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Novels

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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Confessions of a Mask
by Yukio Mishima • 1949
3.95
40k+
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
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Confessions of a Mask
by Yukio Mishima 1949 224 pages
3.95
40k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Portrait of a Lady, Volume 1
by Henry James • 1881
3.93
500+
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
The Portrait of a Lady, Volume 1 Summary
The Portrait of a Lady, Volume 1
by Henry James 1881 649 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Floating Dragon
by Peter Straub • 2003
3.82
12k+
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
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Floating Dragon
by Peter Straub 2003 595 pages
3.82
12k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
Gwen, in Green
by Hugh Zachary • 1974
3.33
460
Horror
Science Fiction
Summer
Gwen, in Green Summary
Gwen, in Green
by Hugh Zachary 1974 192 pages
3.33
460 ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Summer
Hawaii
by James A. Michener • 1959
4.22
82k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
Classics
Hawaii Summary
Hawaii
by James A. Michener 1959 1136 pages
4.22
82k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Classics
Las gratitudes
by Delphine de Vigan • 2019
4.33
56k+
France
Contemporary
Drama
Las gratitudes Summary
Las gratitudes
by Delphine de Vigan 2019 176 pages
4.33
56k+ ratings
France
Contemporary
Drama
Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde
by Orhan Kemal • 1954
4.21
1k+
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Roman
Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde Summary
Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde
by Orhan Kemal 1954 377 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Roman
Honour
by Elif Shafak • 2011
4.15
27k+
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Turkish Literature
Honour Summary
Honour
by Elif Shafak 2011 342 pages
4.15
27k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Turkish Literature
Transcription
by Ben Lerner • 2026
3.92
6k+
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
American
Transcription Summary
Transcription
by Ben Lerner 2026 144 pages
3.92
6k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
American
Doctor Glas
by Hjalmar Söderberg • 1905
3.67
17k+
Classics
Swedish Literature
Sweden
Doctor Glas Summary
Doctor Glas
by Hjalmar Söderberg 1905 160 pages
3.67
17k+ ratings
Classics
Swedish Literature
Sweden
La Antártida del amor
by Sara Stridsberg • 2018
3.96
4k+
Contemporary
Swedish Literature
Literary Fiction
La Antártida del amor Summary
La Antártida del amor
by Sara Stridsberg 2018 263 pages
3.96
4k+ ratings
Contemporary
Swedish Literature
Literary Fiction
Satantango
by László Krasznahorkai • 1985
4.06
16k+
Hungary
Hungarian Literature
Classics
Satantango Summary
Satantango
by László Krasznahorkai 1985 274 pages
4.06
16k+ ratings
Hungary
Hungarian Literature
Classics
Bournville
by Jonathan Coe • 2022
3.78
8k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
British Literature
Bournville Summary
Bournville
by Jonathan Coe 2022 354 pages
3.78
8k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
British Literature
The Electric Michelangelo
by Sarah Hall • 2004
3.62
2k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Novels
The Electric Michelangelo Summary
The Electric Michelangelo
by Sarah Hall 2004 340 pages
3.62
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Novels
August Blue
by Deborah Levy • 2023
3.62
14k+
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Music
August Blue Summary
August Blue
by Deborah Levy 2023 208 pages
3.62
14k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Music
The Gentleman's Hour
by Don Winslow • 2011
4.13
5k+
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
The Gentleman's Hour Summary
