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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.

Novels Book Summaries

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
Identity Summary
Identity
by Milan Kundera 1997 176 pages
3.69
31k+ ratings
Novels
Czech Literature
Literature
The Moor's Account Summary
The Moor's Account
by Laila Lalami 2014 321 pages
4.04
12k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Africa
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 Last Temptation of Christ Summary
The Last Temptation of Christ
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1955 506 pages
4.18
14k+ ratings
Religion
Classics
Historical Fiction
The Housekeeper and the Professor Summary
The Housekeeper and the Professor
by Yōko Ogawa 2003 180 pages
4.05
85k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Contemporary
गोदान [Godaan] Summary
गोदान [Godaan]
by Munshi Premchand 1936 352 pages
4.41
9k+ ratings
Classics
India
Indian Literature
Half Girlfriend Summary
Half Girlfriend
by Chetan Bhagat 2014 260 pages
3.13
52k+ ratings
Romance
Indian Literature
India
The Last Jew Summary
The Last Jew
by Noah Gordon 1999 348 pages
4.15
10k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Spain
Historical
Hypnotizing Maria Summary
Hypnotizing Maria
by Richard Bach 2009 160 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
The United States Of America
Aviation
Self Help
Cry, the Beloved Country Summary
Cry, the Beloved Country
by Alan Paton 1948 316 pages
3.92
76k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
South Africa
The Custom of the Country Summary
The Custom of the Country
by Edith Wharton 1913 370 pages
4.06
15k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
American
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Revenge of the Sith
by Matthew Woodring Stover 2005 418 pages
4.29
22k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
How to Fall in Love Summary
How to Fall in Love
by Cecelia Ahern 2013 327 pages
3.99
27k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Outline Summary
Outline
by Rachel Cusk 2014 249 pages
3.68
62k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
The Illuminatus! Trilogy Summary
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
by Robert Shea 1983 805 pages
4.01
15k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Humor
Tarkin Summary
Tarkin
by James Luceno 2014 288 pages
3.76
20k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Flea Palace Summary
The Flea Palace
by Elif Shafak 2002 448 pages
3.39
7k+ ratings
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Contemporary
The Country Girls Summary
The Country Girls
by Edna O'Brien 1960 175 pages
3.69
7k+ ratings
Ireland
Irish Literature
Classics
Family of Origin Summary
Family of Origin
by C.J. Hauser 2019 287 pages
3.48
1k+ ratings
Novels
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Halo Summary
Halo
Ghosts of Onyx
by Eric S. Nylund 2006 384 pages
4.19
14k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Novels
So Long, See You Tomorrow Summary
So Long, See You Tomorrow
by William Maxwell 1980 135 pages
3.90
13k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literary Fiction
From Here to Eternity Summary
From Here to Eternity
by James Jones 1951 816 pages
4.08
17k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
Halo Summary
Halo
The Fall of Reach
by Eric S. Nylund 2001 352 pages
4.26
33k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Fantasy
Halo Summary
Halo
First Strike
by Eric S. Nylund 2003 352 pages
4.16
17k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Novels
Halo Summary
Halo
The Flood
by William C. Dietz 2003 341 pages
3.72
18k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Novels
Crash Summary
Crash
by J.G. Ballard 1973 224 pages
3.59
27k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Novels
The Bell Summary
The Bell
by Iris Murdoch 1958 296 pages
3.92
9k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
British Literature
Pig Tales Summary
Pig Tales
by Marie Darrieussecq 1996 151 pages
3.46
3k+ ratings
France
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Complicity Summary
Complicity
by Iain Banks 1993 313 pages
3.92
13k+ ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
The Return of the Native Summary
The Return of the Native
by Thomas Hardy 1878 426 pages
3.88
39k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
Prokleta avlija Summary
Prokleta avlija
by Ivo Andrić 1954 120 pages
4.26
10k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
School
Wait Until Spring, Bandini Summary
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
by John Fante 1938 266 pages
4.10
13k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
American
The Border Summary
The Border
by Don Winslow 2019 768 pages
4.47
17k+ ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
The Plot Against America Summary
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth 2004 391 pages
3.81
65k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Literature
The Night in Lisbon Summary
The Night in Lisbon
by Erich Maria Remarque 1961 272 pages
4.32
22k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
Dogeaters Summary
Dogeaters
by Jessica Hagedorn 1990 272 pages
3.61
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Literature
Dear Mr. Kilmer Summary
Dear Mr. Kilmer
by Anne E. Schraff 1999
3.94
100+ ratings
Novels
Big Brother Summary
Big Brother
by Lionel Shriver 2013 384 pages
3.47
14k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Family
On the Road Summary
On the Road
by Jack Kerouac 1957 307 pages
3.61
400k+ ratings
Travel
Literature
Classics
Père Goriot Summary
Père Goriot
by Honoré de Balzac 1835 384 pages
3.85
63k+ ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
Crossing to Safety Summary
Crossing to Safety
by Wallace Stegner 1987 335 pages
4.16
48k+ ratings
Classics
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Source Summary
The Source
by James A. Michener 1965 1080 pages
4.29
44k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Religion
The Sheltering Sky Summary
The Sheltering Sky
by Paul Bowles 1949 342 pages
3.89
29k+ ratings
Classics
Africa
Travel
The Sicilian Summary
The Sicilian
by Mario Puzo 1984 416 pages
4.03
29k+ ratings
Crime
Thriller
Classics
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