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The Martian Summary
The Martian
by Andy Weir 2011 384 pages
4.42
1.2M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Book Club
Adventure
The Case of the Missing Marquess Summary
The Case of the Missing Marquess
by Nancy Springer 2006 216 pages
3.78
41k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter Summary
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
by Stephen Graham Jones 2025 448 pages
4.20
6k+ ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Vampires
A Fire Upon the Deep Summary
A Fire Upon the Deep
by Vernor Vinge 1992 613 pages
4.14
64k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Science Fiction Fantasy
Infinite Jest Summary
Infinite Jest
by David Foster Wallace 1996 1088 pages
4.25
97k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Things We Do for Love Summary
The Things We Do for Love
by Kristin Hannah 2004 464 pages
4.16
85k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Summary
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
by Ambrose Bierce 1890 36 pages
4.02
26k+ ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Horror
Six Scorched Roses Summary
Six Scorched Roses
by Carissa Broadbent 2023 187 pages
4.25
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
Beautiful Ugly Summary
Beautiful Ugly
by Alice Feeney 2025 306 pages
3.65
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Artemis Fowl Summary
Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer 2001 396 pages
3.86
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Between Shades of Gray Summary
Between Shades of Gray
by Ruta Sepetys 2011 344 pages
4.37
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
How to Make Friends with the Dark Summary
How to Make Friends with the Dark
by Kathleen Glasgow 2019 421 pages
4.07
37k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
Exodus Summary
Exodus
The Archimedes Engine
by Peter F. Hamilton 2024 928 pages
4.32
3k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
The Bad Beginning Summary
The Bad Beginning
by Lemony Snicket 1999 162 pages
4.02
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
The Storyteller Summary
The Storyteller
by Jodi Picoult 2013 461 pages
4.30
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Holocaust
Misery Summary
Misery
by Stephen King 1987 370 pages
4.23
800k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Thursday Murder Club Summary
The Thursday Murder Club
by Richard Osman 2020 382 pages
3.87
600k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Book Club
The Spook Who Sat by the Door Summary
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
by Sam Greenlee 1969 256 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Race
Classics
Gold Summary
Gold
by Raven Kennedy 2023 646 pages
4.10
77k+ ratings
Romantasy
Romance
Fantasy Romance
A Rover's Story Summary
A Rover's Story
by Jasmine Warga 2022 320 pages
4.27
8k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
Childrens
The A.B.C. Murders Summary
The A.B.C. Murders
by Agatha Christie 1936 232 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Classics
Crime
We Need to Talk About Kevin Summary
We Need to Talk About Kevin
by Lionel Shriver 2003 400 pages
4.08
200k+ ratings
Book Club
Thriller
Contemporary
Les Misérables Summary
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo 1862 1463 pages
4.21
800k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
France
The Tempest Summary
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare 1611 218 pages
3.78
200k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
Prodigy Summary
Prodigy
by Marie Lu 2013 371 pages
4.22
200k+ ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Romance
The Girl in Room 105 Summary
The Girl in Room 105
by Chetan Bhagat 2018 304 pages
3.57
24k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Romance
Along Came a Spider Summary
Along Came a Spider
by James Patterson 1993 449 pages
4.13
400k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Patron Saints of Nothing Summary
Patron Saints of Nothing
by Randy Ribay 2019 323 pages
4.22
18k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
The Secret Life of Bees Summary
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd 2001 302 pages
4.10
1.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Classics
My Brilliant Friend Summary
My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante 2011 331 pages
4.05
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Italy
The Crash Summary
The Crash
by Freida McFadden 2025 384 pages
3.73
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Atlas Summary
Atlas
The Story of Pa Salt
by Lucinda Riley 2023 750 pages
4.51
75k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Roman
Tartuffe Summary
Tartuffe
by Molière 1664 180 pages
3.66
41k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
France
The Nightingale Summary
The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah 2015 564 pages
4.64
1.8M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
World War II
Twelve Angry Men Summary
Twelve Angry Men
by Reginald Rose 1954 96 pages
4.07
35k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
A Certain Hunger Summary
A Certain Hunger
by Chelsea G. Summers 2019 250 pages
3.74
58k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Contemporary
The Hunger Games Summary
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins 2008 374 pages
4.34
9.4M+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
You've Reached Sam Summary
You've Reached Sam
by Dustin Thao 2021 296 pages
3.61
100k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Blood of Elves Summary
Blood of Elves
by Andrzej Sapkowski 1994 398 pages
4.10
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Adventure
Pay It Forward Summary
Pay It Forward
by Catherine Ryan Hyde 1999 311 pages
4.20
27k+ ratings
Contemporary
Inspirational
Young Adult
The Art of Racing in the Rain Summary
The Art of Racing in the Rain
by Garth Stein 2008 336 pages
4.23
500k+ ratings
Book Club
Animals
Dogs
Eleven Minutes Summary
Eleven Minutes
by Paulo Coelho 2003 273 pages
3.71
100k+ ratings
Romance
Novels
Contemporary
The Call of Cthulhu Summary
The Call of Cthulhu
by H.P. Lovecraft 1928 43 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Horror
Classics
Short Stories
Terms and Conditions Summary
Terms and Conditions
by Lauren Asher 2022 494 pages
4.10
400k+ ratings
Contemporary
Fake Dating
Contemporary Romance
One Piece, Volume 1 Summary
One Piece, Volume 1
Romance Dawn
by Eiichiro Oda 1997 207 pages
4.49
100k+ ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Comics
Torto Arado Summary
Torto Arado
by Itamar Vieira Junior 2019 280 pages
4.46
27k+ ratings
Brazil
Historical Fiction
Romance
One Day Summary
One Day
by David Nicholls 2009 435 pages
3.87
300k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Summary
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
by Emily Dickinson 1890 716 pages
4.28
100k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Literature
A House Without Windows Summary
A House Without Windows
by Nadia Hashimi 2016 415 pages
4.00
14k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Master and Margarita Summary
The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov 1967 372 pages
4.29
300k+ ratings
Russia
Fantasy
Russian Literature
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