The Gentleman's Hour
by Don Winslow 2011 336 pages
4.13
5k+ ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Stig of the Dump
by Clive King • 1963
3.91
11k+
Childrens
Classics
Fantasy
Stig of the Dump Summary
Stig of the Dump
by Clive King 1963 176 pages
3.91
11k+ ratings
Childrens
Classics
Fantasy
The Land Breakers
by John Ehle • 1964
4.28
2k+
Historical Fiction
Classics
American
The Land Breakers Summary
The Land Breakers
by John Ehle 1964 356 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
American
Mother Night
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. • 1961
4.24
100k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
Mother Night Summary
Mother Night
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1961 288 pages
4.24
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
A Single Man
by Christopher Isherwood • 1964
4.05
38k+
Classics
LGBT
Queer
A Single Man Summary
A Single Man
by Christopher Isherwood 1964 186 pages
4.05
38k+ ratings
Classics
LGBT
Queer
La tregua
by Mario Benedetti • 1960
4.17
45k+
Classics
Romance
Spanish Literature
La tregua Summary
La tregua
by Mario Benedetti 1960 215 pages
4.17
45k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Spanish Literature
A prueba de fuego
by Javier Moro • 2020
4.19
2k+
Historical
Novels
A prueba de fuego Summary
A prueba de fuego
by Javier Moro 2020 400 pages
4.19
2k+ ratings
Historical
Novels
The Pledge
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt • 1957
3.90
11k+
Crime
Classics
Mystery
The Pledge Summary
The Pledge
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt 1957 176 pages
3.90
11k+ ratings
Crime
Classics
Mystery
Lucky Jim
by Kingsley Amis • 1954
3.74
32k+
Classics
Humor
British Literature
Lucky Jim Summary
Lucky Jim
by Kingsley Amis 1954 296 pages
3.74
32k+ ratings
Classics
Humor
British Literature
The Loser
by Thomas Bernhard • 1983
4.02
13k+
Classics
German Literature
Novels
The Loser Summary
The Loser
by Thomas Bernhard 1983 208 pages
4.02
13k+ ratings
Classics
German Literature
Novels
The Topeka School
by Ben Lerner • 2019
3.51
28k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
The Topeka School Summary
The Topeka School
by Ben Lerner 2019 282 pages
3.51
28k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
The Shadowmancer Returns
by G.P. Taylor • 2006
The Curse of Salamander Street
3.42
466
Fantasy
Young Adult
Christian Fiction
The Shadowmancer Returns Summary
The Shadowmancer Returns
The Curse of Salamander Street
by G.P. Taylor 2006 256 pages
3.42
466 ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Christian Fiction
The Tower
by Colin Wilson • 1987
4.02
500+
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Novels
The Tower Summary
The Tower
by Colin Wilson 1987 496 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Novels
The Damned Utd
by David Peace • 2006
4.14
9k+
Football
Sports
Soccer
The Damned Utd Summary
The Damned Utd
by David Peace 2006 346 pages
4.14
9k+ ratings
Football
Sports
Soccer
Wittgenstein’s Nephew
by Thomas Bernhard • 1982
4.02
7k+
German Literature
Novels
Philosophy
Wittgenstein’s Nephew Summary
Wittgenstein’s Nephew
by Thomas Bernhard 1982 101 pages
4.02
7k+ ratings
German Literature
Novels
Philosophy
Gods of Another Kind
by Steven Decker • 2023
4.40
500+
Book Club
Novels
Drama
Gods of Another Kind Summary
Gods of Another Kind
by Steven Decker 2023 244 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
Book Club
Novels
Drama
And the Ass Saw the Angel
by Nick Cave • 1989
3.84
11k+
Horror
Gothic
Southern Gothic
And the Ass Saw the Angel Summary
And the Ass Saw the Angel
by Nick Cave 1989 320 pages
3.84
11k+ ratings
Horror
Gothic
Southern Gothic
Wise Blood
by Flannery O'Connor • 1952
3.82
38k+
Classics
Southern Gothic
Novels
Wise Blood Summary
Wise Blood
by Flannery O'Connor 1952 256 pages
3.82
38k+ ratings
Classics
Southern Gothic
Novels
Ada, or Ardor
by Vladimir Nabokov • 1969
A Family Chronicle
4.12
13k+
Classics
Russia
Literature
Ada, or Ardor Summary
Ada, or Ardor
A Family Chronicle
