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Great novels transport us into richly imagined worlds where characters grapple with life's deepest questions and society's thorniest challenges. Whether following a New Orleans misfit's misadventures or exploring dystopian futures and spiritual journeys, these transformative stories illuminate the full spectrum of human experience.

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Lost Illusions Summary
Lost Illusions
by Honoré de Balzac 2006 656 pages
4.16
12.3K ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
The Sisters Summary
The Sisters
by Jonas Hassen Khemiri 2025 656 pages
4.13
6.0K ratings
Literary Fiction
Swedish Literature
Sweden
The Catch Summary
The Catch
by Yrsa Daley-Ward 2025 352 pages
3.31
1.1K ratings
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Novels
Olor a hormiga Summary
Olor a hormiga
by Júlia Peró 2024 240 pages
3.94
1.7K ratings
Book Club
Spanish Literature
Novels
The Magus Summary
The Magus
by John Fowles 1965 656 pages
4.05
63.2K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Mystery
The Bee Sting Summary
The Bee Sting
by Paul Murray 2023 645 pages
3.89
124.7K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
La hora azul Summary
La hora azul
by Alonso Cueto 2005 304 pages
3.75
1.3K ratings
Romance
Latin American
Literature
The Unconsoled Summary
The Unconsoled
by Kazuo Ishiguro 1995 535 pages
3.59
18.0K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Literature
Las memorias de Mamá Blanca Summary
Las memorias de Mamá Blanca
by Teresa de la Parra 1988 262 pages
3.77
735 ratings
Classics
Spanish Literature
Latin American
Forrest Gump Summary
Forrest Gump
by Winston Groom 2002 248 pages
4.01
72.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Humor
Classics
The Man Who Was Thursday Summary
The Man Who Was Thursday
A Nightmare
by G.K. Chesterton 2001 182 pages
3.83
45.5K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Fantasy
Blackout Summary
Blackout
A Techno-Thriller
by Marc Elsberg 2017 316 pages
4
17.6K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Dystopia
American Dirt Summary
American Dirt
by Jeanine Cummins 2020 459 pages
4.36
669.0K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Historical Fiction
As I Lay Dying Summary
As I Lay Dying
by William Faulkner 1930 288 pages
3.72
184.4K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Scaffolding Summary
Scaffolding
by Lauren Elkin 2024 388 pages
3.69
3.9K ratings
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
France
Academy Arcanist Summary
Academy Arcanist
by Shami Stovall 2022 446 pages
4.22
1.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Strange Houses Summary
Strange Houses
by Uketsu 2025 203 pages
3.63
44.1K ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Grendel Summary
Grendel
by John Gardner 2010 174 pages
3.69
42.0K ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Mythology
Foucault’s Pendulum Summary
Foucault’s Pendulum
by Umberto Eco 2007 623 pages
3.91
74.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Literature
Solenoid Summary
Solenoid
by Mircea Cărtărescu 2015 840 pages
4.25
6.2K ratings
Romania
Literature
Romanian Literature
Should We Stay or Should We Go Summary
Should We Stay or Should We Go
by Lionel Shriver 2021 288 pages
3.65
6.6K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Death
Les Soleils des indépendances Summary
Les Soleils des indépendances
by Ahmadou Kourouma 1995 196 pages
3.58
803 ratings
Africa
France
African Literature
The Quiet American Summary
The Quiet American
by Graham Greene 1955 180 pages
3.98
69.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
Tik-Tok Summary
Tik-Tok
by John Sladek 2002 192 pages
3.7
762 ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Robots
Delirio Summary
Delirio
by Laura Restrepo 2004 344 pages
3.97
12.0K ratings
Spanish Literature
Latin American
Novels
The Mayor of Casterbridge Summary
The Mayor of Casterbridge
by Thomas Hardy 2003 393 pages
3.86
65.6K ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
Tôi Thấy Hoa Vàng Trên Cỏ Xanh Summary
Tôi Thấy Hoa Vàng Trên Cỏ Xanh
by Nguyễn Nhật Ánh 2010 380 pages
4.12
5.6K ratings
Childrens
Novels
Romance
Eyes of the Void Summary
Eyes of the Void
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2022 596 pages
4.2
19.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
Narcissus and Goldmund Summary
Narcissus and Goldmund
by Hermann Hesse 1997 315 pages
4.22
71.1K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
German Literature
The Orphan Master's Son Summary
The Orphan Master's Son
by Adam Johnson 2012 443 pages
4.07
103.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Asia
The Philosopher's Stone Summary
The Philosopher's Stone
by Colin Wilson 1977 320 pages
3.91
730 ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Philosophy
The Big Sleep Summary
The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler 1988 231 pages
3.94
166.6K ratings
Mystery
Classics
Crime
Sentimental Education Summary
Sentimental Education
by Gustave Flaubert 2004 460 pages
3.81
24.5K ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
Children of Memory Summary
Children of Memory
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2022 486 pages
4
29.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Fantasy
The House of Mirth Summary
The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton 2006 351 pages
3.97
104.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The House of the Seven Gables Summary
The House of the Seven Gables
by Nathaniel Hawthorne 2005 225 pages
3.45
42.6K ratings
Classics
Gothic
Literature
Los jefes / Los cachorros Summary
Los jefes / Los cachorros
by Mario Vargas Llosa 2001 160 pages
3.54
4.2K ratings
Short Stories
Nobel Prize
Spanish Literature
The Devil of the Provinces Summary
The Devil of the Provinces
by Juan Cárdenas 2017 176 pages
3.42
1.0K ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Adult
Vineland Summary
Vineland
by Thomas Pynchon 1995 480 pages
3.76
15.6K ratings
Literature
Novels
American
The Nix Summary
The Nix
by Nathan Hill 2016 625 pages
4.08
84.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Dirty Weekend Summary
Dirty Weekend
by Helen Zahavi 2000 200 pages
3.72
1.3K ratings
Feminism
Thriller
Crime
The Buccaneers Summary
The Buccaneers
by Edith Wharton 1994 406 pages
3.86
8.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Number of the Beast Summary
The Number of the Beast
by Robert A. Heinlein 1980 511 pages
3.62
13.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
La Navidad en las montañas Summary
La Navidad en las montañas
by Ignacio Manuel Altamirano 1998 125 pages
3.48
1.4K ratings
Christmas
Classics
Spanish Literature
Cold Skin Summary
Cold Skin
by Albert Sánchez Piñol 2007 240 pages
3.66
9.0K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Given Day Summary
The Given Day
by Dennis Lehane 2008 704 pages
4.07
28.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Absalom, Absalom! Summary
Absalom, Absalom!
by William Faulkner 1990 316 pages
3.99
47.4K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Crimen y castigo 1 Summary
Crimen y castigo 1
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 2006 360 pages
4.37
20.2K ratings
Classics
Novels
Russian Literature
You Dreamed of Empires Summary
You Dreamed of Empires
by Álvaro Enrigue 2024 220 pages
3.75
13.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Historical
Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and Other Writings Summary
Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and Other Writings
by Marquis de Sade 1994 784 pages
3.69
3.8K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Erotica
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