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Literature Book Summaries

Pygmalion
by George Bernard Shaw • 1913
3.88
100k+
Classics
Plays
Drama
Pygmalion Summary
Pygmalion
by George Bernard Shaw 1913 82 pages
3.88
100k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys • 1966
3.59
100k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Wide Sargasso Sea Summary
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys 1966 176 pages
3.59
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Spring Snow
by Yukio Mishima • 1967
4.16
23k+
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Spring Snow Summary
Spring Snow
by Yukio Mishima 1967 389 pages
4.16
23k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Last Temptation of Christ
by Nikos Kazantzakis • 1955
4.19
15k+
Religion
Classics
Historical Fiction
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The Last Temptation of Christ
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1955 506 pages
4.19
15k+ ratings
Religion
Classics
Historical Fiction
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe • 1958
3.75
400k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
Africa
Things Fall Apart Summary
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe 1958 215 pages
3.75
400k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Africa
The Overcoat
by Nikolai Gogol • 2004
4.14
53k+
Classics
Short Stories
Russia
The Overcoat Summary
The Overcoat
by Nikolai Gogol 2004 57 pages
4.14
53k+ ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Russia
A Fraction of the Whole
by Steve Toltz • 2008
4.14
24k+
Australia
Novels
Contemporary
A Fraction of the Whole Summary
A Fraction of the Whole
by Steve Toltz 2008 530 pages
4.14
24k+ ratings
Australia
Novels
Contemporary
White Noise
by Don DeLillo • 1985
3.86
100k+
Classics
Literature
Novels
White Noise Summary
White Noise
by Don DeLillo 1985 320 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison • 1952
3.92
200k+
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Invisible Man Summary
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison 1952 581 pages
3.92
200k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens • 1859
3.88
1M+
Classics
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Literature
A Tale of Two Cities Summary
Immersive
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens 1859 489 pages
3.88
1M+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Life of a Stupid Man
by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa • 1927
3.67
11k+
Classics
Short Stories
Japanese Literature
The Life of a Stupid Man Summary
The Life of a Stupid Man
by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 1927 55 pages
3.67
11k+ ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Japanese Literature
The Odyssey
by Homer
3.84
1.2M+
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
The Odyssey Summary
Immersive
The Odyssey
by Homer 541 pages
3.84
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
Poetics
by Aristotle
3.83
29k+
Philosophy
Classics
Poetry
Poetics Summary
Poetics
by Aristotle 144 pages
3.83
29k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Poetry
A Nation of Idiots
by Daksh Tyagi • 2019
3.87
500+
India
Politics
Humor
A Nation of Idiots Summary
A Nation of Idiots
by Daksh Tyagi 2019 215 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
India
Politics
Humor
The Clown
by Heinrich Böll • 1963
3.93
32k+
Classics
German Literature
Novels
The Clown Summary
The Clown
by Heinrich Böll 1963 272 pages
3.93
32k+ ratings
Classics
German Literature
Novels
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
by Thomas Ligotti • 2011
4.01
9k+
Philosophy
Horror
Psychology
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race Summary
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
by Thomas Ligotti 2011 240 pages
4.01
9k+ ratings
Philosophy
Horror
Psychology
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand • 1957
3.69
400k+
Classics
Philosophy
Politics
Atlas Shrugged Summary
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand 1957 1168 pages
3.69
400k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Politics
A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole • 1980
3.89
300k+
Classics
Humor
Book Club
A Confederacy of Dunces Summary
A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole 1980 394 pages
3.89
300k+ ratings
Classics
Humor
Book Club
Aspects of the Novel
by E.M. Forster • 1927
3.80
4k+
Writing
Literary Criticism
Essays
Aspects of the Novel Summary
Aspects of the Novel
by E.M. Forster 1927 192 pages
3.80
4k+ ratings
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Literary Criticism
Essays
The Iliad / The Odyssey
by Homer
4.07
84k+
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
The Iliad / The Odyssey Summary
The Iliad / The Odyssey
by Homer 1556 pages
4.07
84k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
Ham on Rye
by Charles Bukowski • 1982
4.14
100k+
Classics
Novels
Literature
Ham on Rye Summary
Ham on Rye
by Charles Bukowski 1982 288 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Literature
Blindness
by José Saramago • 1995
4.18
300k+
Dystopia
Classics
Science Fiction
Blindness Summary
Blindness
by José Saramago 1995 349 pages
4.18
300k+ ratings
Dystopia
Classics
Science Fiction
Água Viva
by Clarice Lispector • 2012
4.25
26k+
Poetry
Classics
Philosophy
Água Viva Summary
Água Viva
by Clarice Lispector 2012 88 pages
4.25
26k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Philosophy
Ficciones
by Jorge Luis Borges • 1944
4.40
80k+
Short Stories
Classics
Magical Realism
Ficciones Summary
Ficciones
by Jorge Luis Borges 1944 174 pages
4.40
80k+ ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Magical Realism
On the Road
by Jack Kerouac • 1957
3.61
400k+
Classics
Travel
Literature
On the Road Summary
On the Road
by Jack Kerouac 1957 307 pages
3.61
400k+ ratings
Classics
Travel
Literature
Interpreter of Maladies
by Jhumpa Lahiri • 1999
4.18
200k+
Short Stories
India
Book Club
Interpreter of Maladies Summary
Interpreter of Maladies
by Jhumpa Lahiri 1999 198 pages
4.18
200k+ ratings
Short Stories
India
Book Club
Malinche
by Laura Esquivel • 2006
3.36
7k+
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Historical
