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Fiction Book Summaries

Odd Thomas Summary
Odd Thomas
by Dean Koontz 2003 446 pages
3.99
273.7K ratings
Horror
Mystery
Fantasy
One True Loves Summary
One True Loves
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2016 352 pages
4.03
638.2K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
The Last Jew Summary
The Last Jew
by Noah Gordon 1999 348 pages
4.16
10.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Spain
Historical
Moby-Dick or, The Whale Summary
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
by Herman Melville 1851 720 pages
3.56
596.8K ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
The Likeness Summary
The Likeness
by Tana French 2008 466 pages
4.06
173.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Man in the Brown Suit Summary
The Man in the Brown Suit
by Agatha Christie 1924 381 pages
3.95
119.8K ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
The Girl with All the Gifts Summary
The Girl with All the Gifts
by M.R. Carey 2014 461 pages
3.95
238.9K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Zombies
Like Mother, Like Daughter Summary
Like Mother, Like Daughter
by Kimberly McCreight 2024 320 pages
3.66
28.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Sign of Four Summary
The Sign of Four
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1890 129 pages
3.89
169.9K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Crime
Swan Song Summary
Swan Song
by Elin Hilderbrand 2024 384 pages
4.06
117.6K ratings
Romance
Mystery
Chick Lit
The Wise Man's Fear Summary
The Wise Man's Fear
by Patrick Rothfuss 2011 994 pages
4.55
597.7K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Legacy Summary
Legacy
by Shannon Messenger 2019 797 pages
4.44
37.3K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The Locked Door Summary
The Locked Door
by Freida McFadden 2021 313 pages
4.00
500.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Things Fall Apart Summary
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe 1958 215 pages
3.74
398.3K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Africa
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Summary
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll 1865 96 pages
3.99
416.3K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
The Dare Summary
The Dare
by Natasha Preston 2024 368 pages
3.80
13.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Young Adult
Defiance of the Fall 3 Summary
Defiance of the Fall 3
by TheFirstDefier 2021 868 pages
4.51
9.8K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Magic
The Time Traveler's Wife Summary
The Time Traveler's Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger 2003 537 pages
4.00
1.8M ratings
Romance
Fantasy
Time Travel
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1892 389 pages
4.30
318.0K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Short Stories
Legend Summary
Legend
by David Gemmell 1984 362 pages
4.26
34.6K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Wuthering Heights Summary
Wuthering Heights
by Emily BrontΓ« 1847 464 pages
3.90
1.9M ratings
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Literature
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? Summary
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?
by Crystal Smith Paul 2023 416 pages
3.74
68.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Leviathan Wakes Summary
Leviathan Wakes
by James S.A. Corey 2011 592 pages
4.31
299.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space
Saving Noah Summary
Saving Noah
by Lucinda Berry 2017 259 pages
3.92
132.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Horror
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Summary
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
by Shannon Chakraborty 2023 483 pages
4.26
68.5K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Pirates
Shark Heart Summary
Shark Heart
by Emily Habeck 2023 416 pages
3.96
71.4K ratings
Magical Realism
Romance
Fantasy
My Roommate Is a Vampire Summary
My Roommate Is a Vampire
by Jenna Levine 2023 341 pages
3.46
93.7K ratings
Fantasy
Vampires
Paranormal
Piranesi Summary
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke 2020 272 pages
4.22
382.9K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Magical Realism
Samarkand Summary
Samarkand
by Amin Maalouf 1988 304 pages
4.24
30.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Literature
My Life with the Walter Boys Summary
My Life with the Walter Boys
by Ali Novak 2012 368 pages
3.76
70.7K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Ulysses Summary
Ulysses
by James Joyce 1922 783 pages
3.77
137.3K ratings
Classics
Literature
Ireland
Triptych Summary
Triptych
by Karin Slaughter 2006 393 pages
4.13
117.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Trunk Music Summary
Trunk Music
by Michael Connelly 1997 448 pages
4.21
74.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King 1982 231 pages
3.91
644.6K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Death Note, Vol. 1 Summary
Death Note, Vol. 1
Boredom
by Tsugumi Ohba 2004 195 pages
4.47
338.9K ratings
Manga
Graphic Novels
Comics
Ψ³Ω…ΩΩˆΩ†ΫŒ Ω…Ψ±Ψ―Ϊ―Ψ§Ω† Summary
Ψ³Ω…ΩΩˆΩ†ΫŒ Ω…Ψ±Ψ―Ϊ―Ψ§Ω†
by Abbas Maroufi 1989 352 pages
4.25
19.8K ratings
Novels
Iran
Literature
The Witness Summary
The Witness
by Nora Roberts 2012 757 pages
4.25
91.3K ratings
Romance
Romantic Suspense
Mystery
Good Omens Summary
Good Omens
The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Terry Pratchett 1990 491 pages
4.25
802.6K ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
Love Is a Dog from Hell Summary
Love Is a Dog from Hell
by Charles Bukowski 1977 312 pages
3.96
37.6K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Literature
The Convenience Store by the Sea Summary
The Convenience Store by the Sea
by Sonoko Machida 2020 304 pages
3.75
1.6K ratings
Contemporary
Japanese Literature
Japan
The Grief Keeper Summary
The Grief Keeper
by Alexandra Villasante 2019 256 pages
3.97
3.0K ratings
Young Adult
LGBT
Contemporary
Steelheart Summary
Steelheart
by Brandon Sanderson 2013 386 pages
4.14
190.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Survivor Summary
Survivor
by Chuck Palahniuk 1999 289 pages
3.93
122.0K ratings
Contemporary
Thriller
Novels
Mapping the Bones Summary
Mapping the Bones
by Jane Yolen 2018 421 pages
4.01
2.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
If Something Happens to Me Summary
If Something Happens to Me
by Alex Finlay 2024 324 pages
3.75
38.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Baptism of Fire Summary
Baptism of Fire
by Andrzej Sapkowski 1996 349 pages
4.26
134.6K ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Polish Literature
Restart Summary
Restart
by Gordon Korman 2017 256 pages
4.18
46.5K ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Young Adult
A Tale for the Time Being Summary
A Tale for the Time Being
by Ruth Ozeki 2013 432 pages
4.06
130.1K ratings
Japan
Magical Realism
Book Club
Flaskepost fra P Summary
Flaskepost fra P
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2009 485 pages
4.04
38.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Transcendence Summary
Transcendence
by TurtleMe 2019 599 pages
4.44
5.4K ratings
Fantasy
Light Novel
Magic
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