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Fiction Book Summaries

The World Played Chess Summary
The World Played Chess
by Robert Dugoni 2021 400 pages
4.45
35.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Coming Of Age
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Rogue Planet
by Greg Bear 2000 336 pages
3.40
7.2K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
A Dog's Life Summary
A Dog's Life
Autobiography of a Stray
by Ann M. Martin 2005 208 pages
4.22
16.1K ratings
Animals
Dogs
Middle Grade
Drums of Autumn Summary
Drums of Autumn
by Diana Gabaldon 1996 880 pages
4.35
262.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Summary
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl 1964 176 pages
4.17
899.8K ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Young Adult
Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity Summary
Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity
by Phillip P. Peterson 2015 448 pages
4.09
2.8K ratings
Science Fiction
German Literature
Roman
The Deserter Summary
The Deserter
by Nelson DeMille 2019 544 pages
4.08
18.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Military Fiction
The Horse and His Boy Summary
The Horse and His Boy
by C.S. Lewis 1954 224 pages
3.91
377.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
Nick and Charlie Summary
Nick and Charlie
by Alice Oseman 2015 120 pages
4.14
147.8K ratings
LGBT
Young Adult
Queer
I, Alex Cross Summary
I, Alex Cross
by James Patterson 2009 400 pages
4.05
47.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Twilight Summary
Twilight
by Meg Cabot 2005 312 pages
4.24
42.5K ratings
Young Adult
Paranormal
Fantasy
Separation of Power Summary
Separation of Power
by Vince Flynn 2001 448 pages
4.33
50.5K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
Desperation Summary
Desperation
by Stephen King 1996 547 pages
3.86
149.3K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
The Yellow Wall-Paper Summary
The Yellow Wall-Paper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1892 54 pages
4.07
10.0K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Horror
Victorian Psycho Summary
Victorian Psycho
by Virginia Feito 2025 208 pages
3.61
15.3K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
The Rest of Us Just Live Here Summary
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
by Patrick Ness 2015 348 pages
3.68
62.5K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Contemporary
Eye of the Needle Summary
Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett 1978 368 pages
4.21
164.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
Kidnapped Summary
Kidnapped
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 288 pages
3.79
66.7K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
In the Hand of the Goddess Summary
In the Hand of the Goddess
by Tamora Pierce 1984 264 pages
4.24
100.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
The Secret Summary
The Secret
by Lee Child 2023 400 pages
4.08
55.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Transit of Venus Summary
The Transit of Venus
by Shirley Hazzard 1980 337 pages
4.00
4.8K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Australia
The Ragged Edge of Night Summary
The Ragged Edge of Night
by Olivia Hawker 2018 340 pages
4.16
47.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
Solo leveling - light Novel 2 Summary
Solo leveling - light Novel 2
by Chugong 400 pages
4.51
5.7K ratings
Fantasy
Light Novel
Manga
The Isle of the Lost Summary
The Isle of the Lost
by Melissa de la Cruz 2015 320 pages
3.80
27.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Moonraker Summary
Moonraker
by Ian Fleming 1955 247 pages
3.81
29.7K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
The Mahabharata Secret Summary
The Mahabharata Secret
by Christopher C. Doyle 2013 386 pages
3.62
6.7K ratings
Mythology
Thriller
Historical Fiction
City of Glass Summary
City of Glass
by Paul Auster 1985 203 pages
3.76
22.7K ratings
Mystery
Classics
Literature
The Vacation Rental Summary
The Vacation Rental
by Katie Sise 2024 284 pages
4.00
12.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting Summary
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
by Milan Kundera 1979 313 pages
3.95
52.5K ratings
Czech Literature
Classics
Literature
Tiger Eyes Summary
Tiger Eyes
by Judy Blume 1981 218 pages
3.92
18.6K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Childrens
The Racketeer Summary
The Racketeer
by John Grisham 2012 340 pages
3.89
112.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Ozma of Oz Summary
Ozma of Oz
by L. Frank Baum 1907 188 pages
3.95
26.4K ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Childrens
The Secret Life of Sunflowers Summary
The Secret Life of Sunflowers
by Marta Molnar 2022 356 pages
4.09
40.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Art
The House in the Cerulean Sea Summary
The House in the Cerulean Sea
by T.J. Klune 2020 394 pages
4.38
829.1K ratings
Fantasy
LGBT
Romance
Elektra Summary
Elektra
by Jennifer Saint 2022 291 pages
3.67
51.2K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Greek Mythology
The Overton Window Summary
The Overton Window
by Glenn Beck 2010 9 pages
3.56
6.8K ratings
Thriller
Politics
Mystery
Twilight Summary
Twilight
The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion
by Mark Cotta Vaz 2008 144 pages
4.20
443.1K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Vampires
The Hobbit Summary
The Hobbit
An Unexpected Journey - Visual Companion
by Jane Johnson 2012 72 pages
4.62
24.3K ratings
Fantasy
Film
Art
Theft of Swords Summary
Theft of Swords
by Michael J. Sullivan 2011 691 pages
4.23
74.2K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Hunted Summary
Hunted
by P.C. Cast 2009 336 pages
3.93
188.7K ratings
Young Adult
Vampires
Fantasy
Golden State Summary
Golden State
by Ben H. Winters 2019 323 pages
3.47
7.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Mystery
Bulfinch's Mythology Summary
Bulfinch's Mythology
by Thomas Bulfinch 1855 862 pages
4.14
12.1K ratings
Mythology
Classics
Fantasy
Faithful Place Summary
Faithful Place
by Tana French 2010 400 pages
4.00
128.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Big Brother Summary
Big Brother
by Lionel Shriver 2013 384 pages
3.47
14.4K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Sidney Sheldon's The Tides of Memory Summary
Sidney Sheldon's The Tides of Memory
by Tilly Bagshawe 2013 393 pages
3.90
6.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
The Demigod Files Summary
The Demigod Files
by Rick Riordan 2009 151 pages
4.02
119.8K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
Christ in Concrete Summary
Christ in Concrete
by Pietro Di Donato 1937 236 pages
3.76
1.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Vampire Diaries, Volumes 1-4 Summary
The Vampire Diaries, Volumes 1-4
by L.J. Smith 1991 1127 pages
3.96
6.0K ratings
Fantasy
Vampires
Young Adult
The Emperor's Soul Summary
The Emperor's Soul
by Brandon Sanderson 2012 192 pages
4.38
119.0K ratings
Fantasy
Novella
High Fantasy
The Shell Seekers Summary
The Shell Seekers
by Rosamunde Pilcher 1987 544 pages
4.20
116.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
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