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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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The Return of the Native
by Thomas Hardy • 1878
3.88
40k+
Classics
Literature
19th Century
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The Return of the Native
by Thomas Hardy 1878 426 pages
3.88
40k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
The Secret Life of Sunflowers
by Marta Molnar • 2022
4.08
50k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Art
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The Secret Life of Sunflowers
by Marta Molnar 2022 356 pages
4.08
50k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Art
The Gangster We Are All Looking For
by Lê Thi Diem Thúy • 2003
3.69
3k+
Historical Fiction
Asian American
School
The Gangster We Are All Looking For Summary
The Gangster We Are All Looking For
by Lê Thi Diem Thúy 2003 160 pages
3.69
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Asian American
School
Chemistry
by Weike Wang • 2017
3.73
26k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Adult
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Chemistry
by Weike Wang 2017 224 pages
3.73
26k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Adult
Another Country
by James Baldwin • 1962
4.30
35k+
Classics
Queer
LGBT
Another Country Summary
Another Country
by James Baldwin 1962 448 pages
4.30
35k+ ratings
Classics
Queer
LGBT
Lost Illusions
by Honoré de Balzac • 1843
4.16
12k+
Classics
France
French Literature
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Lost Illusions
by Honoré de Balzac 1843 656 pages
4.16
12k+ ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
The Beautiful and Damned
by F. Scott Fitzgerald • 1922
3.73
65k+
Classics
Literature
Romance
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The Beautiful and Damned
by F. Scott Fitzgerald 1922 422 pages
3.73
65k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Romance
Bleak House
by Charles Dickens • 1853
4.02
100k+
Classics
Literature
19th Century
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Bleak House
by Charles Dickens 1853 1017 pages
4.02
100k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
The Mars Room
by Rachel Kushner • 2018
3.43
49k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
The Mars Room Summary
The Mars Room
by Rachel Kushner 2018 338 pages
3.43
49k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
The Hour of the Star
by Clarice Lispector • 1977
4.11
58k+
Classics
Brazil
Literary Fiction
The Hour of the Star Summary
The Hour of the Star
by Clarice Lispector 1977 96 pages
4.11
58k+ ratings
Classics
Brazil
Literary Fiction
El amor, las mujeres y la vida
by Mario Benedetti • 1995
4.21
6k+
Poetry
Spanish Literature
Romance
El amor, las mujeres y la vida Summary
El amor, las mujeres y la vida
by Mario Benedetti 1995 176 pages
4.21
6k+ ratings
Poetry
Spanish Literature
Romance
The Spinning Heart
by Donal Ryan • 2012
3.95
11k+
Ireland
Irish Literature
Contemporary
The Spinning Heart Summary
The Spinning Heart
by Donal Ryan 2012 160 pages
3.95
11k+ ratings
Ireland
Irish Literature
Contemporary
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
by Edgar Allan Poe • 1999
3.5
15k+
Classics
Horror
Adventure
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket Summary
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
by Edgar Allan Poe 1999 288 pages
3.5
15k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Adventure
Prokleta avlija
by Ivo Andrić • 1954
4.24
11k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
School
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Prokleta avlija
by Ivo Andrić 1954 120 pages
4.24
11k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
School
From the Earth to the Moon
by Jules Verne • 2006
3.75
40k+
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
From the Earth to the Moon Summary
From the Earth to the Moon
by Jules Verne 2006 136 pages
3.75
40k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
Trust Exercise
by Susan Choi • 2019
