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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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The New York Trilogy Summary
The New York Trilogy
by Paul Auster 1987 308 pages
3.87
83.2K ratings
Mystery
American
Novels
Thrawn Summary
Thrawn
by Timothy Zahn 2017 427 pages
4.31
54.8K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Days of Abandonment Summary
The Days of Abandonment
by Elena Ferrante 2002 188 pages
3.87
54.5K ratings
Contemporary
Italy
Literary Fiction
Every Day Is Mother's Day Summary
Every Day Is Mother's Day
by Hilary Mantel 1985 224 pages
3.59
2.0K ratings
British Literature
Literary Fiction
Novels
Tarkin Summary
Tarkin
by James Luceno 2014 288 pages
3.76
20.4K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Franny and Zooey Summary
Franny and Zooey
by J.D. Salinger 1957 201 pages
3.96
233.0K ratings
Short Stories
Literature
Classics
The Mind Parasites Summary
The Mind Parasites
The Supernatural Metaphysical Cult Thriller
by Colin Wilson 1967 240 pages
3.73
1.6K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Novels
Le Temps Des Secrets Summary
Le Temps Des Secrets
by Marcel Pagnol 1962 285 pages
4.05
1.8K ratings
France
Classics
French Literature
Invitation to a Beheading Summary
Invitation to a Beheading
by Vladimir Nabokov 1935 223 pages
3.92
19.2K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Song of Solomon Summary
Song of Solomon
by Toni Morrison 1977 338 pages
4.15
122.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Life Summary
Life
A User's Manual
by Georges Perec 1978 581 pages
4.18
9.7K ratings
France
Classics
French Literature
The Golden Notebook Summary
The Golden Notebook
by Doris Lessing 1962 640 pages
3.77
24.0K ratings
Classics
Feminism
Literature
Too Loud a Solitude Summary
Too Loud a Solitude
by Bohumil Hrabal 1976 112 pages
3.98
24.9K ratings
Czech Literature
Classics
Novels
Hypnotizing Maria Summary
Hypnotizing Maria
by Richard Bach 2009 160 pages
3.67
1.4K ratings
The United States Of America
Aviation
Self Help
The Red and the Black Summary
The Red and the Black
by Stendhal 1830 577 pages
3.86
81.5K ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
Dynasty of Evil Summary
Dynasty of Evil
by Drew Karpyshyn 2009 296 pages
4.32
23.6K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Lady Chatterley’s Lover Summary
Lady Chatterley’s Lover
by D.H. Lawrence 1928 376 pages
3.50
133.3K ratings
Romance
Classics
Literature
Halo Summary
Halo
The Fall of Reach
by Eric S. Nylund 2001 352 pages
4.26
33.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Military Fiction
Sometimes a Great Notion Summary
Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey 1964 628 pages
4.26
23.4K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Cancer Ward Summary
Cancer Ward
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1967 576 pages
4.26
17.4K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Counter-Clock World Summary
Counter-Clock World
by Philip K. Dick 1967 218 pages
3.55
5.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
Time Travel
Halo Summary
Halo
First Strike
by Eric S. Nylund 2003 352 pages
4.16
17.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Novels
Forsaken Summary
Forsaken
by Oliver Bowden 2012 464 pages
4.00
6.5K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Video Games
The Stoic Summary
The Stoic
by Theodore Dreiser 1947 334 pages
4.35
2.9K ratings
Classics
Novels
American
Fatal Alliance Summary
Fatal Alliance
by Sean Williams 2010 417 pages
3.74
10.9K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Secret Life of Sunflowers Summary
The Secret Life of Sunflowers
by Marta Molnar 2022 356 pages
4.09
40.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Art
The Return of the Native Summary
The Return of the Native
by Thomas Hardy 1878 426 pages
3.88
39.7K ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
Rule of Two Summary
Rule of Two
by Drew Karpyshyn 2007 318 pages
4.24
26.7K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
A Village Affair Summary
A Village Affair
by Joanna Trollope 1989 305 pages
3.69
2.3K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Dice Man Summary
The Dice Man
by Luke Rhinehart 1971 541 pages
3.55
21.8K ratings
Psychology
Thriller
Classics
Path of Destruction Summary
Path of Destruction
by Drew Karpyshyn 2006 324 pages
4.34
35.1K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Mars Room Summary
The Mars Room
by Rachel Kushner 2018 338 pages
3.44
46.3K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Trust Exercise Summary
Trust Exercise
by Susan Choi 2019 257 pages
3.13
37.4K ratings
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Neapolitan Novels Summary
The Neapolitan Novels
by Elena Ferrante 2015 1705 pages
4.57
6.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Italian Literature
The Country Girls Summary
The Country Girls
by Edna O'Brien 1960 175 pages
3.69
8.1K ratings
Ireland
Irish Literature
Classics
God Hates Us All Summary
God Hates Us All
by Hank Moody 2009 200 pages
3.46
4.9K ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Literary Fiction
Big Brother Summary
Big Brother
by Lionel Shriver 2013 384 pages
3.47
14.4K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Darkness at Noon Summary
Darkness at Noon
by Arthur Koestler 1940 216 pages
4.12
32.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Politics
Métaphysique des tubes Summary
Métaphysique des tubes
by Amélie Nothomb 2000 156 pages
3.96
20.4K ratings
France
Contemporary
Roman
The Gospel Singer Summary
The Gospel Singer
by Harry Crews 1968 300 pages
4.22
1.8K ratings
Southern Gothic
Southern
Classics
Mount Analogue Summary
Mount Analogue
by René Daumal 1952 120 pages
4.10
2.9K ratings
Philosophy
France
Novels
Men Without Women Summary
Men Without Women
by Ernest Hemingway 1927 153 pages
3.59
14.9K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Literature
Great Expectations Summary
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens 1861 544 pages
3.80
850.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Chemistry Summary
Chemistry
by Weike Wang 2017 224 pages
3.74
25.1K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Adult
Mercure Summary
Mercure
by Amélie Nothomb 1998 188 pages
3.70
7.8K ratings
France
Contemporary
French Literature
Solo Leveling, Vol. 3 Summary
Solo Leveling, Vol. 3
by Chugong 2021 328 pages
4.51
4.1K ratings
Fantasy
Light Novel
Urban Fantasy
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Revenge of the Sith
by Matthew Woodring Stover 2005 418 pages
4.29
23.4K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Another Country Summary
Another Country
by James Baldwin 1962 448 pages
4.30
32.2K ratings
Classics
LGBT
Queer
Pig Tales Summary
Pig Tales
by Marie Darrieussecq 1996 151 pages
3.46
3.7K ratings
France
Fantasy
French Literature
Halo Summary
Halo
Ghosts of Onyx
by Eric S. Nylund 2006 384 pages
4.19
14.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Novels
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