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Satantango
by László Krasznahorkai • 1985
A crumbling Hungarian farm, endless rain, a dead con man the villagers need to believe.
4.06
17k+
Satantango Summary
Satantango 88%
A crumbling Hungarian farm, endless rain, a dead con man the villagers need to believe.
by László Krasznahorkai 1985
4.06
17k+ ratings
[The Music of Chance] [By
by Paul Auster • 1990
A poker loss traps a drifter building a stone wall to buy back his freedom.
3.93
14k+
[The Music of Chance] [By Summary
[The Music of Chance] [By 88%
A poker loss traps a drifter building a stone wall to buy back his freedom.
by Paul Auster 1990
3.93
14k+ ratings
The Foundation Pit
by Andrei Platonov • 1994
A fired thinker digs a bottomless pit for a Soviet utopia that devours its builders.
3.78
7k+
The Foundation Pit Summary
The Foundation Pit 88%
A fired thinker digs a bottomless pit for a Soviet utopia that devours its builders.
by Andrei Platonov 1994
3.78
7k+ ratings
Père Goriot
by Honoré de Balzac • 1997
In a Paris boarding house, a student learns ambition's cost from a ruined father and criminal.
3.85
69k+
Père Goriot Summary
Père Goriot 88%
In a Paris boarding house, a student learns ambition's cost from a ruined father and criminal.
by Honoré de Balzac 1997
3.85
69k+ ratings
Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde
by Orhan Kemal • 1954
Three men walk to the cotton mills carrying blankets on their backs and wages in their heads.
4.21
2k+
Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde Summary
Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde 88%
Three men walk to the cotton mills carrying blankets on their backs and wages in their heads.
by Orhan Kemal 1954
4.21
2k+ ratings
The Night Always Comes
by Willy Vlautin • 2021
A Portland waitress has one night to make a down payment or her family loses everything.
3.83
7k+
The Night Always Comes Summary
The Night Always Comes 88%
A Portland waitress has one night to make a down payment or her family loses everything.
by Willy Vlautin 2021
3.83
7k+ ratings
Sick Bastards
by Matt Shaw • 2014
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
3.54
4k+
Sick Bastards Summary
Sick Bastards 88%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ ratings
No One Rides For Free
by Judith Sonnet • 2022
A stranger takes a family hostage on a desert road and feeds on their suffering.
2.71
16k+
No One Rides For Free Summary
No One Rides For Free 88%
A stranger takes a family hostage on a desert road and feeds on their suffering.
by Judith Sonnet 2022
2.71
16k+ ratings
Playground
by Aron Beauregard • 2022
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
3.43
20k+
Playground Summary
Playground 88%
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.43
20k+ ratings
Blindness
by José Saramago • 1995
An epidemic of blindness sweeps a city, but inside the quarantine, one woman still sees.
4.18
344k+
Blindness Summary
Blindness 87%
An epidemic of blindness sweeps a city, but inside the quarantine, one woman still sees.
by José Saramago 1995
4.18
344k+ ratings
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy • 1985
A runaway joins scalp hunters in the desert, where a hairless judge preaches war as the only truth.
4.15
227k+
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 87%
A runaway joins scalp hunters in the desert, where a hairless judge preaches war as the only truth.
by Cormac McCarthy 1985
4.15
227k+ ratings
The First Circle
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn • 1968
Inside Stalin's secret research prison, scientists trade their souls for a chance at freedom.
4.26
10k+
The First Circle Summary
The First Circle 87%
Inside Stalin's secret research prison, scientists trade their souls for a chance at freedom.
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1968
4.26
10k+ ratings
The Sheep Look Up
by John Brunner • 2003
America is dying of its own poison, and the people who warned us are being hunted.
3.91
6k+
The Sheep Look Up Summary
The Sheep Look Up 87%
America is dying of its own poison, and the people who warned us are being hunted.
by John Brunner 2003
3.91
6k+ ratings
The Lowlife
by Alexander Baron • 1963
A Hackney gambler drifts from bet to bet until a boy raises stakes luck cannot cover.
4.25
794
The Lowlife Summary
The Lowlife 87%
A Hackney gambler drifts from bet to bet until a boy raises stakes luck cannot cover.
by Alexander Baron 1963
4.25
794 ratings
La hija de la española
by Karina Sainz Borgo • 2019
After burying her mother in lawless Caracas, a woman steals a dead neighbor's identity to escape.
