Start free trial
EnglishEnglish
EspañolSpanish
简体中文Chinese
繁體中文Chinese (Traditional)
FrançaisFrench
DeutschGerman
日本語Japanese
PortuguêsPortuguese
ItalianoItalian
한국어Korean
РусскийRussian
NederlandsDutch
العربيةArabic
PolskiPolish
हिन्दीHindi
Tiếng ViệtVietnamese
SvenskaSwedish
ΕλληνικάGreek
TürkçeTurkish
ไทยThai
ČeštinaCzech
RomânăRomanian
MagyarHungarian
УкраїнськаUkrainian
IndonesiaIndonesian
DanskDanish
SuomiFinnish
БългарскиBulgarian
עבריתHebrew
NorskNorwegian
HrvatskiCroatian
CatalàCatalan
SlovenčinaSlovak
LietuviųLithuanian
SlovenščinaSlovenian
СрпскиSerbian
EestiEstonian
LatviešuLatvian
فارسیPersian
മലയാളംMalayalam
தமிழ்Tamil
اردوUrdu
SoBrief
Searching...
How We Die
by Sherwin B. Nuland • 1994
A dignified death is a myth: one surgeon describes how the body actually shuts down.
4.07
9k+
How We Die Summary
How We Die 90%
A dignified death is a myth: one surgeon describes how the body actually shuts down.
by Sherwin B. Nuland 1994
4.07
9k+ ratings
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death
by Aroop Mangalik • 2017
Write your advance directive before the hospital writes your death. A doctor shows how and why.
4.00
14
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death Summary
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death 89%
Write your advance directive before the hospital writes your death. A doctor shows how and why.
by Aroop Mangalik 2017
4.00
14 ratings
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi • 2016
Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.
4.41
820k+
When Breath Becomes Air Summary
When Breath Becomes Air 89%
Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.
by Paul Kalanithi 2016
4.41
820k+ ratings
Chasing Daylight
by Eugene O'Kelly • 2005
A CEO's final project: three months to turn his death into his life's best work.
3.94
4k+
Chasing Daylight Summary
Chasing Daylight 89%
A CEO's final project: three months to turn his death into his life's best work.
by Eugene O'Kelly 2005
3.94
4k+ ratings
Nothing to Fear
by Julie McFadden • 2024
A hospice nurse explains how a body dies and what to arrange before yours does.
4.41
3k+
Nothing to Fear Summary
Nothing to Fear 89%
A hospice nurse explains how a body dies and what to arrange before yours does.
by Julie McFadden 2024
4.41
3k+ ratings
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them)
by Sallie Tisdale • 2018
How to die and how to help someone die: a nurse's unsentimental guide from diagnosis to grief.
4.14
2k+
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them) Summary
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them) 89%
How to die and how to help someone die: a nurse's unsentimental guide from diagnosis to grief.
by Sallie Tisdale 2018
4.14
2k+ ratings
Die Wise
by Stephen Jenkinson • 2015
Palliative care has made dying longer and more terrifying. A veteran caregiver explains why.
4.34
861
Die Wise Summary
Die Wise 88%
Palliative care has made dying longer and more terrifying. A veteran caregiver explains why.
by Stephen Jenkinson 2015
4.34
861 ratings
The Ghostwriter
by A.R. Torre • 2017
Dying, a novelist hires her rival ghostwriter to write the one story she can't face alone.
4.21
52k+
The Ghostwriter Summary
The Ghostwriter 88%
Dying, a novelist hires her rival ghostwriter to write the one story she can't face alone.
by A.R. Torre 2017
4.21
52k+ ratings
In Love
by Amy Bloom • 2022
He chose to die before Alzheimer's took his mind. Their final trip together: Zurich.
4.26
26k+
In Love Summary
In Love 88%
He chose to die before Alzheimer's took his mind. Their final trip together: Zurich.
by Amy Bloom 2022
4.26
26k+ ratings
Being Mortal
by Atul Gawande • 2014
Getting old is not a medical problem. Modern medicine treats it like one anyway.
4.49
220k+
Being Mortal Summary
Being Mortal 88%
Getting old is not a medical problem. Modern medicine treats it like one anyway.
by Atul Gawande 2014
4.49
220k+ ratings
Martes con Mi Viejo Profesor
by Micht Albom • 2013
Un profesor se muere. Durante meses le enseña a su antiguo alumno lo esencial para vivir.
4.10
29
Martes con Mi Viejo Profesor Summary
Martes con Mi Viejo Profesor 88%
Un profesor se muere. Durante meses le enseña a su antiguo alumno lo esencial para vivir.
by Micht Albom 2013
4.10
29 ratings
In the Land of Pain
by Alphonse Daudet • 1929
Pain resists words. A dying novelist splits himself: half suffers, the other half watches.
