Magical Realism Book Summaries

One Hundred Years of Solitude Summary
One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel García Márquez 1967 417 pages
4.12
1M+ ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Literature
Water Moon Summary
Water Moon
by Samantha Sotto Yambao 2025 374 pages
3.94
7k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Magical Realism
The Midnight Library Summary
The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig 2020 288 pages
3.99
2.1M+ ratings
Fantasy
Contemporary
Magical Realism
Life of Pi Summary
Life of Pi
by Yann Martel 2001 460 pages
3.94
1.6M+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Adventure
The Book of Doors Summary
The Book of Doors
by Gareth Brown 2024 408 pages
4.05
52k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Time Travel
The Life Impossible Summary
The Life Impossible
by Matt Haig 2024 324 pages
3.50
76k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Contemporary
Remarkably Bright Creatures Summary
Remarkably Bright Creatures
by Shelby Van Pelt 2022 368 pages
4.38
800k+ ratings
Contemporary
Mystery
Magical Realism
A Monster Calls Summary
A Monster Calls
by Patrick Ness 2011 226 pages
4.35
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
Before the Coffee Gets Cold Summary
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2015 213 pages
3.68
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Contemporary
The Unmaking of June Farrow Summary
The Unmaking of June Farrow
by Adrienne Young 2023 320 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Mystery
Men Without Women Summary
Men Without Women
by Haruki Murakami 2014 242 pages
3.75
100k+ ratings
Short Stories
Japanese Literature
Contemporary
Beloved Summary
Beloved
by Toni Morrison 1987 325 pages
3.97
400k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
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 Lost Bookshop Summary
The Lost Bookshop
by Evie Woods 2023 432 pages
4.04
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Summary
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
by Victoria E. Schwab 2020 448 pages
4.18
1.2M+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
The Seven Year Slip Summary
The Seven Year Slip
by Ashley Poston 2023 336 pages
4.19
300k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Magical Realism
Bunny Summary
Bunny
by Mona Awad 2019 307 pages
3.49
200k+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Thriller
Every Day Summary
Every Day
by David Levithan 2012 322 pages
3.90
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Fantasy
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
The City and Its Uncertain Walls Summary
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
by Haruki Murakami 2023 464 pages
3.82
16k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
Chronicle of a Death Foretold Summary
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
by Gabriel García Márquez 2003 128 pages
3.97
200k+ ratings
Classics
Magical Realism
School
The Master and Margarita Summary
The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov 1967 372 pages
4.29
300k+ ratings
Russia
Fantasy
Russian Literature
Torto Arado Summary
Torto Arado
by Itamar Vieira Junior 2019 280 pages
4.47
26k+ ratings
Brazil
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Echo of Old Books Summary
The Echo of Old Books
by Barbara Davis 2023 431 pages
4.27
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Mystery
1Q84 Summary
1Q84
by Haruki Murakami 2009 944 pages
3.95
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
The Love of My Afterlife Summary
The Love of My Afterlife
by Kirsty Greenwood 2024 369 pages
4.08
48k+ ratings
Romance
Fantasy
Magical Realism
The Other Valley Summary
The Other Valley
by Scott Alexander Howard 2024 290 pages
3.88
14k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Time Travel
You've Reached Sam Summary
You've Reached Sam
by Dustin Thao 2021 296 pages
3.61
100k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
I Am Not Jessica Chen Summary
I Am Not Jessica Chen
by Ann Liang 2025 320 pages
4.10
5k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
En agosto nos vemos Summary
En agosto nos vemos
by Gabriel García Márquez 2024 142 pages
3.60
38k+ ratings
Romance
Classics
Spanish Literature
The Satanic Verses Summary
The Satanic Verses
by Salman Rushdie 1988 561 pages
3.71
68k+ ratings
Classics
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Weyward Summary
Weyward
by Emilia Hart 2023 329 pages
4.07
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Magical Realism
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler Summary
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
by Italo Calvino 1979 260 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Classics
Italian Literature
Magical Realism
Love in the Time of Cholera Summary
Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel García Márquez 1985 348 pages
3.94
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Literature
A Tale for the Time Being Summary
A Tale for the Time Being
by Ruth Ozeki 2013 432 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Japan
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Summary
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by Haruki Murakami 1994 607 pages
4.14
200k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Japanese Literature
Shark Heart Summary
Shark Heart
by Emily Habeck 2023 416 pages
3.98
62k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Romance
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde Summary
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
by Tia Williams 2024 352 pages
4.03
32k+ ratings
Romance
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
The Husbands Summary
The Husbands
by Holly Gramazio 2024 352 pages
3.52
90k+ ratings
Romance
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Piranesi Summary
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke 2020 272 pages
4.22
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Magical Realism
The House of the Spirits Summary
The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende 1982 448 pages
4.29
200k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Song of Solomon Summary
Song of Solomon
by Toni Morrison 1977 338 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
The Rules of Magic Summary
The Rules of Magic
by Alice Hoffman 2017 369 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Summary
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman 2013 181 pages
4.02
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Horror
Lincoln in the Bardo Summary
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders 2017 368 pages
3.75
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Literary Fiction
The Factory Summary
The Factory
by Hiroko Oyamada 2010 116 pages
3.33
9k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Magical Realism
Practical Magic Summary
Practical Magic
by Alice Hoffman 1995 286 pages
3.72
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Romance
In Five Years Summary
In Five Years
by Rebecca Serle 2020 272 pages
3.78
500k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Brida Summary
Brida
by Paulo Coelho 1990 264 pages
3.50
81k+ ratings
Fantasy
Philosophy
Romance
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Summary
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
by Haruki Murakami 1985 400 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
Home
Library
Get App
Create a free account to unlock:
Requests: Request new book summaries
Bookmarks: Save your favorite books
History: Revisit books later
Recommendations: Personalized for you
Ratings: Rate books & see your ratings
100,000+ readers
Try Full Access for 7 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
All summaries are free to read in 40 languages
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 10
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 10
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 73,530 books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 4: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 7: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on May 16,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8x More Books
2.8x more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
100,000+ readers
"...I can 10x the number of books I can read..."
"...exceptionally accurate, engaging, and beautifully presented..."
"...better than any amazon review when I'm making a book-buying decision..."
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Try Free & Unlock
7 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

Settings
General
Widget
Loading...