Adventure Book Summaries

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again Summary
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1937 366 pages
4.29
4.2M+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Adventure
The Death Cure Summary
The Death Cure
by James Dashner 2011 325 pages
3.78
400k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Summary
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J.K. Rowling 2003 912 pages
4.50
3.5M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Into the Wild Summary
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer 1996 207 pages
4.01
1.1M+ ratings
Biography
Adventure
Classics
The Fellowship of the Ring Summary
The Fellowship of the Ring
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1954 398 pages
4.40
2.9M+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Adventure
Wool Omnibus Summary
Wool Omnibus
by Hugh Howey 2012 509 pages
4.20
300k+ ratings
Apocalyptic
Adult
Adult Fiction
The Wager Summary
The Wager
A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
by David Grann 2023 331 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
History
Historical
Adventure
Life of Pi Summary
Life of Pi
by Yann Martel 2001 460 pages
3.94
1.6M+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Adventure
The Old Man and the Sea Summary
The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway 1952 96 pages
3.81
1.2M+ ratings
Literature
Novels
School
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Summary
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Parts One and Two
by John Tiffany 2016 343 pages
3.48
1M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Plays
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Summary
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis 1950 206 pages
4.24
2.9M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
Treasure Island Summary
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1882 352 pages
3.85
500k+ ratings
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Legend Summary
Legend
by Marie Lu 2011 305 pages
4.15
500k+ ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Summary
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J.K. Rowling 2005 652 pages
4.58
3.4M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
The Lightning Thief Summary
The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan 2005 377 pages
4.31
3.2M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
The Count of Monte Cristo Summary
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas 1846 1276 pages
4.31
900k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Literature
Born to Run Summary
Born to Run
A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
by Christopher McDougall 2009 287 pages
4.31
200k+ ratings
Sports
Health
Fitness
Spy School Summary
Spy School
by Stuart Gibbs 2012 304 pages
4.10
34k+ ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Childrens
Spy Ski School Summary
Spy Ski School
by Stuart Gibbs 2016 368 pages
4.55
10k+ ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Adventure
Mockingjay Summary
Mockingjay
by Suzanne Collins 2010 390 pages
4.10
3.4M+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Mushoku Tensei Summary
Mushoku Tensei
Jobless Reincarnation Vol. 11
by Rifujin na Magonote 2016 299 pages
4.35
2k+ ratings
Light Novel
Fantasy
Japanese Literature
The Lost Symbol Summary
The Lost Symbol
by Dan Brown 2009 509 pages
3.76
600k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Angels & Demons Summary
Angels & Demons
by Dan Brown 2000 736 pages
3.95
3.3M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The da Vinci Code Summary
The da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown 2003 489 pages
3.93
2.4M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Red Pyramid Summary
The Red Pyramid
by Rick Riordan 2010 528 pages
4.10
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
The River Summary
The River
by Gary Paulsen 1991 132 pages
3.83
30k+ ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Survival
Wild Summary
Wild
From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
by Cheryl Strayed 2012 336 pages
4.06
800k+ ratings
Memoir
Travel
Biography
Run or Die Summary
Run or Die
by Kilian Jornet 2011 191 pages
3.61
4k+ ratings
Sports
Biography
Memoir
Into Thin Air Summary
Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer 1997 368 pages
4.25
500k+ ratings
Adventure
Memoir
Travel
Jurassic Park Summary
Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton 1990 450 pages
4.11
1M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Horror
The Martian Summary
The Martian
by Andy Weir 2011 384 pages
4.42
1.1M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Adventure
Space
Blood of Elves Summary
Blood of Elves
by Andrzej Sapkowski 1994 398 pages
4.10
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Adventure
Journey to the Center of the Earth Summary
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne 1864 240 pages
3.85
200k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
The Bad Beginning Summary
The Bad Beginning
by Lemony Snicket 1999 162 pages
4.02
500k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Childrens
Artemis Fowl Summary
Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer 2001 396 pages
3.86
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Titan’s Curse Summary
The Titan’s Curse
by Rick Riordan 2007 352 pages
4.37
1.1M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
Prodigy Summary
Prodigy
by Marie Lu 2013 371 pages
4.22
200k+ ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Romance
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Summary
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum 1900 154 pages
4.00
400k+ ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
The Princess Bride Summary
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman 1973 429 pages
4.27
900k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Humor
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Summary
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain 1876 244 pages
3.92
900k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Insurgent Summary
Insurgent
by Veronica Roth 2012 525 pages
3.97
1.5M+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Mushoku Tensei Summary
Mushoku Tensei
Jobless Reincarnation Vol. 13
by Rifujin na Magonote 2016 278 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
Light Novel
Fantasy
Japanese Literature
Ready Player One Summary
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline 2011 480 pages
4.23
1.2M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
The House of Hades Summary
The House of Hades
by Rick Riordan 2013 597 pages
4.57
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
The Hunt for Red October Summary
The Hunt for Red October
by Tom Clancy 1984 432 pages
4.11
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Mystery
Dungeon Crawler Carl Summary
Dungeon Crawler Carl
by Matt Dinniman 2020 446 pages
4.52
75k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Humor
The River of Doubt Summary
The River of Doubt
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
by Candice Millard 2005 416 pages
4.20
72k+ ratings
History
Biography
Adventure
The Odyssey Summary
The Odyssey
by Homer 541 pages
3.82
1.1M+ ratings
Poetry
Mythology
Fantasy
The Mysterious Benedict Society Summary
The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart 2007 486 pages
4.20
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Young Adult
A Rover's Story Summary
A Rover's Story
by Jasmine Warga 2022 320 pages
4.27
7k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
Childrens
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