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Paradiso 17 Summary
Paradiso 17
by Hannah Lillith Assadi 2026 320 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Middle East
There But For The Summary
There But For The
by Ali Smith 2011 357 pages
3.5
10k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Bring the House Down Summary
Bring the House Down
by Charlotte Runcie 2025 304 pages
3.58
5k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Art
Maud Martha Summary
Maud Martha
by Gwendolyn Brooks 1953 192 pages
4.10
4k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
African American
In the Distance Summary
In the Distance
by Hernan Diaz 2017 256 pages
4.10
26k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Book Club
The Accidental Summary
The Accidental
by Ali Smith 2005 306 pages
3.37
13k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Perfect Little World Summary
Perfect Little World
by Kevin Wilson 2017
3.65
15k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Adult
A Month in the Country Summary
A Month in the Country
by J.L. Carr 1980 160 pages
4.07
30k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
The Women Behind the Door Summary
The Women Behind the Door
by Roddy Doyle 2024 272 pages
3.47
1k+ ratings
Ireland
Literary Fiction
Irish Literature
Ripe Summary
Ripe
by Sarah Rose Etter 2023 288 pages
3.58
34k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Horror
The Romantic Summary
The Romantic
by William Boyd 2022 451 pages
4.14
9k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Hour I First Believed Summary
The Hour I First Believed
by Wally Lamb 2008 740 pages
3.84
66k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Moviegoer by Walker Percy Summary
The Moviegoer by Walker Percy
by Walker Percy 1961
3.64
31k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Man Who Saw Everything Summary
The Man Who Saw Everything
by Deborah Levy 2019 199 pages
3.67
11k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Pearl Summary
Pearl
by Siân Hughes 2023 220 pages
3.84
6k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Ireland
The Friend Summary
The Friend
by Sigrid Nunez 2018 212 pages
3.71
61k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Animals
Death and the Gardener Summary
Death and the Gardener
by Georgi Gospodinov 2024 224 pages
4.44
13k+ ratings
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Literature
Literary Fiction
Moon Tiger Summary
Moon Tiger
by Penelope Lively 1987 224 pages
3.91
19k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Williwaw Summary
Williwaw
by Gore Vidal 1946 119 pages
3.44
486 ratings
American
War
Historical Fiction
[The Music of Chance] [By Summary
[The Music of Chance] [By
Auster, Paul] [December, 1991]
by Paul Auster 1990
3.93
13k+ ratings
American
Literature
Novels
City Like Water Summary
City Like Water
by Dorothy Tse 2026 112 pages
3.85
259 ratings
Dystopia
Literary Fiction
China
The Broom of the System Summary
The Broom of the System
by David Foster Wallace 1987 467 pages
3.85
24k+ ratings
Novels
Literature
Literary Fiction
Nora Webster Summary
Nora Webster
by Colm Tóibín 2014 373 pages
3.63
24k+ ratings
Ireland
Historical Fiction
Irish Literature
We Are the Brennans Summary
We Are the Brennans
by Tracey Lange 2021 274 pages
3.80
83k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Family
Regeneration Summary
Regeneration
by Pat Barker 1991 256 pages
4.01
34k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Historical
Brazzaville Beach Summary
Brazzaville Beach
by William Boyd 1990 320 pages
3.96
6k+ ratings
Africa
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Skippy Dies Summary
Skippy Dies
by Paul Murray 2010 661 pages
3.81
29k+ ratings
Ireland
Contemporary
Irish Literature
The True Deceiver Summary
The True Deceiver
by Tove Jansson 1982 181 pages
3.81
8k+ ratings
Classics
Literary Fiction
Scandinavian Literature
Hermit Summary
Hermit
by Chris McQueer 2025 334 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
Scotland
Contemporary
Dark
Beyond Black Summary
Beyond Black
by Hilary Mantel 2005 432 pages
3.43
10k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Contemporary
Real Life Summary
Real Life
by Brandon Taylor 2020 329 pages
3.78
37k+ ratings
LGBT
Queer
Contemporary
Show Me Where It Hurts Summary
Show Me Where It Hurts
by Claire Gleeson 2025 256 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Ireland
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Money Summary
Money
by Martin Amis 1984 394 pages
3.70
26k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Contemporary
Now We Shall Be Entirely Free Summary
Now We Shall Be Entirely Free
by Andrew Miller 2018 421 pages
3.91
4k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
The Blue Flower Summary
The Blue Flower
by Penelope Fitzgerald 1995 226 pages
3.44
6k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Germany
About Grace Summary
About Grace
by Anthony Doerr 2004 402 pages
3.45
27k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
The Lowlife Summary
The Lowlife
by Alexander Baron 1963 208 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
London
Crime
Classics
The Famished Road Summary
The Famished Road
by Ben Okri 1991 512 pages
3.73
13k+ ratings
Africa
Magical Realism
Fantasy
The Pale King Summary
The Pale King
by David Foster Wallace 2011 548 pages
3.97
20k+ ratings
Novels
Literature
Contemporary
A Language of Limbs Summary
A Language of Limbs
by Dylin Hardcastle 2024 277 pages
4.29
7k+ ratings
Queer
LGBT
Historical Fiction
Open City Summary
Open City
by Teju Cole 2011 259 pages
3.49
17k+ ratings
Africa
New York
Novels
Sabbath's Theater Summary
Sabbath's Theater
by Philip Roth 1995 451 pages
3.89
12k+ ratings
Novels
Literature
American
Dandelion Is Dead Summary
Dandelion Is Dead
by Rosie Storey 2026 368 pages
3.52
2k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Mr. Bridge Summary
Mr. Bridge
by Evan S. Connell 1969 367 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Novels
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Summary
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
by Roddy Doyle 1993 307 pages
3.75
25k+ ratings
Ireland
Irish Literature
Literary Fiction
La hija de la española Summary
La hija de la española
by Karina Sainz Borgo 2019 220 pages
3.72
8k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Imperfectionists Summary
The Imperfectionists
by Tom Rachman 2010 272 pages
3.55
50k+ ratings
Book Club
Short Stories
Italy
Is Mother Dead Summary
Is Mother Dead
by Vigdis Hjorth 2020 330 pages
3.86
7k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Scandinavian Literature
Luminarium Summary
Luminarium
by Alex Shakar 2011 449 pages
3.47
500+ ratings
Science Fiction
Novels
Contemporary
The Forgotten Midwife Summary
The Forgotten Midwife
by Laura Anthony 2026 360 pages
4.51
500+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Historical
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