3.68
597
In the Land of Pain Summary
In the Land of Pain 88%
Pain resists words. A dying novelist splits himself: half suffers, the other half watches.
by Alphonse Daudet 1929
3.68
597 ratings
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms
by David Kessler • 2010
Dying people see deceased loved ones. Medicine calls it hallucination; the law calls it truth.
4.20
1k+
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms Summary
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms 88%
Dying people see deceased loved ones. Medicine calls it hallucination; the law calls it truth.
by David Kessler 2010
4.20
1k+ ratings
A Matter of Death and Life
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2021
A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.
4.40
10k+
A Matter of Death and Life Summary
A Matter of Death and Life 88%
A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2021
4.40
10k+ ratings
The Four Things That Matter Most
by Ira Byock • 2004
Four sentences, learned from the dying, to heal regret and repair relationships.
4.17
1k+
The Four Things That Matter Most Summary
The Four Things That Matter Most 88%
Four sentences, learned from the dying, to heal regret and repair relationships.
by Ira Byock 2004
4.17
1k+ ratings
On Death and Dying
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross • 1969
Dying follows an emotional sequence the living refuse to see. One doctor listened and mapped it.
4.16
28k+
On Death and Dying Summary
On Death and Dying 88%
Dying follows an emotional sequence the living refuse to see. One doctor listened and mapped it.
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 1969
4.16
28k+ ratings
In My Time of Dying
by Sebastian Junger • 2024
A near-fatal aneurysm, a father's ghost, and a journalist's investigation into what lies beyond.
3.82
9k+
In My Time of Dying Summary
In My Time of Dying 88%
A near-fatal aneurysm, a father's ghost, and a journalist's investigation into what lies beyond.
by Sebastian Junger 2024
3.82
9k+ ratings
Knocking on Heaven's Door
by Katy Butler • 2013
Her father's pacemaker outlived his mind. Medicine needs to learn when less is more.
4.12
3k+
Knocking on Heaven's Door Summary
Knocking on Heaven's Door 88%
Her father's pacemaker outlived his mind. Medicine needs to learn when less is more.
by Katy Butler 2013
4.12
3k+ ratings
Before I Die
by Jenny Downham • 2007
Sixteen, terminal, Tessa writes a bucket list. The boy next door offers what no dare can.
3.81
58k+
Before I Die Summary
Before I Die 88%
Sixteen, terminal, Tessa writes a bucket list. The boy next door offers what no dare can.
by Jenny Downham 2007
3.81
58k+ ratings
The In-Between
by Hadley Vlahos • 2023
A patient asks for a slice of cake. A hospice nurse learns the secret the dying know.
4.49
51k+
The In-Between Summary
The In-Between 88%
A patient asks for a slice of cake. A hospice nurse learns the secret the dying know.
by Hadley Vlahos 2023
4.49
51k+ ratings
The Etiquette of Illness
by Susan P. Halpern • 2004
What to say when illness or death arrive, from your first awkward visit to goodbye.
3.76
601
The Etiquette of Illness Summary
The Etiquette of Illness 88%
What to say when illness or death arrive, from your first awkward visit to goodbye.
by Susan P. Halpern 2004
3.76
601 ratings
The Unwinding of the Miracle
by Julie Yip-Williams • 2019
Escaping infanticide in Vietnam, she became a Harvard lawyer. At thirty-seven, terminal cancer.
4.09
12k+
The Unwinding of the Miracle Summary
The Unwinding of the Miracle 88%
Escaping infanticide in Vietnam, she became a Harvard lawyer. At thirty-seven, terminal cancer.
by Julie Yip-Williams 2019
4.09
12k+ ratings
Death and the Gardener
by Georgi Gospodinov • 2024
A son tends his dying father, a gardener, finding that stories root where words cannot.
4.44
13k+
Death and the Gardener Summary
Death and the Gardener 88%
A son tends his dying father, a gardener, finding that stories root where words cannot.
by Georgi Gospodinov 2024
4.44
13k+ ratings
Creatures of a Day
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2015
What happens when ten people bring their mortality fears to a therapist nearing his own.
4.21
15k+
Creatures of a Day Summary
Creatures of a Day 88%
What happens when ten people bring their mortality fears to a therapist nearing his own.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2015
4.21
15k+ ratings
Come of Age
by Stephen Jenkinson • 2018
More old people than ever. Fewer elders than ever. The connection is a cultural indictment.
