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Fiction Book Summaries

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
This Summer Will Be Different Summary
This Summer Will Be Different
by Carley Fortune 2024 368 pages
3.97
277.1K ratings
Romance
Summer
Summer Reads
Ender’s Game Summary
Ender’s Game
by Orson Scott Card 1985 324 pages
4.31
1.4M ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
Then She Was Gone Summary
Then She Was Gone
by Lisa Jewell 2017 359 pages
4.05
880.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Boy Parts Summary
Boy Parts
by Eliza Clark 2020 304 pages
3.74
71.5K ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Lord Jim Summary
Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad 1900 455 pages
3.61
32.2K ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
The Well of Ascension Summary
The Well of Ascension
by Brandon Sanderson 2007 590 pages
4.38
582.5K ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Samsara Summary
Samsara
Enter the Valley of the Gods
by Saksham Garg 2022 298 pages
3.44
1.4K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Indian Literature
A Light in the Flame Summary
A Light in the Flame
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2022 615 pages
4.49
141.1K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
The Crucible Summary
The Crucible
by Arthur Miller 1953 143 pages
3.61
447.6K ratings
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
Deeper Than the Dead Summary
Deeper Than the Dead
by Debra Webb 2024 392 pages
4.05
19.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Where'd You Go, Bernadette Summary
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
by Maria Semple 2012 330 pages
3.87
589.7K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Humor
Shelter Summary
Shelter
by Harlan Coben 2011 288 pages
3.96
33.2K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Debt of Honor Summary
Debt of Honor
by Tom Clancy 1994 990 pages
4.10
50.9K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Espionage
Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories Summary
Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories
by Young-ha Kim 2019 200 pages
3.72
11.1K ratings
Short Stories
Thriller
Mystery
The Shadow Murders Summary
The Shadow Murders
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2021 464 pages
4.04
11.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
I Am Pilgrim Summary
I Am Pilgrim
by Terry Hayes 2013 612 pages
4.30
190.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Starter Villain Summary
Starter Villain
by John Scalzi 2023 264 pages
4.13
79.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Humor
Oathbringer Summary
Oathbringer
by Brandon Sanderson 2017 1248 pages
4.61
314.8K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Consider Phlebas Summary
Consider Phlebas
by Iain M. Banks 1987 467 pages
3.85
96.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Lantern of Lost Memories Summary
The Lantern of Lost Memories
by Sanaka Hiiragi 2019 208 pages
4.07
15.5K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
Kill Shot Summary
Kill Shot
by Vince Flynn 2012 385 pages
4.32
58.0K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
We Were the Mulvaneys Summary
We Were the Mulvaneys
by Joyce Carol Oates 1996 454 pages
3.75
103.7K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Happiness Falls Summary
Happiness Falls
by Angie Kim 2023 387 pages
3.74
79.4K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
If I Had Your Face Summary
If I Had Your Face
by Frances Cha 2020 288 pages
3.74
56.3K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Feminism
American Assassin Summary
American Assassin
by Vince Flynn 2010 448 pages
4.25
97.9K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
Close to Death Summary
Close to Death
by Anthony Horowitz 2024 432 pages
4.12
27.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Four Great Tragedies Summary
Four Great Tragedies
Hamlet / Othello / King Lear / Macbeth
by William Shakespeare 1606 592 pages
4.42
17.9K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
The Sound and the Fury Summary
The Sound and the Fury
by William Faulkner 1929 366 pages
3.86
190.5K ratings
Literature
Classics
Novels
The Scarlet Letter Summary
The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1850 279 pages
3.44
896.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
School
Literature
Will Grayson, Will Grayson Summary
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green 2010 320 pages
3.69
407.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
LGBT
Ace of Spades Summary
Ace of Spades
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 2021 470 pages
4.14
96.0K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Thriller
Will You Still Love Me? Summary
Will You Still Love Me?
by Ravinder Singh 2018 240 pages
3.76
2.5K ratings
Romance
Love
Love Story
The Hidden Hindu 2 Summary
The Hidden Hindu 2
by Akshat Gupta 2022 250 pages
4.13
2.5K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Woodsong Paperback Book by Gary Paulsen Summary
Woodsong Paperback Book by Gary Paulsen
by Gary Paulsen 1990 144 pages
3.93
3.9K ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Animals
No Plan B Summary
No Plan B
by Lee Child 2022 336 pages
3.98
60.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Holmes, Marple & Poe Summary
Holmes, Marple & Poe
by James Patterson 2024 352 pages
4.11
30.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Palm Sunday Summary
Palm Sunday
An Autobiographical Collage
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1981 300 pages
3.78
6.7K ratings
Essays
Short Stories
Classics
Dead in the Family Summary
Dead in the Family
by Charlaine Harris 2010 320 pages
3.90
168.2K ratings
Fantasy
Vampires
Paranormal
The Brass Verdict Summary
The Brass Verdict
by Michael Connelly 2008 422 pages
4.22
90.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Merchant of Venice Summary
The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare 1596 249 pages
3.78
197.7K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
The Rainmaker Summary
The Rainmaker
by John Grisham 1995 419 pages
4.01
203.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
Final Girls Summary
Final Girls
by Riley Sager 2017 352 pages
3.82
233.9K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
The Sum of All Fears Summary
The Sum of All Fears
by Tom Clancy 1991 914 pages
4.08
65.3K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
The Pearl Sister Summary
The Pearl Sister
by Lucinda Riley 2017 702 pages
4.32
92.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Hidden Bodies Summary
Hidden Bodies
by Caroline Kepnes 2016 448 pages
3.74
86.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Spy Coast Summary
The Spy Coast
by Tess Gerritsen 2023 341 pages
4.33
90.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Searcher Summary
The Searcher
by Tana French 2020 451 pages
3.80
151.9K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
The Stolen Heir Summary
The Stolen Heir
by Holly Black 2023 356 pages
3.94
150.6K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Fae
Rebecca Summary
Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier 1938 449 pages
4.25
685.9K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Gothic
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