3.12
40k+
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Trust Exercise Summary
Trust Exercise
by Susan Choi 2019 257 pages
3.12
40k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Big Brother
by Lionel Shriver • 2013
3.47
14k+
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Big Brother Summary
Big Brother
by Lionel Shriver 2013 384 pages
3.47
14k+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Splinter Cell
by David Michaels • 2004
3.89
13k+
Thriller
Action
Espionage
Splinter Cell Summary
Splinter Cell
by David Michaels 2004 355 pages
3.89
13k+ ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
Empire of the Ants
by Bernard Werber • 1999
4.04
15k+
Science Fiction
Fantasy
France
Empire of the Ants Summary
Empire of the Ants
by Bernard Werber 1999 320 pages
4.04
15k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
France
The Old Capital
by Yasunari Kawabata • 2006
3.72
8k+
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Old Capital Summary
The Old Capital
by Yasunari Kawabata 2006 160 pages
3.72
8k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
God Hates Us All
by Hank Moody • 2009
3.46
4k+
Contemporary
Humor
Literary Fiction
God Hates Us All Summary
God Hates Us All
by Hank Moody 2009 200 pages
3.46
4k+ ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Literary Fiction
Han cantado bingo
by Lana Corujo • 2025
4.33
27k+
Spanish Literature
Drama
Novels
Han cantado bingo Summary
Han cantado bingo
by Lana Corujo 2025 184 pages
4.33
27k+ ratings
Spanish Literature
Drama
Novels
The Country Girls
by Edna O'Brien • 1960
3.70
9k+
Ireland
Irish Literature
Classics
The Country Girls Summary
The Country Girls
by Edna O'Brien 1960 175 pages
3.70
9k+ ratings
Ireland
Irish Literature
Classics
Solo Leveling, Vol. 3
by Chugong • 2021
4.50
5k+
Fantasy
Light Novel
Manga
Solo Leveling, Vol. 3 Summary
Solo Leveling, Vol. 3
by Chugong 2021 328 pages
4.50
5k+ ratings
Fantasy
Light Novel
Manga
The Gospel Singer
by Harry Crews • 1968
4.22
2k+
Southern Gothic
Classics
Southern
The Gospel Singer Summary
The Gospel Singer
by Harry Crews 1968 300 pages
4.22
2k+ ratings
Southern Gothic
Classics
Southern
The Book of Mirdad
by Mikhail Naimy • 1948
The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark
4.30
2k+
Philosophy
Spirituality
Novels
The Book of Mirdad Summary
The Book of Mirdad
The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark
by Mikhail Naimy 1948 192 pages
4.30
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Novels
La vie heureuse
by David Foenkinos • 2024
3.62
7k+
France
Roman
Novels
La vie heureuse Summary
La vie heureuse
by David Foenkinos 2024 208 pages
3.62
7k+ ratings
France
Roman
Novels
The Whistling Season
by Ivan Doig • 2006
4.07
21k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Westerns
The Whistling Season Summary
The Whistling Season
by Ivan Doig 2006 345 pages
4.07
21k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Westerns
Speedboat
by Renata Adler • 1976
3.75
7k+
Classics
Short Stories
Novels
Speedboat Summary
Speedboat
by Renata Adler 1976 192 pages
3.75
7k+ ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Novels
The Glass Bead Game
by Hermann Hesse • 1943
4.10
42k+
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
The Glass Bead Game Summary
The Glass Bead Game
by Hermann Hesse 1943 558 pages
4.10
42k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
Eva Luna
by Isabel Allende • 1989
4.01
60k+
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Classics
Eva Luna Summary
Eva Luna
by Isabel Allende 1989 307 pages
4.01
60k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Classics
Paper Money
by Ken Follett • 1987
3.41
13k+
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Paper Money Summary
Paper Money
by Ken Follett 1987 261 pages
3.41
13k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Accidental Malay
by Karina Robles Bahrin • 2022
3.49
1k+
Asia
Novels
Religion
The Accidental Malay Summary
The Accidental Malay
by Karina Robles Bahrin 2022 232 pages
3.49
1k+ ratings
Asia
Novels
Religion
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens • 1861
