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Fiction Book Summaries

Shark Girl Summary
Shark Girl
by Kelly Bingham 2007 288 pages
3.85
3.8K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Poetry
River God Summary
River God
by Wilbur Smith 1993 664 pages
4.22
42.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Egypt
Men Without Women Summary
Men Without Women
by Ernest Hemingway 1927 153 pages
3.59
14.9K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Literature
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave Summary
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave
by John Boyne 2013 247 pages
3.95
11.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
War
The Half King Summary
The Half King
by Melissa Landers 2024 512 pages
3.68
6.9K ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
Bluebird, Bluebird Summary
Bluebird, Bluebird
by Attica Locke 2017 320 pages
3.84
28.5K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
Pictures of You Summary
Pictures of You
by Emma Grey 2024 416 pages
4.02
30.5K ratings
Romance
Mystery
Book Club
A Family Matter Summary
A Family Matter
by Claire Lynch 2025 240 pages
3.86
3.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Literary Fiction
Girl with a Pearl Earring Summary
Girl with a Pearl Earring
by Tracy Chevalier 1999 233 pages
3.93
763.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway Summary
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
by Ernest Hemingway 1987 650 pages
4.29
37.4K ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Literature
Tell Me Your Dreams Summary
Tell Me Your Dreams
by Sidney Sheldon 1998 384 pages
3.99
54.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Rise of the Fallen Summary
Rise of the Fallen
by Chuck Black 2015 320 pages
4.39
1.2K ratings
Christian Fiction
Christian
Fantasy
The Two Gentlemen of Verona Summary
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
by William Shakespeare 1594 245 pages
3.39
16.6K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
Demon Copperhead Summary
Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver 2022 560 pages
4.48
661.8K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
P.S. I Like You Summary
P.S. I Like You
by Kasie West 2016 329 pages
4.04
63.6K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Oath of Loyalty Summary
Oath of Loyalty
by Kyle Mills 2022 384 pages
4.48
23.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
The Magician’s Nephew Summary
The Magician’s Nephew
by C.S. Lewis 1955 221 pages
4.05
581.6K ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Young Adult
Dead I Well May Be Summary
Dead I Well May Be
by Adrian McKinty 2003 384 pages
3.95
4.5K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
The Merchant of Death Summary
The Merchant of Death
by D.J. MacHale 2002 375 pages
3.97
51.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Less Than Zero Summary
Less Than Zero
by Bret Easton Ellis 1985 208 pages
3.60
93.8K ratings
Contemporary
Novels
Classics
Jawbone Summary
Jawbone
by Mónica Ojeda 2018 264 pages
3.69
11.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Queer
Before Sunrise Summary
Before Sunrise
by Diana Palmer 2006 384 pages
4.02
2.5K ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
Ben-Hur Summary
Ben-Hur
A Tale of the Christ
by Lew Wallace 1880 620 pages
4.03
37.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Christian
Ms. Bixby's Last Day Summary
Ms. Bixby's Last Day
by John David Anderson 2016 300 pages
4.27
8.9K ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Friendship
Blood Test Summary
Blood Test
by Jonathan Kellerman 1986 308 pages
3.86
14.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver Summary
The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver
by Shawn Inmon 2015 320 pages
4.17
3.2K ratings
Time Travel
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Cold as Hell Summary
Cold as Hell
by Rhett C. Bruno 2022 454 pages
3.98
1.6K ratings
Fantasy
Westerns
Urban Fantasy
The Unraveling Summary
The Unraveling
by Vi Keeland 2024 291 pages
3.91
12.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
A Hero of Our Time Summary
A Hero of Our Time
by Mikhail Lermontov 1839 185 pages
4.11
62.0K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Revenge of the Witch Summary
Revenge of the Witch
by Joseph Delaney 2004 344 pages
4.02
52.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
The Negotiator Summary
The Negotiator
by Frederick Forsyth 1989 512 pages
4.02
13.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Lone Women Summary
Lone Women
by Victor LaValle 2023 275 pages
3.71
33.4K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Islands in the Stream Summary
Islands in the Stream
by Ernest Hemingway 1970 448 pages
3.88
16.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Broker Summary
The Broker
by John Grisham 2005 422 pages
3.84
100.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
Boys Don't Cry Summary
Boys Don't Cry
by Malorie Blackman 2010 302 pages
4.05
11.4K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
LGBT
Love Medicine Summary
Love Medicine
by Louise Erdrich 1984 367 pages
4.01
27.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Native American
Short Stories
Halo Summary
Halo
The Fall of Reach
by Eric S. Nylund 2001 352 pages
4.26
33.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Military Fiction
The Chaos of Stars Summary
The Chaos of Stars
by Kiersten White 2013 277 pages
3.57
10.4K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
Ficciones Summary
Ficciones
by Jorge Luis Borges 1944 174 pages
4.40
75.2K ratings
Short Stories
Magical Realism
Fantasy
The Daylight War Summary
The Daylight War
by Peter V. Brett 2013 639 pages
4.20
64.1K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Sorry, Bro Summary
Sorry, Bro
by Taleen Voskuni 2023 354 pages
3.64
5.8K ratings
Romance
LGBT
Queer
Winter Rose Summary
Winter Rose
by Patricia A. McKillip 1996 262 pages
3.86
7.5K ratings
Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Romance
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017 288 pages
4.24
8.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Post Apocalyptic
Horror
Enna Burning Summary
Enna Burning
by Shannon Hale 2004 317 pages
4.00
44.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 5 Summary
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 5
by Fuse 2015 334 pages
4.58
2.2K ratings
Light Novel
Fantasy
Manga
The First Commandment Summary
The First Commandment
by Brad Thor 2007 416 pages
4.27
25.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Raise the Titanic! Summary
Raise the Titanic!
by Clive Cussler 1976 545 pages
3.99
29.4K ratings
Adventure
Thriller
Action
The Fowl Twins Summary
The Fowl Twins
by Eoin Colfer 2019 425 pages
4.05
5.6K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Adventure
The Forgotten Garden Summary
The Forgotten Garden
by Kate Morton 2008 648 pages
4.15
232.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
The Last Thing He Told Me Summary
The Last Thing He Told Me
by Laura Dave 2021 307 pages
3.83
1.1M ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Book Club
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