Literary Fiction

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The Safekeep

4.2

Set in 1961 rural Netherlands, The Safekeep is a tense and sensual story of obsession and secrets between two women forced to share a family…

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Wild Houses

4.0

A gripping debut novel by Colin Barrett about two outsiders caught in a chaotic small-town kidnapping and revenge plot, set against the vivi…

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War and Peace

4.6

Experience the epic sweep of history and human emotion in Tolstoy's masterpiece, where love, war, and destiny collide in 19th-century Russia…

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Invisible Man

4.1

A powerful exploration of identity and invisibility in America, following a Black man's journey from college to Harlem as he grapples with s…

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The Color Purple

4.4

A powerful and moving story of resilience and self-discovery, 'The Color Purple' is a Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece that explores the l…

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Intermezzo

3.8

A poignant exploration of grief, love, and family through the lives of two very different brothers navigating loss and complex relationships…

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The Hypocrite

4.0

A sharp, incisive novel exploring a fraught father-daughter relationship through a play that exposes generational conflicts and the shifting…

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Our Evenings

4.2

A piercing novel that explores class, race, and identity through the life of Dave Win, a mixed-race boy navigating elite English society and…

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Gilead

4.1

In 1956 Iowa, an aging preacher writes a heartfelt letter to his young son, reflecting on family history, faith, and the complex bonds betwe…

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The Corrections

3.9

A sweeping family drama that captures the essence of America at the turn of the 21st century, The Corrections explores the fractures and bon…

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We the Animals

4.2

Three brothers navigate a chaotic, loving, and sometimes dangerous childhood in a mixed-race family, forging their own paths as they grow up…

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Runaway

3.9

Juliet's escape from a stifling teaching job leads her into a whirlwind of passion and betrayal, exploring the complexities of love and lost…

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Sing, Unburied, Sing

4.4

A haunting tale of family, loss, and the supernatural, where a young boy must navigate the ghosts of his past while protecting his younger s…

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The Last One

4.0

A powerful debut novel that explores the complex intersections of identity, faith, and sexuality through the lens of a young Algerian-French…

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Sula

4.2

Toni Morrison's masterpiece explores the complex bond between two women and the harsh world that tears them apart, rendered in vivid, resona…