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The First Man Summary
The First Man
by Albert Camus 1994 359 pages
3.97
11.3K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
France
Norse Mythology Summary
Norse Mythology
by Neil Gaiman 2017 301 pages
4.10
336.2K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Short Stories
Like Water for Chocolate Summary
Like Water for Chocolate
by Laura Esquivel 1989 222 pages
3.95
384.4K ratings
Magical Realism
Romance
Historical Fiction
The Screwtape Letters Summary
The Screwtape Letters
by C.S. Lewis 1942 222 pages
4.27
491.6K ratings
Christian
Classics
Religion
The Clown Summary
The Clown
by Heinrich Böll 1963 272 pages
3.93
30.9K ratings
German Literature
Classics
Novels
Kokoro Summary
Kokoro
by Natsume Sōseki 1914 256 pages
4.04
38.2K ratings
Japan
Classics
Japanese Literature
The Merchant of Venice Summary
The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare 1596 249 pages
3.78
197.7K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
Suite Française Summary
Suite Française
by Irène Némirovsky 2004 431 pages
3.86
76.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Book Club
Spring Snow Summary
Spring Snow
by Yukio Mishima 1967 389 pages
4.16
21.8K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Summary
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
by James Joyce 1916 329 pages
3.64
159.6K ratings
Classics
Literature
Irish Literature
The Iliad / The Odyssey Summary
The Iliad / The Odyssey
by Homer 1556 pages
4.07
81.4K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
White Noise Summary
White Noise
by Don DeLillo 1985 320 pages
3.86
122.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1 Summary
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1
by Philip K. Dick 2011 144 pages
4.04
4.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Graphic Novels
Comics
Musashi's Book of Five Rings Summary
Musashi's Book of Five Rings
The Definitive Interpertation of Miyomoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy
by Stephen F. Kaufman 2012 128 pages
4.15
330 ratings
Philosophy
Martial Arts
Japan
The Sicilian Summary
The Sicilian
by Mario Puzo 1984 416 pages
4.03
29.4K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Classics
Sense and Sensibility Summary
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen 1811 409 pages
4.09
1.3M ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
The Cherry Orchard Summary
The Cherry Orchard
by Anton Chekhov 1903 96 pages
3.68
43.5K ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man Summary
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1877 32 pages
4.03
35.8K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Russian Literature
The Words Summary
The Words
The Autobiography of Jean-Paul Sartre
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1963 256 pages
3.74
9.9K ratings
Philosophy
France
Biography
The Giving Tree Summary
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein 1964 64 pages
4.38
1.2M ratings
Childrens
Classics
Picture Books
Studies in Pessimism Summary
Studies in Pessimism
The Essays
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1890 76 pages
3.89
2.1K ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Classics
50 Philosophy Classics Summary
50 Philosophy Classics
Thinking, Being, Acting, Seeing, Profound Insights and Powerful Thinking from Fifty Key Books
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2013 325 pages
4.09
1.0K ratings
Philosophy
Reference
Politics
Grundrisse Summary
Grundrisse
Foundations of the Critique of Political Economy
by Karl Marx 1857 904 pages
4.28
1.9K ratings
Philosophy
Economics
Politics
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass Summary
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll 1871 239 pages
4.06
592.4K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
The Eagle of the Ninth Summary
The Eagle of the Ninth
by Rosemary Sutcliff 1954 294 pages
3.94
11.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Young Adult
Gulliver’s Travels Summary
Gulliver’s Travels
by Jonathan Swift 1726 306 pages
3.59
291.6K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Adventure
Papillon Summary
Papillon
by Henri Charrière 1969 544 pages
4.23
73.5K ratings
Biography
Classics
Memoir
I, Robot Summary
I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov 1950 224 pages
4.21
366.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Short Stories
In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays Summary
In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays
by Bertrand Russell 1935 192 pages
4.04
7.2K ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Politics
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead Summary
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864 233 pages
4.19
77.8K ratings
Classics
Russia
Philosophy
القرآن الكريم Summary
القرآن الكريم
by Anonymous 604 pages
4.38
71.1K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Religion
Counsels and Maxims Summary
Counsels and Maxims
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1851 116 pages
4.20
368 ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
The Sign of Four Summary
The Sign of Four
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1890 129 pages
3.89
169.9K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Crime
Walden or, Life in the Woods Summary
Walden or, Life in the Woods
by Henry David Thoreau 1854 352 pages
3.78
199.1K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Nature
The Iliad Summary
The Iliad
by Homer 614 pages
3.92
487.5K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
The Way to Wealth Summary
The Way to Wealth
by Benjamin Franklin 1757 30 pages
4.09
3.2K ratings
Finance
Business
History
Critique of Practical Reason Summary
Critique of Practical Reason
by Immanuel Kant 1788 181 pages
3.94
11.6K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
Birdsong Summary
Birdsong
by Sebastian Faulks 1993 483 pages
4.11
82.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
The Last Battle Summary
The Last Battle
by C.S. Lewis 1956 288 pages
4.01
294.9K ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Young Adult
On the Shortness of Life Summary
On the Shortness of Life
Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It
by Seneca 106 pages
4.17
42.0K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
Starship Troopers Summary
Starship Troopers
by Robert A. Heinlein 1959 264 pages
4.01
239.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Military Fiction
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories Summary
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
by Luis Sepúlveda 1988 144 pages
3.93
28.3K ratings
Classics
Spanish Literature
Novels
The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China Summary
The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China
by Ralph D. Sawyer 1993 592 pages
4.20
600 ratings
History
China
Military Fiction
Capitalism Summary
Capitalism
The Unknown Ideal
by Ayn Rand 1946 340 pages
3.89
4.4K ratings
Philosophy
Economics
Politics
The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky Summary
The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1877 320 pages
4.23
4.1K ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Russia
King Lear Summary
King Lear
by William Shakespeare 1605 339 pages
3.91
230.5K ratings
Plays
Classics
School
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea Summary
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
by Yukio Mishima 1963 181 pages
3.84
48.1K ratings
Japan
Classics
Japanese Literature
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Summary
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne 1869 269 pages
3.89
268.1K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
The Pilgrim's Progress Summary
The Pilgrim's Progress
by John Bunyan 1678 324 pages
4.07
152.0K ratings
Classics
Christian
Religion
Ten Days in a Mad-House Summary
Ten Days in a Mad-House
by Nellie Bly 1887 92 pages
3.86
22.6K ratings
History
Classics
Psychology
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