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Fiction Book Summaries

Ender’s Game Summary
Ender’s Game
by Orson Scott Card 1985 324 pages
4.31
1.4M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
The Lost Hero Summary
The Lost Hero
by Rick Riordan 2010 576 pages
4.30
800k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
Sounder Summary
Sounder
by William H. Armstrong 1969 116 pages
3.97
30k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Young Adult
Worth Dying For Summary
Worth Dying For
by Lee Child 2010 400 pages
4.22
99k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
London Bridges Summary
London Bridges
by James Patterson 2004 403 pages
3.97
52k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Gardens of the Moon Summary
Gardens of the Moon
by Steven Erikson 1999 666 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Shiver Summary
Shiver
by Maggie Stiefvater 2009 392 pages
3.76
400k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
11/22/63 Summary
11/22/63
by Stephen King 2011 849 pages
4.34
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Roses Are Red Summary
Roses Are Red
by James Patterson 2000 416 pages
4.09
72k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Saturday Summary
Saturday
by Ian McEwan 2005 289 pages
3.64
71k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
The Austere Academy Summary
The Austere Academy
by Lemony Snicket 2000 221 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Childrens
Middle Grade
Atlas Shrugged Summary
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand 1957 1168 pages
3.69
300k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Politics
The Alloy of Law Summary
The Alloy of Law
by Brandon Sanderson 2011 325 pages
4.20
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Steampunk
High Fantasy
Looking for Alaska Summary
Looking for Alaska
by John Green 2005 221 pages
3.96
1.6M+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
The Client Summary
The Client
by John Grisham 1993 483 pages
4.06
400k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Son of Neptune Summary
The Son of Neptune
by Rick Riordan 2011 521 pages
4.41
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
The Queen of Attolia Summary
The Queen of Attolia
by Megan Whalen Turner 2000 362 pages
4.17
48k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
The Thief Summary
The Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner 1996 280 pages
3.85
90k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Skin Trade Summary
Skin Trade
by Laurell K. Hamilton 2009 486 pages
3.94
39k+ ratings
Urban Fantasy
Vampires
Paranormal
The Tiger Rising Summary
The Tiger Rising
by Kate DiCamillo 2001 128 pages
3.85
31k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Childrens
The Pilgrimage Summary
The Pilgrimage
by Paulo Coelho 1987 226 pages
3.65
64k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Travel
The Fall Summary
The Fall
by Albert Camus 1956 147 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
France
Literature
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept Summary
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
by Paulo Coelho 1994 180 pages
3.57
100k+ ratings
Romance
Philosophy
Novels
Death Masks Summary
Death Masks
by Jim Butcher 2003 432 pages
4.29
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
The Noticer Summary
The Noticer
Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective
by Andy Andrews 2009 167 pages
4.20
19k+ ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Christian
Insurgent Summary
Insurgent
by Veronica Roth 2012 525 pages
3.97
1.5M+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia Summary
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
by Mohsin Hamid 2013 230 pages
3.81
23k+ ratings
Contemporary
Pakistan
Novels
Redeeming Love Summary
Redeeming Love
by Francine Rivers 1991 479 pages
4.51
300k+ ratings
Romance
Christian
Christian Fiction
Where'd You Go, Bernadette Summary
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
by Maria Semple 2012 330 pages
3.87
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Mystery
Tales of Power Summary
Tales of Power
by Carlos Castaneda 1974 304 pages
4.11
7k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Fantasy
King Rat Summary
King Rat
by James Clavell 1962 368 pages
4.19
42k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
Thousand Cranes Summary
Thousand Cranes
by Yasunari Kawabata 1952 147 pages
3.71
14k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
A Million Little Pieces Summary
A Million Little Pieces
by James Frey 2003 515 pages
3.69
200k+ ratings
Contemporary
Psychology
Biography Memoir
The Journeys of Socrates Summary
The Journeys of Socrates
by Dan Millman 2005 336 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
The Harbinger Summary
The Harbinger
The Ancient Mystery That Holds the Secret of America's Future
by Jonathan Cahn 2011 262 pages
3.99
26k+ ratings
Christian
Christian Fiction
Religion
The Price of Everything Summary
The Price of Everything
A Parable of Possibility and Prosperity
by Russell Roberts 2008 224 pages
3.70
500+ ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
A Tale for the Time Being Summary
A Tale for the Time Being
by Ruth Ozeki 2013 432 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Japan
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Pay It Forward Summary
Pay It Forward
by Catherine Ryan Hyde 1999 311 pages
4.20
27k+ ratings
Contemporary
Inspirational
Young Adult
The Phoenix Project Summary
The Phoenix Project
A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
by Gene Kim 2013 345 pages
4.26
47k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Management
The Noticer Returns Summary
The Noticer Returns
Sometimes You Find Perspective, and Sometimes Perspective Finds You
by Andy Andrews 2013
4.26
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Christian
Ready Player One Summary
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline 2011 480 pages
4.23
1.2M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
All In Startup Summary
All In Startup
Launching a New Idea When Everything Is on the Line
by Diana Kander 2014 304 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
7 Secrets From Hindu Calendar Art Summary
7 Secrets From Hindu Calendar Art
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2011 177 pages
3.72
100+ ratings
Mythology
Religion
Hinduism
Men Without Women Summary
Men Without Women
by Haruki Murakami 2014 242 pages
3.75
100k+ ratings
Short Stories
Japanese Literature
Contemporary
The Go-Getter Summary
The Go-Getter
by Peter B. Kyne 1920 68 pages
4.15
9k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
The Forty Rules of Love Summary
The Forty Rules of Love
by Elif Shafak 2009 354 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Romance
The Hate U Give Summary
The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas 2017 454 pages
4.46
900k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
It's Kind of a Funny Story Summary
It's Kind of a Funny Story
by Ned Vizzini 2006 444 pages
4.08
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
The Female Persuasion Summary
The Female Persuasion
by Meg Wolitzer 2018 454 pages
3.56
57k+ ratings
Feminism
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Spanish Short Stories for Beginners Summary
Spanish Short Stories for Beginners
20 Captivating Short Stories to Learn Spanish & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way!
by Lingo Mastery 2018 212 pages
3.73
100+ ratings
Spanish Literature
Short Stories
Language
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