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The Feast of the Goat Summary
The Feast of the Goat
by Mario Vargas Llosa 2000 475 pages
4.34
38k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Novels
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Summary
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 139 pages
3.83
600k+ ratings
Horror
Gothic
Mystery
Franny and Zooey Summary
Franny and Zooey
by J.D. Salinger 1957 201 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Short Stories
Literature
Classics
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read Summary
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
by Pierre Bayard 2007 185 pages
3.43
4k+ ratings
Books About Books
Philosophy
Essays
The Wasteland, Prufrock and Other Poems Summary
The Wasteland, Prufrock and Other Poems
by T.S. Eliot 1922 88 pages
4.15
11k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Literature
How Fiction Works Summary
How Fiction Works
by James Wood 2008 265 pages
3.99
7k+ ratings
Writing
Literary Criticism
Books About Books
The Lonely Voice Summary
The Lonely Voice
A Study of the Short Story
by Frank O'Connor 1961 224 pages
3.90
100+ ratings
Writing
Short Stories
Literary Criticism
Aspects of the Novel Summary
Aspects of the Novel
by E.M. Forster 1927 192 pages
3.81
4k+ ratings
Writing
Literary Criticism
Essays
The Human Stain Summary
The Human Stain
by Philip Roth 2000 361 pages
3.92
43k+ ratings
Literature
Novels
American
Love Is a Dog from Hell Summary
Love Is a Dog from Hell
by Charles Bukowski 1977 312 pages
3.97
37k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Literature
Samarkand Summary
Samarkand
by Amin Maalouf 1988 304 pages
4.24
29k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Literature
Of Human Bondage Summary
Of Human Bondage
by W. Somerset Maugham 1915 684 pages
4.15
59k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Wild Duck Summary
The Wild Duck
by Henrik Ibsen 1884 128 pages
3.80
10k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
Theatre
The White Castle Summary
The White Castle
by Orhan Pamuk 1985 145 pages
3.48
16k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Turkish Literature
Turkish
The Pearl Summary
The Pearl
by John Steinbeck 1947 96 pages
3.55
200k+ ratings
Literature
School
Historical Fiction
The Poisonwood Bible Summary
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver 1998 546 pages
4.10
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
Classics
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Summary
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
by Ambrose Bierce 1890 36 pages
4.02
25k+ ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Horror
A Passage to India Summary
A Passage to India
by E.M. Forster 1924 376 pages
3.68
83k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literature
When Nietzsche Wept Summary
When Nietzsche Wept
by Irvin D. Yalom 1992 310 pages
4.36
77k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Historical Fiction
Utopia Summary
Utopia
by Thomas More 1516 113 pages
3.55
79k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Politics
Life for Sale Summary
Life for Sale
by Yukio Mishima 1968 192 pages
3.71
11k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Homo Faber Summary
Homo Faber
by Max Frisch 1957 214 pages
3.69
29k+ ratings
Classics
German Literature
School
Flowers for Algernon Summary
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes 1966 311 pages
4.22
700k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Young Adult
The Merchant of Venice Summary
The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare 1596 249 pages
3.78
100k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
A Moveable Feast Summary
A Moveable Feast
by Ernest Hemingway 1964 192 pages
4.02
100k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
France
Pygmalion Summary
Pygmalion
by George Bernard Shaw 1913 82 pages
3.89
100k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
School
Science Fiction Summary
Science Fiction
A Very Short Introduction
by David Seed 2011 147 pages
3.26
500+ ratings
Literature
Literary Criticism
History
رباعيات خيام Summary
رباعيات خيام
by Omar Khayyám 1120 184 pages
4.17
22k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Philosophy
Underworld Summary
Underworld
by Don DeLillo 1997 827 pages
3.95
32k+ ratings
Literature
Novels
Literary Fiction
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams Summary
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams
Short Stories, Prose and Diary Excerpts
by Sylvia Plath 1977 336 pages
3.92
6k+ ratings
Short Stories
Poetry
Classics
Nostalgia Summary
Nostalgia
by Mircea Cărtărescu 1989 361 pages
4.22
4k+ ratings
Romania
Short Stories
Romanian Literature
Pudd'nhead Wilson Summary
Pudd'nhead Wilson
by Mark Twain 1893 160 pages
3.75
18k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Humor
Tortilla Flat Summary
Tortilla Flat
by John Steinbeck 1935 256 pages
3.83
59k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea Summary
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
by Yukio Mishima 1963 181 pages
3.84
46k+ ratings
Japan
Classics
Japanese Literature
Poor Folk Summary
Poor Folk
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1846 167 pages
3.78
34k+ ratings
Russian Literature
Russia
Novels
Freedom Summary
Freedom
by Jonathan Franzen 2010 562 pages
3.79
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
The Counterfeiters Summary
The Counterfeiters
by André Gide 1925 451 pages
3.83
9k+ ratings
France
Classics
French Literature
The Pilgrim's Progress Summary
The Pilgrim's Progress
by John Bunyan 1678 324 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Christian
Christian Fiction
Christianity
The Namesake Summary
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2003 304 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
The Namesake Summary
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2003 304 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
Dream of the Red Chamber Summary
Dream of the Red Chamber
by Cao Xueqin 1761 329 pages
4.19
5k+ ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
The Sense of an Ending Summary
The Sense of an Ending
by Julian Barnes 2011 150 pages
3.74
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Literature
The White Tiger Summary
The White Tiger
by Aravind Adiga 2008 276 pages
3.77
100k+ ratings
India
Contemporary
Indian Literature
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories Summary
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories
by Oscar Wilde 1891 320 pages
4.08
3k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Identity Summary
Identity
by Milan Kundera 1997 176 pages
3.69
31k+ ratings
Novels
Czech Literature
Literature
God Hates Us All Summary
God Hates Us All
by Hank Moody 2009 200 pages
3.46
4k+ ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Literary Fiction
Certain Women Summary
Certain Women
by Madeleine L'Engle 1992 368 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Religion
Literature
The Prince of Tides Summary
The Prince of Tides
by Pat Conroy 1986 679 pages
4.26
200k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Southern
The Last Temptation of Christ Summary
The Last Temptation of Christ
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1955 506 pages
4.18
14k+ ratings
Religion
Classics
Historical Fiction
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Other Plays Summary
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Other Plays
by Tennessee Williams 1955 329 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
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