Malinche Summary
Malinche
by Laura Esquivel 2006 191 pages
3.36
7k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Historical
Ariel
by Sylvia Plath • 1965
4.18
90k+
Poetry
Classics
Feminism
Ariel Summary
Ariel
by Sylvia Plath 1965 128 pages
4.18
90k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Feminism
Thousand Cranes
by Yasunari Kawabata • 1952
3.69
15k+
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Thousand Cranes Summary
Thousand Cranes
by Yasunari Kawabata 1952 147 pages
3.69
15k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy • 1985
4.15
200k+
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy 1985 351 pages
4.15
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
Life for Sale
by Yukio Mishima • 1968
3.70
15k+
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Life for Sale Summary
Life for Sale
by Yukio Mishima 1968 192 pages
3.70
15k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Epic of Gilgamesh
by Anonymous • 2001
3.76
100k+
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
The Epic of Gilgamesh Summary
The Epic of Gilgamesh
by Anonymous 2001 72 pages
3.76
100k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy
by Gregory Bassham • 2003
One Book to Rule Them All
4.27
5k+
Philosophy
Essays
Books About Books
The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy Summary
The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy
One Book to Rule Them All
by Gregory Bassham 2003 163 pages
4.27
5k+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Books About Books
The Fruits of the Earth
by André Gide • 1897
3.68
3k+
Classics
Poetry
France
The Fruits of the Earth Summary
The Fruits of the Earth
by André Gide 1897
3.68
3k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
France
The Maniac
by Benjamín Labatut • 2023
4.33
27k+
Historical Fiction
Philosophy
Literary Fiction
The Maniac Summary
The Maniac
by Benjamín Labatut 2023 368 pages
4.33
27k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Philosophy
Literary Fiction
The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen • 2001
3.85
100k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
The Corrections Summary
The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen 2001 653 pages
3.85
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
The First Man
by Albert Camus • 1994
3.96
12k+
Philosophy
Classics
France
The First Man Summary
The First Man
by Albert Camus 1994 359 pages
3.96
12k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
France
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad • 1899
3.43
500k+
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Heart of Darkness Summary
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad 1899 188 pages
3.43
500k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II
by James N. Frey • 1994
Advanced Techniques For Dramatic Storytelling
4.07
500+
Writing
Reference
Literature
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II Summary
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II
Advanced Techniques For Dramatic Storytelling
by James N. Frey 1994 176 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Literature
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle
by Aristotle
4.00
2k+
Philosophy
Classics
Poetry
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle Summary
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle
by Aristotle 336 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Poetry
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
by Luis Sepúlveda • 1995
3.94
31k+
Classics
Novels
Spanish Literature
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories Summary
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
by Luis Sepúlveda 1995 144 pages
3.94
31k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Spanish Literature
Life and Fate
by Vasily Grossman • 2006
4.46
16k+
Classics
Russia
Historical Fiction
Life and Fate Summary
Life and Fate
by Vasily Grossman 2006 864 pages
4.46
16k+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Historical Fiction
The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand • 1943
3.89
300k+
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
The Fountainhead Summary
The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand 1943 704 pages
3.89
300k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
Dogeaters
by Jessica Hagedorn • 1990
3.61
3k+
Historical Fiction
Asian American
Novels
Dogeaters Summary
Dogeaters
by Jessica Hagedorn 1990 272 pages
3.61
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Asian American
Novels
Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf • 1925
3.77
300k+
Classics
Literature
Feminism
Mrs. Dalloway Summary
Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf 1925 194 pages
3.77
300k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Feminism
The Sheltering Sky
by Paul Bowles • 1949
3.88
31k+
Classics
Africa
Travel
The Sheltering Sky Summary
The Sheltering Sky
by Paul Bowles 1949 342 pages
3.88
31k+ ratings
Classics
Africa
Travel
Of Love and Other Demons
by Gabriel García Márquez • 1999
3.95
89k+
Classics
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Of Love and Other Demons Summary
Of Love and Other Demons
by Gabriel García Márquez 1999 160 pages
3.95
89k+ ratings
Classics
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Crossing to Safety
by Wallace Stegner • 1987
4.16
51k+
Book Club
Classics
Literary Fiction
Crossing to Safety Summary
Crossing to Safety
by Wallace Stegner 1987 335 pages
4.16
51k+ ratings
Book Club
Classics
Literary Fiction
How Proust Can Change Your Life
by Alain de Botton • 1998
3.76
18k+
Philosophy
Self Help
Biography
How Proust Can Change Your Life Summary
How Proust Can Change Your Life
by Alain de Botton 1998 208 pages
3.76
18k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Biography
The Sorrows of Young Werther
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe • 1774
3.70
100k+
Classics
German Literature
Literature
The Sorrows of Young Werther Summary
The Sorrows of Young Werther
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1774 149 pages
3.70
100k+ ratings
Classics
German Literature
Literature
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