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Fiction Book Summaries

Beezus and Ramona Summary
Beezus and Ramona
by Beverly Cleary 1955 160 pages
4.03
102.8K ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Classics
Untamed Summary
Untamed
by P.C. Cast 2008 338 pages
3.94
242.3K ratings
Young Adult
Vampires
Fantasy
The Burning Bridge Summary
The Burning Bridge
by John Flanagan 2005 262 pages
4.31
132.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - The Animated Story Summary
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - The Animated Story
by Charlie Mackesy 2022 192 pages
4.59
6.7K ratings
Graphic Novels
Childrens
Fantasy
Path of Destruction Summary
Path of Destruction
by Drew Karpyshyn 2006 324 pages
4.34
35.1K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Funny You Should Ask Summary
Funny You Should Ask
by Elissa Sussman 2022 352 pages
3.57
136.2K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Obsidian Butterfly Summary
Obsidian Butterfly
by Laurell K. Hamilton 2000 596 pages
4.10
66.3K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Vampires
Fantasy
Jitterbug Perfume Summary
Jitterbug Perfume
by Tom Robbins 1984 342 pages
4.23
79.2K ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Magical Realism
The Waste Lands Summary
The Waste Lands
by Stephen King 1991 422 pages
4.25
237.3K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The Fangs of Freelance Summary
The Fangs of Freelance
by Drew Hayes 2017 281 pages
4.34
5.4K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Humor
Little, Big Summary
Little, Big
by John Crowley 1981 538 pages
3.81
12.0K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Novels
His Majesty's Dragon Summary
His Majesty's Dragon
by Naomi Novik 2006 356 pages
4.06
107.9K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Historical Fiction
We Are All Made of Molecules Summary
We Are All Made of Molecules
by Susin Nielsen 2015 256 pages
3.82
16.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
Counterfeit Summary
Counterfeit
by Kirstin Chen 2022 288 pages
3.48
100.5K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Mystery
Six Crimson Cranes Summary
Six Crimson Cranes
by Elizabeth Lim 2021 454 pages
4.19
95.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Riders of the Purple Sage Summary
Riders of the Purple Sage
by Zane Grey 1912 320 pages
3.75
14.1K ratings
Westerns
Classics
Historical Fiction
Where the Sidewalk Ends Summary
Where the Sidewalk Ends
by Shel Silverstein 1974 176 pages
4.34
1.5M ratings
Poetry
Childrens
Classics
Machine Learning Summary
Machine Learning
New and Collected Stories
by Hugh Howey 2017 352 pages
4.02
3.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Fantasy
The Dead Take the A Train Summary
The Dead Take the A Train
by Cassandra Khaw 2023 391 pages
3.62
6.3K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Sweet Tooth Summary
Sweet Tooth
by Ian McEwan 2012 320 pages
3.44
51.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
Mercury Summary
Mercury
by Amy Jo Burns 2024 336 pages
3.80
18.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Invention of Wings Summary
The Invention of Wings
by Sue Monk Kidd 2014 384 pages
4.26
326.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
On Drinking Summary
On Drinking
by Charles Bukowski 2019 263 pages
3.88
1.6K ratings
Poetry
Short Stories
Essays
The Eyes of Darkness Summary
The Eyes of Darkness
by Dean Koontz 1981 369 pages
3.88
37.5K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Death and Life of Superman Summary
The Death and Life of Superman
by Roger Stern 1993 527 pages
4.11
6.2K ratings
Comics
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Traveler's Gift / Mastering the Seven Decisions Summary
The Traveler's Gift / Mastering the Seven Decisions
by Andy Andrews 2009 448 pages
4.18
454 ratings
Self Help
Christian Fiction
Christian
The Giving Tree Summary
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein 1964 64 pages
4.38
1.2M ratings
Childrens
Classics
Picture Books
The Gemini Contenders Summary
The Gemini Contenders
by Robert Ludlum 1976 411 pages
3.91
13.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Halo Summary
Halo
Ghosts of Onyx
by Eric S. Nylund 2006 384 pages
4.19
14.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Novels
The Shadow of the Torturer Summary
The Shadow of the Torturer
by Gene Wolfe 1980 262 pages
3.84
33.1K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Cold Days Summary
Cold Days
by Jim Butcher 2012 515 pages
4.47
104.0K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
Battle Ground Summary
Battle Ground
by Jim Butcher 2020 418 pages
4.42
46.0K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Paranormal
Takedown Summary
Takedown
by Brad Thor 2006 416 pages
4.29
24.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Spy Thriller
Half a Soul Summary
Half a Soul
by Olivia Atwater 2020 304 pages
4.06
65.5K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 Summary
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
by Christopher Paul Curtis 1995 224 pages
4.00
69.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Poetry of Robert Frost Summary
The Poetry of Robert Frost
by Robert Frost 1969 607 pages
4.24
48.8K ratings
Poetry
Classics
Literature
The Awakening Summary
The Awakening
by Nora Roberts 2020 435 pages
4.18
68.0K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Paranormal
The Last to Vanish Summary
The Last to Vanish
by Megan Miranda 2022 323 pages
3.55
79.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Violeta Summary
Violeta
by Isabel Allende 2022 322 pages
4.03
98.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Red Dragon Summary
Red Dragon
by Thomas Harris 1981 454 pages
4.07
357.3K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Crime
The Lightning Thief Summary
The Lightning Thief
The Graphic Novel
by Robert Venditti 2010 135 pages
4.41
126.1K ratings
Graphic Novels
Fantasy
Mythology
Conversations with Friends Summary
Conversations with Friends
by Sally Rooney 2017 304 pages
3.74
560.4K ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Literary Fiction
The Life of a Stupid Man Summary
The Life of a Stupid Man
by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 1927 55 pages
3.69
9.2K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Japanese Literature
The Twelve Summary
The Twelve
by Justin Cronin 2012 592 pages
4.03
104.2K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Art of Prophecy Summary
The Art of Prophecy
by Wesley Chu 2022 533 pages
4.06
5.2K ratings
Fantasy
Adult
High Fantasy
Falling Short Summary
Falling Short
by Ernesto Cisneros 2022 304 pages
4.06
2.1K ratings
Middle Grade
Sports
Realistic Fiction
Invisible Planets Summary
Invisible Planets
Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation
by Ken Liu 2016 383 pages
4.04
5.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
China
The Palace of Dreams Summary
The Palace of Dreams
by Ismail Kadare 1981 208 pages
3.96
5.8K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Classics
Blue Lily, Lily Blue Summary
Blue Lily, Lily Blue
by Maggie Stiefvater 2014 391 pages
4.26
175.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
Eugene Onegin Summary
Eugene Onegin
by Alexander Pushkin 1833 240 pages
4.10
68.4K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Russia
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