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1984
by George Orwell
A clerk in a surveillance state keeps a diary. Then a girl slips him a note.
4.20
5.6M+
1984 Summary
1984 92%
A clerk in a surveillance state keeps a diary. Then a girl slips him a note.
by George Orwell 1948
4.20
5.6M+ ratings
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro • 2005
A carer's nostalgia for her boarding school is shadowed by its true purpose: to breed organ donors.
3.85
873k+
Never Let Me Go Summary
Never Let Me Go 93%
A carer's nostalgia for her boarding school is shadowed by its true purpose: to breed organ donors.
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2005
3.85
873k+ ratings
The Memory Police
by Yōko Ogawa • 1994
The Memory Police erase objects from the mind; a novelist hides a man who still remembers.
3.69
145k+
The Memory Police Summary
The Memory Police 93%
The Memory Police erase objects from the mind; a novelist hides a man who still remembers.
by Yōko Ogawa 1994
3.69
145k+ ratings
1984
by Michael Dean • 1949
A Party clerk rebels by keeping a diary in a world where thoughts are crimes.
4.40
38k+
1984 Summary
1984 91%
A Party clerk rebels by keeping a diary in a world where thoughts are crimes.
by Michael Dean 1949
4.40
38k+ ratings
A Visit from the Goon Squad
by Jennifer Egan • 2010
A punk turned producer and his kleptomaniac assistant reckon with the thief that is time.
3.70
252k+
A Visit from the Goon Squad Summary
A Visit from the Goon Squad 91%
A punk turned producer and his kleptomaniac assistant reckon with the thief that is time.
by Jennifer Egan 2010
3.70
252k+ ratings
The Accidental Time Machine
by Joe Haldeman • 2007
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
3.73
11k+
The Accidental Time Machine Summary
The Accidental Time Machine 91%
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
by Joe Haldeman 2007
3.73
11k+ ratings
Nous
by Christelle Dabos • 2024
Without instinct in a society built on it, one girl's hidden absence becomes a spreading contagion.
4.02
2k+
Nous Summary
Nous 91%
Without instinct in a society built on it, one girl's hidden absence becomes a spreading contagion.
by Christelle Dabos 2024
4.02
2k+ ratings
Archetype
by M.D. Waters • 2014
She wakes with no past, a stranger for a husband, and dreams of a rebel's life.
3.78
4k+
Archetype Summary
Archetype 91%
She wakes with no past, a stranger for a husband, and dreams of a rebel's life.
by M.D. Waters 2014
3.78
4k+ ratings
And Then She Vanished
by Nick Jones • 2021
His touch reads object histories. Hypnosis sends him back, to the night his sister vanished.
3.97
10k+
And Then She Vanished Summary
And Then She Vanished 91%
His touch reads object histories. Hypnosis sends him back, to the night his sister vanished.
by Nick Jones 2021
3.97
10k+ ratings
These Memories Do Not Belong to Us
by Yiming Ma • 2025
A son inherits his mother's forbidden memories in an empire where remembering is a crime.
3.43
4k+
These Memories Do Not Belong to Us Summary
These Memories Do Not Belong to Us 92%
A son inherits his mother's forbidden memories in an empire where remembering is a crime.
by Yiming Ma 2025
3.43
4k+ ratings
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
by Claire North • 2014
Harry August relives his life, memory intact. A warning from the future: the world is ending.
4.03
101k+
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Summary
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August 92%
Harry August relives his life, memory intact. A warning from the future: the world is ending.
by Claire North 2014
4.03
101k+ ratings
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
A fireman hides a stolen book after watching a woman burn alive with her library.
3.97
2.9M+
Fahrenheit 451 Summary
Fahrenheit 451 91%
A fireman hides a stolen book after watching a woman burn alive with her library.
by Ray Bradbury 1953
3.97
2.9M+ ratings
The Once and Future Me
by Melissa Pace • 2025
She wakes in a 1954 asylum with no past and a future she cannot remember.
3.55
3k+
The Once and Future Me Summary
The Once and Future Me 91%
She wakes in a 1954 asylum with no past and a future she cannot remember.
by Melissa Pace 2025
3.55
3k+ ratings
Tempest
by Julie Cross • 2011
Time jumps never changed anything, until a bullet threw a teen two years into the past.
