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The Pillars of the Earth Summary
The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett
4.34
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
The Stand Summary
The Stand
by Stephen King
4.35
700k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Blade Itself (Gollancz) Summary
The Blade Itself (Gollancz)
by Joe Abercrombie 2007 544 pages
4.21
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Summary
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
A Novel
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2017 400 pages
4.41
3.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Contemporary
The Odyssey (Penguin Classics) Summary
The Odyssey (Penguin Classics)
by Homer 2006 541 pages
3.81
1.1M+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
It Ends with Us Summary
It Ends with Us
by Colleen Hoover
4.14
3.9M+ ratings
Contemporary
New Adult
Contemporary Romance
The Cruel Prince Summary
The Cruel Prince
by Holly Black
4.03
1.3M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Summary
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis
4.24
2.8M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
Chronicles of Narnia The Summary
Chronicles of Narnia The
by C. S. Lewis 2001 766 pages
4.28
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Young Adult
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics) Summary
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics)
by Mark Twain 2002 368 pages
3.83
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Silent Patient Summary
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides 2019 336 pages
4.18
2.5M+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Dune Messiah Summary
Dune Messiah
by Frank Herbert 2019 352 pages
3.89
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Classics
The Godfather Summary
The Godfather
by Mario Puzo
4.39
400k+ ratings
Classics
Crime
Thriller
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (2004) Paperback Summary
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (2004) Paperback
by Gregory David Roberts 2004 936 pages
4.27
200k+ ratings
Travel
Adventure
Historical Fiction
The Name of the Wind Summary
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss 2007 662 pages
4.52
1M+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Powerless Summary
Powerless
by Lauren Roberts
4.20
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
The Great Gatsby Summary
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3.93
5.4M+ ratings
School
Historical Fiction
Romance
Ugly Love Summary
Ugly Love
by Colleen Hoover
4.03
2M+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
New Adult
The Vegetarian Summary
The Vegetarian
A Novel
by Han Kang 2016 192 pages
3.59
100k+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Summary
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
4.21
100k+ ratings
Russia
Russian Literature
Literature
Ulysses Summary
Ulysses
by James Joyce
3.76
100k+ ratings
Literature
Classics
Ireland
Love in the Time of Cholera Summary
Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 2003 348 pages
3.94
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Literature
A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin Classics) Summary
A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin Classics)
by Charles Dickens 2003 544 pages
3.87
900k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Jane Eyre Summary
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë 2003 576 pages
4.15
2.1M+ ratings
Classics
Gothic
Historical Fiction
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Summary
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
4.23
1.8M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Penguin Classics) Summary
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Penguin Classics)
by Mark Twain 2006 272 pages
3.92
900k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Summary
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Parts One and Two
by J.K. Rowling
3.48
1M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Plays
Wuthering Heights Summary
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
3.89
1.8M+ ratings
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Way of Kings Summary
The Way of Kings
Book One of the Stormlight Archive (The Stormlight Archive, 1)
by Brandon Sanderson 2010 1008 pages
4.66
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, Book 2) (The Stormlight Archive, 2) Summary
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, Book 2) (The Stormlight Archive, 2)
by Brandon Sanderson 2014 1088 pages
4.76
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon) Summary
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon)
by Dan Brown 2006 736 pages
3.94
3.2M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Digital Fortress Summary
Digital Fortress
by Dan Brown
3.70
600k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Around the World in Eighty Days (Penguin Classics) Summary
Around the World in Eighty Days (Penguin Classics)
by Jules Verne 2004 248 pages
3.94
200k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Science Fiction
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea Summary
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea
by Jules Verne 2002 270 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
Don Quixote Summary
Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
3.90
200k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Spanish Literature
Red Rising Summary
Red Rising
by Pierce Brown
4.27
500k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Brave New World Revisited Summary
Brave New World Revisited
by Aldous Huxley 2006 144 pages
3.94
20k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Philosophy
How to Sell a Haunted House Summary
How to Sell a Haunted House
by Grady Hendrix 2023 432 pages
3.67
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
The Bourne Identity Summary
The Bourne Identity
by Robert Ludlum 2005 576 pages
4.05
400k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos) Summary
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos)
by Dan Simmons 1990 481 pages
4.27
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
The Outsider Summary
The Outsider
A Novel
by Stephen King 2018 576 pages
4.01
300k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Oliver Twist Summary
Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
3.88
400k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Sorrows of Young Werther (Modern Library Classics) Summary
The Sorrows of Young Werther (Modern Library Classics)
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 2005 176 pages
3.69
100k+ ratings
German Literature
Classics
Literature
The Canterbury Tales Summary
The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer 2003 504 pages
3.52
200k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Literature
Carrie Summary
Carrie
by Stephen King 2005 272 pages
3.99
700k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Classics
The Green Mile Summary
The Green Mile
The Complete Six Part Novel
by Stephen King 1996 592 pages
4.48
300k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
Of Mice and Men Summary
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck 2002 112 pages
3.89
2.6M+ ratings
School
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Catcher in the Rye Summary
The Catcher in the Rye
by J. D. Salinger 2001 288 pages
3.80
3.6M+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Literature
Project Hail Mary Summary
Project Hail Mary
A Novel
by Andy Weir 2021 496 pages
4.51
600k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space
The Trial Summary
The Trial
by Franz Kafka
3.95
300k+ ratings
Philosophy
Literature
German Literature
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