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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

Small Great Things Summary
Small Great Things
by Jodi Picoult 2016 510 pages
4.36
417.3K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Adult
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Summary
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
by Karen Joy Fowler 2013 310 pages
3.71
125.0K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Landline Summary
Landline
by Rainbow Rowell 2014 320 pages
3.54
170.2K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Adult
The Invention of Wings Summary
The Invention of Wings
by Sue Monk Kidd 2014 384 pages
4.26
326.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
How Not to Die Alone Summary
How Not to Die Alone
by Richard Roper 2019 321 pages
3.68
22.1K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
The Day After the Party Summary
The Day After the Party
by Nicole Trope 2023 246 pages
3.67
4.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Prayers for Sale Summary
Prayers for Sale
by Sandra Dallas 1997 305 pages
3.87
19.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Trading Up Summary
Trading Up
by Candace Bushnell 2003 320 pages
3.28
20.5K ratings
Chick Lit
Romance
Contemporary
The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County Summary
The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County
by Claire Swinarski 2024 272 pages
3.72
6.2K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Adult Fiction
This is Where I Leave You Summary
This is Where I Leave You
by Jonathan Tropper 2003 339 pages
3.88
147.0K ratings
Book Club
Humor
Contemporary
Gabriel García Márquez Summary
Gabriel García Márquez
One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Michael Wood 1990 132 pages
4.54
5.9K ratings
Classics
Novels
Literature
Home to Harmony Summary
Home to Harmony
by Philip Gulley 2000 256 pages
3.99
5.5K ratings
Christian Fiction
Christian
Humor
Humor Me Summary
Humor Me
by Cat Shook 2024 320 pages
3.64
1.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Humor
More or Less Maddy Summary
More or Less Maddy
by Lisa Genova 2025 360 pages
4.21
18.2K ratings
Mental Health
Contemporary
Book Club
Our Little Secret Summary
Our Little Secret
by Lisa Jackson 2024 380 pages
3.88
11.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls Summary
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
by Anissa Gray 2019 294 pages
3.63
21.0K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Wench Summary
Wench
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2009 290 pages
3.73
18.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
This Beautiful Life Summary
This Beautiful Life
by Helen Schulman 2011 225 pages
3.03
6.3K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
New York
The Travelers Summary
The Travelers
by Regina Porter 2019 297 pages
3.60
3.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Rich and Pretty Summary
Rich and Pretty
by Rumaan Alam 2016 304 pages
2.77
11.0K ratings
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Literary Fiction
Red Mountain Summary
Red Mountain
by Boo Walker 2016 360 pages
4.04
17.8K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Handle with Care Summary
Handle with Care
by Jodi Picoult 2009 477 pages
4.00
136.1K ratings
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Drama
Us Against You Summary
Us Against You
by Fredrik Backman 2017 448 pages
4.37
237.9K ratings
Contemporary
Sports
Literary Fiction
Big Girl Small Summary
Big Girl Small
by Rachel DeWoskin 2011 294 pages
3.34
2.8K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Adult
Run Summary
Run
by Ann Patchett 2007 295 pages
3.67
54.9K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
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