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Novels Book Summaries

Seporsi Mie Ayam Sebelum Mati

by Brian Khrisna • 2025

Seporsi Mie Ayam Sebelum Mati

by Brian Khrisna 2025 216 pages

by Vigdis Hjorth • 2017

by Vigdis Hjorth 2017 178 pages

by Cindy Woodsmall • 2018

by Cindy Woodsmall 2018 346 pages

by Mária Szepes • 1946

The Elixir of Eternal Life

The Elixir of Eternal Life

by Mária Szepes 1946 390 pages

The Abstinence Teacher

by Tom Perrotta • 2007

The Abstinence Teacher

by Tom Perrotta 2007 368 pages

An Uncommon Education

by Elizabeth Percer • 2012

An Uncommon Education

by Elizabeth Percer 2012 368 pages

Als wir Schwäne waren

by Behzad Karim Khani • 2024

Als wir Schwäne waren

by Behzad Karim Khani 2024 193 pages

Stupeur et tremblements

by Amélie Nothomb • 1999

Stupeur et tremblements

by Amélie Nothomb 1999 187 pages

by Lydia Chukovskaya • 1965

by Lydia Chukovskaya 1965 120 pages

by Hermann Hesse • 1998

by Hermann Hesse 1998

by Kate Messner • 2016

by Kate Messner 2016 228 pages

by Daniel Quinn • 1997

by Daniel Quinn 1997 293 pages

by Malcolm Lowry • 1947

by Malcolm Lowry 1947 423 pages

The Savage Detectives

by Roberto Bolaño • 1998

The Savage Detectives

by Roberto Bolaño 1998 577 pages

by John Fante • 1939

by John Fante 1939 165 pages

Métamorphose en bord de ciel

by Mathias Malzieu • 2011

Métamorphose en bord de ciel

by Mathias Malzieu 2011 190 pages

by David Whitley • 2010

by David Whitley 2010 368 pages

Daun Yang Jatuh Tak Pernah Membenci Angin

by Tere Liye • 2010

Indonesian Literature

Daun Yang Jatuh Tak Pernah Membenci Angin

by Tere Liye 2010 264 pages

Indonesian Literature

The Lacuna

by Barbara Kingsolver • 2009

by Barbara Kingsolver 2009 508 pages

A Hologram for the King

by Dave Eggers • 2012

A Hologram for the King

by Dave Eggers 2012 312 pages

by Elfriede Jelinek • 1983

by Elfriede Jelinek 1983 288 pages

by Thomas Wolfe • 1929

by Thomas Wolfe 1929 544 pages

by Jack London • 1905

by Jack London 1905 47 pages

by Samuel R. Delany • 1975

Science Fiction Fantasy

Dhalgren

by Samuel R. Delany 1975 836 pages

Science Fiction Fantasy

Big Breath In

by John Straley • 2024

by John Straley 2024 288 pages

by Rachel Cusk • 2024

by Rachel Cusk 2024 152 pages

The Bastard of Istanbul

by Elif Shafak • 2006

The Bastard of Istanbul

by Elif Shafak 2006 368 pages

by Robert Brody • 1976

by Robert Brody 1976 85 pages

by Kōbō Abe • 1973

by Kōbō Abe 1973 178 pages

by Edita Morris • 1959

by Edita Morris 1959 169 pages

by Jack McDevitt • 1986

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Science Fiction Fantasy

Aliens

The Hercules Text

by Jack McDevitt 1986 307 pages

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1k+ ratings

Science Fiction

Science Fiction Fantasy

Aliens

To Those Willing to Drown

by Mark Matthews • 2025

To Those Willing to Drown

by Mark Matthews 2025 209 pages

Memories of My Melancholy Whores

by Gabriel García Márquez • 2004

Memories of My Melancholy Whores

by Gabriel García Márquez 2004 115 pages

A Sport and a Pastime

by James Salter • 1967

A Sport and a Pastime

by James Salter 1967 185 pages

by Roxana Robinson • 2024

by Roxana Robinson 2024 344 pages

by Martin Amis • 1991

by Martin Amis 1991 165 pages

Near to the Wild Heart

by Clarice Lispector • 1943

Near to the Wild Heart

by Clarice Lispector 1943 192 pages

by Michel Butor • 1957

by Michel Butor 1957 320 pages

by Flann O'Brien • 1967

by Flann O'Brien 1967 200 pages

by Zadie Smith • 2012

by Zadie Smith 2012 296 pages

by Stefano Benni • 2005

by Stefano Benni 2005 207 pages

by George Eliot • 1861

by George Eliot 1861 262 pages

by Erich Segal • 1988

by Erich Segal 1988 675 pages

by William Gibson • 2003

by William Gibson 2003 367 pages

by Nathacha Appanah • 2025

by Nathacha Appanah 2025 288 pages

Beneath the Lion's Gaze

by Maaza Mengiste • 2010

Beneath the Lion's Gaze

by Maaza Mengiste 2010 308 pages

by Kōbō Abe • 1967

by Kōbō Abe 1967 304 pages

by Miguel Delibes • 1950

by Miguel Delibes 1950 224 pages

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter

by Mario Vargas Llosa • 1977

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter

by Mario Vargas Llosa 1977 388 pages

Confessions of a Mask

by Yukio Mishima • 1949

Confessions of a Mask

by Yukio Mishima 1949 224 pages

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