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Life's biggest moments unfold in these rich, emotionally resonant stories of love, loss, and self-discovery. Whether following characters through whirlwind romances, family dramas, or transformative personal journeys, these books capture the full spectrum of human experience with wisdom and heart.

Adult Fiction Book Summaries

House Rules Summary
House Rules
by Jodi Picoult 2010 532 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Good in Bed Summary
Good in Bed
by Jennifer Weiner 2002 376 pages
3.76
300k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Romance
Contemporary
A Secret Kept Summary
A Secret Kept
by Tatiana de Rosnay 2009 303 pages
3.36
28k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Mystery
Saturday Summary
Saturday
by Ian McEwan 2005 289 pages
3.64
71k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
The Female Persuasion Summary
The Female Persuasion
by Meg Wolitzer 2018 454 pages
3.56
57k+ ratings
Feminism
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Hector and the Search for Happiness Summary
Hector and the Search for Happiness
by François Lelord 2002 134 pages
3.48
17k+ ratings
Psychology
Contemporary
Philosophy
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry Summary
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
by Fredrik Backman 2013 372 pages
4.07
200k+ ratings
Contemporary
Fantasy
Humor
Three Wishes Summary
Three Wishes
by Liane Moriarty 2003 384 pages
3.78
100k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Romance
A Spark of Light Summary
A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult 2018 381 pages
3.75
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Adult
Adult Fiction
The Notebook Summary
The Notebook
by Nicholas Sparks 1996 214 pages
4.16
1.7M+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Wool Omnibus Summary
Wool Omnibus
by Hugh Howey 2012 509 pages
4.20
300k+ ratings
Apocalyptic
Adult
Adult Fiction
One True Loves Summary
One True Loves
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2016 352 pages
4.03
600k+ ratings
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Adult
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Summary
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
by Gabrielle Zevin 2014 260 pages
4.04
300k+ ratings
Contemporary
Books About Books
Romance
The Best of Me Summary
The Best of Me
by Nicholas Sparks 2010 292 pages
3.98
100k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Art of Racing in the Rain Summary
The Art of Racing in the Rain
by Garth Stein 2008 336 pages
4.23
500k+ ratings
Animals
Dogs
Adult Fiction
Me Before You Summary
Me Before You
by Jojo Moyes 2012 369 pages
4.26
1.7M+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Small Great Things Summary
Small Great Things
by Jodi Picoult 2016 510 pages
4.36
400k+ ratings
Contemporary
Adult
Adult Fiction
The Light Between Oceans Summary
The Light Between Oceans
by M.L. Stedman 2012 362 pages
4.04
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
After You Summary
After You
by Jojo Moyes 2015 352 pages
3.74
400k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
For One More Day Summary
For One More Day
by Mitch Albom 2006 208 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Inspirational
Contemporary
Adult
Still Me Summary
Still Me
by Jojo Moyes 2018 368 pages
4.11
200k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Still Alice Summary
Still Alice
by Lisa Genova 2007 292 pages
4.32
300k+ ratings
Contemporary
Psychology
Book Club
The Kind Worth Killing Summary
The Kind Worth Killing
by Peter Swanson 2015 320 pages
3.99
200k+ ratings
Crime
Adult
Psychological Thriller
Truly Madly Guilty Summary
Truly Madly Guilty
by Liane Moriarty 2016 432 pages
3.60
300k+ ratings
Contemporary
Mystery
Chick Lit
We Were the Mulvaneys Summary
We Were the Mulvaneys
by Joyce Carol Oates 1996 454 pages
3.75
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Classics
Trading Up Summary
Trading Up
by Candace Bushnell 2003 320 pages
3.28
20k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Romance
Contemporary
Forever, Interrupted Summary
Forever, Interrupted
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2013 352 pages
3.65
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Summary
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michele Richardson 2019 309 pages
4.22
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Books About Books
Before We Were Yours Summary
Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate 2017 342 pages
4.40
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
An American Marriage Summary
An American Marriage
by Tayari Jones 2018 308 pages
3.94
300k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Romance
Swan Song Summary
Swan Song
by Elin Hilderbrand 2024 384 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Romance
Mystery
Chick Lit
Sandwich Summary
Sandwich
by Catherine Newman 2024 240 pages
3.63
94k+ ratings
Contemporary
Family
Literary Fiction
Come and Get It Summary
Come and Get It
by Kiley Reid 2024 400 pages
3.35
36k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
LGBT
After Annie Summary
After Annie
by Anna Quindlen 2024 283 pages
4.00
31k+ ratings
Family
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Slow Dance Summary
Slow Dance
by Rainbow Rowell 2024 400 pages
3.68
43k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Adult
The Five-Star Weekend Summary
The Five-Star Weekend
by Elin Hilderbrand 2023 384 pages
4.03
200k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Someone Else's Shoes Summary
Someone Else's Shoes
by Jojo Moyes 2023 438 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Hang the Moon Summary
Hang the Moon
by Jeannette Walls 2023 368 pages
3.82
77k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Coming Of Age
The Breakaway Summary
The Breakaway
by Jennifer Weiner 2023 400 pages
3.76
54k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Winners Summary
The Winners
by Fredrik Backman 2022 671 pages
4.45
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Sports
Literary Fiction
The Book Woman's Daughter Summary
The Book Woman's Daughter
by Kim Michele Richardson 2022 336 pages
4.23
76k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Books About Books
The Summer Place Summary
The Summer Place
by Jennifer Weiner 2022 432 pages
3.57
71k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books Summary
Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
by Kirsten Miller 2024 298 pages
4.10
38k+ ratings
Books About Books
Contemporary
Humor
Tell Me Everything Summary
Tell Me Everything
by Elizabeth Strout 2024 352 pages
4.13
48k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Contemporary
Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame Summary
Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame
by Olivia Ford 2024 384 pages
4.10
14k+ ratings
Contemporary
Food
Chick Lit
The Kiss Quotient Summary
The Kiss Quotient
by Helen Hoang 2018 323 pages
3.88
400k+ ratings
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Adult
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Summary
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman 2017 336 pages
4.23
1.3M+ ratings
Contemporary
Mental Health
Romance
Beartown Summary
Beartown
by Fredrik Backman 2016 432 pages
4.29
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Sports
Literary Fiction
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Summary
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
by Karen Joy Fowler 2013 310 pages
3.71
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Animals
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
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