
Contemporary
Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and Other Writings
by Marquis de Sade • 1791
3.69
3k+
Philosophy
Classics
Erotica
Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and Other Writings Summary
Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and Other Writings
by Marquis de Sade 1791 784 pages
3.69
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Erotica
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
by John Fowles • 1969
3.88
55k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
The French Lieutenant’s Woman Summary
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
by John Fowles 1969 470 pages
3.88
55k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
Corelli’s Mandolin
by Louis de Bernières • 1995
4.04
93k+
Historical Fiction
Romance
Classics
Corelli’s Mandolin Summary
Corelli’s Mandolin
by Louis de Bernières 1995 437 pages
4.04
93k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Classics
The Bonfire of the Vanities
by Tom Wolfe • 1987
3.93
87k+
Classics
Novels
Literature
The Bonfire of the Vanities Summary
The Bonfire of the Vanities
by Tom Wolfe 1987 690 pages
3.93
87k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Literature
Poesía completa
by Idea Vilariño • 2008
4.57
2k+
Poetry
Spanish Literature
Womens
Poesía completa Summary
Poesía completa
by Idea Vilariño 2008 328 pages
4.57
2k+ ratings
Poetry
Spanish Literature
Womens
The School of Night
by Karl Ove Knausgård • 2023
4.39
4k+
Contemporary
Fantasy
Literary Fiction
The School of Night Summary
The School of Night
by Karl Ove Knausgård 2023 512 pages
4.39
4k+ ratings
Contemporary
Fantasy
Literary Fiction
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope by Anthony Trollope
by Anthony Trollope • 1875
Society's Mirror: Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now
4.09
14k+
Classics
Victorian
19th Century
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope by Anthony Trollope Summary
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope by Anthony Trollope
Society's Mirror: Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now
by Anthony Trollope 1875 440 pages
4.09
14k+ ratings
Classics
Victorian
19th Century
Our Man in Havana
by Graham Greene • 1958
3.94
41k+
Classics
Espionage
Humor
Our Man in Havana Summary
Our Man in Havana
by Graham Greene 1958 220 pages
3.94
41k+ ratings
Classics
Espionage
Humor
I the Supreme
by Augusto Roa Bastos • 1974
3.90
1k+
Spanish Literature
Historical Fiction
Latin American
I the Supreme Summary
I the Supreme
by Augusto Roa Bastos 1974 433 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Spanish Literature
Historical Fiction
Latin American
V.
by Thomas Pynchon • 1963
3.97
25k+
Classics
Literature
Novels
V. Summary
V.
by Thomas Pynchon 1963 640 pages
3.97
25k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Ultraluminous
by Katherine Faw • 2017
3.58
500+
Literary Fiction
Novels
Novella
Ultraluminous Summary
Ultraluminous
by Katherine Faw 2017 196 pages
3.58
500+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Novels
Novella
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