3.70
14k+
Tempest Summary
Tempest 91%
Time jumps never changed anything, until a bullet threw a teen two years into the past.
by Julie Cross 2011
3.70
14k+ ratings
Void Star
by Zachary Mason • 2017
A translator's perfect memory makes her a target in a near-future city of favelas and rogue AI.
3.67
3k+
Void Star Summary
Void Star 91%
A translator's perfect memory makes her a target in a near-future city of favelas and rogue AI.
by Zachary Mason 2017
3.67
3k+ ratings
Recursion
by Blake Crouch • 2019
A detective and a neuroscientist race to stop a memory-altering technology from unraveling reality.
4.16
328k+
Recursion Summary
Recursion 91%
A detective and a neuroscientist race to stop a memory-altering technology from unraveling reality.
by Blake Crouch 2019
4.16
328k+ ratings
The Shimmering State
by Meredith Westgate • 2021
A photographer and dancer meet in Malibu rehab, each unsure whose memories are really theirs.
3.43
1k+
The Shimmering State Summary
The Shimmering State 91%
A photographer and dancer meet in Malibu rehab, each unsure whose memories are really theirs.
by Meredith Westgate 2021
3.43
1k+ ratings
Julia
by Sandra Newman • 2023
A propaganda mechanic's secret affair is her only defiance in a state that owns every secret.
3.71
16k+
Julia Summary
Julia 91%
A propaganda mechanic's secret affair is her only defiance in a state that owns every secret.
by Sandra Newman 2023
3.71
16k+ ratings
11/22/63
by Stephen King
A diner's pantry opens onto 1958. A teacher walks in with five years to stop an assassin.
4.35
667k+
11/22/63 Summary
11/22/63 91%
A diner's pantry opens onto 1958. A teacher walks in with five years to stop an assassin.
by Stephen King 2011
4.35
667k+ ratings
The Merge
by Grace Walker • 2025
To save her mother, a skeptic fuses their minds. The clinic's healing is a slow vanishing.
3.69
7k+
The Merge Summary
The Merge 92%
To save her mother, a skeptic fuses their minds. The clinic's healing is a slow vanishing.
by Grace Walker 2025
3.69
7k+ ratings
Version Control
by Dexter Palmer • 2016
Her son is dead. The world feels wrong. Her husband's time machine rewrites reality without trace.
3.72
8k+
Version Control Summary
Version Control 92%
Her son is dead. The world feels wrong. Her husband's time machine rewrites reality without trace.
by Dexter Palmer 2016
3.72
8k+ ratings
Golden State
by Ben H. Winters • 2019
A Speculator's death case unearths a banned book and a conspiracy to dismantle his society.
3.47
8k+
Golden State Summary
Golden State 91%
A Speculator's death case unearths a banned book and a conspiracy to dismantle his society.
by Ben H. Winters 2019
3.47
8k+ ratings
The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver
by Shawn Inmon • 2015
A failed suicide sends Thomas Weaver to 1976, his dead brother alive, a killer in algebra.
4.18
4k+
The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver Summary
The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver 91%
A failed suicide sends Thomas Weaver to 1976, his dead brother alive, a killer in algebra.
by Shawn Inmon 2015
4.18
4k+ ratings
Gliff
by Ali Smith • 2024
Branded disposable, two siblings hide in an abandoned school where a horse becomes their rebellion.
3.89
10k+
Gliff Summary
Gliff 91%
Branded disposable, two siblings hide in an abandoned school where a horse becomes their rebellion.
by Ali Smith 2024
3.89
10k+ ratings
The Darkest Minds
by Alexandra Bracken • 2012
Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.
4.15
208k+
The Darkest Minds Summary
The Darkest Minds 91%
Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.
by Alexandra Bracken 2012
4.15
208k+ ratings
The Paradox Hotel
by Rob Hart • 2022
A time-slipping security chief finds a vanished corpse as time itself fractures inside the hotel.