4.25
173
Come of Age Summary
Come of Age 88%
More old people than ever. Fewer elders than ever. The connection is a cultural indictment.
by Stephen Jenkinson 2018
4.25
173 ratings
The Death of Ivan Ilych
by Leo Tolstoy • 1886
He lived for status, propriety, and approval. Dying alone, he learns too late what actually matters.
4.14
231k+
The Death of Ivan Ilych Summary
The Death of Ivan Ilych 88%
He lived for status, propriety, and approval. Dying alone, he learns too late what actually matters.
by Leo Tolstoy 1886
4.14
231k+ ratings
Learning to Fall
by Philip Simmons • 2000
ALS at 35 revealed that freedom comes only when you stop holding on to everything.
4.19
498
Learning to Fall Summary
Learning to Fall 88%
ALS at 35 revealed that freedom comes only when you stop holding on to everything.
by Philip Simmons 2000
4.19
498 ratings
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
by Bronnie Ware • 2011
A palliative caregiver kept hearing identical deathbed regrets. She wrote them as a living warning.
3.76
14k+
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying Summary
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying 88%
A palliative caregiver kept hearing identical deathbed regrets. She wrote them as a living warning.
by Bronnie Ware 2011
3.76
14k+ ratings
Staring at the Sun
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2008
Your fear of death hides in everyday worries. Facing it directly makes life fully worth living.
4.23
16k+
Staring at the Sun Summary
Staring at the Sun 88%
Your fear of death hides in everyday worries. Facing it directly makes life fully worth living.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2008
4.23
16k+ ratings
I Fell in Love With Hope
by Lancali • 2022
They are collectors of moments, four terminally ill teens reclaiming life from death's waiting room.
3.81
34k+
I Fell in Love With Hope Summary
I Fell in Love With Hope 88%
They are collectors of moments, four terminally ill teens reclaiming life from death's waiting room.
by Lancali 2022
3.81
34k+ ratings
On Life after Death
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross • 1984
Twenty thousand clinically dead people revived with the same story: consciousness survives the body.
4.17
2k+
On Life after Death Summary
On Life after Death 88%
Twenty thousand clinically dead people revived with the same story: consciousness survives the body.
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 1984
4.17
2k+ ratings
If I Stay
by Gayle Forman • 2009
Outside her body after the crash, a teenage cellist watches her boyfriend beg her to stay.
3.91
972k+
If I Stay Summary
If I Stay 88%
Outside her body after the crash, a teenage cellist watches her boyfriend beg her to stay.
by Gayle Forman 2009
3.91
972k+ ratings
The Map That Leads to You
by J.P. Monninger • 2017
On a crowded train, a planner meets a wanderer, and a European summer redraws her map.
3.56
14k+
The Map That Leads to You Summary
The Map That Leads to You 88%
On a crowded train, a planner meets a wanderer, and a European summer redraws her map.
by J.P. Monninger 2017
3.56
14k+ ratings
A Heart That Works
by Rob Delaney • 2022
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
4.62
35k+
A Heart That Works Summary
A Heart That Works 88%
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
by Rob Delaney 2022
4.62
35k+ ratings
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
by Marianne Cronin • 2021
A terminally ill teenager and an elderly woman bond over painting their shared century.
4.28
135k+
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot Summary
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot 88%
A terminally ill teenager and an elderly woman bond over painting their shared century.
by Marianne Cronin 2021
4.28
135k+ ratings
El ruletista
by Mircea Cărtărescu • 2011
A dying writer's last testimony: the man who made a living playing Russian roulette.
4.20
6k+
El ruletista Summary
El ruletista 88%
A dying writer's last testimony: the man who made a living playing Russian roulette.
by Mircea Cărtărescu 2011
4.20
6k+ ratings
Life Is Short
by Dean Rickles • 2022
Death isn't what takes your life's meaning. It's the only thing that gives it any.
3.24
327
Life Is Short Summary
Life Is Short 88%
Death isn't what takes your life's meaning. It's the only thing that gives it any.
by Dean Rickles 2022
3.24
327 ratings
The Measure
by Nikki Erlick • 2022
Doorstep boxes reveal every person's lifespan. Eight strangers must choose: open it, or turn away.
3.96
388k+
The Measure Summary
The Measure 88%
Doorstep boxes reveal every person's lifespan. Eight strangers must choose: open it, or turn away.
by Nikki Erlick 2022
3.96
388k+ ratings
The Lost Art of Dying
by Lydia S. Dugdale • 2020
Death terrified the Middle Ages too. Their response can teach us how to die better.