by Vladimir Nabokov 1969 606 pages
4.12
13k+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Literature
The Go-Between by Hartley, L. P. (2013) Hardcover
by L.P. Hartley • 1953
4.01
15k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
Coming Of Age
The Go-Between by Hartley, L. P. (2013) Hardcover Summary
The Go-Between by Hartley, L. P. (2013) Hardcover
by L.P. Hartley 1953
4.01
15k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Coming Of Age
Island
by Aldous Huxley • 1962
3.85
36k+
Classics
Science Fiction
Philosophy
Island Summary
Island
by Aldous Huxley 1962 354 pages
3.85
36k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Philosophy
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
by Yukio Mishima • 1956
3.97
25k+
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion Summary
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
by Yukio Mishima 1956 247 pages
3.97
25k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
About Grace
by Anthony Doerr • 2004
3.45
27k+
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
About Grace Summary
About Grace
by Anthony Doerr 2004 402 pages
3.45
27k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
The End of the Affair
by Graham Greene • 1951
3.90
72k+
Classics
Romance
Literature
The End of the Affair Summary
The End of the Affair
by Graham Greene 1951 160 pages
3.90
72k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Literature
The Buddha of Suburbia
by Hanif Kureishi • 1990
3.75
21k+
Contemporary
British Literature
Novels
The Buddha of Suburbia Summary
The Buddha of Suburbia
by Hanif Kureishi 1990 288 pages
3.75
21k+ ratings
Contemporary
British Literature
Novels
J R
by William Gaddis • 1975
4.32
3k+
Classics
Novels
Literature
J R Summary
J R
by William Gaddis 1975 752 pages
4.32
3k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Literature
A Horse Walks into a Bar
by David Grossman • 2014
3.51
15k+
Israel
Jewish
Contemporary
A Horse Walks into a Bar Summary
A Horse Walks into a Bar
by David Grossman 2014 208 pages
3.51
15k+ ratings
Israel
Jewish
Contemporary
Open City
by Teju Cole • 2011
3.49
17k+
Africa
New York
Novels
Open City Summary
Open City
by Teju Cole 2011 259 pages
3.49
17k+ ratings
Africa
New York
Novels
[The Music of Chance] [By
by Paul Auster • 1990
Auster, Paul] [December, 1991]
3.93
13k+
American
Literature
Novels
[The Music of Chance] [By Summary
[The Music of Chance] [By
Auster, Paul] [December, 1991]
by Paul Auster 1990
3.93
13k+ ratings
American
Literature
Novels
صاحب الظل الطويل
by Jean Webster • 1912
4.13
76k+
Classics
Young Adult
Romance
صاحب الظل الطويل Summary
صاحب الظل الطويل
by Jean Webster 1912 233 pages
4.13
76k+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Romance
Flat Earth
by Anika Jade Levy • 2025
3.10
1k+
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The United States Of America
Flat Earth Summary
Flat Earth
by Anika Jade Levy 2025 224 pages
3.10
1k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The United States Of America
Last Exit to Brooklyn
by Hubert Selby Jr. • 1964
3.95
33k+
Classics
Contemporary
Thriller
Last Exit to Brooklyn Summary
Last Exit to Brooklyn
by Hubert Selby Jr. 1964 290 pages
3.95
33k+ ratings
Classics
Contemporary
Thriller
Beyond Black
by Hilary Mantel • 2005
3.43
10k+
Horror
Fantasy
Contemporary
Beyond Black Summary
Beyond Black
by Hilary Mantel 2005 432 pages
3.43
10k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Contemporary
The Name of the World
by Denis Johnson • 2000
3.55
2k+
Literary Fiction
Novella
Novels
The Name of the World Summary
The Name of the World
by Denis Johnson 2000 129 pages
3.55
2k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Novella
Novels
Cat’s Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. • 1963
4.15
400k+
Classics
Science Fiction
Humor
Cat’s Cradle Summary
Cat’s Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1963 306 pages
4.15
400k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Humor
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