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Fiction Book Summaries

Faust, First Part Summary
Faust, First Part
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1808 327 pages
3.86
130.1K ratings
Plays
Poetry
German Literature
The Exception to the Rule Summary
The Exception to the Rule
by Christina Lauren 2024 101 pages
4.21
151.5K ratings
Romance
Novella
Contemporary
Deadhouse Gates Summary
Deadhouse Gates
by Steven Erikson 2000 604 pages
4.27
79.7K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
From Here to Eternity Summary
From Here to Eternity
by James Jones 1951 816 pages
4.08
17.9K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
Les Nourritures terrestres Summary
Les Nourritures terrestres
suivi de Les nouvelles nourritures
by André Gide 1897 248 pages
3.68
3.7K ratings
Poetry
Classics
France
Smilla's Sense of Snow Summary
Smilla's Sense of Snow
by Peter Høeg 1992 480 pages
3.73
51.0K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Cellar Summary
The Cellar
by Natasha Preston 2014 368 pages
3.90
89.1K ratings
Thriller
Young Adult
Mystery
The Obelisk Gate Summary
The Obelisk Gate
by N.K. Jemisin 2016 410 pages
4.29
183.6K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Masks of the Illuminati Summary
Masks of the Illuminati
by Robert Anton Wilson 1981 294 pages
4.03
1.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Philosophy
Civil War Summary
Civil War
A Marvel Comics Event
by Mark Millar 2006 208 pages
4.10
63.9K ratings
Comics
Graphic Novels
Marvel
Truly Madly Guilty Summary
Truly Madly Guilty
by Liane Moriarty 2016 432 pages
3.60
309.5K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Mystery
Lord of Chaos Summary
Lord of Chaos
by Robert Jordan 1994 1011 pages
4.19
188.3K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Gilead Summary
Gilead
by Marilynne Robinson 2004 247 pages
3.85
119.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
A Fatal Grace Summary
A Fatal Grace
by Louise Penny 2006 311 pages
4.10
137.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
The Instrumentalist Summary
The Instrumentalist
by Harriet Constable 2024 336 pages
4.13
5.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Music
Italy
Redshirts Summary
Redshirts
by John Scalzi 2012 320 pages
3.87
113.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
Executive Orders Summary
Executive Orders
by Tom Clancy 1996 1273 pages
4.12
52.7K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Espionage
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited Summary
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited
by Aldous Huxley 1958 340 pages
4.16
170.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Classics
The Eagle of the Ninth Summary
The Eagle of the Ninth
by Rosemary Sutcliff 1954 294 pages
3.94
11.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Young Adult
The Austere Academy Summary
The Austere Academy
by Lemony Snicket 2000 221 pages
4.01
169.3K ratings
Young Adult
Childrens
Middle Grade
The Girls Summary
The Girls
by Emma Cline 2016 355 pages
3.51
233.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
High Fidelity Summary
High Fidelity
by Nick Hornby 1995 323 pages
3.90
210.3K ratings
Music
Contemporary
Humor
The World According to Garp Summary
The World According to Garp
by John Irving 1978 610 pages
4.11
234.8K ratings
Classics
Literature
Contemporary
One Italian Summer Summary
One Italian Summer
by Rebecca Serle 2022 255 pages
3.59
261.7K ratings
Romance
Summer
Summer Reads
Icon and Inferno Summary
Icon and Inferno
by Marie Lu 2024 320 pages
3.91
2.8K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Mystery
A Death at the Party Summary
A Death at the Party
by Amy Stuart 2023 304 pages
3.57
8.1K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Hondo Summary
Hondo
by Louis L'Amour 1953 194 pages
4.06
13.8K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Classics
Glass Houses Summary
Glass Houses
by Rachel Caine 2006 239 pages
3.92
102.8K ratings
Vampires
Young Adult
Fantasy
A Conspiracy of Paper Summary
A Conspiracy of Paper
by David Liss 2000 506 pages
3.87
11.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Three Mothers Summary
Three Mothers
by Hannah Beckerman 2025 325 pages
4.15
8.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
Making Bombs for Hitler Summary
Making Bombs for Hitler
by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch 2012 186 pages
4.34
12.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Think of a Number Summary
Think of a Number
by John Verdon 2010 432 pages
3.88
37.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The 6 Summary
The 6
20 Man
by David Baldacci 2022 593 pages
4.12
91.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Notes from Underground Summary
Notes from Underground
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864 136 pages
4.17
201.5K ratings
Philosophy
Russia
Russian Literature
Transfer of Power Summary
Transfer of Power
by Vince Flynn 1999 549 pages
4.34
58.6K ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
Midnight Ruin Summary
Midnight Ruin
by Katee Robert 2024 316 pages
3.70
24.4K ratings
Romance
Fantasy
Mythology
Marked Summary
Marked
by P.C. Cast 2007 306 pages
3.82
515.3K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Vampires
Enter Ghost Summary
Enter Ghost
by Isabella Hammad 2023 336 pages
4.11
9.1K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Historical Fiction
Violets Are Blue Summary
Violets Are Blue
by James Patterson 2001 391 pages
4.01
67.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Frankenstein Summary
Frankenstein
The 1818 Text
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1818 260 pages
3.89
1.7M ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Gothic
Night Whispers Summary
Night Whispers
by Erin Hunter 2010 352 pages
4.34
15.1K ratings
Fantasy
Animals
Middle Grade
Watching You Summary
Watching You
by Lisa Jewell 2018 320 pages
3.88
206.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Summary
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The Original Screenplay
by J.K. Rowling 2016 293 pages
4.15
164.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Plays
Death at the Sign of the Rook Summary
Death at the Sign of the Rook
by Kate Atkinson 2024 320 pages
3.76
18.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Fates and Furies Summary
Fates and Furies
by Lauren Groff 2015 390 pages
3.59
144.8K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Find Me Summary
Find Me
by André Aciman 2019 260 pages
3.26
81.8K ratings
Romance
LGBT
Queer
The Angel Experiment Summary
The Angel Experiment
by James Patterson 2005 445 pages
4.07
229.6K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Dutch House Summary
The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett 2019 337 pages
4.10
513.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Summary
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
by Douglas Adams 1984 225 pages
4.09
180.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
Nineteen Steps Summary
Nineteen Steps
by Millie Bobby Brown 2023 320 pages
3.75
17.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
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