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Fiction Book Summaries

Rhythm of War Summary
Rhythm of War
by Brandon Sanderson 2020 1232 pages
4.61
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Teacher Summary
The Teacher
by Freida McFadden 2024 400 pages
3.91
600k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Honjin Murders Summary
The Honjin Murders
by Seishi Yokomizo 1946 189 pages
3.65
18k+ ratings
Mystery
Japan
Crime
Of Human Bondage Summary
Of Human Bondage
by W. Somerset Maugham 1915 684 pages
4.15
59k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Enchanted Wood Summary
The Enchanted Wood
by Enid Blyton 1939 213 pages
4.25
29k+ ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Classics
Les Liaisons dangereuses Summary
Les Liaisons dangereuses
by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos 1782 402 pages
4.06
55k+ ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
The Wild Duck Summary
The Wild Duck
by Henrik Ibsen 1884 128 pages
3.80
10k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
Theatre
Flatland Summary
Flatland
A Romance of Many Dimensions
by Edwin A. Abbott 1884 96 pages
3.81
74k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Mathematics
Act of War Summary
Act of War
by Brad Thor 2014 358 pages
4.19
17k+ ratings
Thriller
Action
Suspense
The Sea of Monsters Summary
The Sea of Monsters
by Rick Riordan 2006 279 pages
4.24
1.2M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
The Fountains of Silence Summary
The Fountains of Silence
by Ruta Sepetys 2019 512 pages
4.31
75k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Great Circle Summary
Great Circle
by Maggie Shipstead 2021 608 pages
4.10
74k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
The White Castle Summary
The White Castle
by Orhan Pamuk 1985 145 pages
3.48
16k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Turkish Literature
Turkish
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Summary
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michele Richardson 2019 309 pages
4.22
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Books About Books
Fading Echoes Summary
Fading Echoes
by Erin Hunter 2010 352 pages
4.34
16k+ ratings
Fantasy
Animals
Middle Grade
Run, Rose, Run Summary
Run, Rose, Run
by Dolly Parton 2022 439 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Romance
Julius Caesar Summary
Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare 1599 175 pages
3.71
200k+ ratings
Plays
Drama
School
The Pearl Summary
The Pearl
by John Steinbeck 1947 96 pages
3.55
200k+ ratings
Literature
School
Historical Fiction
Cloud Atlas Summary
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell 2004 509 pages
4.01
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Because of Winn-Dixie Summary
Because of Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo 2000 182 pages
4.10
200k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Childrens
Realistic Fiction
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Elif Batuman 2017 423 pages
3.65
96k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Big Mouth and Ugly Girl Summary
Big Mouth and Ugly Girl
by Joyce Carol Oates 2002 288 pages
3.33
5k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
School
Night of the Living Dummy Summary
Night of the Living Dummy
by R.L. Stine 1993 134 pages
3.84
32k+ ratings
Horror
Childrens
Middle Grade
Life or Death Summary
Life or Death
by Michael Robotham 2014 449 pages
4.09
12k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Forbidden Summary
Forbidden
by Tabitha Suzuma 2010 418 pages
3.96
74k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Trade Off Summary
The Trade Off
by Sandie Jones 2023 304 pages
3.24
2k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Low Pressure Summary
Low Pressure
by Sandra Brown 2012 13 pages
3.92
25k+ ratings
Mystery
Romance
Romantic Suspense
Birthday Girl Summary
Birthday Girl
by Penelope Douglas 2018 349 pages
3.93
400k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
When Haru Was Here Summary
When Haru Was Here
by Dustin Thao 2024 304 pages
3.83
4k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Re Summary
Re
ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 1
by Tappei Nagatsuki 2014 231 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
Light Novel
Fantasy
Manga
The Night Gardener Summary
The Night Gardener
by Jonathan Auxier 2014 350 pages
4.06
21k+ ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Horror
The Poisonwood Bible Summary
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver 1998 546 pages
4.10
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
Classics
I Capture the Castle Summary
I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith 1948 408 pages
3.99
100k+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
The Witch Haven Summary
The Witch Haven
by Sasha Peyton Smith 2021 442 pages
3.63
12k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Witches
The Night Ends with Fire Summary
The Night Ends with Fire
by K.X. Song 2024 432 pages
3.80
9k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Retellings
The Six Summary
The Six
by Mark Alpert 2015 368 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Dystopia
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Summary
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
by Ambrose Bierce 1890 36 pages
4.02
25k+ ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Horror
Hot Six Summary
Hot Six
by Janet Evanovich 2000 336 pages
4.19
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Humor
Chick Lit
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows Summary
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
by Balli Kaur Jaswal 2017 304 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
India
Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity Summary
Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity
by Phillip P. Peterson 2015 448 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
Science Fiction
German Literature
Roman
A Wizard of Earthsea Summary
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1968 183 pages
4.01
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction Fantasy
Fairy Tale Summary
Fairy Tale
by Stephen King 2022 599 pages
4.10
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Thriller
Revan Summary
Revan
by Drew Karpyshyn 2011 289 pages
4.01
22k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
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
Machine Learning Summary
Machine Learning
New and Collected Stories
by Hugh Howey 2017 352 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Fantasy
The Company of Women Summary
The Company of Women
by Khushwant Singh 1999 232 pages
3.27
4k+ ratings
Indian Literature
Erotica
India
A Passage to India Summary
A Passage to India
by E.M. Forster 1924 376 pages
3.68
83k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literature
Exodus Summary
Exodus
The Archimedes Engine
by Peter F. Hamilton 2024 928 pages
4.37
2k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
How Not to Die Alone Summary
How Not to Die Alone
by Richard Roper 2019 321 pages
3.68
22k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Humor
The Physicians of Vilnoc Summary
The Physicians of Vilnoc
by Lois McMaster Bujold 2020 126 pages
4.31
4k+ ratings
Fantasy
Novella
Science Fiction Fantasy
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