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Fiction Book Summaries

The Death of Mrs. Westaway Summary
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
by Ruth Ware 2018 384 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Robinson Crusoe Summary
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe
3.68
300k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Literature
Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, Book 6) Summary
Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, Book 6)
by Robert Jordan 1995 1011 pages
4.19
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Summary
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
by V. E. Schwab 2020 448 pages
4.18
1.1M+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Life Of Pi Summary
Life Of Pi
by Yann Martel 2006
3.94
1.6M+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Adventure
A Little Life Summary
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
4.32
700k+ ratings
Contemporary
LGBT
Literary Fiction
Wicked Summary
Wicked
The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire 2000 448 pages
3.54
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Adult
Retellings
The Return of the King Summary
The Return of the King
by J.R.R. Tolkien
4.57
900k+ ratings
Fantasy
Adventure
High Fantasy
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Summary
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe 1966 832 pages
4.40
200k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Horror
One Italian Summer Summary
One Italian Summer
A Novel
by Rebecca Serle 2022 272 pages
3.59
200k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Magical Realism
Wool Omnibus Summary
Wool Omnibus
by Hugh Howey
4.22
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
The Old Man and the Sea Summary
The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway 1996 96 pages
3.80
1.1M+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Song of Achilles Summary
The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
4.32
1.6M+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
Yellowface Summary
Yellowface
by R.F. Kuang
3.76
600k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Thriller
The adventures of Tom Sowyer Summary
The adventures of Tom Sowyer
by Mark Twain
3.92
900k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Things Fall Apart Summary
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe
3.74
300k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Africa
Cleopatra and Frankenstein Summary
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
by Coco Mellors 2022 384 pages
3.73
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Twilight Summary
Twilight
by Stephenie Meyer 2006 544 pages
3.66
6.8M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Pawn of Prophecy Summary
Pawn of Prophecy
by David Eddings 2004 304 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Housemaid Summary
The Housemaid
An absolutely addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist
by Freida McFadden 2022 334 pages
4.32
1.6M+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Perfect Marriage Summary
The Perfect Marriage
A completely gripping psychological suspense
by Jeneva Rose 2020 342 pages
3.97
800k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Anxious People Summary
Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman
4.18
600k+ ratings
Contemporary
Mystery
Humor
Roots (Dell Book) Summary
Roots (Dell Book)
by Alex Haley 1980 736 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Defending Jacob Summary
Defending Jacob
A Novel
by William Landay 2012 432 pages
4.00
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
House of Leaves Summary
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski
4.09
100k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Mystery
Rock Paper Scissors Summary
Rock Paper Scissors
A Novel
by Alice Feeney 2021 304 pages
3.91
500k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Crucible Summary
The Crucible
A Play in Four Acts
by Arthur Miller 2003 143 pages
3.60
400k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
The Master and Margarita Summary
The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov 1996 384 pages
4.29
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Russia
Russian Literature
Hello Beautiful Summary
Hello Beautiful
by Ann Napolitano
4.15
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Contemporary
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass Summary
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll
4.06
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Childrens
Truly, Devious Summary
Truly, Devious
by Maureen Johnson
3.91
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Mystery Thriller
Emma Bovary (Major Literary Characters) Summary
Emma Bovary (Major Literary Characters)
by Harold Bloom 1993 222 pages
3.70
300k+ ratings
Classics
France
Literature
Demon Copperhead Summary
Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver
4.49
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The World According to Garp Summary
The World According to Garp
by John Irving 1999 610 pages
4.10
200k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Contemporary
Bright Young Women Summary
Bright Young Women
A Novel
by Jessica Knoll 2023 384 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
My Year of Rest and Relaxation Summary
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
A Novel
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2019 304 pages
3.63
400k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Mental Health
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Book 4) Summary
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Book 4)
by Douglas Adams 2008 226 pages
4.09
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
Pippi Longstocking (PMC) Summary
Pippi Longstocking (PMC)
by ASTRID LINDGREN 2013 160 pages
4.15
200k+ ratings
Classics
Childrens
Middle Grade
Good Girl Complex (Avalon Bay, 1) Summary
Good Girl Complex (Avalon Bay, 1)
by Elle Kennedy 2022 368 pages
3.58
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
New Adult
The Amityville Horror Summary
The Amityville Horror
by Jay Anson 1978 315 pages
3.83
100k+ ratings
Horror
Paranormal
Thriller
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon) Summary
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon)
by Dan Brown 2009 510 pages
3.75
600k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Deception Point Summary
Deception Point
by Dan Brown 2002 576 pages
3.76
600k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Summary
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne
4.16
800k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Never Never Summary
Never Never
by Colleen Hoover
3.81
100k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Ready Player Two Summary
Ready Player Two
A Novel
by Ernest Cline 2020 384 pages
3.43
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
The Taming of the Shrew Summary
The Taming of the Shrew
By William Shakespeare & Illustrated
by William Shakespeare
3.75
100k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
Memoirs of a Geisha Summary
Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden 2005 512 pages
4.15
2M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
A Time to Kill Summary
A Time to Kill
by John Grisham
4.12
800k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Persuación Summary
Persuación
by Jane Austen
4.15
700k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Color Purple Summary
The Color Purple
A Novel
by Alice Walker 2019 304 pages
4.27
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Feminism
LGBT
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