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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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Les Fourmis Summary
Les Fourmis
by Bernard Werber 1991 306 pages
4.04
14.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
France
How to Fall in Love Summary
How to Fall in Love
by Cecelia Ahern 2013 327 pages
3.99
27.4K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Last Guest House Summary
The Last Guest House
by Caroline Mitchell 2024 237 pages
3.81
3.4K ratings
Thriller
Novels
Mystery
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Darth Plagueis
by James Luceno 2012 379 pages
4.19
32.4K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Certain Women Summary
Certain Women
by Madeleine L'Engle 1992 368 pages
3.74
1.7K ratings
Literary Fiction
Religion
Literature
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Summary
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
by Kiran Desai 2025 688 pages
3.96
3.4K ratings
India
Literary Fiction
Romance
Filth Summary
Filth
by Irvine Welsh 1998 393 pages
3.82
31.7K ratings
Crime
Contemporary
Mystery
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Summary
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe 1852 438 pages
3.91
237.8K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Revolutionary Road Summary
Revolutionary Road
by Richard Yates 2001 355 pages
3.93
92.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The Director Summary
The Director
by Daniel Kehlmann 2025 352 pages
4.18
4.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
German Literature
Germany
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Yoda - Dark Rendezvous
by Sean Stewart 2004 329 pages
3.88
5.3K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Labyrinth of Evil
by James Luceno 2005 370 pages
3.85
8.7K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dear Mr. Kilmer Summary
Dear Mr. Kilmer
by Anne E. Schraff 1999
3.94
264 ratings
Novels
The Diamond Age Summary
The Diamond Age
Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
by Neal Stephenson 2000 499 pages
4.16
92.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Cyberpunk
Steampunk
The Bridge on the Drina Summary
The Bridge on the Drina
by Ivo Andrić 1945 314 pages
4.33
24.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Nobel Prize
Cyclonopedia Summary
Cyclonopedia
Complicity with Anonymous Materials
by Reza Negarestani 2008 268 pages
3.87
1.2K ratings
Philosophy
Horror
Theory
El sueño del celta Summary
El sueño del celta
by Mario Vargas Llosa 2010 464 pages
3.84
9.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Africa
El vampiro de la colonia Roma Summary
El vampiro de la colonia Roma
by Luis Zapata 1979 224 pages
3.91
2.9K ratings
LGBT
Queer
Spanish Literature
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Summary
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
by Marina Lewycka 2005 326 pages
3.45
36.3K ratings
Contemporary
Ukraine
Book Club
A Gate at the Stairs Summary
A Gate at the Stairs
by Lorrie Moore 2009 322 pages
3.17
18.6K ratings
Book Club
Novels
Literary Fiction
Darkmans Summary
Darkmans
by Nicola Barker 2007 838 pages
3.65
2.4K ratings
Fantasy
Literature
Contemporary
The Second Chance Convenience Store Summary
The Second Chance Convenience Store
by Kim Ho-yeon 2025 208 pages
3.91
13.7K ratings
Contemporary
Asian Literature
Cozy
Cat’s Eye Summary
Cat’s Eye
by Margaret Atwood 1988 462 pages
3.95
71.9K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Canada
Wreck Summary
Wreck
by Catherine Newman 2025 224 pages
4.19
494 ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Adult Fiction
Child of All Nations Summary
Child of All Nations
by Pramoedya Ananta Toer 1981 352 pages
4.43
7.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Indonesian Literature
Among Friends Summary
Among Friends
by Hal Ebbott 2025 320 pages
2.84
5.9K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Family
Moby Dick Summary
Moby Dick
by Rod Espinosa 1851
3.55
5.3K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Earth Will Shake Summary
The Earth Will Shake
The History of the Early Illuminati
by Robert Anton Wilson 1982 376 pages
4.11
1.2K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Lies of Silence Summary
Lies of Silence
by Brian Moore 1997 192 pages
3.23
2.8K ratings
School
Ireland
Thriller
Troubling Love Summary
Troubling Love
by Elena Ferrante 1992 144 pages
3.25
24.1K ratings
Italy
Italian Literature
Contemporary
Children of Ruin Summary
Children of Ruin
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2019 597 pages
4.05
58.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Fantasy
Once an Eagle Summary
Once an Eagle
by Anton Myrer 1968 1312 pages
4.39
7.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Military Fiction
War
The Redemption of Time Summary
The Redemption of Time
by Baoshu 2019 400 pages
3.63
10.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space
The Case Against Satan Summary
The Case Against Satan
by Ray Russell 1962 140 pages
3.69
2.4K ratings
Horror
Classics
Gothic
Choke Summary
Choke
by Chuck Palahniuk 2001 293 pages
3.71
219.4K ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Novels
Mutant Message Down Under Summary
Mutant Message Down Under
by Marlo Morgan 2004 187 pages
3.78
23.2K ratings
Spirituality
Book Club
Travel
Elizabeth Finch Summary
Elizabeth Finch
by Julian Barnes 2022 192 pages
3.17
6.9K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Philosophy
The Seventh Function of Language Summary
The Seventh Function of Language
by Laurent Binet 2015 359 pages
3.76
6.7K ratings
France
Philosophy
Historical Fiction
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba Summary
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba
by Gabriel García Márquez 2006 104 pages
3.8
65.0K ratings
Classics
Spanish Literature
Literature
Sacrifice Summary
Sacrifice
by Paul Finch 2013 432 pages
4.19
2.4K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
Finnegans Wake Summary
Finnegans Wake
by James Joyce 2002 628 pages
3.68
13.6K ratings
Classics
Literature
Ireland
Master of Reality Summary
Master of Reality
by John Darnielle 2008 112 pages
4.07
2.2K ratings
Music
Novels
The United States Of America
There Are Rivers in the Sky Summary
There Are Rivers in the Sky
by Elif Shafak 2024 446 pages
4.37
53.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Antidote Summary
The Antidote
by Karen Russell 2025 432 pages
3.91
9.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Fantasy
The Lives of Others Summary
The Lives of Others
by Neel Mukherjee 2014 530 pages
3.68
5.0K ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Indian Literature
The Orphanage by the Lake Summary
The Orphanage by the Lake
by Daniel G. Miller 2024 300 pages
3.91
47.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Mandibles Summary
The Mandibles
A Family, 2029–2047
by Lionel Shriver 2016 416 pages
3.71
11.8K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Book Club
The Street Summary
The Street
by Ann Petry 1998 435 pages
4.27
13.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
African American
Moonglow Summary
Moonglow
by Michael Chabon 2016 430 pages
3.80
34.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
La vie heureuse Summary
La vie heureuse
by David Foenkinos 2024 208 pages
3.65
5.2K ratings
France
French Literature
Novels
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