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Patron Saints of Nothing Summary
Patron Saints of Nothing
by Randy Ribay 2019 323 pages
4.22
19.0K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
The Survivor Wants to Die at the End Summary
The Survivor Wants to Die at the End
by Adam Silvera 2025 720 pages
4.33
1.0K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
LGBT
The Brothers Karamazov Summary
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1880 796 pages
4.38
363.0K ratings
Russia
Classics
Russian Literature
The Thursday Murder Club Summary
The Thursday Murder Club
by Richard Osman 2020 382 pages
3.87
641.6K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Book Club
The Bell Jar Summary
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath 1963 294 pages
4.06
1.1M ratings
Classics
Feminism
Mental Health
It Starts with Us Summary
It Starts with Us
by Colleen Hoover 2022 324 pages
3.85
2.0M ratings
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Adult
The Night Circus Summary
The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern 2011 506 pages
4.01
1.1M ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Book Club
Golden Son Summary
Golden Son
by Pierce Brown 2015 466 pages
4.48
372.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
The Poppy War Summary
The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang 2018 545 pages
4.17
387.8K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Adult
The Sicilian Inheritance Summary
The Sicilian Inheritance
by Jo Piazza 2024 384 pages
4.00
40.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Long Island Summary
Long Island
by Colm Tóibín 2024 294 pages
3.73
62.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Book Club
The Rule of Three Summary
The Rule of Three
by Eric Walters 2014 405 pages
4.00
7.9K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Tess of the D’Urbervilles Summary
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy 1891 518 pages
3.84
295.8K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Wind and Truth Summary
Wind and Truth
by Brandon Sanderson 2024 1344 pages
4.41
85.8K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Final Gambit Summary
The Final Gambit
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2022 400 pages
4.11
408.5K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Romance
When Nietzsche Wept Summary
When Nietzsche Wept
by Irvin D. Yalom 1992 310 pages
4.36
79.4K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Historical Fiction
Mexican Gothic Summary
Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2020 320 pages
3.67
408.8K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
A Thousand Splendid Suns Summary
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini 2007 372 pages
4.45
1.7M ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Where the Crawdads Sing Summary
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens 2018 384 pages
4.38
3.4M ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise Summary
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
by Dan Gemeinhart 2019 352 pages
4.45
30.2K ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Young Adult
Beartown Summary
Beartown
by Fredrik Backman 2016 432 pages
4.29
530.5K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Sports
Lies and Weddings Summary
Lies and Weddings
by Kevin Kwan 2024 437 pages
3.75
42.3K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Check & Mate Summary
Check & Mate
by Ali Hazelwood 2023 347 pages
3.95
304.8K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Summary
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
by Gabrielle Zevin 2014 260 pages
4.04
338.5K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Books About Books
Kafka on the Shore Summary
Kafka on the Shore
by Haruki Murakami 2002 467 pages
4.12
519.3K ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Japanese Literature
He Who Fights with Monsters Summary
He Who Fights with Monsters
by Shirtaloon 2021 680 pages
4.42
31.2K ratings
Fantasy
Magic
Adventure
Imagine Me Summary
Imagine Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2020 450 pages
4.01
265.7K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
The Song of Achilles Summary
The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller 2011 408 pages
4.31
1.8M ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Golden Raven Summary
The Golden Raven
by Nora Sakavic 2025 484 pages
4.62
10.4K ratings
LGBT
Contemporary
Sports
The Girl in Room 105 Summary
The Girl in Room 105
by Chetan Bhagat 2018 304 pages
3.57
24.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Romance
A Discovery of Witches Summary
A Discovery of Witches
by Deborah Harkness 2011 592 pages
4.02
535.5K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Paranormal
The Wednesday Wars Summary
The Wednesday Wars
by Gary D. Schmidt 2007 264 pages
4.12
45.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Kind Worth Killing Summary
The Kind Worth Killing
by Peter Swanson 2015 320 pages
3.98
225.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Pax Summary
Pax
by Sara Pennypacker 2016 278 pages
3.98
62.0K ratings
Middle Grade
Animals
Childrens
A Short Stay in Hell Summary
A Short Stay in Hell
by Steven L. Peck 2011 110 pages
4.18
37.9K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Philosophy
The Shawshank Redemption Summary
The Shawshank Redemption
Different Seasons
by Stephen King 1994 507 pages
4.48
5.1K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Short Stories
Every Day Summary
Every Day
by David Levithan 2012 322 pages
3.90
240.5K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Fantasy
The Picture of Dorian Gray Summary
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde 1890 272 pages
4.13
1.7M ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
The Kite Runner Summary
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini 2003 371 pages
4.35
3.4M ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Contemporary
God Emperor of Dune Summary
God Emperor of Dune
by Frank Herbert 1981 587 pages
3.88
136.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Giver Summary
The Giver
by Lois Lowry 1993 208 pages
4.12
2.7M ratings
Young Adult
Classics
Dystopia
The Case of the Missing Marquess Summary
The Case of the Missing Marquess
by Nancy Springer 2006 216 pages
3.78
41.7K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Killing Floor Summary
Killing Floor
by Lee Child 1997 474 pages
4.08
340.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
We Used to Live Here Summary
We Used to Live Here
by Marcus Kliewer 2024 312 pages
3.68
147.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Summary
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin 2022 401 pages
4.13
1.2M ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Romance
The Fall Summary
The Fall
by Albert Camus 1956 147 pages
4.04
124.1K ratings
Philosophy
France
Literature
Convenience Store Woman Summary
Convenience Store Woman
by Sayaka Murata 2016 163 pages
3.68
338.2K ratings
Contemporary
Japan
Japanese Literature
Robinson Crusoe Summary
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe 1719 320 pages
3.68
322.2K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Literature
Origin Summary
Origin
by Dan Brown 2017 482 pages
3.90
344.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Summary
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan Kundera 1984 314 pages
4.11
516.6K ratings
Philosophy
Literature
Novels
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