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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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There There Summary
There There
by Tommy Orange 2018 294 pages
3.98
200k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Native American
Dead Poets Society Summary
Dead Poets Society
by N.H. Kleinbaum 1988 166 pages
4.17
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Poetry
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting Summary
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
by Milan Kundera 1979 313 pages
3.96
52k+ ratings
Czech Literature
Classics
Literature
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Summary
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe 1852 438 pages
3.91
200k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Oil! Summary
Oil!
by Upton Sinclair 1926 528 pages
3.74
6k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
El Filibusterismo Summary
El Filibusterismo
by José Rizal 1891 360 pages
4.26
6k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
Native Son Summary
Native Son
by Richard Wright 1940 504 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Race
The Museum of Innocence Summary
The Museum of Innocence
by Orhan Pamuk 2008 536 pages
3.78
35k+ ratings
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Romance
Fight Club Summary
Fight Club
by Chuck Palahniuk 1996 218 pages
4.18
600k+ ratings
Classics
Thriller
Novels
Lullaby Summary
Lullaby
by Chuck Palahniuk 2002 260 pages
3.74
100k+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Fantasy
Wolf Hall Summary
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel 2009 653 pages
3.91
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
British Literature
The Black Book Summary
The Black Book
by Orhan Pamuk 1990 466 pages
3.92
12k+ ratings
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Mystery
Nausea Summary
Nausea
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1938 178 pages
3.94
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
France
Literature
We Were the Mulvaneys Summary
We Were the Mulvaneys
by Joyce Carol Oates 1996 454 pages
3.75
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Classics
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
Franny and Zooey Summary
Franny and Zooey
by J.D. Salinger 1957 201 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Short Stories
Literature
Classics
All Fours Summary
All Fours
by Miranda July 2024 336 pages
3.60
95k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
LGBT
The Human Stain Summary
The Human Stain
by Philip Roth 2000 361 pages
3.92
43k+ ratings
Literature
Novels
American
Shadow Slave Summary
Shadow Slave
Book1
by Guiltythree 2022 591 pages
4.58
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Light Novel
Action
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 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
Revan Summary
Revan
by Drew Karpyshyn 2011 289 pages
4.01
22k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Company of Women Summary
The Company of Women
by Khushwant Singh 1999 232 pages
3.27
4k+ ratings
Indian Literature
Erotica
India
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
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
Underworld Summary
Underworld
by Don DeLillo 1997 827 pages
3.95
32k+ ratings
Literature
Novels
Literary Fiction
Counter-Clock World Summary
Counter-Clock World
by Philip K. Dick 1967 218 pages
3.55
5k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
Time Travel
Visitation Summary
Visitation
by Jenny Erpenbeck 2008 160 pages
3.64
5k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Germany
German Literature
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
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Summary
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
by David Nobbs 1975 285 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Humor
Comedy
Psychology
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
Don’t Forget to Write Summary
Don’t Forget to Write
by Sara Goodman Confino 2023 334 pages
4.50
63k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Novels
Writers & Lovers Summary
Writers & Lovers
by Lily King 2020 320 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Lost Letters of Aisling Summary
The Lost Letters of Aisling
by Cynthia Ellingsen 2024 302 pages
4.33
21k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Deeper Than the Dead Summary
Deeper Than the Dead
by Debra Webb 2024 392 pages
4.05
18k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Goldfinch Summary
The Goldfinch
by Donna Tartt 2013 771 pages
3.96
900k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Mystery
And the Mountains Echoed Summary
And the Mountains Echoed
by Khaled Hosseini 2012 404 pages
4.08
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Historical
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Summary
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2005 326 pages
3.97
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
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
Winter of the World Summary
Winter of the World
by Ken Follett 2012 940 pages
4.38
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
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