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Fiction Book Summaries

The Girl on the Train Summary
The Girl on the Train
by Paula Hawkins 2015 336 pages
3.96
3.2M ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Book Club
This Could Be Us Summary
This Could Be Us
by Kennedy Ryan 2024 416 pages
4.38
43.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Paradise Lost Summary
Paradise Lost
by John Milton 1667 453 pages
3.85
176.1K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Literature
House of Sky and Breath Summary
House of Sky and Breath
by Sarah J. Maas 2022 805 pages
4.44
691.8K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
The Life We Bury Summary
The Life We Bury
by Allen Eskens 2014 304 pages
4.08
175.1K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Thriller
Thousand Cranes Summary
Thousand Cranes
by Yasunari Kawabata 1952 147 pages
3.70
14.6K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Sea of Monsters Summary
The Sea of Monsters
by Rick Riordan 2006 279 pages
4.24
1.3M ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
The Dark Prophecy Summary
The Dark Prophecy
by Rick Riordan 2017 432 pages
4.12
132.3K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
The Good Girl Summary
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica 2014 352 pages
3.81
267.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Winners Summary
The Winners
by Fredrik Backman 2022 671 pages
4.45
143.1K ratings
Contemporary
Sports
Literary Fiction
The Lost Hero Summary
The Lost Hero
by Rick Riordan 2010 576 pages
4.29
910.1K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1869 667 pages
4.21
203.8K ratings
Russia
Russian Literature
Literature
The Recruit Summary
The Recruit
by Robert Muchamore 2004 342 pages
4.23
38.6K ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Action
Enemy at the Gates Summary
Enemy at the Gates
by Kyle Mills 2021 384 pages
4.43
22.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Mad Honey Summary
Mad Honey
by Jodi Picoult 2022 464 pages
4.08
532.6K ratings
Book Club
Mystery
Contemporary
Defy Me Summary
Defy Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2019 357 pages
4.27
315.9K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
Pax Summary
Pax
by Sara Pennypacker 2016 278 pages
3.98
62.0K ratings
Middle Grade
Animals
Childrens
Dracula Summary
Dracula
by Bram Stoker 1897 488 pages
4.02
1.4M ratings
Classics
Horror
Fantasy
Half of a Yellow Sun Summary
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2006 435 pages
4.34
173.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Nigeria
Book Club
No Exit Summary
No Exit
by Taylor Adams 2017 287 pages
3.99
196.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
Schoolgirl Summary
Schoolgirl
by Osamu Dazai 1939 103 pages
4.00
21.5K ratings
Classics
Japanese Literature
Japan
The Butcher's Masquerade Summary
The Butcher's Masquerade
by Matt Dinniman 2022 732 pages
4.69
36.0K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Humor
Deception Point Summary
Deception Point
by Dan Brown 2001 556 pages
3.76
688.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
How to Stop Time Summary
How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig 2018 339 pages
3.83
204.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Destroy Me Summary
Destroy Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2012 111 pages
3.96
324.0K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Young Adult
Demons Summary
Demons
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1872 733 pages
4.30
58.5K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
The Fury Summary
The Fury
by Alex Michaelides 2024 298 pages
3.36
199.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Odyssey Summary
The Odyssey
by Homer 541 pages
3.82
1.1M ratings
Poetry
Mythology
Fantasy
Prince of Thorns Summary
Prince of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence 2011 373 pages
3.83
120.4K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Little Bee Summary
Little Bee
by Chris Cleave 2008 271 pages
3.72
246.3K ratings
Book Club
Africa
Historical Fiction
Call It What You Want Summary
Call It What You Want
by Alissa DeRogatis 2023 257 pages
3.37
28.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Love
The Five Year Lie Summary
The Five Year Lie
by Sarina Bowen 2024 421 pages
3.91
36.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Romance
The School for Good and Evil Summary
The School for Good and Evil
by Soman Chainani 2013 488 pages
3.99
130.5K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Young Adult
What the Wife Knew Summary
What the Wife Knew
by Darby Kane 2024 368 pages
3.54
16.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store Summary
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store
by Laurie Gilmore 2024 384 pages
3.72
133.1K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
I Am Watching You Summary
I Am Watching You
by Teresa Driscoll 2017 301 pages
3.96
178.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
That Night Summary
That Night
by Nidhi Upadhyay 2021 288 pages
3.72
2.3K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Defending Jacob Summary
Defending Jacob
by William Landay 2012 421 pages
4.00
307.3K ratings
Book Club
Mystery
Thriller
Carrie Summary
Carrie
by Stephen King 1974 272 pages
3.99
801.7K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Classics
Shantaram Summary
Shantaram
by Gregory David Roberts 2003 936 pages
4.28
230.8K ratings
Travel
Adventure
Historical Fiction
The Thief Lord Summary
The Thief Lord
by Cornelia Funke 2000 350 pages
3.99
100.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Red, White & Royal Blue Summary
Red, White & Royal Blue
by Casey McQuiston 2019 448 pages
4.06
1.2M ratings
Romance
LGBT
Contemporary
The Queen of Nothing Summary
The Queen of Nothing
by Holly Black 2019 321 pages
4.34
878.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Story of the Lost Child Summary
The Story of the Lost Child
by Elena Ferrante 2014 473 pages
4.46
163.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Italian Literature
The Circle Summary
The Circle
by Dave Eggers 2013 493 pages
3.43
226.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Book Club
Wide Sargasso Sea Summary
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys 1966 176 pages
3.59
101.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
How to Kill Your Family Summary
How to Kill Your Family
by Bella Mackie 2021 355 pages
3.53
165.2K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
Cabin Fever Summary
Cabin Fever
by Jeff Kinney 2011 224 pages
4.24
129.8K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Stoner Summary
Stoner
by John Williams 1965 292 pages
4.35
210.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literature
The Queen of the Damned Summary
The Queen of the Damned
by Anne Rice 1988 448 pages
3.92
158.5K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Vampires
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