Essential Literary Fiction

Language-first novels for readers who notice cadence.

Fantasy4.3

A Deadly Education

Naomi Novik · 2020

Challenging · 665 pp.

Literary Fiction4.3

A Farewell to Arms

Ernest Hemingway · 1929

Challenging · 569 pp.

Fantasy4.3

A Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin · 1996

Accessible · 433 pp.

Fantasy4.3

Anansi Boys

Neil Gaiman · 2005

Challenging · 569 pp.

Science Fiction4.3

Cat's Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut · 1963

Accessible · 353 pp.

Classics4.3

Charlotte's Web

E.B. White · 1952

Challenging · 569 pp.

Science Fiction4.3

Ender's Shadow

Orson Scott Card · 1999

Accessible · 673 pp.

Literary Fiction4.3

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemingway · 1940

Challenging · 673 pp.

Fantasy4.3

Galatea

Madeline Miller · 2023

Challenging · 457 pp.

Mystery4.3

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote · 1966

Accessible · 473 pp.

Literary Fiction4.3

Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng · 2017

Challenging · 481 pp.

Fantasy4.3

Oathbringer

Brandon Sanderson · 2017

Accessible · 425 pp.