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Fiction Book Summaries

Running Blind Summary
Running Blind
by Lee Child 2000 512 pages
4.13
118.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Persian Boy Summary
The Persian Boy
by Mary Renault 1972 420 pages
4.18
10.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
LGBT
The Return of the King Summary
The Return of the King
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1955 404 pages
4.58
990.1K ratings
Fantasy
Adventure
High Fantasy
The Searcher Summary
The Searcher
by Tana French 2020 451 pages
3.80
151.9K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
The Silkworm Summary
The Silkworm
by Robert Galbraith 2014 464 pages
4.05
285.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Mr. Wrong Number Summary
Mr. Wrong Number
by Lynn Painter 2022 350 pages
3.68
145.4K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Finding Cinderella Summary
Finding Cinderella
by Colleen Hoover 2013 176 pages
3.94
197.6K ratings
Romance
New Adult
Young Adult
Blood Song Summary
Blood Song
by Anthony Ryan 2011 591 pages
4.41
89.9K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Royal Assassin Summary
Royal Assassin
by Robin Hobb 1996 675 pages
4.28
223.2K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
That's Not My Name Summary
That's Not My Name
by Megan Lally 2023 297 pages
4.06
122.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Testing Summary
The Testing
by Joelle Charbonneau 2013 325 pages
4.05
80.4K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Aesop’s Fables Summary
Aesop’s Fables
by Aesop 352 pages
4.05
128.1K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Childrens
Amerika Summary
Amerika
by Franz Kafka 1927 336 pages
3.74
32.6K ratings
Classics
German Literature
Literature
The Eyes Are the Best Part Summary
The Eyes Are the Best Part
by Monika Kim 2024 278 pages
3.83
29.5K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Contemporary
1984 Summary
1984
George Orwell
by SparkNotes 2014 80 pages
4.30
9.8K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Cartel Summary
The Cartel
by Ashley Antoinette 2009 278 pages
4.54
10.8K ratings
Urban
Crime
African American
Gardens of the Moon Summary
Gardens of the Moon
by Steven Erikson 1999 666 pages
3.93
130.1K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Suicide Shop Summary
The Suicide Shop
by Jean Teulé 2007 169 pages
3.47
22.0K ratings
Humor
Novels
France
One Shot Summary
One Shot
by Lee Child 2005 466 pages
4.24
122.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Young Elites Summary
The Young Elites
by Marie Lu 2014 355 pages
3.86
140.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dystopia
The Lords of Discipline Summary
The Lords of Discipline
by Pat Conroy 1980 512 pages
4.34
29.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Military Fiction
Southern
Penpal Summary
Penpal
by Dathan Auerbach 2012 243 pages
3.86
53.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Wild Duck Summary
The Wild Duck
by Henrik Ibsen 1884 128 pages
3.80
10.8K ratings
Plays
Classics
Theatre
Still Alice Summary
Still Alice
by Lisa Genova 2007 292 pages
4.32
353.7K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Psychology
The Book Woman's Daughter Summary
The Book Woman's Daughter
by Kim Michele Richardson 2022 336 pages
4.23
79.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Inferno Summary
Inferno
by Dan Brown 2013 463 pages
3.90
576.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
My Year of Rest and Relaxation Summary
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2018 289 pages
3.61
506.3K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Mental Health
The Foundation Trilogy Summary
The Foundation Trilogy
by Isaac Asimov 1953 679 pages
4.42
106.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
Hush, Hush Summary
Hush, Hush
by Becca Fitzpatrick 2009 391 pages
3.92
731.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 1 Summary
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 1
by Fuse 2015 240 pages
4.25
4.3K ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Comics
The Best of Me Summary
The Best of Me
by Nicholas Sparks 2010 292 pages
3.99
189.0K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Love in the Time of Cholera Summary
Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel García Márquez 1985 348 pages
3.94
530.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Literature
New Moon Summary
New Moon
by Stephenie Meyer 2006 563 pages
3.61
2.1M ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Story of My Life Summary
Story of My Life
by Lucy Score 2025 528 pages
4.25
48.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Point Blank Summary
Point Blank
by Anthony Horowitz 2001 274 pages
4.11
62.4K ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Mystery
Book of Night Summary
Book of Night
by Holly Black 2022 304 pages
3.54
79.8K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Adult
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Summary
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare 1595 298 pages
3.94
563.5K ratings
Plays
Fantasy
School
Foundation Summary
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov 1951 244 pages
4.17
574.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Fantasy
This Tender Land Summary
This Tender Land
by William Kent Krueger 2019 450 pages
4.39
205.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Bourne Ultimatum Summary
The Bourne Ultimatum
by Robert Ludlum 1990 725 pages
4.07
66.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
How to Kill Men and Get Away With It Summary
How to Kill Men and Get Away With It
by Katy Brent 2023 384 pages
3.68
36.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Absolute Power Summary
Absolute Power
by David Baldacci 1996 550 pages
4.20
111.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Way of the Warrior Kid Summary
Way of the Warrior Kid
Marc's Mission
by Jocko Willink 2018 224 pages
4.63
1.9K ratings
Childrens
Parenting
Leadership
Of Human Bondage Summary
Of Human Bondage
by W. Somerset Maugham 1915 684 pages
4.15
59.8K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Mystery of the Blue Train Summary
The Mystery of the Blue Train
by Agatha Christie 1928 317 pages
3.87
76.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Classics
The Woman in the Window Summary
The Woman in the Window
by A.J. Finn 2018 455 pages
3.94
850.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Shards Summary
The Shards
by Bret Easton Ellis 2023 595 pages
4.00
36.1K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
The Night in Lisbon Summary
The Night in Lisbon
by Erich Maria Remarque 1961 272 pages
4.32
23.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
Cyberpunk 2077 Summary
Cyberpunk 2077
No Coincidence
by Rafał Kosik 2023 416 pages
3.51
3.6K ratings
Cyberpunk
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Castle Summary
The Castle
by Franz Kafka 1926 328 pages
3.92
70.7K ratings
Literature
Philosophy
German Literature
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