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Recursion Summary
Recursion
by Blake Crouch 2019 326 pages
4.17
281.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Time Travel
Mountains Beyond Mountains Summary
Mountains Beyond Mountains
The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
by Tracy Kidder 2003 333 pages
4.20
86.9K ratings
Biography
Medicine
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The Vanishing Half Summary
The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett 2020 343 pages
4.13
819.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
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Contemporary
The Violin Conspiracy Summary
The Violin Conspiracy
by Brendan Slocumb 2022 345 pages
4.12
63.2K ratings
Mystery
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Mystery Thriller
The Radium Girls Summary
The Radium Girls
The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
by Kate Moore 2016 479 pages
4.16
171.8K ratings
History
Science
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Wicked Summary
Wicked
The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire 1995 406 pages
3.52
660.8K ratings
Fantasy
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Adult
Molly's Game Summary
Molly's Game
From Hollywood's Elite to Wall Street's Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker
by Molly Bloom 2014 272 pages
3.84
24.3K ratings
Memoir
Biography
True Crime
Flight Behavior Summary
Flight Behavior
by Barbara Kingsolver 2012 436 pages
3.82
99.3K ratings
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Literary Fiction
Environment
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness Summary
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
by Arundhati Roy 2017 445 pages
3.55
37.7K ratings
India
Literary Fiction
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The Poisonwood Bible Summary
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver 1998 546 pages
4.11
773.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
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Britt-Marie Was Here Summary
Britt-Marie Was Here
by Fredrik Backman 2014 324 pages
4.09
184.7K ratings
Contemporary
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Humor
Good Material Summary
Good Material
by Dolly Alderton 2023 345 pages
3.85
207.0K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Summary
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie 2007 230 pages
4.06
279.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Summary
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
by Rachel Joyce 2012 320 pages
3.94
188.8K ratings
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Contemporary
British Literature
The Child Whisperer Summary
The Child Whisperer
The Ultimate Handbook for Raising Happy, Successful, Cooperative Children
by Carol Tuttle 2012 432 pages
3.98
2.5K ratings
Parenting
Self Help
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A Long Way Gone Summary
A Long Way Gone
Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Ishmael Beah 2007 229 pages
4.16
191.7K ratings
Memoir
Biography
War
The Thirteenth Tale Summary
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield 2006 406 pages
3.98
321.8K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
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The Club Summary
The Club
by Ellery Lloyd 2022 320 pages
3.29
119.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Little Bee Summary
Little Bee
by Chris Cleave 2008 271 pages
3.72
246.3K ratings
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Africa
Historical Fiction
Talking at Night Summary
Talking at Night
by Claire Daverley 2023 400 pages
3.93
53.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Lilac Girls Summary
Lilac Girls
by Martha Hall Kelly 2016 487 pages
4.29
327.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
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World War II
Cleopatra and Frankenstein Summary
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
by Coco Mellors 2022 368 pages
3.71
190.9K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Lying Game Summary
The Lying Game
by Ruth Ware 2017 370 pages
3.52
204.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
One True Loves Summary
One True Loves
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2016 352 pages
4.03
638.2K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
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The Goldfinch Summary
The Goldfinch
by Donna Tartt 2013 771 pages
3.96
997.7K ratings
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Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Fall of Giants Summary
Fall of Giants
by Ken Follett 2010 985 pages
4.32
338.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
Chasing the Scream Summary
Chasing the Scream
The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs
by Johann Hari 2015 400 pages
4.50
20.8K ratings
History
Politics
Psychology
The Gifts of Imperfection Summary
The Gifts of Imperfection
by Brené Brown 2010 137 pages
4.25
212.1K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
When Breath Becomes Air Summary
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi 2016 208 pages
4.41
752.5K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Medicine
Before We Were Innocent Summary
Before We Were Innocent
by Ella Berman 2023 384 pages
3.41
73.9K ratings
Mystery
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Thriller
The Intruder Summary
The Intruder
by Freida McFadden 2025 288 pages
4.21
1.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Still Alice Summary
Still Alice
by Lisa Genova 2007 292 pages
4.32
353.7K ratings
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Contemporary
Psychology
The Alice Network Summary
The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn 2017 503 pages
4.32
579.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
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Historical
Brooklyn Summary
Brooklyn
by Colm Tóibín 2009 262 pages
3.74
148.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
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Ireland
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia Summary
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
by Mohsin Hamid 2013 230 pages
3.81
23.3K ratings
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Contemporary
Pakistan
A Confederacy of Dunces Summary
A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole 1980 394 pages
3.89
289.3K ratings
Humor
Book Club
Literature
Modern Love Summary
Modern Love
True Stories of Love, Loss, and Redemption
by Daniel Jones 2007 304 pages
4.19
13.6K ratings
Romance
Essays
Short Stories
Rock Paper Scissors Summary
Rock Paper Scissors
by Alice Feeney 2021 294 pages
3.89
596.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
All the Beauty in the World Summary
All the Beauty in the World
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
by Patrick Bringley 2023 240 pages
4.04
19.4K ratings
Memoir
Art
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This Tender Land Summary
This Tender Land
by William Kent Krueger 2019 450 pages
4.39
205.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Prodigal Summer Summary
Prodigal Summer
by Barbara Kingsolver 2000 444 pages
4.05
121.8K ratings
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Nature
Contemporary
The Namesake Summary
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2003 304 pages
4.02
278.4K ratings
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Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Crossing to Safety Summary
Crossing to Safety
by Wallace Stegner 1987 335 pages
4.16
49.0K ratings
Book Club
Classics
Literary Fiction
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
House Rules Summary
House Rules
by Jodi Picoult 2010 532 pages
4.04
183.3K ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Book Club
All the Light We Cannot See Summary
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr 2014 544 pages
4.31
1.9M ratings
Historical Fiction
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Historical
A Flicker in the Dark Summary
A Flicker in the Dark
by Stacy Willingham 2022 357 pages
3.98
532.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Mother-in-Law Summary
The Mother-in-Law
by Sally Hepworth 2019 347 pages
3.97
188.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Tattooist of Auschwitz Summary
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
by Heather Morris 2018 272 pages
4.31
1.1M ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
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The Heiress Summary
The Heiress
by Rachel Hawkins 2024 294 pages
3.85
148.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
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