3.53
11k+
The Paradox Hotel Summary
The Paradox Hotel 91%
A time-slipping security chief finds a vanished corpse as time itself fractures inside the hotel.
by Rob Hart 2022
3.53
11k+ ratings
All That We See or Seem
by Ken Liu • 2025
A reclusive hacker hunts for a missing dream artist and uncovers an empire of stolen identity.
3.53
3k+
All That We See or Seem Summary
All That We See or Seem 91%
A reclusive hacker hunts for a missing dream artist and uncovers an empire of stolen identity.
by Ken Liu 2025
3.53
3k+ ratings
Facial Justice
by L.P. Hartley • 1960
Postwar England mandates identical faces to stamp out envy. One woman refuses to give hers up.
3.40
355
Facial Justice Summary
Facial Justice 92%
Postwar England mandates identical faces to stamp out envy. One woman refuses to give hers up.
by L.P. Hartley 1960
3.40
355 ratings
The Heart Goes Last
by Margaret Atwood • 2015
Homeless, they joined a town of monthly jail turns. An affair made them each other's inmates.
3.39
75k+
The Heart Goes Last Summary
The Heart Goes Last 92%
Homeless, they joined a town of monthly jail turns. An affair made them each other's inmates.
by Margaret Atwood 2015
3.39
75k+ ratings
The Book of Guilt
by Catherine Chidgey
Three cloned brothers, doted on and daily dosed, discover the cure is what kills them.
4.18
10k+
The Book of Guilt Summary
The Book of Guilt 91%
Three cloned brothers, doted on and daily dosed, discover the cure is what kills them.
by Catherine Chidgey 2025
4.18
10k+ ratings
The Peripheral
by William Gibson • 2014
Flynne Fisher pilots a drone sim, sees a murder in future London, and the killers know.
3.89
34k+
The Peripheral Summary
The Peripheral 91%
Flynne Fisher pilots a drone sim, sees a murder in future London, and the killers know.
by William Gibson 2014
3.89
34k+ ratings
To Paradise
by Hanya Yanagihara • 2022
Across three centuries, a New York house shelters lovers, rebels, refugees, each seeking paradise.
3.73
56k+
To Paradise Summary
To Paradise 91%
Across three centuries, a New York house shelters lovers, rebels, refugees, each seeking paradise.
by Hanya Yanagihara 2022
3.73
56k+ ratings
Sea of Tranquility
by Emily St. John Mandel • 2022
A violin echoes across centuries, linking an exiled nobleman, a moon author, and a time detective.
4.05
303k+
Sea of Tranquility Summary
Sea of Tranquility 91%
A violin echoes across centuries, linking an exiled nobleman, a moon author, and a time detective.
by Emily St. John Mandel 2022
4.05
303k+ ratings
Wool Omnibus
by Hugh Howey • 2012
A buried silo's new sheriff finds the outside is a lie, a secret guarded by murder.
4.23
280k+
Wool Omnibus Summary
Wool Omnibus 90%
A buried silo's new sheriff finds the outside is a lie, a secret guarded by murder.
by Hugh Howey 2012
4.23
280k+ ratings
The Inverted World
by Christopher Priest • 1974
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
3.95
11k+
The Inverted World Summary
The Inverted World 90%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ ratings
We
by Yevgeny Zamyatin • 1924
An engineer in a regime of absolute reason falls for a woman of absolute rebellion.
3.88
115k+
We Summary
We 90%
An engineer in a regime of absolute reason falls for a woman of absolute rebellion.
by Yevgeny Zamyatin 1924
3.88
115k+ ratings
Chronicles From The Future
by Achilleas Sirigos
From a coma in 1921, a teacher awakens inside a man of the year 3906.
3.78
569
Chronicles From The Future Summary
Chronicles From The Future 91%
From a coma in 1921, a teacher awakens inside a man of the year 3906.
by Achilleas Sirigos 1972
3.78
569 ratings
Counter-Clock World
by Philip K. Dick • 1967
When time flows backward, a resurrectionist revives a prophet and fights the book-erasing Library.
3.55
5k+
Counter-Clock World Summary
Counter-Clock World 92%
When time flows backward, a resurrectionist revives a prophet and fights the book-erasing Library.
by Philip K. Dick 1967
3.55
5k+ ratings
Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng • 2022
A cryptic drawing from his vanished mother sends a boy across an America silenced by fear.