3.72
9k+
La hija de la española Summary
La hija de la española 87%
After burying her mother in lawless Caracas, a woman steals a dead neighbor's identity to escape.
by Karina Sainz Borgo 2019
3.72
9k+ ratings
They All Died Screaming
by Kristopher Triana • 2020
A plague of screams ends society, and a broken drunk faces the pig farm that made him a monster.
3.58
3k+
They All Died Screaming Summary
They All Died Screaming 87%
A plague of screams ends society, and a broken drunk faces the pig farm that made him a monster.
by Kristopher Triana 2020
3.58
3k+ ratings
Run With the Hunted
by Charles Bukowski • 1994
Childhood beatings, dead-end jobs, cheap wine: an outsider's life in his own poems and stories.
4.26
5k+
Run With the Hunted Summary
Run With the Hunted 87%
Childhood beatings, dead-end jobs, cheap wine: an outsider's life in his own poems and stories.
by Charles Bukowski 1994
4.26
5k+ ratings
One Second After
by William R. Forstchen • 2009
An EMP erases civilization. A widowed professor must keep his daughters alive as his town starves.
3.98
77k+
One Second After Summary
One Second After 87%
An EMP erases civilization. A widowed professor must keep his daughters alive as his town starves.
by William R. Forstchen 2009
3.98
77k+ ratings
Bonheur d'occasion
by Gabrielle Roy • 1945
WWII Montreal: a waitress craves escape from poverty, but love, family, and war pull her back.
3.71
5k+
Bonheur d'occasion Summary
Bonheur d'occasion 87%
WWII Montreal: a waitress craves escape from poverty, but love, family, and war pull her back.
by Gabrielle Roy 1945
3.71
5k+ ratings
Toutes blessent, la dernière tue
by Karine Giebel • 2018
Sold into French slavery, a girl survives by reading in secret until violence offers escape.
4.44
3k+
Toutes blessent, la dernière tue Summary
Toutes blessent, la dernière tue 87%
Sold into French slavery, a girl survives by reading in secret until violence offers escape.
by Karine Giebel 2018
4.44
3k+ ratings
English Journey
by J.B. Priestley • 1934
Factories silent, towns hollow, but the people Priestley met in 1933 refused to vanish.
4.09
483
English Journey Summary
English Journey 87%
Factories silent, towns hollow, but the people Priestley met in 1933 refused to vanish.
by J.B. Priestley 1934
4.09
483 ratings
Atomised by Houellebecq, Michel, Wynne, Frank New Edition
by Michel Houellebecq • 1998
Two estranged half-brothers search for connection in a Europe engineering its own replacement.
3.80
52k+
Atomised by Houellebecq, Michel, Wynne, Frank New Edition Summary
Atomised by Houellebecq, Michel, Wynne, Frank New Edition 87%
Two estranged half-brothers search for connection in a Europe engineering its own replacement.
by Michel Houellebecq 1998
3.80
52k+ ratings
Hermit
by Chris McQueer • 2025
A Glasgow hermit follows his only friend into an online brotherhood that wants real-world violence.
4.15
1k+
Hermit Summary
Hermit 87%
A Glasgow hermit follows his only friend into an online brotherhood that wants real-world violence.
by Chris McQueer 2025
4.15
1k+ ratings
The Hour of the Star
by Clarice Lispector • 1977
An invisible Rio typist wants to be noticed; a fortune-teller promises she will be.
4.11
58k+
The Hour of the Star Summary
The Hour of the Star 87%
An invisible Rio typist wants to be noticed; a fortune-teller promises she will be.
by Clarice Lispector 1977
4.11
58k+ ratings
Love Is a Dog from Hell
by Charles Bukowski • 1977
What if love is not the answer but the sickness? Bukowski's poems treat it as terminal.
3.95
39k+
Love Is a Dog from Hell Summary
Love Is a Dog from Hell 87%
What if love is not the answer but the sickness? Bukowski's poems treat it as terminal.
by Charles Bukowski 1977
3.95
39k+ ratings
The Painted Bird
by Jerzy Kosiński • 1965
Sent to the countryside to escape the Nazis, a dark-haired boy finds the peasants are deadlier.
3.90
29k+
The Painted Bird Summary
The Painted Bird 87%
Sent to the countryside to escape the Nazis, a dark-haired boy finds the peasants are deadlier.
by Jerzy Kosiński 1965
3.90
29k+ ratings
Life & Times of Michael K
by J.M. Coetzee • 1983
A harelipped gardener crosses civil war with his mother's ashes, asking nothing but soil to till.
3.87
22k+
Life & Times of Michael K Summary
Life & Times of Michael K 87%
A harelipped gardener crosses civil war with his mother's ashes, asking nothing but soil to till.
by J.M. Coetzee 1983
3.87
22k+ ratings
Ham on Rye
by Charles Bukowski • 1982
His father rages, his skin erupts in boils; 1930s LA offers no escape except the library.
4.14
120k+
Ham on Rye Summary
Ham on Rye 87%
His father rages, his skin erupts in boils; 1930s LA offers no escape except the library.
by Charles Bukowski 1982
4.14
120k+ ratings
The Pleasures of the Damned
by Charles Bukowski • 2007
A hard-drinking poet buries his tenderness in the grit of L.A.'s gutters and bars.
4.35
7k+
The Pleasures of the Damned Summary
The Pleasures of the Damned 87%
A hard-drinking poet buries his tenderness in the grit of L.A.'s gutters and bars.
by Charles Bukowski 2007
4.35
7k+ ratings
The Metamorphosis
by Franz Kafka • 1915
A salesman wakes as an insect, and his family's care hardens into a quiet death sentence.
3.91
1.5M+
The Metamorphosis Summary
The Metamorphosis 87%
A salesman wakes as an insect, and his family's care hardens into a quiet death sentence.
by Franz Kafka 1915
3.91
1.5M+ ratings
Poor People
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1846
A penniless clerk's letters to his neighbor become his lifeline, until a wealthy suitor proposes.
3.77
40k+
Poor People Summary
Poor People 87%
A penniless clerk's letters to his neighbor become his lifeline, until a wealthy suitor proposes.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1846
3.77
40k+ ratings
Ultraluminous
by Katherine Faw • 2017
She returns from Dubai, measures her weeks in heroin and men, and gives herself one year.
3.58
931
Ultraluminous Summary
Ultraluminous 87%
She returns from Dubai, measures her weeks in heroin and men, and gives herself one year.
by Katherine Faw 2017
3.58
931 ratings
The Slynx
by Tatyana Tolstaya • 2007
In frozen, mutated Russia, a scribe copies a tyrant's decrees as a forest beast steals minds.
3.81
6k+
The Slynx Summary
The Slynx 87%
In frozen, mutated Russia, a scribe copies a tyrant's decrees as a forest beast steals minds.
by Tatyana Tolstaya 2007
3.81
6k+ ratings
Notes from Underground
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1864
A retired clerk in St. Petersburg pens a furious confession: his mind has made action impossible.
4.17
238k+
Notes from Underground Summary
Notes from Underground 87%
A retired clerk in St. Petersburg pens a furious confession: his mind has made action impossible.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864
4.17
238k+ ratings
Jude the Obscure
by Thomas Hardy • 1895
A stonemason dreams of Oxford, but love for his cousin and a cruel marriage ruin him.
3.84
76k+
Jude the Obscure Summary
Jude the Obscure 87%
A stonemason dreams of Oxford, but love for his cousin and a cruel marriage ruin him.
by Thomas Hardy 1895
3.84
76k+ ratings
Lost Illusions
by Honoré de Balzac • 1843
Parisian journalism seduces a young poet, turning his talent into a weapon that destroys his family.
4.16
13k+
Lost Illusions Summary
Lost Illusions 87%
Parisian journalism seduces a young poet, turning his talent into a weapon that destroys his family.
by Honoré de Balzac 1843
4.16
13k+ ratings
Acide sulfurique
by Amélie Nothomb • 2005
A student is dragged into a reality-TV death camp where the audience decides who is killed.
3.57
13k+
Acide sulfurique Summary
Acide sulfurique 87%
A student is dragged into a reality-TV death camp where the audience decides who is killed.
by Amélie Nothomb 2005
3.57
13k+ ratings
Woom
by Duncan Ralston • 2016
A motel room. A hired woman. Confessions that turn a body into a doorway.