3.80
800k+
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Great Expectations Summary
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens 1861 544 pages
3.80
800k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
The Adolescent
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1875
3.93
11k+
Classics
Russian Literature
Russia
The Adolescent Summary
The Adolescent
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1875 580 pages
3.93
11k+ ratings
Classics
Russian Literature
Russia
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
by Milan Kundera • 1979
3.94
54k+
Czech Literature
Classics
Literature
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting Summary
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
by Milan Kundera 1979 313 pages
3.94
54k+ ratings
Czech Literature
Classics
Literature
Choke
by Chuck Palahniuk • 2001
3.71
200k+
Contemporary
Humor
Novels
Choke Summary
Choke
by Chuck Palahniuk 2001 293 pages
3.71
200k+ ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Novels
Hygiène de l'assassin
by Amélie Nothomb • 1992
3.77
19k+
France
Contemporary
Novels
Hygiène de l'assassin Summary
Hygiène de l'assassin
by Amélie Nothomb 1992 221 pages
3.77
19k+ ratings
France
Contemporary
Novels
The Warriors
by Sol Yurick • 1965
3.37
2k+
Crime
Classics
Thriller
The Warriors Summary
The Warriors
by Sol Yurick 1965 212 pages
3.37
2k+ ratings
Crime
Classics
Thriller
Pig Tales
by Marie Darrieussecq • 1998
3.46
4k+
France
Fantasy
French Literature
Pig Tales Summary
Pig Tales
by Marie Darrieussecq 1998 151 pages
3.46
4k+ ratings
France
Fantasy
French Literature
The Bridge on the Drina
by Ivo Andrić • 1945
4.33
25k+
Historical Fiction
Classics
Nobel Prize
The Bridge on the Drina Summary
The Bridge on the Drina
by Ivo Andrić 1945 314 pages
4.33
25k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Nobel Prize
Star Wars
by Matthew Woodring Stover • 2005
Revenge of the Sith
4.32
26k+
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Revenge of the Sith
by Matthew Woodring Stover 2005 418 pages
4.32
26k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Edge of Eternity
by Ken Follett • 2014
4.21
100k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
Edge of Eternity Summary
Edge of Eternity
by Ken Follett 2014 36 pages
4.21
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
Legacy of Blood
by Richard A. Knaak • 2001
3.75
3k+
Fantasy
Horror
Video Games
Legacy of Blood Summary
Legacy of Blood
by Richard A. Knaak 2001 355 pages
3.75
3k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Video Games
Cat’s Eye
by Margaret Atwood • 1988
3.95
73k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Canada
Cat’s Eye Summary
Cat’s Eye
by Margaret Atwood 1988 462 pages
3.95
73k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Canada
The Land of Green Plums
by Herta Müller • 1994
3.67
6k+
Romania
Historical Fiction
Nobel Prize
The Land of Green Plums Summary
The Land of Green Plums
by Herta Müller 1994 256 pages
3.67
6k+ ratings
Romania
Historical Fiction
Nobel Prize
Less Than Zero
by Bret Easton Ellis • 1985
3.61
100k+
Contemporary
Novels
Classics
Less Than Zero Summary
Less Than Zero
by Bret Easton Ellis 1985 208 pages
3.61
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Novels
Classics
All Those Things We Never Said
by Marc Levy • 2008
3.87
15k+
Romance
France
Contemporary
All Those Things We Never Said Summary
All Those Things We Never Said
by Marc Levy 2008 318 pages
3.87
15k+ ratings
Romance
France
Contemporary
Halo
by William C. Dietz • 2003
The Flood
3.74
19k+
Science Fiction
Video Games
Military Fiction
Halo Summary
Halo
The Flood
by William C. Dietz 2003 341 pages
3.74
19k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Military Fiction
The Star Outside My Window
by Onjali Q. Raúf • 2019
4.31
2k+
Middle Grade
Family
Adventure
The Star Outside My Window Summary
The Star Outside My Window
by Onjali Q. Raúf 2019 306 pages
4.31
2k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Family
Adventure
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