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American Psycho Summary
American Psycho
by Bret Easton Ellis 1991 399 pages
3.81
344.1K ratings
Horror
Classics
Thriller
Les Misérables Summary
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo 1862 1463 pages
4.21
827.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
France
When Nietzsche Wept Summary
When Nietzsche Wept
by Irvin D. Yalom 1992 310 pages
4.36
79.4K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Historical Fiction
Warrior of the Light Summary
Warrior of the Light
by Paulo Coelho 1997 142 pages
3.74
31.8K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
The Human Stain Summary
The Human Stain
by Philip Roth 2000 361 pages
3.92
44.1K ratings
Literature
Novels
American
Infinite Jest Summary
Infinite Jest
by David Foster Wallace 1996 1088 pages
4.25
97.6K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
A Fraction of the Whole Summary
A Fraction of the Whole
by Steve Toltz 2008 530 pages
4.14
23.7K ratings
Australia
Novels
Contemporary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages
3.89
273.3K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Magical Realism
Brave New World Summary
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley 1932 268 pages
3.99
2.0M ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Literature
The Plague Summary
The Plague
by Albert Camus 1947 308 pages
4.02
294.9K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
France
Robinson Crusoe Summary
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe 1719 320 pages
3.68
322.2K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Literature
Les Misérables Summary
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo 1862 1463 pages
4.21
827.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
France
Eleven Minutes Summary
Eleven Minutes
by Paulo Coelho 2003 273 pages
3.71
186.0K ratings
Romance
Novels
Contemporary
The Master and Margarita Summary
The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov 1967 372 pages
4.29
393.7K ratings
Russia
Fantasy
Russian Literature
Of Mice and Men Summary
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck 1937 107 pages
3.89
2.7M ratings
School
Historical Fiction
Literature
Oblomov Summary
Oblomov
by Ivan Goncharov 1859 586 pages
4.13
41.1K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Summary
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by Ken Kesey 1962 325 pages
4.20
762.1K ratings
Classics
Psychology
Literature
Tess of the D’Urbervilles Summary
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy 1891 518 pages
3.84
295.8K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Pay It Forward Summary
Pay It Forward
by Catherine Ryan Hyde 1999 311 pages
4.20
27.8K ratings
Contemporary
Inspirational
Young Adult
شجرتي شجرة البرتقال الرائعة Summary
شجرتي شجرة البرتقال الرائعة
by José Mauro de Vasconcelos 1968 245 pages
4.38
77.6K ratings
Classics
Childrens
Novels
Memoirs of a Geisha Summary
Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden 1997 434 pages
4.16
2.1M ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
White Teeth Summary
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith 2000 448 pages
3.79
168.8K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
A Passage to India Summary
A Passage to India
by E.M. Forster 1924 376 pages
3.68
83.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literature
Tsotsi Summary
Tsotsi
by Athol Fugard 1979 232 pages
3.59
2.1K ratings
Africa
South Africa
Contemporary
Poor Folk Summary
Poor Folk
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1846 167 pages
3.77
35.8K ratings
Russian Literature
Russia
Novels
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy 1985 351 pages
4.16
198.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
The Fountainhead Summary
The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand 1943 704 pages
3.89
332.2K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
Zeno's Conscience Summary
Zeno's Conscience
by Italo Svevo 1923 437 pages
3.77
30.4K ratings
Italian Literature
Italy
Literature
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Summary
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
by Michael Chabon 2000 639 pages
4.18
208.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Novels
Go Tell It on the Mountain Summary
Go Tell It on the Mountain
by James Baldwin 1953 256 pages
4.05
76.6K ratings
Classics
African American
Race
Notes from Underground Summary
Notes from Underground
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864 136 pages
4.17
201.5K ratings
Philosophy
Russia
Russian Literature
Hlomu the Wife Summary
Hlomu the Wife
by Dudu Busani-Dube 2020
4.41
3.4K ratings
Romance
Love
Romantic
The Feast of the Goat Summary
The Feast of the Goat
by Mario Vargas Llosa 2000 475 pages
4.34
39.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Spanish Literature
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Summary
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
by Hunter S. Thompson 1971 204 pages
4.07
367.3K ratings
Classics
Humor
Journalism
Demons Summary
Demons
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1872 733 pages
4.30
58.5K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Shantaram Summary
Shantaram
by Gregory David Roberts 2003 936 pages
4.28
230.8K ratings
Travel
Adventure
Historical Fiction
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1869 667 pages
4.21
203.8K ratings
Russia
Russian Literature
Literature
Stoner Summary
Stoner
by John Williams 1965 292 pages
4.35
210.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literature
Chess Story Summary
Chess Story
by Stefan Zweig 1942 104 pages
4.27
153.7K ratings
Classics
German Literature
Short Stories
The Last Temptation of Christ Summary
The Last Temptation of Christ
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1955 506 pages
4.18
15.2K ratings
Religion
Classics
Historical Fiction
Heart of Darkness Summary
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad 1899 188 pages
3.43
540.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
A Tale of Two Cities Summary
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens 1859 489 pages
3.87
990.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
Historical
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven Summary
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
by Mitch Albom 2018 218 pages
4.33
61.6K ratings
Inspirational
Contemporary
Fantasy
Heart of Darkness Summary
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad 1899 188 pages
3.43
540.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Don Quixote Summary
Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1615 1023 pages
3.90
293.6K ratings
Classics
Literature
Spanish Literature
Nausea Summary
Nausea
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1938 178 pages
3.94
131.9K ratings
Philosophy
France
Literature
The Illuminatus! Trilogy Summary
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
by Robert Shea 1983 805 pages
4.01
16.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Humor
The Grapes of Wrath Summary
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck 1939 496 pages
4.02
961.9K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Blindness Summary
Blindness
by José Saramago 1995 326 pages
4.18
319.2K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Novels
Lullaby Summary
Lullaby
by Chuck Palahniuk 2002 260 pages
3.74
102.1K ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Fantasy
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