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Literature

Great books shape how we see ourselves and our world, whether through timeless stories or illuminating reflections on the craft of writing itself. These transformative works explore life's deepest questions while teaching us to read between the lines of human experience.

Literature Book Summaries

The White Castle
by Orhan Pamuk • 1985
3.48
17k+
Historical Fiction
Turkish Literature
Turkish
The White Castle Summary
The White Castle
by Orhan Pamuk 1985 145 pages
3.48
17k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Turkish Literature
Turkish
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1869
4.21
200k+
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Summary
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1869
4.21
200k+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
The Kindly Ones
by Jonathan Littell • 2009
4.03
15k+
Historical Fiction
War
World War II
The Kindly Ones Summary
The Kindly Ones
by Jonathan Littell 2009 984 pages
4.03
15k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
World War II
Adultery
by Paulo Coelho • 2014
3.1
61k+
Romance
Novels
Contemporary
Adultery Summary
Adultery
by Paulo Coelho 2014 272 pages
3.1
61k+ ratings
Romance
Novels
Contemporary
The Sound and the Fury
by William Faulkner • 1929
3.86
100k+
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Sound and the Fury Summary
The Sound and the Fury
by William Faulkner 1929 366 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel García Márquez • 1985
3.94
500k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
Love in the Time of Cholera Summary
Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel García Márquez 1985 348 pages
3.94
500k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
Gilead
by Marilynne Robinson • 2004
3.85
100k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Gilead Summary
Gilead
by Marilynne Robinson 2004 247 pages
3.85
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
by Albert Camus • 1942
4.21
65k+
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays Summary
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
by Albert Camus 1942 212 pages
4.21
65k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
Four Great Tragedies
by William Shakespeare • 1606
Hamlet / Othello / King Lear / Macbeth
4.42
18k+
Classics
Plays
Drama
Four Great Tragedies Summary
Four Great Tragedies
Hamlet / Othello / King Lear / Macbeth
by William Shakespeare 1606 592 pages
4.42
18k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
On Beauty
by Zadie Smith • 2005
3.78
91k+
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
On Beauty Summary
On Beauty
by Zadie Smith 2005 445 pages
3.78
91k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Identity
by Milan Kundera • 1997
3.69
33k+
Novels
Czech Literature
Literature
Identity Summary
Identity
by Milan Kundera 1997 176 pages
3.69
33k+ ratings
Novels
Czech Literature
Literature
A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway • 1929
3.82
300k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
A Farewell to Arms Summary
A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway 1929 304 pages
3.82
300k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
How to Read Literature Like a Professor
by Thomas C. Foster • 2003
A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines
3.58
34k+
School
Books About Books
Writing
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Summary
How to Read Literature Like a Professor
A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines
by Thomas C. Foster 2003 314 pages
3.58
34k+ ratings
School
Books About Books
Writing
Masnavi I Ma'navi
by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi • 1273
The Spiritual Couplets of Maulana Jalalu-'D-Din Muhammad Rumi
4.45
4k+
Poetry
Philosophy
Literature
Masnavi I Ma'navi Summary
Masnavi I Ma'navi
The Spiritual Couplets of Maulana Jalalu-'D-Din Muhammad Rumi
by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 1273 483 pages
4.45
4k+ ratings
Poetry
Philosophy
Literature
The Names
by Don DeLillo • 1982
3.64
5k+
Novels
American
Mystery
The Names Summary
The Names
by Don DeLillo 1982 339 pages
3.64
5k+ ratings
Novels
American
Mystery
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert • 2004
3.71
300k+
Classics
France
Literature
Madame Bovary Summary
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert 2004 329 pages
3.71
300k+ ratings
Classics
France
Literature
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding • 1954
3.70
3.2M+
Classics
Young Adult
School
Lord of the Flies Summary
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding 1954 182 pages
3.70
3.2M+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
School
The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1877
4.23
4k+
Short Stories
Classics
Russia
The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky Summary
The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1877 320 pages
4.23
4k+ ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Russia
City of Glass
by Paul Auster • 1985
3.75
24k+
Mystery
Classics
American
City of Glass Summary
City of Glass
by Paul Auster 1985 203 pages
3.75
24k+ ratings
Mystery
Classics
American
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1864
4.19
78k+
Classics
Russia
Philosophy
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead Summary
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864 233 pages
4.19
78k+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Philosophy
The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare • 1596
3.77
200k+
Classics
Plays
Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice Summary
The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare 1596 249 pages
3.77
200k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Shakespeare
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
by James Joyce • 1916
3.64
100k+
Classics
Literature
Irish Literature
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Summary
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
by James Joyce 1916 329 pages
3.64
100k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Irish Literature
The Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann • 1924
4.13
63k+
Classics
German Literature
Literature
The Magic Mountain Summary
The Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann 1924 706 pages
4.13
63k+ ratings
Classics
German Literature
Literature
Lazarillo de Tormes and The Swindler
by Francisco de Quevedo • 1969
Two Spanish Picaresque Novels
3.62
1k+
Classics
Spanish Literature
Spain
Lazarillo de Tormes and The Swindler Summary
Lazarillo de Tormes and The Swindler
Two Spanish Picaresque Novels
