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The Gospel Singer Summary
The Gospel Singer
by Harry Crews 1968 300 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Southern Gothic
Southern
Classics
Disgrace Summary
Disgrace
by J.M. Coetzee 1999 220 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Africa
South Africa
Classics
The Arthashastra Summary
The Arthashastra
by Kautilya 878 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Glimpses of World History Summary
Glimpses of World History
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1934 1193 pages
4.32
2k+ ratings
History
India
World History
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4 Summary
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4
The Minority Report
by Philip K. Dick 1987 396 pages
4.11
14k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Science Fiction Fantasy
Villette Summary
Villette
by Charlotte Brontë 1853 573 pages
3.78
76k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
19th Century
To Live Summary
To Live
by Yu Hua 1992 250 pages
4.34
21k+ ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
Ham on Rye Summary
Ham on Rye
by Charles Bukowski 1982 288 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Literature
The Vendor of Sweets Summary
The Vendor of Sweets
by R.K. Narayan 1967 144 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
India
Indian Literature
Classics
The Diaries of Franz Kafka Summary
The Diaries of Franz Kafka
by Franz Kafka 2023 704 pages
4.31
100+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Memoir
Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime Summary
Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime
by Immanuel Kant 1764 124 pages
3.56
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Art
German Literature
SCUM Manifesto Summary
SCUM Manifesto
by Valerie Solanas 1967 96 pages
3.76
10k+ ratings
Feminism
Politics
Philosophy
Interview with the Vampire Summary
Interview with the Vampire
by Anne Rice 1976 346 pages
4.02
600k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Vampires
Riders of the Purple Sage Summary
Riders of the Purple Sage
by Zane Grey 1912 320 pages
3.75
13k+ ratings
Westerns
Classics
Historical Fiction
The Forever War Summary
The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman 1974 278 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
War
Space Opera
Crash Summary
Crash
by J.G. Ballard 1973 224 pages
3.59
27k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Novels
The Bell Summary
The Bell
by Iris Murdoch 1958 296 pages
3.92
9k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
British Literature
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Summary
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
by Anne Brontë 1848 576 pages
4.02
100k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
19th Century
The Return of the Native Summary
The Return of the Native
by Thomas Hardy 1878 426 pages
3.88
39k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
Vathek Summary
Vathek
by William Beckford 1786 180 pages
3.24
6k+ ratings
Gothic
Classics
Horror
Cranford Summary
Cranford
by Elizabeth Gaskell 1853 257 pages
3.84
45k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
19th Century
Prokleta avlija Summary
Prokleta avlija
by Ivo Andrić 1954 120 pages
4.26
10k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
School
Flowers in the Attic Summary
Flowers in the Attic
by V.C. Andrews 1979 389 pages
3.85
200k+ ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Classics
We the Living Summary
We the Living
by Ayn Rand 1936 464 pages
3.96
30k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Historical Fiction
Bel-Ami Summary
Bel-Ami
by Guy de Maupassant 1885 416 pages
3.86
45k+ ratings
France
French Literature
Classics
The Jungle Summary
The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair 1906 335 pages
3.77
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Wait Until Spring, Bandini Summary
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
by John Fante 1938 266 pages
4.10
13k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
American
The Socratic Dialogues Summary
The Socratic Dialogues
by Plato 2014 227 pages
3.94
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Early Socratic Dialogues Summary
Early Socratic Dialogues
by Plato 399 pages
4.06
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Ancient
The Psychology of Love Summary
The Psychology of Love
by Sigmund Freud 2006 368 pages
3.35
500+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Classics
Ariel Summary
Ariel
by Sylvia Plath 1965 128 pages
4.19
84k+ ratings
Classics
Feminism
Poetry
My Bondage and My Freedom Summary
My Bondage and My Freedom
by Frederick Douglass 1855 432 pages
4.38
12k+ ratings
History
Biography
Classics
The Religious Affections Summary
The Religious Affections
by Jonathan Edwards 1746 382 pages
4.24
6k+ ratings
Theology
Christian
Christianity
The Anarchist Cookbook Summary
The Anarchist Cookbook
by William Powell 1971 160 pages
3.50
2k+ ratings
Politics
Banned Books
Reference
The Talented Mr. Ripley Summary
The Talented Mr. Ripley
by Patricia Highsmith 1955 271 pages
3.95
100k+ ratings
Classics
Mystery
Thriller
Of Man Summary
Of Man
by Thomas Hobbes 1658 124 pages
3.51
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
Beezus and Ramona Summary
Beezus and Ramona
by Beverly Cleary 1955 160 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Classics
Ramona Forever Summary
Ramona Forever
by Beverly Cleary 1984 150 pages
4.08
34k+ ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
The Night in Lisbon Summary
The Night in Lisbon
by Erich Maria Remarque 1961 272 pages
4.32
22k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
The Puppet Masters Summary
The Puppet Masters
by Robert A. Heinlein 1951 416 pages
3.89
33k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Horse Whisperer Summary
The Horse Whisperer
by Nicholas Evans 1995 451 pages
3.85
60k+ ratings
Romance
Animals
Horses
The Most Dangerous Game Summary
The Most Dangerous Game
by Richard Connell 1924 48 pages
3.95
58k+ ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Horror
The Body in the Library Summary
The Body in the Library
by Agatha Christie 2018 96 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Classics
A Little History of the World Summary
A Little History of the World
by E.H. Gombrich 1936 284 pages
4.11
30k+ ratings
History
World History
Historical
How To Dress For Success Summary
How To Dress For Success
by Edith Head 1967 212 pages
3.80
100+ ratings
Fashion
Business
Classics
On the Road Summary
On the Road
by Jack Kerouac 1957 307 pages
3.61
400k+ ratings
Travel
Literature
Classics
Père Goriot Summary
Père Goriot
by Honoré de Balzac 1835 384 pages
3.85
63k+ ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
Crossing to Safety Summary
Crossing to Safety
by Wallace Stegner 1987 335 pages
4.16
48k+ ratings
Classics
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
God Is Dead. God Remains Dead. And We Have Killed Him. Summary
God Is Dead. God Remains Dead. And We Have Killed Him.
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1888 128 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Religion
The Collector Summary
The Collector
by John Fowles 1963 283 pages
3.97
86k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Thriller
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