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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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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Summary
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers 2000 530 pages
3.69
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literature
Humor
A Confederacy of Dunces Summary
A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole 1980 394 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Humor
Literature
Comedy
Warrior of the Light Summary
Warrior of the Light
by Paulo Coelho 1997 142 pages
3.69
40k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Catch-22 Summary
Catch-22
by Joseph Heller 1961 453 pages
3.99
800k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
The Alchemist Summary
The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho 1988 182 pages
3.92
3.3M+ ratings
Fantasy
Philosophy
Self Help
A Gate at the Stairs Summary
A Gate at the Stairs
by Lorrie Moore 2009 322 pages
3.17
18k+ ratings
Novels
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Saturday Summary
Saturday
by Ian McEwan 2005 289 pages
3.64
71k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
Atlas Shrugged Summary
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand 1957 1168 pages
3.69
300k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Politics
The Pilgrimage Summary
The Pilgrimage
by Paulo Coelho 1987 226 pages
3.65
64k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Travel
The Fall Summary
The Fall
by Albert Camus 1956 147 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
France
Literature
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept Summary
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
by Paulo Coelho 1994 180 pages
3.57
100k+ ratings
Romance
Philosophy
Novels
Pay It Forward Summary
Pay It Forward
by Catherine Ryan Hyde 1999 311 pages
4.20
27k+ ratings
Contemporary
Inspirational
Young Adult
The Forty Rules of Love Summary
The Forty Rules of Love
by Elif Shafak 2009 354 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Romance
The Glass Bead Game Summary
The Glass Bead Game
by Hermann Hesse 1943 558 pages
4.10
40k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
American Psycho Summary
American Psycho
by Bret Easton Ellis 1991 399 pages
3.81
300k+ ratings
Horror
Classics
Thriller
1984 Summary
1984
by George Orwell 1949 328 pages
4.20
5M+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Grapes of Wrath Summary
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck 1939 496 pages
4.02
900k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Doctor Faustus Summary
Doctor Faustus
by Thomas Mann 1947 535 pages
4.08
13k+ ratings
Classics
German Literature
Literature
Steppenwolf Summary
Steppenwolf
by Hermann Hesse 1927 256 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
German Literature
Lord Jim Summary
Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad 1900 455 pages
3.62
32k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
East of Eden Summary
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck 1952 601 pages
4.42
500k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Fahrenheit 451 Summary
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury 1953 194 pages
3.97
2.6M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
School
The Magic Mountain Summary
The Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann 1924 706 pages
4.13
54k+ ratings
German Literature
Literature
Philosophy
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Summary
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
by Michael Chabon 2000 639 pages
4.18
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Literary Fiction
The Fountainhead Summary
The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand 1943 704 pages
3.89
300k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
The Kite Runner Summary
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini 2003 371 pages
4.35
3.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
Dune Summary
Dune
by Frank Herbert 1965 658 pages
4.28
1.5M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Les Misérables Summary
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo 1862 1463 pages
4.21
800k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
France
Animal Farm Summary
Animal Farm
by George Orwell 1945 141 pages
4.00
4.1M+ ratings
Dystopia
Fantasy
School
Crime and Punishment Summary
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1866 671 pages
4.28
900k+ ratings
Russia
Russian Literature
Literature
The Stranger Summary
The Stranger
by Albert Camus 1942 123 pages
4.03
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
France
The Plague Summary
The Plague
by Albert Camus 1947 308 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
France
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1869 667 pages
4.21
100k+ ratings
Russia
Russian Literature
Literature
Demons Summary
Demons
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1872 733 pages
4.30
57k+ ratings
Russia
Russian Literature
Literature
Trust Summary
Trust
by Hernan Diaz 2022 402 pages
3.82
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Historical
The Brothers Karamazov Summary
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1880 796 pages
4.38
300k+ ratings
Russia
Classics
Russian Literature
No Longer Human Summary
No Longer Human
by Osamu Dazai 1948 176 pages
3.97
200k+ ratings
Japanese Literature
Japan
Literature
Notes from Underground Summary
Notes from Underground
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864 136 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
Russia
Russian Literature
Moby-Dick or, The Whale Summary
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
by Herman Melville 1851 720 pages
3.56
500k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
Pride and Prejudice Summary
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen 1813 279 pages
4.29
4.4M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literature
A Clockwork Orange Summary
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess 1962 192 pages
4.00
700k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Horror
The Road Summary
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy 2006 241 pages
3.99
900k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy 1985 351 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
Path of Destruction Summary
Path of Destruction
by Drew Karpyshyn 2006 324 pages
4.34
34k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Picture of Dorian Gray Summary
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde 1890 272 pages
4.13
1.7M+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Summary
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
by Hunter S. Thompson 1971 204 pages
4.07
300k+ ratings
Classics
Humor
Journalism
It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us Collection Summary
It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us Collection
by Colleen Hoover 2022 636 pages
4.42
9k+ ratings
Romance
Book Club
Chick Lit
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Summary
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan Kundera 1984 314 pages
4.11
500k+ ratings
Philosophy
Literature
Novels
The Godfather Summary
The Godfather
by Mario Puzo 1969 448 pages
4.39
400k+ ratings
Classics
Crime
Thriller
Shantaram Summary
Shantaram
by Gregory David Roberts 2003 936 pages
4.28
200k+ ratings
Travel
Adventure
Historical Fiction
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