by Francisco de Quevedo 1969 240 pages
3.62
1k+ ratings
Classics
Spanish Literature
Spain
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck • 1931
4.01
200k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
China
The Good Earth Summary
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck 1931 418 pages
4.01
200k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
China
The Professor
by Charlotte Brontë • 1857
3.54
30k+
Classics
Romance
Victorian
The Professor Summary
The Professor
by Charlotte Brontë 1857 269 pages
3.54
30k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Victorian
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess • 1962
4.00
700k+
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
A Clockwork Orange Summary
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess 1962 240 pages
4.00
700k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer • 1400
3.53
200k+
Classics
Poetry
Literature
The Canterbury Tales Summary
The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer 1400 504 pages
3.53
200k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Literature
Ben-Hur
by Lew Wallace • 2007
A Tale of the Christ
4.03
38k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
Christian
Ben-Hur Summary
Ben-Hur
A Tale of the Christ
by Lew Wallace 2007 620 pages
4.03
38k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Christian
Jitterbug Perfume
by Tom Robbins • 1984
4.23
81k+
Fantasy
Humor
Magical Realism
Jitterbug Perfume Summary
Jitterbug Perfume
by Tom Robbins 1984 342 pages
4.23
81k+ ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Magical Realism
For Whom the Bell Tolls
by Ernest Hemingway • 1940
3.99
300k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
For Whom the Bell Tolls Summary
For Whom the Bell Tolls
by Ernest Hemingway 1940 471 pages
3.99
300k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Story Solution
by Eric Edson • 2012
23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take
4.32
222
Writing
Film
Psychology
The Story Solution Summary
The Story Solution
23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take
by Eric Edson 2012 330 pages
4.32
222 ratings
Writing
Film
Psychology
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton • 1920
3.97
100k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Age of Innocence Summary
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton 1920 293 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
Gulivers Travels
by Jonathan Swift • 1726
3.59
300k+
Classics
Fantasy
Adventure
Gulivers Travels Summary
Gulivers Travels
by Jonathan Swift 1726 352 pages
3.59
300k+ ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Adventure
David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens • 1850
4.05
200k+
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
David Copperfield Summary
David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens 1850 882 pages
4.05
200k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Saturday
by Ian McEwan • 2005
3.64
74k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Saturday Summary
Saturday
by Ian McEwan 2005 289 pages
3.64
74k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne • 1850
3.44
900k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
School
The Scarlet Letter Summary
The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1850 279 pages
3.44
900k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
School
Leaves of Grass
by Walt Whitman • 1855
4.11
100k+
Poetry
Classics
Literature
Leaves of Grass Summary
Leaves of Grass
by Walt Whitman 1855 624 pages
4.11
100k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Literature
Naked Lunch
by William S. Burroughs • 1959
The Restored Text
3.46
99k+
Classics
Literature
Novels
Naked Lunch Summary
Naked Lunch
The Restored Text
by William S. Burroughs 1959 289 pages
3.46
99k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Palace of Dreams
by Ismail Kadare • 1981
3.94
6k+
Fantasy
Classics
Dystopia
The Palace of Dreams Summary
The Palace of Dreams
by Ismail Kadare 1981 208 pages
3.94
6k+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Dystopia
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London • 1903
3.92
400k+
Classics
Adventure
Young Adult
The Call of the Wild Summary
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London 1903 172 pages
3.92
400k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Young Adult
The Awakening
by Kate Chopin • 1899
3.69
200k+
Classics
Feminism
School
The Awakening Summary
The Awakening
by Kate Chopin 1899 195 pages
3.69
200k+ ratings
Classics
Feminism
School
A Room with a View
by E.M. Forster • 1908
3.89
200k+
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
A Room with a View Summary
A Room with a View
by E.M. Forster 1908 119 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
Nocturnes
by Kazuo Ishiguro • 2009
Five Stories of Music and Nightfall
3.51
33k+
Short Stories
Music
Contemporary
Nocturnes Summary
Nocturnes
Five Stories of Music and Nightfall
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2009 221 pages
3.51
33k+ ratings
Short Stories
Music
Contemporary
The Iliad
by Homer
3.93
500k+
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
The Iliad Summary
The Iliad
by Homer 848 pages
3.93
500k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
Bodas de sangre
by Federico García Lorca • 2005
3.89
36k+
Plays
Classics
Spanish Literature
Bodas de sangre Summary
Bodas de sangre
by Federico García Lorca 2005 167 pages
3.89
36k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
Spanish Literature
Letter to a Child Never Born
by Oriana Fallaci • 1975
4.03
24k+
Feminism
Italian Literature
Novels
Letter to a Child Never Born Summary
Letter to a Child Never Born
by Oriana Fallaci 1975 128 pages
4.03
24k+ ratings
Feminism
Italian Literature
Novels
A Life Worth Living
by Robert Zaretsky • 2013
Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning
4.00
500+
Philosophy
Biography
History
A Life Worth Living Summary
A Life Worth Living
Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning
by Robert Zaretsky 2013 240 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Biography
History
Imaginary Homelands
by Salman Rushdie • 1991
Essays and Criticism 1981-1991
3.99
1k+
Essays
India
Politics
Imaginary Homelands Summary
Imaginary Homelands
Essays and Criticism 1981-1991
by Salman Rushdie 1991 448 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Essays
India
Politics
White Fang
by Jack London • 2001
4.03
200k+
Classics
Adventure
Animals
White Fang Summary
White Fang
by Jack London 2001 252 pages
4.03
200k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Animals
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