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The Poppy War Summary
The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang 2018 545 pages
4.17
387.8K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Adult
Medieval India Summary
Medieval India
From Sultanat To The Mughals 1526-1748
by Satish Chandra 1997 550 pages
3.97
349 ratings
History
India
Asia
A Thousand Splendid Suns Summary
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini 2007 372 pages
4.45
1.7M ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Unbroken Summary
Unbroken
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand 2010 475 pages
4.39
982.2K ratings
History
Biography
Book Club
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun Summary
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun
Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 4
by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou 2023 444 pages
4.60
5.3K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
The Case of the Missing Marquess Summary
The Case of the Missing Marquess
by Nancy Springer 2006 216 pages
3.78
41.7K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Kite Runner Summary
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini 2003 371 pages
4.35
3.4M ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Contemporary
Appetite for America Summary
Appetite for America
How Visionary Businessman Fred Harvey Built a Railroad Hospitality Empire That Civilized the Wild West
by Stephen Fried 2010 518 pages
4.20
1.2K ratings
History
Biography
American History
Redeeming Love Summary
Redeeming Love
by Francine Rivers 1991 479 pages
4.51
354.4K ratings
Romance
Christian
Christian Fiction
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Summary
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne 2006 224 pages
4.16
915.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Go as a River Summary
Go as a River
by Shelley Read 2023 320 pages
4.26
146.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Silk Roads Summary
The Silk Roads
A New History of the World
by Peter Frankopan 2015 636 pages
4.17
45.1K ratings
History
Politics
World History
Little Women Summary
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott 1868 449 pages
4.16
2.4M ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Babel Summary
Babel
by R.F. Kuang 2022 544 pages
4.16
370.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Dark Academia
The Shadow Sister Summary
The Shadow Sister
by Lucinda Riley 2016 491 pages
4.31
101.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Shah Summary
The Shah
by Abbas Milani 2007 496 pages
4.23
1.2K ratings
History
Iran
Biography
Atlas Summary
Atlas
The Story of Pa Salt
by Lucinda Riley 2023 750 pages
4.51
76.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Roman
Homegoing Summary
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi 2016 305 pages
4.47
379.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Lost Islamic History Summary
Lost Islamic History
Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past
by Firas Alkhateeb 2014 217 pages
4.44
2.9K ratings
History
Islam
Religion
The Sympathizer Summary
The Sympathizer
by Viet Thanh Nguyen 2015 371 pages
4.01
130.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
War
The Count of Monte Cristo Summary
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas 1846 1276 pages
4.31
979.0K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Memoirs of a Geisha Summary
Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden 1997 434 pages
4.16
2.1M ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Angel of Greenwood Summary
Angel of Greenwood
by Randi Pink 2021 304 pages
4.20
2.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Boys in the Boat Summary
The Boys in the Boat
Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
by Daniel James Brown 2013 404 pages
4.39
348.4K ratings
History
Book Club
Sports
The Devil in the White City Summary
The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson 2003 496 pages
4.00
731.2K ratings
History
True Crime
Book Club
The Bright Years Summary
The Bright Years
by Sarah Damoff 2025 288 pages
4.34
4.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Between Two Fires Summary
Between Two Fires
by Christopher Buehlman 2012 432 pages
4.24
41.8K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Queen's Gambit Summary
The Queen's Gambit
by Walter Tevis 1983 258 pages
4.18
131.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Chess
The Burning God Summary
The Burning God
by R.F. Kuang 2020 622 pages
4.30
133.4K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Adult
The Storyteller Summary
The Storyteller
by Jodi Picoult 2013 461 pages
4.30
258.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Holocaust
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Summary
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
by Victoria E. Schwab 2020 448 pages
4.17
1.3M ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
The Pearl Sister Summary
The Pearl Sister
by Lucinda Riley 2017 702 pages
4.32
92.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Pachinko Summary
Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee 2017 496 pages
4.34
563.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Les Misérables Summary
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo 1862 1463 pages
4.21
827.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
France
Jane Eyre Summary
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë 1847 532 pages
4.15
2.2M ratings
Classics
Romance
Gothic
The Nightingale Summary
The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah 2015 564 pages
4.64
1.8M ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
World War II
The Other Boleyn Girl Summary
The Other Boleyn Girl
by Philippa Gregory 2001 661 pages
4.09
507.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens Summary
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
by Jack Weatherford 2010 317 pages
3.93
4.5K ratings
History
Asia
Biography
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History Summary
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich 2007 320 pages
3.82
1.6K ratings
History
Feminism
Womens
The Dreamer Summary
The Dreamer
by Pam Muñoz Ryan 2010 384 pages
3.98
7.7K ratings
Poetry
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
The Things They Carried Summary
The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien 1990 246 pages
4.14
334.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
War
History of Modern India Summary
History of Modern India
by Bipan Chandra 2009 352 pages
4.08
2.3K ratings
History
India
Politics
What the River Knows Summary
What the River Knows
by Isabel Ibañez 2023 416 pages
3.86
71.1K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Les Misérables Summary
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo 1862 1463 pages
4.21
827.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
France
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Summary
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford 2009 290 pages
4.05
310.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Romance
World Without End Summary
World Without End
by Ken Follett 2007 1237 pages
4.32
266.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Medieval
The Secret Life of Bees Summary
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd 2001 302 pages
4.10
1.3M ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Classics
War Horse Summary
War Horse
by Michael Morpurgo 1982 165 pages
4.15
57.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Animals
The Joy Luck Club Summary
The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan 1989 288 pages
3.97
699.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
China
Half of a Yellow Sun Summary
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2006 435 pages
4.34
173.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Nigeria
Book Club
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