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El ruletista
by Mircea Cărtărescu • 2011
A dying writer's last testimony: the man who made a living playing Russian roulette.
4.20
6k+
El ruletista Summary
El ruletista 89%
A dying writer's last testimony: the man who made a living playing Russian roulette.
by Mircea Cărtărescu 2011
4.20
6k+ 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 89%
A poker loss traps a drifter building a stone wall to buy back his freedom.
by Paul Auster 1990
3.93
14k+ 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 88%
An invisible Rio typist wants to be noticed; a fortune-teller promises she will be.
by Clarice Lispector 1977
4.11
58k+ ratings
Nostalgia
by Mircea Cărtărescu • 1989
A gambler defies death, a lover unravels, and a child's dream reveals hidden worlds in Bucharest.
4.20
5k+
Nostalgia Summary
Nostalgia 88%
A gambler defies death, a lover unravels, and a child's dream reveals hidden worlds in Bucharest.
by Mircea Cărtărescu 1989
4.20
5k+ ratings
Broken April by Ismail Kadare
by Ismail Kadare • 1978
After a blood killing, a mountaineer has thirty days before the ancient code demands his life.
4.00
9k+
Broken April by Ismail Kadare Summary
Broken April by Ismail Kadare 88%
After a blood killing, a mountaineer has thirty days before the ancient code demands his life.
by Ismail Kadare 1978
4.00
9k+ 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
The Measure
by Nikki Erlick • 2022
Doorstep boxes reveal every person's lifespan. Eight strangers must choose: open it, or turn away.
3.96
388k+
The Measure Summary
The Measure 88%
Doorstep boxes reveal every person's lifespan. Eight strangers must choose: open it, or turn away.
by Nikki Erlick 2022
3.96
388k+ 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
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 87%
A crumbling Hungarian farm, endless rain, a dead con man the villagers need to believe.
by László Krasznahorkai 1985
4.06
17k+ ratings
Le Rivage des Syrtes
by Julien Gracq • 1951
On a dead sea, a restless young officer guards a war three centuries silent.
4.01
2k+
Le Rivage des Syrtes Summary
Le Rivage des Syrtes 87%
On a dead sea, a restless young officer guards a war three centuries silent.
by Julien Gracq 1951
4.01
2k+ ratings
Les Thanatonautes
by Bernard Werber • 1996
Two friends map the afterlife through clinical death, giving humanity answers it isn't ready for.
4.07
9k+
Les Thanatonautes Summary
Les Thanatonautes 87%
Two friends map the afterlife through clinical death, giving humanity answers it isn't ready for.
by Bernard Werber 1996
4.07
9k+ ratings
Homo Faber
by Max Frisch • 1957
An engineer who trusts only statistics meets a young woman on a ship who will unravel everything.
3.68
32k+
Homo Faber Summary
Homo Faber 87%
An engineer who trusts only statistics meets a young woman on a ship who will unravel everything.
by Max Frisch 1957
3.68
32k+ ratings
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
by Thomas Ligotti • 2011
Nature's worst mistake was making you self-aware. The only logical response is to stop reproducing.
4.01
10k+
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race Summary
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race 87%
Nature's worst mistake was making you self-aware. The only logical response is to stop reproducing.
by Thomas Ligotti 2011
4.01
10k+ ratings
Hygiène de l'assassin
by Amélie Nothomb • 1992
A dying author's final interviewer knows the truth: his novels conceal a childhood murder.
3.77
19k+
Hygiène de l'assassin Summary
Hygiène de l'assassin 87%
A dying author's final interviewer knows the truth: his novels conceal a childhood murder.
by Amélie Nothomb 1992
3.77
19k+ ratings
The Life of a Stupid Man
by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa • 1927
A writer catalogs his life in fragments: madness, art, and a cosmos that laughs.
3.67
11k+
The Life of a Stupid Man Summary
The Life of a Stupid Man 87%
A writer catalogs his life in fragments: madness, art, and a cosmos that laughs.
by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 1927
3.67
11k+ ratings
The Tartar Steppe
by Dino Buzzati • 1940
A young officer at a remote fort waits a lifetime for a battle that never comes.
4.20
43k+
The Tartar Steppe Summary
The Tartar Steppe 87%
A young officer at a remote fort waits a lifetime for a battle that never comes.
by Dino Buzzati 1940
4.20
43k+ ratings
Insomnia
by Stephen King • 1994
Sleep gone, an old widower sees the strings of fate. His neighbor is being pulled.
