Tag: literary fiction

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A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini · 2007

Splendid Suns retold: Mariam and Laila share Kabul house, war, Rasheed, escape and return.

1,957-word summary · 9 min read

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1925

The Great Gatsby through Nick Carraway: Gatsby's parties, the green light, Daisy and Tom, and why Fitzgerald's 1925 novel ends as a judgment on the American…

2,501-word summary · 11 min read

The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger · 1951

J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye explained: Holden's weekend in New York, the phony adults, Phoebe's carousel, and why readers keep coming back to him.

2,477-word summary · 11 min read

1984

George Orwell · 1949

A long retelling of George Orwell's 1984: Winston Smith's quiet rebellion in Oceania, the Party's grip on truth and memory, and why the ending still lands as…

2,110-word summary · 9 min read

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee · 1960

To Kill a Mockingbird through the eyes of Scout Finch: Maycomb's slow days, Atticus's defense of Tom Robinson, the Boo Radley mystery, and what Lee's 1960…

2,308-word summary · 10 min read