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Finlay Donovan Is Killing It Summary
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
by Elle Cosimano 2021 355 pages
4.00
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
A Year of Living Simply Summary
A Year of Living Simply
The joys of a life less complicated
by Kate Humble 2020 304 pages
3.76
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Nature
Biography
Less Summary
Less
by Andrew Sean Greer 2017 273 pages
3.63
200k+ ratings
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LGBT
Contemporary
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Summary
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
by Rachel Joyce 2012 320 pages
3.94
100k+ ratings
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Contemporary
British Literature
Home Front Summary
Home Front
by Kristin Hannah 2012 390 pages
4.25
100k+ ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
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The Beekeeper of Aleppo Summary
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
by Christy Lefteri 2019 317 pages
4.17
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
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War
Love in the Time of Cholera Summary
Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel García Márquez 1985 348 pages
3.94
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Literature
A Tale for the Time Being Summary
A Tale for the Time Being
by Ruth Ozeki 2013 432 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Japan
Magical Realism
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The Time Traveler's Wife Summary
The Time Traveler's Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger 2003 537 pages
4.00
1.8M+ ratings
Romance
Fantasy
Time Travel
Recursion Summary
Recursion
by Blake Crouch 2019 326 pages
4.17
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Time Travel
The Rose Code Summary
The Rose Code
by Kate Quinn 2021 624 pages
4.45
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
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Historical
Bad Blood Summary
Bad Blood
Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
by John Carreyrou 2018 339 pages
4.41
200k+ ratings
Business
True Crime
Science
The Shack Summary
The Shack
by William Paul Young 2007 248 pages
3.84
600k+ ratings
Christian
Christian Fiction
Book Club
The In-Between Summary
The In-Between
Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments
by Hadley Vlahos 2023 288 pages
4.50
44k+ ratings
Memoir
Death
Medical
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair Summary
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
My Year of Magical Reading
by Nina Sankovitch 2011 241 pages
3.48
7k+ ratings
Books About Books
Memoir
Biography
The Secret Life of a Submissive Summary
The Secret Life of a Submissive
A True Story
by Sarah K. 2012 279 pages
3.79
100+ ratings
Erotica
BDSM
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Tell Me Lies Summary
Tell Me Lies
by Carola Lovering 2018 352 pages
3.46
77k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Thriller
The Goldfinch Summary
The Goldfinch
by Donna Tartt 2013 771 pages
3.96
900k+ ratings
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Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Wish Summary
The Wish
by Nicholas Sparks 2021 387 pages
4.33
100k+ ratings
Romance
Christmas
Book Club
The Heart's Invisible Furies Summary
The Heart's Invisible Furies
by John Boyne 2017 582 pages
4.51
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
LGBT
My Year of Rest and Relaxation Summary
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2018 289 pages
3.61
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Mental Health
Then She Was Gone Summary
Then She Was Gone
by Lisa Jewell 2017 359 pages
4.05
800k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Memory Palace Summary
The Memory Palace
by Mira Bartok 2011 320 pages
3.54
8k+ ratings
Memoir
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Biography
Firestarters Summary
Firestarters
How Innovators, Instigators, and Initiators Can Inspire You to Ignite Your Own Life
by Raoul Davis Jr. 2018 325 pages
4.29
4k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
The Color Code Summary
The Color Code
A New Way to See Yourself, Your Relationships, and Life
by Taylor Hartman 1987 288 pages
3.91
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
Shark Heart Summary
Shark Heart
by Emily Habeck 2023 416 pages
3.96
71k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Romance
Fantasy
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? Summary
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?
by Crystal Smith Paul 2023 416 pages
3.74
68k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
One of Us Is Dead Summary
One of Us Is Dead
by Jeneva Rose 2022 312 pages
3.81
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Before We Were Yours Summary
Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate 2017 342 pages
4.40
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Big Truck that Went By Summary
The Big Truck that Went By
How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster
by Jonathan M. Katz 2013 320 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
International Development
Husbands & Lovers Summary
Husbands & Lovers
by Beatriz Williams 2024 384 pages
4.11
71k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
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For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts Summary
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts
A Love Letter to Women of Color
by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez 2021 272 pages
4.47
3k+ ratings
Feminism
Memoir
Race
The Kitchen House Summary
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom 2010 369 pages
4.23
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Rebecca Summary
Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier 1938 449 pages
4.25
600k+ ratings
Classics
Mystery
Gothic
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Summary
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers 2000 530 pages
3.69
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literature
The Husbands Summary
The Husbands
by Holly Gramazio 2024 352 pages
3.52
100k+ ratings
Romance
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Starter Villain Summary
Starter Villain
by John Scalzi 2023 264 pages
4.13
78k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Humor
If I Had Your Face Summary
If I Had Your Face
by Frances Cha 2020 288 pages
3.74
56k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Feminism
In Cold Blood Summary
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote 1966 343 pages
4.09
700k+ ratings
Classics
True Crime
Crime
Braving the Wilderness Summary
Braving the Wilderness
by Brené Brown 2017 197 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Greatest Summary
The Greatest
The Quest for Sporting Perfection
by Matthew Syed 2017 304 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
Sports
Psychology
Self Help
1984 Summary
1984
George Orwell
by SparkNotes 2014 80 pages
4.30
9k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Escape Summary
Escape
by Carolyn Jessop 2007 413 pages
3.98
45k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Religion
Piranesi Summary
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke 2020 272 pages
4.22
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Magical Realism
The Phoenix Crown Summary
The Phoenix Crown
by Kate Quinn 2024 384 pages
3.84
36k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
One True Loves Summary
One True Loves
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2016 352 pages
4.03
600k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
Tattoos on the Heart Summary
Tattoos on the Heart
The Power of Boundless Compassion
by Gregory Boyle 2009 240 pages
4.48
28k+ ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Christian
I Am Pilgrim Summary
I Am Pilgrim
by Terry Hayes 2013 612 pages
4.30
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Namesake Summary
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2003 304 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Traveler's Gift Summary
The Traveler's Gift
Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success
by Andy Andrews 2002 227 pages
4.09
19k+ ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Book Club
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