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The Splendid and the Vile Summary
The Splendid and the Vile
A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
by Erik Larson 2020 546 pages
4.30
100k+ ratings
History
Biography
World War II
The Hotel Nantucket Summary
The Hotel Nantucket
by Elin Hilderbrand 2022 416 pages
4.05
200k+ ratings
Romance
Summer
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One in a Millennial Summary
One in a Millennial
On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In
by Kate Kennedy 2024 328 pages
3.72
19k+ ratings
Memoir
Essays
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All The Young Men Summary
All The Young Men
by Ruth Coker Burks 2020 304 pages
4.49
8k+ ratings
Memoir
LGBT
History
The School for Good Mothers Summary
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan 2022 336 pages
3.53
100k+ ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
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Gilead Summary
Gilead
by Marilynne Robinson 2004 247 pages
3.85
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
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Literary Fiction
Small Great Things Summary
Small Great Things
by Jodi Picoult 2016 510 pages
4.36
400k+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Adult
The Electric Woman Summary
The Electric Woman
A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts
by Tessa Fontaine 2018 384 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Conversations with Friends Summary
Conversations with Friends
by Sally Rooney 2017 304 pages
3.74
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Literary Fiction
While the City Slept Summary
While the City Slept
A Love Lost to Violence and a Young Man's Descent into Madness
by Eli Sanders 2016 336 pages
3.99
3k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Mental Illness
The Convivial Homeschool Summary
The Convivial Homeschool
Gospel Encouragement for Keeping Your Sanity While Living and Learning Alongside Your Kids
by Mystie Winckler 2021 224 pages
4.69
500+ ratings
Education
Parenting
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The Dutch House Summary
The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett 2019 337 pages
4.10
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Razorโ€™s Edge Summary
The Razorโ€™s Edge
by W. Somerset Maugham 1944 314 pages
4.19
51k+ ratings
Literature
Classics
Philosophy
Protecting the Gift Summary
Protecting the Gift
Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe
by Gavin de Becker 1999 352 pages
4.31
2k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Daisy Jones & The Six Summary
Daisy Jones & The Six
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2019 368 pages
4.20
1.7M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
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The Greatest Nobodies of History Summary
The Greatest Nobodies of History
Minor Characters from Major Moments
by Adrian Bliss 2024 304 pages
3.63
1k+ ratings
History
Humor
Historical
Somewhere Towards the End Summary
Somewhere Towards the End
by Diana Athill 2008 182 pages
3.72
2k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Mountains Beyond Mountains Summary
Mountains Beyond Mountains
The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
by Tracy Kidder 2003 333 pages
4.20
86k+ ratings
Biography
Medicine
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Great Work Summary
Great Work
How to Make a Difference People Love
by David Sturt 2013 256 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
If You Find This Letter Summary
If You Find This Letter
My Journey to Find Purpose Through Hundreds of Letters to Strangers
by Hannah Brencher 2015 272 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Writing
Counterfeit Summary
Counterfeit
by Kirstin Chen 2022 288 pages
3.48
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Mystery
Dreamland Summary
Dreamland
The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
by Sam Quinones 2015 384 pages
4.23
31k+ ratings
History
True Crime
Politics
The Girl Before Summary
The Girl Before
by J.P. Delaney 2017 341 pages
3.70
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
All Souls Summary
All Souls
A Family Story from Southie
by Michael Patrick MacDonald 1999 263 pages
4.08
13k+ ratings
Memoir
History
Biography
Sisters in Law Summary
Sisters in Law
How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World
by Linda R. Hirshman 2015 390 pages
3.84
5k+ ratings
History
Biography
Feminism
Dancing Fish and Ammonites Summary
Dancing Fish and Ammonites
A Memoir
by Penelope Lively 2013 240 pages
3.64
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
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True Grit Summary
True Grit
by Charles Portis 1968 224 pages
4.17
66k+ ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Classics
Unfollow Summary
Unfollow
A Journey from Hatred to Hope
by Megan Phelps-Roper 2019 306 pages
4.15
18k+ ratings
Memoir
Religion
Biography
Bye, Baby Summary
Bye, Baby
by Carola Lovering 2024 352 pages
3.76
46k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Alchemy of Your Dreams Summary
The Alchemy of Your Dreams
A Modern Guide to the Ancient Art of Lucid Dreaming and Interpretation
by Athena Laz 2021 256 pages
3.88
100+ ratings
Spirituality
Psychology
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The Wizard of Us Summary
The Wizard of Us
Transformational Lessons from Oz
by Jean Houston 2012 204 pages
3.92
100+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
Life and Other Near-Death Experiences Summary
Life and Other Near-Death Experiences
by Camille Pagรกn 2015 255 pages
3.88
37k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Interestings Summary
The Interestings
by Meg Wolitzer 2013 468 pages
3.60
100k+ ratings
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Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Golden Couple Summary
The Golden Couple
by Greer Hendricks 2022 329 pages
3.97
200k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Sex and Vanity Summary
Sex and Vanity
by Kevin Kwan 2020 315 pages
3.33
60k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
The Gratitude Project Summary
The Gratitude Project
How the Science of Thankfulness Can Rewire Our Brains for Resilience, Optimism, and the Greater Good
by Jeremy Adam Smith 2020 248 pages
3.70
100+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Adult
The Dinner Summary
The Dinner
by Herman Koch 2009 292 pages
3.21
100k+ ratings
Book Club
Mystery
Thriller
Sweet Tooth Summary
Sweet Tooth
by Ian McEwan 2012 320 pages
3.44
51k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
How Woke Won Summary
How Woke Won
The Elitist Movement That Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason
by Joanna Williams 2022 270 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
Politics
Sociology
History
Prayers for Sale Summary
Prayers for Sale
by Sandra Dallas 1997 305 pages
3.87
19k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Writers & Lovers Summary
Writers & Lovers
by Lily King 2020 320 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Long Island Compromise Summary
Long Island Compromise
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner 2024 464 pages
3.75
33k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Summary
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
A Year of Food Life
by Barbara Kingsolver 2007 370 pages
4.05
100k+ ratings
Food
Memoir
Book Club
Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening Summary
Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening
How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart
by Carol Wall 2014 294 pages
3.66
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Gardening
What We Carry Summary
What We Carry
A Memoir
by Maya Shanbhag Lang 2020 288 pages
4.32
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
The Christmas Fix Summary
The Christmas Fix
by Lucy Score 2017 390 pages
3.90
89k+ ratings
Christmas
Holiday
Enemies To Lovers
Meant to Be Summary
Meant to Be
by Emily Giffin 2022 368 pages
3.92
90k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Historical Fiction
Real Americans Summary
Real Americans
by Rachel Khong 2024 399 pages
3.97
72k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Their Eyes Were Watching God Summary
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston 1937 238 pages
3.99
300k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
School
City of Night Birds Summary
City of Night Birds
by Juhea Kim 2024 320 pages
3.64
7k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Russia
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