3.79
214k+
Our Missing Hearts Summary
Our Missing Hearts 91%
A cryptic drawing from his vanished mother sends a boy across an America silenced by fear.
by Celeste Ng 2022
3.79
214k+ ratings
On Such a Full Sea
by Chang-rae Lee • 2014
When her boyfriend vanishes, a diver abandons her walled settlement for the dangerous open counties.
3.49
12k+
On Such a Full Sea Summary
On Such a Full Sea 90%
When her boyfriend vanishes, a diver abandons her walled settlement for the dangerous open counties.
by Chang-rae Lee 2014
3.49
12k+ ratings
Matched
by Ally Condie • 2010
Matched with her best friend, a glitch reveals a forbidden face. Cassia cannot look away.
3.62
817k+
Matched Summary
Matched 90%
Matched with her best friend, a glitch reveals a forbidden face. Cassia cannot look away.
by Ally Condie 2010
3.62
817k+ ratings
The Ferryman
by Justin Cronin • 2023
A ferryman of rebirth discovers paradise is a simulation. His dying father left the exit code.
3.92
42k+
The Ferryman Summary
The Ferryman 90%
A ferryman of rebirth discovers paradise is a simulation. His dying father left the exit code.
by Justin Cronin 2023
3.92
42k+ ratings
The Time Traveler's Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger • 2003
When a time traveler meets his wife, she has already loved him since she was six years old.
4.00
1.9M+
The Time Traveler's Wife Summary
The Time Traveler's Wife 90%
When a time traveler meets his wife, she has already loved him since she was six years old.
by Audrey Niffenegger 2003
4.00
1.9M+ ratings
The Other Valley
by Scott Alexander Howard • 2024
Odile guards the border between her valley and the past. Her oldest friend is trying to cross.
3.87
26k+
The Other Valley Summary
The Other Valley 91%
Odile guards the border between her valley and the past. Her oldest friend is trying to cross.
by Scott Alexander Howard 2024
3.87
26k+ ratings
The Program
by Suzanne Young • 2013
The cure for sadness is forgetting. Sloane's grief and love mark her for The Program.
4.04
61k+
The Program Summary
The Program 91%
The cure for sadness is forgetting. Sloane's grief and love mark her for The Program.
by Suzanne Young 2013
4.04
61k+ ratings
What We Can Know
by Ian McEwan
In a drowned Britain, a scholar hunts a lost poem and uncovers a murder confession.
3.82
43k+
What We Can Know Summary
What We Can Know 90%
In a drowned Britain, a scholar hunts a lost poem and uncovers a murder confession.
by Ian McEwan 2025
3.82
43k+ ratings
The Man Who Saw Everything
by Deborah Levy • 2019
A near-fatal accident fractures a historian's memory between 1988 East Berlin and a forbidden love.
3.67
12k+
The Man Who Saw Everything Summary
The Man Who Saw Everything 90%
A near-fatal accident fractures a historian's memory between 1988 East Berlin and a forbidden love.
by Deborah Levy 2019
3.67
12k+ ratings
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
by Milan Kundera • 1979
A dissident burns his letters, a widow chases hers, and a photograph holds a ghost.
3.94
55k+
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting Summary
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting 90%
A dissident burns his letters, a widow chases hers, and a photograph holds a ghost.
by Milan Kundera 1979
3.94
55k+ ratings
Making History
by Stephen Fry • 1996
A Cambridge student sends a pill to sterilize Hitler's father. The new world is even darker.
3.92
12k+
Making History Summary
Making History 90%
A Cambridge student sends a pill to sterilize Hitler's father. The new world is even darker.
by Stephen Fry 1996
3.92
12k+ ratings
Westward Women
by Alice Martin • 2026
A compulsion drives women west; after her friend vanishes, she follows a bus into the unknown.
3.51
1k+
Westward Women Summary
Westward Women 90%
A compulsion drives women west; after her friend vanishes, she follows a bus into the unknown.
by Alice Martin 2026
3.51
1k+ ratings
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