3.98
1k+
The Lost Art of Dying Summary
The Lost Art of Dying 88%
Death terrified the Middle Ages too. Their response can teach us how to die better.
by Lydia S. Dugdale 2020
3.98
1k+ ratings
The Name of the World
by Denis Johnson • 2000
A grieving professor perfects the art of being unseen, until a bold young cellist demands otherwise.
3.55
3k+
The Name of the World Summary
The Name of the World 88%
A grieving professor perfects the art of being unseen, until a bold young cellist demands otherwise.
by Denis Johnson 2000
3.55
3k+ ratings
Briefly Perfectly Human
by Alua Arthur • 2024
The dying know what matters. A death doula shares their lessons for living without regret.
4.19
6k+
Briefly Perfectly Human Summary
Briefly Perfectly Human 88%
The dying know what matters. A death doula shares their lessons for living without regret.
by Alua Arthur 2024
4.19
6k+ ratings
Five Feet Apart
by Rachael Lippincott • 2018
Two cystic fibrosis patients fall in love, but hospital rules demand they stay six feet apart.
4.17
260k+
Five Feet Apart Summary
Five Feet Apart 88%
Two cystic fibrosis patients fall in love, but hospital rules demand they stay six feet apart.
by Rachael Lippincott 2018
4.17
260k+ ratings
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory
by Caitlin Doughty • 2014
A crematory trainee discovers the dead aren't the scary part; the funeral industry is.
4.22
110k+
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory Summary
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory 88%
A crematory trainee discovers the dead aren't the scary part; the funeral industry is.
by Caitlin Doughty 2014
4.22
110k+ ratings
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
by Anne de Marcken • 2024
An undead woman keeps a crow inside her chest, forgetting everything but who she loved.
3.61
20k+
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over Summary
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over 87%
An undead woman keeps a crow inside her chest, forgetting everything but who she loved.
by Anne de Marcken 2024
3.61
20k+ ratings
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
by Sogyal Rinpoche • 1992
Preparing for death, in the Tibetan Buddhist view, is how you finally learn to live.
4.21
33k+
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Summary
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying 87%
Preparing for death, in the Tibetan Buddhist view, is how you finally learn to live.
by Sogyal Rinpoche 1992
4.21
33k+ ratings
The Survivor Wants to Die at the End
by Adam Silvera • 2025
Paz killed his father and wants to die. The Death-Cast heir stakes everything on saving him.
3.94
14k+
The Survivor Wants to Die at the End Summary
The Survivor Wants to Die at the End 87%
Paz killed his father and wants to die. The Death-Cast heir stakes everything on saving him.
by Adam Silvera 2025
3.94
14k+ ratings
No Death, No Fear
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2002
Death looks solid from here. A Zen master dismantles it, and what remains is not nothing.
4.22
6k+
No Death, No Fear Summary
No Death, No Fear 87%
Death looks solid from here. A Zen master dismantles it, and what remains is not nothing.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2002
4.22
6k+ ratings
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt
by Ben Reeves • 2026
Death is a lonely man restoring old photographs. A child's friendship shatters his detachment.
4.15
1k+
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt Summary
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt 87%
Death is a lonely man restoring old photographs. A child's friendship shatters his detachment.
by Ben Reeves 2026
4.15
1k+ ratings
The Hunger Games
by Kate Egan • 2012
The dread of dying is the regret of a life postponed: a therapist's guide to starting now.
4.53
206k+
The Hunger Games Summary
The Hunger Games 87%
The dread of dying is the regret of a life postponed: a therapist's guide to starting now.
by Kate Egan 2012
4.53
206k+ ratings
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
by Yoru Sumino • 2014
A withdrawn boy learns his classmate is dying; she asks him to be her only companion.
4.36
18k+
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Summary
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas 87%
A withdrawn boy learns his classmate is dying; she asks him to be her only companion.
by Yoru Sumino 2014
4.36
18k+ ratings
Home
Swipe
Library
Get App
Try Full Access for 3 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
📥 Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 26,000+ books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 2: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 3: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Jul 26,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8× More Books
2.8× more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
600,000+ readers
Trustpilot Rating
TrustPilot
4.6 Excellent
This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.
— Dave G
Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!
— Em
Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.
— Greg M
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year/yr
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 3-Day Free Trial
3 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Unlock a world of fiction & nonfiction books
26,000+ books for the price of 2 books
Read any book in 10 minutes
Discover new books like Tinder
Request any book if it's not summarized
Read more books than anyone you know
#1 app for book lovers
Lifelike & immersive summaries
30-day money-back guarantee
Download summaries in EPUBs or PDFs
Cancel anytime in a few clicks
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel
Settings
General
Widget
Loading...
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel