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The Pale King Summary
The Pale King
by David Foster Wallace 2011 548 pages
3.97
20k+ ratings
Novels
Literature
Contemporary
Sabbath's Theater Summary
Sabbath's Theater
by Philip Roth 1995 451 pages
3.89
12k+ ratings
Novels
Literature
American
The Arbitrator Summary
The Arbitrator
by Max Nowaz 2016 229 pages
4.24
19k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Teen
Science Fiction Fantasy
Is Mother Dead Summary
Is Mother Dead
by Vigdis Hjorth 2020 330 pages
3.86
7k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Scandinavian Literature
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
A Handful of Dust Summary
A Handful of Dust
by Evelyn Waugh 1934 308 pages
3.88
29k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
J R Summary
J R
by William Gaddis 1975 752 pages
4.32
3k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Literature
[Vile Bodies] [by Summary
[Vile Bodies] [by
Evelyn Waugh]
by Evelyn Waugh 1930
3.71
17k+ ratings
Classics
Humor
Literature
Luminarium Summary
Luminarium
by Alex Shakar 2011 449 pages
3.47
500+ ratings
Science Fiction
Novels
Contemporary
The Post-Office Girl Summary
The Post-Office Girl
by Stefan Zweig 1982 257 pages
4.15
10k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mr. Bridge Summary
Mr. Bridge
by Evan S. Connell 1969 367 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Novels
Company Summary
Company
by Max Barry 2006 338 pages
3.76
7k+ ratings
Humor
Satire
Contemporary
Nemesis Summary
Nemesis
by Philip Roth 2010 280 pages
3.86
18k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
American
Literature
Beneath the Lion's Gaze Summary
Beneath the Lion's Gaze
by Maaza Mengiste 2010 308 pages
3.96
3k+ ratings
Africa
Historical Fiction
Ethiopia
Traveler of the Century Summary
Traveler of the Century
by Andrés Neuman 2009 576 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Latin American
Scoop by Waugh, Evelyn Reprint Edition Summary
Scoop by Waugh, Evelyn Reprint Edition
by Evelyn Waugh 1938
3.78
22k+ ratings
Classics
Humor
Satire
Life & Times of Michael K Summary
Life & Times of Michael K
by J.M. Coetzee 1983 192 pages
3.87
21k+ ratings
Africa
South Africa
Literature
Pilgrims Summary
Pilgrims
by Matthew Kneale 2020 340 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Medieval
The Sea, the Sea Summary
The Sea, the Sea
by Iris Murdoch 1978 528 pages
3.96
26k+ ratings
Classics
Literary Fiction
Novels
Appointment in Samarra Summary
Appointment in Samarra
by John O'Hara 1934 251 pages
3.81
16k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Literature
The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers Summary
The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers
by Carson McCullers 1946
3.81
20k+ ratings
Classics
Coming Of Age
Literary Fiction
In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster Summary
In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster
by Paul Auster 1987
3.91
16k+ ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Novels
Standard Deviation Summary
Standard Deviation
by Katherine Heiny 2017 322 pages
3.59
20k+ ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Book Club
Island Summary
Island
by Aldous Huxley 1962 354 pages
3.85
36k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Philosophy
The Dew Breaker Summary
The Dew Breaker
by Edwidge Danticat 2004 256 pages
3.81
8k+ ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Netherland Summary
Netherland
by Joseph O'Neill 2008
3.41
18k+ ratings
New York
Book Club
Novels
Miss Garnet's Angel Summary
Miss Garnet's Angel
by Salley Vickers 2000 342 pages
3.70
4k+ ratings
Italy
Book Club
Historical Fiction
The Road Home Summary
The Road Home
by Rose Tremain 2007 365 pages
3.89
10k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Emigrants Summary
The Emigrants
by W.G. Sebald 1992 237 pages
4.16
11k+ ratings
German Literature
Historical Fiction
Germany
Broken April by Ismail Kadare Summary
Broken April by Ismail Kadare
by Ismail Kadare 1978
4.00
8k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Albanian Literature
At Play in the Fields of the Lord Summary
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
by Peter Matthiessen 1965 373 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Literature
Waiting for the Barbarians Summary
Waiting for the Barbarians
by J.M. Coetzee 1980 152 pages
3.93
36k+ ratings
Africa
Classics
Literature
A Thousand Acres Summary
A Thousand Acres
by Jane Smiley 1991 371 pages
3.83
73k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Cat’s Cradle Summary
Cat’s Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1963 306 pages
4.15
400k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Humor
The Harmony Silk Factory Summary
The Harmony Silk Factory
by Tash Aw 2005 408 pages
3.47
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Asia
Historical
The Yacoubian Building Summary
The Yacoubian Building
by Alaa Al Aswany 2002 256 pages
3.72
23k+ ratings
Egypt
Middle East
Novels
God Help the Child Summary
God Help the Child
by Toni Morrison 2015
3.78
32k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
African American
The Friends of Meager Fortune Summary
The Friends of Meager Fortune
by David Adams Richards 2006 384 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Canada
Historical Fiction
Canadian Literature
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard Summary
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard
by J.G. Ballard 2000
3.72
5k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Novels
The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh Summary
The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh
by Amitav Ghosh 2004
3.99
20k+ ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Indian Literature
Ladder of Years Summary
Ladder of Years
by Anne Tyler 1995 406 pages
3.73
20k+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Murphy Summary
Murphy
by Samuel Beckett 1938
3.80
6k+ ratings
Classics
Irish Literature
Ireland
And the Land Lay Still Summary
And the Land Lay Still
by James Robertson 2010 673 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
Scotland
Historical Fiction
Novels
Everyman by Philip Roth Summary
Everyman by Philip Roth
by Philip Roth 2006
3.63
21k+ ratings
American
Literature
Novels
A Confederate General from Big Sur Summary
A Confederate General from Big Sur
by Richard Brautigan 1964 161 pages
3.99
4k+ ratings
Humor
Novels
Literature
The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene Summary
The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
by Graham Greene 1948
3.96
31k+ ratings
Classics
Africa
Literature
Le Cœur cousu Summary
Le Cœur cousu
by Carole Martinez 2007 448 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
France
Roman
Fantasy
The Financial Lives of the Poets Summary
The Financial Lives of the Poets
by Jess Walter 2009
3.72
11k+ ratings
Humor
Book Club
Novels
Monsignor Quixote Summary
Monsignor Quixote
by Graham Greene 1940
3.98
44k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Moon And Sixpence, By W. Somerset Maugham, Unabridged 6 Audio Cassettes, Narrated By Neil Hunt Summary
The Moon And Sixpence, By W. Somerset Maugham, Unabridged 6 Audio Cassettes, Narrated By Neil Hunt
by W. Somerset Maugham 1919 6 pages
4.12
27k+ ratings
Classics
Art
Literature
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