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Great novels transport us into richly imagined worlds where characters grapple with life's deepest questions and society's thorniest challenges. Whether following a New Orleans misfit's misadventures or exploring dystopian futures and spiritual journeys, these transformative stories illuminate the full spectrum of human experience.

Novels Book Summaries

So Long, See You Tomorrow Summary
So Long, See You Tomorrow
by William Maxwell 1980 135 pages
3.90
13k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literary Fiction
From Here to Eternity Summary
From Here to Eternity
by James Jones 1951 816 pages
4.08
17k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
Halo Summary
Halo
The Fall of Reach
by Eric S. Nylund 2001 352 pages
4.26
33k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Fantasy
Halo Summary
Halo
First Strike
by Eric S. Nylund 2003 352 pages
4.16
17k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Novels
Halo Summary
Halo
The Flood
by William C. Dietz 2003 341 pages
3.72
18k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Novels
Ham on Rye Summary
Ham on Rye
by Charles Bukowski 1982 288 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Literature
The Vendor of Sweets Summary
The Vendor of Sweets
by R.K. Narayan 1967 144 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
India
Indian Literature
Classics
Crash Summary
Crash
by J.G. Ballard 1973 224 pages
3.59
27k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Novels
The Bell Summary
The Bell
by Iris Murdoch 1958 296 pages
3.92
9k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
British Literature
Pig Tales Summary
Pig Tales
by Marie Darrieussecq 1996 151 pages
3.46
3k+ ratings
France
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Complicity Summary
Complicity
by Iain Banks 1993 313 pages
3.92
13k+ ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
The Return of the Native Summary
The Return of the Native
by Thomas Hardy 1878 426 pages
3.88
39k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
Prokleta avlija Summary
Prokleta avlija
by Ivo Andrić 1954 120 pages
4.26
10k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
School
Wait Until Spring, Bandini Summary
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
by John Fante 1938 266 pages
4.10
13k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
American
The Border Summary
The Border
by Don Winslow 2019 768 pages
4.47
17k+ ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
The Plot Against America Summary
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth 2004 391 pages
3.81
65k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Literature
The Night in Lisbon Summary
The Night in Lisbon
by Erich Maria Remarque 1961 272 pages
4.32
22k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
Dogeaters Summary
Dogeaters
by Jessica Hagedorn 1990 272 pages
3.61
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Literature
Dear Mr. Kilmer Summary
Dear Mr. Kilmer
by Anne E. Schraff 1999
3.94
100+ ratings
Novels
Big Brother Summary
Big Brother
by Lionel Shriver 2013 384 pages
3.47
14k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Family
On the Road Summary
On the Road
by Jack Kerouac 1957 307 pages
3.61
400k+ ratings
Travel
Literature
Classics
Père Goriot Summary
Père Goriot
by Honoré de Balzac 1835 384 pages
3.85
63k+ ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
Crossing to Safety Summary
Crossing to Safety
by Wallace Stegner 1987 335 pages
4.16
48k+ ratings
Classics
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Source Summary
The Source
by James A. Michener 1965 1080 pages
4.29
44k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Religion
The Collector Summary
The Collector
by John Fowles 1963 283 pages
3.97
86k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Thriller
The Sheltering Sky Summary
The Sheltering Sky
by Paul Bowles 1949 342 pages
3.89
29k+ ratings
Classics
Africa
Travel
The Sicilian Summary
The Sicilian
by Mario Puzo 1984 416 pages
4.03
29k+ ratings
Crime
Thriller
Classics
Rendezvous with Rama Summary
Rendezvous with Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke 1973 243 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space
Kokoro Summary
Kokoro
by Natsume Sōseki 1914 256 pages
4.04
37k+ ratings
Japan
Classics
Japanese Literature
Billionaire Boy Summary
Billionaire Boy
by David Walliams 2010 240 pages
4.13
18k+ ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Humor
The Stoic Summary
The Stoic
by Theodore Dreiser 1947 334 pages
4.35
2k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
American
A Song of Ice and Fire Summary
A Song of Ice and Fire
by George R.R. Martin 2000 5216 pages
4.60
63k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Adventure
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Darth Plagueis
by James Luceno 2012 379 pages
4.18
31k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Rule of Two Summary
Rule of Two
by Drew Karpyshyn 2007 318 pages
4.23
26k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Acts of Desperation Summary
Acts of Desperation
by Megan Nolan 2021 288 pages
3.72
34k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Romance
Dynasty of Evil Summary
Dynasty of Evil
by Drew Karpyshyn 2009 296 pages
4.32
23k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Rogue Planet
by Greg Bear 2000 336 pages
3.40
7k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Master and Apprentice Summary
Master and Apprentice
by Claudia Gray 2019 330 pages
4.17
21k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Dark Lord - The Rise of Darth Vader
by James Luceno 2005 368 pages
3.90
10k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Razor’s Edge Summary
The Razor’s Edge
by W. Somerset Maugham 1944 314 pages
4.19
51k+ ratings
Literature
Classics
Philosophy
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Knight Errant
by John Jackson Miller 2011 372 pages
3.63
3k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Fatal Alliance Summary
Fatal Alliance
by Sean Williams 2010 417 pages
3.74
10k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Yoda - Dark Rendezvous
by Sean Stewart 2004 329 pages
3.88
5k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Hlomu the Wife Summary
Hlomu the Wife
by Dudu Busani-Dube 2020
4.41
3k+ ratings
Romance
Love
Romantic
The Second Lady Summary
The Second Lady
by Irving Wallace 1980 341 pages
3.92
5k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Thank You for Smoking Summary
Thank You for Smoking
by Christopher Buckley 1994 272 pages
3.94
12k+ ratings
Humor
Contemporary
Politics
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Labyrinth of Evil
by James Luceno 2005 370 pages
3.84
8k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Gliff Summary
Gliff
by Ali Smith 2024 288 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Dystopia
Literary Fiction
Science Fiction
Five Point Someone Summary
Five Point Someone
What Not to Do at IIT
by Chetan Bhagat 2004 267 pages
3.43
91k+ ratings
Indian Literature
India
Romance
Canada Summary
Canada
by Richard Ford 2012 420 pages
3.52
27k+ ratings
Book Club
Canada
Literary Fiction
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