Cloud Atlas
Six lives from 1850 to a post-apocalypse nest inside each other, linked by a comet birthmark, as souls drift like clouds across power and kindness.
2,390-word summary · 11 min read
literary fiction + philosophy
5 books tagged both “literary fiction” and “philosophy”.
Sophie's World
Sophie gets philosophy lessons by mail, then finds she is fiction in a father birthday book for Hilde.
2,013-word summary · 9 min read
The Karamazov Brothers
Dmitri, Ivan, and Alyosha Karamazov face their father, murder, faith, and doubt in Dostoevsky's final novel.
2,512-word summary · 11 min read
The Midnight Library
Matt Haig's The Midnight Library retold: Nora between lives, Mrs Elm, regrets tried on, and choosing to live.
2,410-word summary · 11 min read
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray retold: Basil paints, Henry talks, wish holds youth while canvas bears years.
2,061-word summary · 9 min read