3.84
169k+
Insomnia Summary
Insomnia 87%
Sleep gone, an old widower sees the strings of fate. His neighbor is being pulled.
by Stephen King 1994
3.84
169k+ 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
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
Very Little...Almost Nothing
by Simon Critchley • 2004
Nihilism is the norm after God. Creative resistance through literature is how meaning gets remade.
3.89
132
Very Little...Almost Nothing Summary
Very Little...Almost Nothing 87%
Nihilism is the norm after God. Creative resistance through literature is how meaning gets remade.
by Simon Critchley 2004
3.89
132 ratings
Oedipus Rex
by Sophocles
To lift a plague, an oracle demands Laius's killer. Oedipus vows to hunt him down.
3.73
239k+
Oedipus Rex Summary
Oedipus Rex 87%
To lift a plague, an oracle demands Laius's killer. Oedipus vows to hunt him down.
by Sophocles
3.73
239k+ 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
The Game
by Jack London • 1905
A boxer promises his bride one last fight. She disguises herself as a man to watch.
3.73
2k+
The Game Summary
The Game 87%
A boxer promises his bride one last fight. She disguises herself as a man to watch.
by Jack London 1905
3.73
2k+ ratings
Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov
by Vladimir Nabokov • 1935
A man condemned to die for his private self discovers his cell is painted scenery.
3.92
20k+
Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov Summary
Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov 87%
A man condemned to die for his private self discovers his cell is painted scenery.
by Vladimir Nabokov 1935
3.92
20k+ ratings
The Library of Babel
by Jorge Luis Borges • 1941
An infinite library holds every book ever possible. One aging librarian still searches for meaning.
4.30
12k+
The Library of Babel Summary
The Library of Babel 87%
An infinite library holds every book ever possible. One aging librarian still searches for meaning.
by Jorge Luis Borges 1941
4.30
12k+ ratings
A Short Stay in Hell
by Steven L. Peck • 2011
After death, a man faces an infinite library. To escape Hell, he must find the book of his life.
4.15
70k+
A Short Stay in Hell Summary
A Short Stay in Hell 87%
After death, a man faces an infinite library. To escape Hell, he must find the book of his life.
by Steven L. Peck 2011
4.15
70k+ ratings
Zed
by Joanna Kavenna • 2019
A murder the system failed to predict becomes a crack that brings the surveillance state down.
3.12
1k+
Zed Summary
Zed 87%
A murder the system failed to predict becomes a crack that brings the surveillance state down.
by Joanna Kavenna 2019
3.12
1k+ ratings
Martin Eden
by Jack London • 1909
A sailor meets a refined girl and destroys himself trying to become worthy of her love.
4.48
56k+
Martin Eden Summary
Martin Eden 87%
A sailor meets a refined girl and destroys himself trying to become worthy of her love.
by Jack London 1909
4.48
56k+ ratings
La Mort du roi Tsongor
by Laurent Gaudé • 2002
A childhood vow returns on a princess's wedding day, dooming her kingdom to war.
3.93
4k+
La Mort du roi Tsongor Summary
La Mort du roi Tsongor 87%
A childhood vow returns on a princess's wedding day, dooming her kingdom to war.
by Laurent Gaudé 2002
3.93
4k+ 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
Slow Gods
by Claire North • 2025
A debtor survives a procedure that should kill him. An ancient machine warns the galaxy will burn.
4.00
5k+
Slow Gods Summary
Slow Gods 87%
A debtor survives a procedure that should kill him. An ancient machine warns the galaxy will burn.
by Claire North 2025
4.00
5k+ ratings
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King • 1982
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
3.91
669k+
The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger 87%
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
by Stephen King 1982
3.91
669k+ ratings
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1877
Suicide, a weeping child, then a dream: a despairing man enters a pristine, sinless world.
4.03
43k+
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man Summary
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man 87%
Suicide, a weeping child, then a dream: a despairing man enters a pristine, sinless world.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1877
4.03
43k+ ratings
Ashes of Man
by Christopher Ruocchio • 2022
A broken hero returns to an empire as an alien prophet unites the enemy for annihilation.
4.48
16k+
Ashes of Man Summary
Ashes of Man 87%
A broken hero returns to an empire as an alien prophet unites the enemy for annihilation.
by Christopher Ruocchio 2022
4.48
16k+ ratings
(The Unconsoled) [By
by Kazuo Ishiguro • 1995
A pianist is summoned to save a city through music, but he cannot find the stage.
3.59
19k+
(The Unconsoled) [By Summary
(The Unconsoled) [By 87%
A pianist is summoned to save a city through music, but he cannot find the stage.
by Kazuo Ishiguro 1995
3.59
19k+ ratings
About Grace
by Anthony Doerr • 2004
A hydrologist foresees his daughter drowning, abandons his family, and spends decades seeking home.
3.45
27k+
About Grace Summary
About Grace 87%
A hydrologist foresees his daughter drowning, abandons his family, and spends decades seeking home.
by Anthony Doerr 2004
3.45
27k+ ratings
The Sword of the Lictor
by Gene Wolfe • 1982
A torturer flees his mountain city into a dying world, carrying a relic that resurrects the dead.
4.23
13k+
The Sword of the Lictor Summary
The Sword of the Lictor 87%
A torturer flees his mountain city into a dying world, carrying a relic that resurrects the dead.
by Gene Wolfe 1982
4.23
13k+ ratings
Star Wars
by Matthew Woodring Stover • 2005
The Jedi's brightest hope, to save his wife, makes a pact that forges a dark Empire.
4.32
26k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 87%
The Jedi's brightest hope, to save his wife, makes a pact that forges a dark Empire.
by Matthew Woodring Stover 2005
4.32
26k+ ratings
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness
by Gary Cox • 2011
You are free in a way you never asked for. This is what that actually costs.
4.12
121
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness Summary
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness 87%
You are free in a way you never asked for. This is what that actually costs.
by Gary Cox 2011
4.12
121 ratings
Exhalation
by Ted Chiang • 2019
A merchant in ancient Baghdad steps through a time portal to undo a sorrow twenty years past.
4.27
113k+
Exhalation Summary
Exhalation 87%
A merchant in ancient Baghdad steps through a time portal to undo a sorrow twenty years past.
by Ted Chiang 2019
4.27
113k+ ratings
I Who Have Never Known Men
by Jacqueline Harpman • 1995
Forty women escape their underground cage onto an empty earth where no explanation awaits.
4.08
524k+
I Who Have Never Known Men Summary
I Who Have Never Known Men 87%
Forty women escape their underground cage onto an empty earth where no explanation awaits.
by Jacqueline Harpman 1995
4.08
524k+ 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
Norse Mythology
by Neil Gaiman • 2017
From ice and fire, the Norse gods built a world they already knew would burn.
4.10
345k+
Norse Mythology Summary
Norse Mythology 87%
From ice and fire, the Norse gods built a world they already knew would burn.
by Neil Gaiman 2017
4.10
345k+ ratings
Studies in Pessimism
by Arthur Schopenhauer • 1890
Beneath all striving is a blind will: pleasure is pain's absence, and boredom fills every gap.
3.88
2k+
Studies in Pessimism Summary
Studies in Pessimism 87%
Beneath all striving is a blind will: pleasure is pain's absence, and boredom fills every gap.
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1890
3.88
2k+ ratings
The Last Policeman
by Ben H. Winters • 2012
Earth has six months left. A detective investigates a suicide that looks like murder.
3.77
36k+
The Last Policeman Summary
The Last Policeman 87%
Earth has six months left. A detective investigates a suicide that looks like murder.
by Ben H. Winters 2012
3.77
36k+ ratings
Vidas imaginarias
by Marcel Schwob • 1896
Twenty-two brief lives at the edge of myth, where philosophers vanish and arsonists become immortal.
3.98
1k+
Vidas imaginarias Summary
Vidas imaginarias 87%
Twenty-two brief lives at the edge of myth, where philosophers vanish and arsonists become immortal.
by Marcel Schwob 1896
3.98
1k+ 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 Wall
by Marlen Haushofer • 1999
An invisible wall seals a woman inside a mountain valley, the world beyond it frozen dead.
3.99
42k+
The Wall Summary
The Wall 87%
An invisible wall seals a woman inside a mountain valley, the world beyond it frozen dead.
by Marlen Haushofer 1999
3.99
42k+ 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
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison • 1967
An all-powerful AI has wiped out humanity, sparing five survivors only to torment them forever.
3.89
57k+
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream 87%
An all-powerful AI has wiped out humanity, sparing five survivors only to torment them forever.
by Harlan Ellison 1967
3.89
57k+ ratings
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