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Wise Blood Summary
Wise Blood
by Flannery O'Connor 1952 256 pages
3.82
38k+ ratings
Classics
Southern Gothic
Novels
Old Filth Summary
Old Filth
by Jane Gardam 2004 290 pages
3.95
20k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
British Literature
The Topeka School Summary
The Topeka School
by Ben Lerner 2019 282 pages
3.51
28k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
Plowing the Dark Summary
Plowing the Dark
by Richard Powers 2000 415 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
Satantango Summary
Satantango
by László Krasznahorkai 1985 274 pages
4.06
16k+ ratings
Hungary
Hungarian Literature
Classics
A Horse Walks into a Bar Summary
A Horse Walks into a Bar
by David Grossman 2014 208 pages
3.51
15k+ ratings
Israel
Jewish
Contemporary
The End of the Affair Summary
The End of the Affair
by Graham Greene 1951 160 pages
3.90
72k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Literature
Flat Earth Summary
Flat Earth
by Anika Jade Levy 2025 224 pages
3.09
1k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The United States Of America
Lucky Jim Summary
Lucky Jim
by Kingsley Amis 1954 296 pages
3.74
32k+ ratings
Classics
Humor
British Literature
The Tower Summary
The Tower
by Colin Wilson 1987 496 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Novels
The Name of the World Summary
The Name of the World
by Denis Johnson 2000 129 pages
3.55
2k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Novella
Novels
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
The Go-Between by Hartley, L. P. (2013) Hardcover Summary
The Go-Between by Hartley, L. P. (2013) Hardcover
by L.P. Hartley 1953
4.01
15k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Coming Of Age
The Damned Utd Summary
The Damned Utd
by David Peace 2006 346 pages
4.14
9k+ ratings
Football
Sports
Soccer
Among the Lemon Trees Summary
Among the Lemon Trees
by Nadia Marks 2017 369 pages
3.71
2k+ ratings
Romance
Greece
Italy
And the Ass Saw the Angel Summary
And the Ass Saw the Angel
by Nick Cave 1989 320 pages
3.84
11k+ ratings
Horror
Gothic
Southern Gothic
Toutes blessent, la dernière tue Summary
Toutes blessent, la dernière tue
by Karine Giebel 2018 680 pages
4.44
2k+ ratings
Thriller
France
Roman
Las gratitudes Summary
Las gratitudes
by Delphine de Vigan 2019 176 pages
4.33
56k+ ratings
France
Contemporary
Drama
The Accidental Summary
The Accidental
by Ali Smith 2005 306 pages
3.37
13k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Fight Song Summary
Fight Song
by Joshua Mohr 2013 256 pages
3.67
276 ratings
Magical Realism
Novels
Wittgenstein’s Nephew Summary
Wittgenstein’s Nephew
by Thomas Bernhard 1982 101 pages
4.02
7k+ ratings
German Literature
Novels
Philosophy
La tregua Summary
La tregua
by Mario Benedetti 1960 215 pages
4.17
45k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Spanish Literature
The Loser Summary
The Loser
by Thomas Bernhard 1983 208 pages
4.02
13k+ ratings
Classics
German Literature
Novels
Pnin Summary
Pnin
by Vladimir Nabokov 1957 184 pages
3.87
30k+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
The Moviegoer by Walker Percy Summary
The Moviegoer by Walker Percy
by Walker Percy 1961
3.64
31k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Rotters' Club Summary
The Rotters' Club
by Jonathan Coe 2001 415 pages
3.96
16k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
British Literature
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
[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
Big Sur Summary
Big Sur
by Jack Kerouac 1962 256 pages
3.83
38k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
[Timbuktu] [by Summary
[Timbuktu] [by
Paul Auster]
by Paul Auster 1999
3.73
17k+ ratings
Dogs
Animals
Contemporary
Ragtime Summary
Ragtime
by E.L. Doctorow 1975 320 pages
3.90
47k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Novels
The Rain Before it Falls Summary
The Rain Before it Falls
by Jonathan Coe 2007 256 pages
3.71
7k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
British Literature
Contemporary
Ada, or Ardor Summary
Ada, or Ardor
A Family Chronicle
by Vladimir Nabokov 1969 606 pages
4.12
13k+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Literature
Crossing The River Summary
Crossing The River
by Caryl Phillips 1993 237 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Africa
Williwaw Summary
Williwaw
by Gore Vidal 1946 119 pages
3.44
486 ratings
American
War
Historical Fiction
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion Summary
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
by Yukio Mishima 1956 247 pages
3.97
25k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
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
The Zone of Interest Summary
The Zone of Interest
by Martin Amis 2014 306 pages
3.68
10k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Holocaust
War
Last Exit to Brooklyn Summary
Last Exit to Brooklyn
by Hubert Selby Jr. 1964 290 pages
3.95
33k+ ratings
Classics
Contemporary
Thriller
Mr. Vértigo (Biblioteca Paul Auster) Summary
Mr. Vértigo (Biblioteca Paul Auster)
by Paul Auster 1994 348 pages
3.95
16k+ ratings
American
Novels
Literature
The True Deceiver Summary
The True Deceiver
by Tove Jansson 1982 181 pages
3.81
8k+ ratings
Classics
Literary Fiction
Scandinavian Literature
Brazzaville Beach Summary
Brazzaville Beach
by William Boyd 1990 320 pages
3.96
6k+ ratings
Africa
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Beyond Black Summary
Beyond Black
by Hilary Mantel 2005 432 pages
3.43
10k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Contemporary
About Grace Summary
About Grace
by Anthony Doerr 2004 402 pages
3.45
27k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
The Blue Flower Summary
The Blue Flower
by Penelope Fitzgerald 1995 226 pages
3.44
6k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Germany
Queda la noche Summary
Queda la noche
by Soledad Puértolas 2006 240 pages
3.04
352 ratings
Spanish Literature
Literature
Novels
Open City Summary
Open City
by Teju Cole 2011 259 pages
3.49
17k+ ratings
Africa
New York
Novels
Money Summary
Money
by Martin Amis 1984 394 pages
3.70
26k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Contemporary
The Arbitrator Summary
The Arbitrator
by Max Nowaz 2016 229 pages
4.24
19k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Teen
Science Fiction Fantasy
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