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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

The Mars Room Summary
The Mars Room
by Rachel Kushner 2018 338 pages
3.44
46.3K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Labyrinth of Evil
by James Luceno 2005 370 pages
3.85
8.7K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Speedboat Summary
Speedboat
by Renata Adler 1976 192 pages
3.76
7.1K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Novels
Light of the Jedi Summary
Light of the Jedi
by Charles Soule 2021 380 pages
3.93
31.6K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Chemistry Summary
Chemistry
by Weike Wang 2017 224 pages
3.74
25.1K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Adult
Invitation to a Beheading Summary
Invitation to a Beheading
by Vladimir Nabokov 1935 223 pages
3.92
19.2K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
How to Fall in Love Summary
How to Fall in Love
by Cecelia Ahern 2013 327 pages
3.99
27.4K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Shōgun, Volume 1 Summary
Shōgun, Volume 1
by James Clavell 1975 533 pages
4.53
13.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Mount Analogue Summary
Mount Analogue
by René Daumal 1952 120 pages
4.10
2.9K ratings
Philosophy
France
Novels
Get Rich or Get Lucky Summary
Get Rich or Get Lucky
by Max Nowaz 2019 276 pages
4.25
14.0K ratings
Fantasy
Novels
Epic
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 3 Summary
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 3
by Fuse 2014 342 pages
4.39
2.3K ratings
Light Novel
Fantasy
Manga
Trust Exercise Summary
Trust Exercise
by Susan Choi 2019 257 pages
3.13
37.4K ratings
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Splinter Cell Summary
Splinter Cell
by David Michaels 2004 355 pages
3.88
13.1K ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
Legacy of Blood Summary
Legacy of Blood
by Richard A. Knaak 2001 355 pages
3.75
3.1K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Video Games
The Fallen Star Summary
The Fallen Star
by Claudia Gray 2022 345 pages
4.08
9.9K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Warriors Summary
The Warriors
by Sol Yurick 1965 212 pages
3.38
2.4K ratings
Crime
Classics
Thriller
Die, My Love Summary
Die, My Love
by Ariana Harwicz 2012 128 pages
3.47
7.7K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Mental Health
Wind/Pinball Summary
Wind/Pinball
Two Novels
by Haruki Murakami 1980 234 pages
3.53
32.7K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Magical Realism
A Village Affair Summary
A Village Affair
by Joanna Trollope 1989 305 pages
3.69
2.3K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Mexico Summary
Mexico
by James A. Michener 1992 672 pages
3.75
5.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Travel
Darkness at Noon Summary
Darkness at Noon
by Arthur Koestler 1940 216 pages
4.12
32.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Politics
The Neapolitan Novels Summary
The Neapolitan Novels
by Elena Ferrante 2015 1705 pages
4.57
6.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Italian Literature
Sometimes a Great Notion Summary
Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey 1964 628 pages
4.26
23.4K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Land of Green Plums Summary
The Land of Green Plums
by Herta Müller 1994 256 pages
3.67
6.1K ratings
Romania
Nobel Prize
Historical Fiction
Running Summary
Running
by Jean Echenoz 2008 128 pages
3.81
2.6K ratings
Sports
France
French Literature
Generation A Summary
Generation A
by Douglas Coupland 2009 320 pages
3.52
7.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Canada
Contemporary
Edge of Eternity Summary
Edge of Eternity
by Ken Follett 2014 36 pages
4.20
114.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
The Case Against Satan Summary
The Case Against Satan
by Ray Russell 1962 140 pages
3.69
2.4K ratings
Horror
Classics
Gothic
Moby Dick Summary
Moby Dick
by Rod Espinosa 1851
3.55
5.3K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Sacrifice Summary
Sacrifice
by Paul Finch 2013 432 pages
4.19
2.4K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
Elizabeth Finch Summary
Elizabeth Finch
by Julian Barnes 2022 192 pages
3.17
6.9K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Philosophy
The Earth Will Shake Summary
The Earth Will Shake
The History of the Early Illuminati
by Robert Anton Wilson 1982 376 pages
4.11
1.2K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Last Guest House Summary
The Last Guest House
by Caroline Mitchell 2024 237 pages
3.81
3.4K ratings
Thriller
Novels
Mystery
All Those Things We Never Said Summary
All Those Things We Never Said
by Marc Levy 2008 318 pages
3.87
14.5K ratings
Romance
France
Contemporary
The Accidental Malay Summary
The Accidental Malay
by Karina Robles Bahrin 2022 232 pages
3.50
1.0K ratings
Contemporary
Religion
Family
El sueño del celta Summary
El sueño del celta
by Mario Vargas Llosa 2010 464 pages
3.84
9.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Africa
The Days of Abandonment Summary
The Days of Abandonment
by Elena Ferrante 2002 188 pages
3.87
54.5K ratings
Contemporary
Italy
Literary Fiction
Day of the Oprichnik Summary
Day of the Oprichnik
by Vladimir Sorokin 2006 191 pages
3.75
9.2K ratings
Russia
Dystopia
Russian Literature
One, No One, and One Hundred Thousand Summary
One, No One, and One Hundred Thousand
by Luigi Pirandello 1925 174 pages
4.03
28.0K ratings
Classics
Italian Literature
Italy
Master of Reality Summary
Master of Reality
by John Darnielle 2008 112 pages
4.07
2.2K ratings
Music
Novels
The United States Of America
Another Country Summary
Another Country
by James Baldwin 1962 448 pages
4.30
32.2K ratings
Classics
LGBT
Queer
The Dice Man Summary
The Dice Man
by Luke Rhinehart 1971 541 pages
3.55
21.8K ratings
Psychology
Thriller
Classics
The Solar War Summary
The Solar War
by John French 2019 407 pages
4.03
3.5K ratings
Science Fiction
40k
Fantasy
Child of All Nations Summary
Child of All Nations
by Pramoedya Ananta Toer 1981 352 pages
4.43
7.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Indonesian Literature
The Spinning Heart Summary
The Spinning Heart
by Donal Ryan 2012 160 pages
3.94
10.6K ratings
Ireland
Irish Literature
Literary Fiction
Darkmans Summary
Darkmans
by Nicola Barker 2007 838 pages
3.65
2.4K ratings
Fantasy
Literature
Contemporary
House of Leaves Summary
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski 2000 710 pages
4.09
184.0K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Mystery
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