3.23
38k+
Woom Summary
Woom 87%
A motel room. A hired woman. Confessions that turn a body into a doorway.
by Duncan Ralston 2016
3.23
38k+ ratings
Die Wolke
by Gudrun Pausewang • 1987
A nuclear cloud is spreading. With her little brother behind her, a girl pedals into the chaos.
3.67
5k+
Die Wolke Summary
Die Wolke 87%
A nuclear cloud is spreading. With her little brother behind her, a girl pedals into the chaos.
by Gudrun Pausewang 1987
3.67
5k+ ratings
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
by Yukio Mishima • 1963
A widowed mother's sailor lover becomes a boy's hero and his gang's next target.
3.83
54k+
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea Summary
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea 87%
A widowed mother's sailor lover becomes a boy's hero and his gang's next target.
by Yukio Mishima 1963
3.83
54k+ ratings
EVERY DAY IS MOTHER S DAY
by Hilary Mantel • 1985
A paranoid widow and her silent daughter are trapped in a decaying house with unspoken horror.
3.59
2k+
EVERY DAY IS MOTHER S DAY Summary
EVERY DAY IS MOTHER S DAY 87%
A paranoid widow and her silent daughter are trapped in a decaying house with unspoken horror.
by Hilary Mantel 1985
3.59
2k+ ratings
The Clown
by Heinrich Böll • 1963
A clown in postwar Bonn unravels after the woman he loves leaves him for a Catholic.
3.93
32k+
The Clown Summary
The Clown 87%
A clown in postwar Bonn unravels after the woman he loves leaves him for a Catholic.
by Heinrich Böll 1963
3.93
32k+ ratings
Last Exit to Brooklyn
by Hubert Selby Jr. • 1964
Drag queens and dockworkers in 1950s Brooklyn seek a tenderness their world is built to crush.
3.95
33k+
Last Exit to Brooklyn Summary
Last Exit to Brooklyn 87%
Drag queens and dockworkers in 1950s Brooklyn seek a tenderness their world is built to crush.
by Hubert Selby Jr. 1964
3.95
33k+ ratings
Bartleby the Scrivener
by Herman Melville • 1853
A Wall Street lawyer hires a quiet scrivener who stops working and will not say why.
3.93
77k+
Bartleby the Scrivener Summary
Bartleby the Scrivener 87%
A Wall Street lawyer hires a quiet scrivener who stops working and will not say why.
by Herman Melville 1853
3.93
77k+ ratings
The Mandibles
by Lionel Shriver • 2016
The Mandibles waited decades for an inheritance that disappears the night America defaults.
3.71
12k+
The Mandibles Summary
The Mandibles 87%
The Mandibles waited decades for an inheritance that disappears the night America defaults.
by Lionel Shriver 2016
3.71
12k+ ratings
Beyond Black
by Hilary Mantel • 2005
Her spirit guide is her childhood abuser. She tours England's motorways with her assistant.
3.43
10k+
Beyond Black Summary
Beyond Black 87%
Her spirit guide is her childhood abuser. She tours England's motorways with her assistant.
by Hilary Mantel 2005
3.43
10k+ ratings
Cows
by Matthew Stokoe • 1998
Trapped by his mother, a man discovers a slaughterhouse where cows talk; killing is his only escape.
2.68
15k+
Cows Summary
Cows 87%
Trapped by his mother, a man discovers a slaughterhouse where cows talk; killing is his only escape.
by Matthew Stokoe 1998
2.68
15k+ ratings
The Fathers
by John Niven • 2025
Two Glasgow fathers, opposite lives. When one man's world breaks, the other's becomes his to take.
4.20
1k+
The Fathers Summary
The Fathers 87%
Two Glasgow fathers, opposite lives. When one man's world breaks, the other's becomes his to take.
by John Niven 2025
4.20
1k+ ratings
The Long Walk
by Richard Bachman • 1979
Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty walks with ninety-nine others. Slow down, and soldiers shoot.
4.00
289k+
The Long Walk Summary
The Long Walk 87%
Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty walks with ninety-nine others. Slow down, and soldiers shoot.
by Richard Bachman 1979
4.00
289k+ ratings
Zola
by D.E. McCluskey • 2021
Her husband sold their son to the men at the bar. She has a bread knife.
3.32
3k+
Zola Summary
Zola 87%
Her husband sold their son to the men at the bar. She has a bread knife.
by D.E. McCluskey 2021
3.32
3k+ ratings
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