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Shantaram Summary

by Gregory David Roberts 2003 936 pages

Historical Fiction

American Psycho Summary

American Psycho

by Bret Easton Ellis 1991 399 pages

Broken Whispers Summary

Broken Whispers

by Neva Altaj 2022 232 pages

We Are Not From Here Summary

We Are Not From Here

by Jenny Torres Sanchez 2020 344 pages

Realistic Fiction

These Summer Storms Summary

These Summer Storms

by Sarah MacLean 2025 400 pages

Too Late Summary

by Colleen Hoover 2016 370 pages

A Visit from the Goon Squad Summary

A Visit from the Goon Squad

by Jennifer Egan 2010 274 pages

Truly, Devious Summary

by Maureen Johnson 2018 416 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Kiss Thief Summary

by L.J. Shen 2019 320 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Red, White & Royal Blue Summary

Red, White & Royal Blue

by Casey McQuiston 2019 448 pages

Never Let Me Go Summary

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro 2005 288 pages

Science Fiction

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared Summary

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared

by Jonas Jonasson 2009 396 pages

Historical Fiction

by Luna Mason 2024 556 pages

Love & Gelato Summary

by Jenna Evans Welch 2016 386 pages

How to Kill Your Family Summary

How to Kill Your Family

by Bella Mackie 2021 355 pages

Archer's Voice Summary

by Mia Sheridan 2014 377 pages

Contemporary Romance

The Fake Out Summary

by Stephanie Archer 2023 428 pages

How to Make Friends with the Dark Summary

How to Make Friends with the Dark

by Kathleen Glasgow 2019 421 pages

The Love of My Afterlife Summary

The Love of My Afterlife

by Kirsty Greenwood 2024 369 pages

Magical Realism

by Katelyn Taylor 2024 457 pages

Losing Hope Summary

by Colleen Hoover 2013 321 pages

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Summary

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

by Ocean Vuong 2019 246 pages

Anxious People Summary

by Fredrik Backman 2019 336 pages

The Crisis of Narration Summary

The Crisis of Narration

by Byung-Chul Han 2023 77 pages

Stolen Touches Summary

by Neva Altaj 2022 288 pages

The Human Stain Summary

The Human Stain

by Philip Roth 2000 361 pages

Saving Noah Summary

by Lucinda Berry 2017 259 pages

Mystery Thriller

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Summary

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

by Gail Honeyman 2017 336 pages

The Nanny Summary

by Lana Ferguson 2023 421 pages

Contemporary Romance

Eleanor & Park Summary

by Rainbow Rowell 2012 328 pages

The Words Summary

by Ashley Jade 2022 676 pages

Enemies To Lovers

The Rule Book Summary

by Sarah Adams 2024 356 pages

The Wish Summary

by Nicholas Sparks 2021 387 pages

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store Summary

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store

by Laurie Gilmore 2024 384 pages

Contemporary Romance

Counting Miracles Summary

Counting Miracles

by Nicholas Sparks 2024 368 pages

The Syndicater Summary

by RuNyx 2024 400 pages

Bailey's Story Summary

by W. Bruce Cameron 2013 208 pages

A Fraction of the Whole Summary

A Fraction of the Whole

by Steve Toltz 2008 530 pages

Better than the Prom Summary

Better than the Prom

by Lynn Painter 2022 30 pages

Two Can Keep a Secret Summary

Two Can Keep a Secret

by Karen M. McManus 2019 329 pages

Creation Lake Summary

by Rachel Kushner 2024 416 pages

Literary Fiction

The Prince of Tides Summary

The Prince of Tides

by Pat Conroy 1986 679 pages

The Goal Summary

by Elle Kennedy 2016 384 pages

The Husbands Summary

by Holly Gramazio 2024 352 pages

Magical Realism

Things We Hide from the Light Summary

Things We Hide from the Light

by Lucy Score 2023 594 pages

Contemporary Romance

White Teeth Summary

by Zadie Smith 2000 448 pages

Literary Fiction

Consumed by Deception Summary

Consumed by Deception

by Rina Kent 2021 286 pages

Can't Get Enough Summary

Can't Get Enough

by Kennedy Ryan 2025 448 pages

Contemporary Romance

The Emperor Summary

by RuNyx 2021 443 pages

Sovereign Summary

by Raya Morris Edwards 2024 353 pages

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