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Fiction Book Summaries

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Summary
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
by Agatha Christie 1926 288 pages
4.27
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
The Sorrows of Young Werther Summary
The Sorrows of Young Werther
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1774 149 pages
3.69
100k+ ratings
German Literature
Classics
Literature
A Column of Fire Summary
A Column of Fire
by Ken Follett 2017 916 pages
4.26
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
The Canterbury Tales Summary
The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer 1400 504 pages
3.52
200k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Literature
Carrie Summary
Carrie
by Stephen King 1974 272 pages
3.99
700k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Classics
The Green Mile Summary
The Green Mile
by Stephen King 1996 592 pages
4.48
300k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
Of Mice and Men Summary
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck 1937 107 pages
3.89
2.6M+ ratings
School
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Catcher in the Rye Summary
The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger 1951 277 pages
3.80
3.7M+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Literature
Eleven Minutes Summary
Eleven Minutes
by Paulo Coelho 2003 273 pages
3.71
100k+ ratings
Romance
Novels
Contemporary
The Boyfriend Summary
The Boyfriend
by Freida McFadden 2024 368 pages
4.03
500k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Spook Who Sat by the Door Summary
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
by Sam Greenlee 1969 256 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Race
Classics
Project Hail Mary Summary
Project Hail Mary
by Andy Weir 2021 476 pages
4.50
700k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space
Ahsoka Summary
Ahsoka
by E.K. Johnston 2016 400 pages
4.08
42k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Wide Sargasso Sea Summary
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys 1966 176 pages
3.59
99k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romantic Comedy Summary
Romantic Comedy
by Curtis Sittenfeld 2023 309 pages
3.63
200k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
The Trial Summary
The Trial
by Franz Kafka 1925 255 pages
3.95
300k+ ratings
Philosophy
Literature
German Literature
Kafka on the Shore Summary
Kafka on the Shore
by Haruki Murakami 2002 467 pages
4.12
500k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Japanese Literature
The Chamber Summary
The Chamber
by John Grisham 1994 632 pages
3.85
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
The Rainmaker Summary
The Rainmaker
by John Grisham 1995 419 pages
4.01
200k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
Gone Girl Summary
Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn 2012 415 pages
4.14
3.2M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 Summary
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
by Hiromu Arakawa 2002 192 pages
4.53
100k+ ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Graphic Novels
Zorba the Greek Summary
Zorba the Greek
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1946 335 pages
4.04
55k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Greece
Never Lie Summary
Never Lie
by Freida McFadden 2022 286 pages
4.09
1M+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Angel Experiment Summary
The Angel Experiment
by James Patterson 2005 445 pages
4.07
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store Summary
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride 2023 385 pages
3.95
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Notes from Underground Summary
Notes from Underground
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864 136 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
Russia
Russian Literature
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Summary
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon 2003 226 pages
3.89
1.5M+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Classics
The Silmarillion Summary
The Silmarillion
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1977 386 pages
4.02
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
High Fantasy
Happy Place Summary
Happy Place
by Emily Henry 2023 400 pages
3.97
1.2M+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Lolita Summary
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov 1955 368 pages
3.87
800k+ ratings
Literature
Russia
Novels
The Celestine Prophecy Summary
The Celestine Prophecy
by James Redfield 1993 247 pages
3.72
100k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
The Good Earth Summary
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck 1931 418 pages
4.01
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
China
Classics
Mr. Mercedes Summary
Mr. Mercedes
by Stephen King 2014 437 pages
4.03
300k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Drawing of the Three Summary
The Drawing of the Three
by Stephen King 1987 463 pages
4.24
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The Traveler's Gift Summary
The Traveler's Gift
Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success
by Andy Andrews 2002 227 pages
4.08
18k+ ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Personal Development
On Beauty Summary
On Beauty
by Zadie Smith 2005 445 pages
3.78
87k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
Tess of the D’Urbervilles Summary
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy 1891 518 pages
3.84
200k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Shatter Me Summary
Shatter Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2011 338 pages
3.85
1M+ ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Fourth Wing Summary
Fourth Wing
by Rebecca Yarros 2023 517 pages
4.58
2.6M+ ratings
Romantasy
Dragons
Enemies To Lovers
Wonder Summary
Wonder
by R.J. Palacio 2012 315 pages
4.36
1.1M+ ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Contemporary
Six of Crows Summary
Six of Crows
by Leigh Bardugo 2015 480 pages
4.47
1M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Young Adult Fantasy
The Time Machine Summary
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells 1895 118 pages
3.90
500k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Time Travel
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Summary
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
by Emily Dickinson 1890 716 pages
4.28
100k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Literature
A Tempest of Tea Summary
A Tempest of Tea
by Hafsah Faizal 2024 338 pages
3.53
25k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Vampires
Normal People Summary
Normal People
by Sally Rooney 2018 273 pages
3.81
1.6M+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Ireland
Pompeii Summary
Pompeii
by Robert Harris 2003 274 pages
3.87
49k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Italy
Die Trying Summary
Die Trying
by Lee Child 1998 567 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Summary
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 2012 390 pages
4.30
600k+ ratings
Young Adult
LGBT
Contemporary
Stranger in a Strange Land Summary
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein 1961 525 pages
3.92
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Handmaid’s Tale Summary
The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood 1985 311 pages
4.14
2.2M+ ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Science Fiction
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