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Three Wishes Summary
Three Wishes
by Liane Moriarty 2003 384 pages
3.78
152.2K ratings
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Australia
Suite Française Summary
Suite Française
by Irène Némirovsky 2004 431 pages
3.86
76.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
France
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The Drowning Woman Summary
The Drowning Woman
by Robyn Harding 2023 336 pages
4.04
134.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Hang the Moon Summary
Hang the Moon
by Jeannette Walls 2023 368 pages
3.82
79.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Last Lecture Summary
The Last Lecture
by Randy Pausch 2008 206 pages
4.26
357.5K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
The Villa Summary
The Villa
by Rachel Hawkins 2023 279 pages
3.63
139.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers Summary
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2023 339 pages
4.03
143.4K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Book Club
Half Broke Horses Summary
Half Broke Horses
by Jeannette Walls 2009 272 pages
4.09
170.0K ratings
Memoir
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Biography
The Thirteenth Tale Summary
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield 2006 406 pages
3.98
321.8K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The Marriage Portrait Summary
The Marriage Portrait
by Maggie O'Farrell 2022 355 pages
4.01
181.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
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City of Girls Summary
City of Girls
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2019 470 pages
4.04
309.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Alice Network Summary
The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn 2017 503 pages
4.32
579.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Soul of an Octopus Summary
The Soul of an Octopus
A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
by Sy Montgomery 2015 261 pages
3.94
55.8K ratings
Science
Animals
Nature
Cloud Atlas Summary
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell 2004 509 pages
4.01
260.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Destiny of the Republic Summary
Destiny of the Republic
A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
by Candice Millard 2011 339 pages
4.22
80.2K ratings
History
Biography
American History
Hector and the Search for Happiness Summary
Hector and the Search for Happiness
by François Lelord 2002 134 pages
3.48
17.2K ratings
Psychology
Contemporary
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Strangers in Their Own Land Summary
Strangers in Their Own Land
Anger and Mourning on the American Right
by Arlie Russell Hochschild 2016 242 pages
4.12
17.4K ratings
Politics
Sociology
History
The Corrections Summary
The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen 2001 653 pages
3.84
192.6K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
A Woman Is No Man Summary
A Woman Is No Man
by Etaf Rum 2019 339 pages
4.26
165.9K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Tattoos on the Heart Summary
Tattoos on the Heart
The Power of Boundless Compassion
by Gregory Boyle 2009 240 pages
4.48
28.4K ratings
Memoir
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Christian
Starter Villain Summary
Starter Villain
by John Scalzi 2023 264 pages
4.13
79.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Humor
Yes, Chef Summary
Yes, Chef
by Marcus Samuelsson 2012 319 pages
3.86
18.5K ratings
Memoir
Food
Biography
Code Name Verity Summary
Code Name Verity
by Elizabeth Wein 2012 452 pages
4.00
124.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Long Island Compromise Summary
Long Island Compromise
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner 2024 464 pages
3.75
33.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Dead Wake Summary
Dead Wake
The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson 2015 430 pages
4.13
155.4K ratings
History
Book Club
Historical
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Summary
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michele Richardson 2019 309 pages
4.22
248.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Rejection Summary
Rejection
by Tony Tulathimutte 2024 272 pages
3.86
15.2K ratings
Short Stories
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Teachers Summary
The Teachers
A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
by Alexandra Robbins 2023 372 pages
4.17
3.9K ratings
Education
Teaching
Sociology
Hamnet Summary
Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell 2020 372 pages
4.19
303.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Red Notice Summary
Red Notice
A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
by Bill Browder 2015 380 pages
4.44
102.6K ratings
History
Politics
Russia
The House of the Spirits Summary
The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende 1982 448 pages
4.29
298.1K ratings
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
You Are Here Summary
You Are Here
by David Nicholls 2024 368 pages
4.01
54.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
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The Sanatorium Summary
The Sanatorium
by Sarah Pearse 2020 390 pages
3.36
191.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Book Woman's Daughter Summary
The Book Woman's Daughter
by Kim Michele Richardson 2022 336 pages
4.23
79.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Vanishing Half Summary
The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett 2020 343 pages
4.13
819.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Gratitude Diaries Summary
The Gratitude Diaries
How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life
by Janice Kaplan 2015 305 pages
3.94
5.9K ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Psychology
The Color Code Summary
The Color Code
A New Way to See Yourself, Your Relationships, and Life
by Taylor Hartman 1987 288 pages
3.91
3.4K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
The Back of the Turtle Summary
The Back of the Turtle
by Thomas King 2014 518 pages
4.07
3.8K ratings
Indigenous
Canada
Book Club
Between Two Kingdoms Summary
Between Two Kingdoms
A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
by Suleika Jaouad 2021 352 pages
4.42
112.4K ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Biography
Middlesex Summary
Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides 2002 529 pages
4.04
654.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Journal of Best Practices Summary
The Journal of Best Practices
A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband
by David Finch 2012 225 pages
3.88
7.5K ratings
Memoir
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Shark Heart Summary
Shark Heart
by Emily Habeck 2023 416 pages
3.96
71.4K ratings
Magical Realism
Romance
Fantasy
Freedom Summary
Freedom
by Jonathan Franzen 2010 562 pages
3.79
172.6K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Harbinger Summary
The Harbinger
The Ancient Mystery That Holds the Secret of America's Future
by Jonathan Cahn 2011 262 pages
3.99
26.8K ratings
Christian
Christian Fiction
Religion
The Scarlet Pimpernel Summary
The Scarlet Pimpernel
by Emmuska Orczy 1905 182 pages
4.07
139.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Outcasts United Summary
Outcasts United
A Refugee Team, an American Town
by Warren St. John 2009 320 pages
3.84
8.3K ratings
Sports
Soccer
Book Club
If I Had Your Face Summary
If I Had Your Face
by Frances Cha 2020 288 pages
3.74
56.3K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Feminism
Little Princes Summary
Little Princes
One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
by Conor Grennan 2011 294 pages
4.26
23.1K ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Travel
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Elif Batuman 2017 423 pages
3.65
98.5K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
A Smile as Big as the Moon Summary
A Smile as Big as the Moon
A Special Education Teacher, His Class, and Their Inspiring Journey Through U.S. Space Camp
by Mike Kersjes 2002 288 pages
4.31
513 ratings
Education
Disability
Memoir
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