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1933 Was A Bad Year by John Fante book cover
1933 Was A Bad Year
John Fante
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1984 by George Orwell book cover
1984
George Orwell
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A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay book cover
A Brightness Long Ago
Guy Gavriel Kay
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A Face in the Crowd by Stewart O'Nan book cover
A Face in the Crowd
Stewart O'Nan
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A Friend of Kafka by Isaac Bashevis Singer book cover
A Friend of Kafka
Isaac Bashevis Singer
★★★★★
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A Moment of True Feeling by Peter Handke book cover
A Moment of True Feeling
Peter Handke
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A Page of Love by Émile Zola book cover
A Page of Love
Émile Zola
★★★★★
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce book cover
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
James Joyce
★★★★★
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Most popular in this genre

1933 Was A Bad Year by John Fante book cover
1933 Was A Bad Year
John Fante
★★★★★
Literary Fiction
1984 by George Orwell book cover
1984
George Orwell
★★★★★
Literary Fiction
A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay book cover
A Brightness Long Ago
Guy Gavriel Kay
★★★★★
Literary Fiction
A Face in the Crowd by Stewart O'Nan book cover
A Face in the Crowd
Stewart O'Nan
★★★★★
Literary Fiction
A Friend of Kafka by Isaac Bashevis Singer book cover
A Friend of Kafka
Isaac Bashevis Singer
★★★★★
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A Moment of True Feeling by Peter Handke book cover
A Moment of True Feeling
Peter Handke
★★★★★
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A Page of Love by Émile Zola book cover
A Page of Love
Émile Zola
★★★★★
Literary Fiction
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce book cover
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
James Joyce
★★★★★
Literary Fiction

Recent releases in this genre

It by Stephen King book cover
It
Stephen King
★★★★★
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Misery by Stephen King book cover
Misery
Stephen King
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Mother by Maksim Gorky book cover
Mother
Maksim Gorky
★★★★★
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Swann In Love by Marcel Proust book cover
Swann In Love
Marcel Proust
★★★★★
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Essential Poems by Emily Dickinson book cover
Essential Poems
Emily Dickinson
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The Land of Sweet Forever by Harper Lee book cover
The Land of Sweet Forever
Harper Lee
★★★★★
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Until August by Gabriel García Márquez book cover
Until August
Gabriel García Márquez
★★★★★
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What We Can Know by Ian McEwan book cover
What We Can Know
Ian McEwan
★★★★★
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Top reviewers in Literary Fiction

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It by Stephen King book cover
It
Stephen King
★★★★★
Literary Fiction
Misery by Stephen King book cover
Misery
Stephen King
★★★★★
Literary Fiction
Mother by Maksim Gorky book cover
Mother
Maksim Gorky
★★★★★
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Swann In Love by Marcel Proust book cover
Swann In Love
Marcel Proust
★★★★★
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Essential Poems by Emily Dickinson book cover
Essential Poems
Emily Dickinson
★★★★★
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The Land of Sweet Forever by Harper Lee book cover
The Land of Sweet Forever
Harper Lee
★★★★★
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Until August by Gabriel García Márquez book cover
Until August
Gabriel García Márquez
★★★★★
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What We Can Know by Ian McEwan book cover
What We Can Know
Ian McEwan
★★★★★
Literary Fiction
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan book cover
What We Can Know
Ian McEwan
★★★★★
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An Unexpected Light by José Saramago book cover
An Unexpected Light
José Saramago
★★★★★
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Furore by John Steinbeck book cover
Furore
John Steinbeck
★★★★★
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Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence book cover
Lady Chatterley's Lover
D. H. Lawrence
★★★★★
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Rumi–Poet of Joy and Love by Rumi book cover
Rumi–Poet of Joy and Love
Rumi
★★★★★
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Farewell Waltz by Milan Kundera book cover
Farewell Waltz
Milan Kundera
★★★★★
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Laughable Loves by Milan Kundera book cover
Laughable Loves
Milan Kundera
★★★★★
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Lessons by Ian McEwan book cover
Lessons
Ian McEwan
★★★★★
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Life Is Elsewhere by Milan Kundera book cover
Life Is Elsewhere
Milan Kundera
★★★★★
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Mother by Maxim Gorky book cover
Mother
Maxim Gorky
★★★★★
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Studies in Classic American Literature by D. H. Lawrence book cover
Studies in Classic American Literature
D. H. Lawrence
★★★★★
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The Festival of Insignificance by Milan Kundera book cover
The Festival of Insignificance
Milan Kundera
★★★★★
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The History of the Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien book cover
The History of the Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien
★★★★★
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The Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse book cover
The Steppenwolf
Hermann Hesse
★★★★★
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Theresa Raquin by Émile Zola book cover
Theresa Raquin
Émile Zola
★★★★★
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Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas book cover
Twenty Years After
Alexandre Dumas
★★★★★
Literary Fiction
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