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Gravity’s Rainbow Summary
Gravity’s Rainbow
by Thomas Pynchon 1973 776 pages
4.01
47.2K ratings
Classics
Literature
Science Fiction
Emilia Galotti Summary
Emilia Galotti
by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing 1772 93 pages
2.92
14.3K ratings
Classics
School
German Literature
Die Physiker Summary
Die Physiker
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt 1962 95 pages
3.89
41.6K ratings
Classics
Plays
German Literature
The Poet's Guide to Life Summary
The Poet's Guide to Life
The Wisdom of Rilke
by Rainer Maria Rilke 2005 215 pages
4.13
358 ratings
Poetry
Philosophy
Literature
Daisy Miller Summary
Daisy Miller
by Henry James 1879 164 pages
3.37
37.2K ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
The Fall of Gondolin Summary
The Fall of Gondolin
by J.R.R. Tolkien 2018 304 pages
4.09
17.1K ratings
Fantasy
Classics
High Fantasy
A Suitable Boy Summary
A Suitable Boy
by Vikram Seth 1993 1474 pages
4.11
49.6K ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Classics
Piano/Vocal/Guitar Sheet Music Summary
Piano/Vocal/Guitar Sheet Music
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe
by Harry Gregson-Williams 2006 40 pages
4.38
26.9K ratings
Fantasy
Music
Classics
Mystery of the Whale Tattoo Summary
Mystery of the Whale Tattoo
by Franklin W. Dixon 1967 192 pages
3.77
1.5K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Childrens
A View from the Bridge Summary
A View from the Bridge
A Play in Two Acts
by Arthur Miller 1955 96 pages
3.71
17.7K ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
The Importance of Being Earnest Summary
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde 1895 89 pages
4.17
399.2K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
The Lottery and Other Stories Summary
The Lottery and Other Stories
by Shirley Jackson 1949 302 pages
4.02
83.0K ratings
Short Stories
Horror
Classics
Per la pace perpetua Summary
Per la pace perpetua
by Immanuel Kant 1795 142 pages
3.58
2.8K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
I Am the Cheese Summary
I Am the Cheese
by Robert Cormier 1977 233 pages
3.77
17.4K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Classics
Lord of the World Summary
Lord of the World
by Robert Hugh Benson 1907 296 pages
4.09
3.8K ratings
Catholic
Classics
Religion
In the Best Families Summary
In the Best Families
by Rex Stout 1950 272 pages
4.29
4.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Detective
The School For Wives Summary
The School For Wives
by Molière 1662 60 pages
3.62
10.0K ratings
Plays
Classics
France
The Woman Destroyed Summary
The Woman Destroyed
by Simone de Beauvoir 1967 254 pages
4.02
42.6K ratings
Feminism
Classics
Short Stories
The Hour of the Star Summary
The Hour of the Star
by Clarice Lispector 1977 96 pages
4.11
50.2K ratings
Classics
Brazil
Literary Fiction
Contact Summary
Contact
by Carl Sagan 1985 456 pages
4.15
150.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Space
Cold Mountain Summary
Cold Mountain
by Charles Frazier 1997 449 pages
3.89
248.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
Pensieri Summary
Pensieri
by Blaise Pascal 1670 517 pages
3.94
14.1K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Theology
Kiki's Delivery Service Summary
Kiki's Delivery Service
by Eiko Kadono 1985 193 pages
4.15
23.2K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Childrens
Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham Summary
Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham
For Soprano, Boy Soprano, and Orchestra
by Robert Kapilow 1996 96 pages
4.47
135.4K ratings
Childrens
Picture Books
Kids
The Long Ships Summary
The Long Ships
by Frans G. Bengtsson 1941 478 pages
4.27
12.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Classics
Greatest Hits Summary
Greatest Hits
by Harlan Ellison 2024 468 pages
4.08
1.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Horror
East Wind Summary
East Wind
West Wind
by Pearl S. Buck 1930 277 pages
4.06
9.6K ratings
China
Classics
Historical Fiction
Krambambuli Summary
Krambambuli
by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach 1896 27 pages
3.59
156 ratings
Classics
German Literature
School
L'Art de la joie Summary
L'Art de la joie
by Goliarda Sapienza 1998 640 pages
4.12
8.8K ratings
Italian Literature
Italy
Feminism
We Have Always Lived in the Castle Summary
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson 1962 152 pages
3.92
278.9K ratings
Horror
Classics
Gothic
Tutte le poesie Summary
Tutte le poesie
by Eugenio Montale 1984 1192 pages
4.62
705 ratings
Poetry
Italian Literature
Nobel Prize
The Bridge on the Drina Summary
The Bridge on the Drina
by Ivo Andrić 1945 314 pages
4.33
24.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Nobel Prize
The Quiet American Summary
The Quiet American
by Graham Greene 1955 180 pages
3.98
69.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
Tajna Krvavog mosta Summary
Tajna Krvavog mosta
by Marija Jurić Zagorka 1912 494 pages
4.51
1.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Romance
Odyssey Summary
Odyssey
by Stephen Fry 2024 448 pages
4.30
14.0K ratings
Mythology
Greek Mythology
Fantasy
Hanul Ancuței Summary
Hanul Ancuței
by Mihail Sadoveanu 1928 142 pages
3.01
5.5K ratings
Romanian Literature
Classics
School
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is Summary
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is
by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada 883 pages
4.27
8.1K ratings
Religion
Spirituality
Philosophy
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