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Fiction Book Summaries

The Red Pyramid Summary
The Red Pyramid
by Rick Riordan 2010 528 pages
4.10
416.0K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
Mad Honey Summary
Mad Honey
by Jodi Picoult 2022 464 pages
4.08
532.6K ratings
Book Club
Mystery
Contemporary
Artemis Fowl Summary
Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer 2001 396 pages
3.86
557.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Adventures of Captain Underpants Summary
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey 1997 125 pages
4.02
56.2K ratings
Childrens
Humor
Graphic Novels
All the Bright Places Summary
All the Bright Places
by Jennifer Niven 2015 388 pages
4.12
608.8K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
American Psycho Summary
American Psycho
by Bret Easton Ellis 1991 399 pages
3.81
344.1K ratings
Horror
Classics
Thriller
Poor Folk Summary
Poor Folk
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1846 167 pages
3.77
35.8K ratings
Russian Literature
Russia
Novels
Les Misérables Summary
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo 1862 1463 pages
4.21
827.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
France
Sula Summary
Sula
by Toni Morrison 1973 174 pages
4.05
114.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
African American
The Spanish Love Deception Summary
The Spanish Love Deception
by Elena Armas 2021 487 pages
3.81
767.9K ratings
Enemies To Lovers
Fake Dating
Contemporary
The Enchanted Wood Summary
The Enchanted Wood
by Enid Blyton 1939 213 pages
4.25
29.7K ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Classics
A Certain Hunger Summary
A Certain Hunger
by Chelsea G. Summers 2019 250 pages
3.74
58.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Contemporary
Nightwatching Summary
Nightwatching
by Tracy Sierra 2024 368 pages
3.82
36.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Destroy Me Summary
Destroy Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2012 111 pages
3.96
324.0K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Young Adult
The Girl on the Train Summary
The Girl on the Train
by Paula Hawkins 2015 336 pages
3.96
3.2M ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Book Club
The Maid's Secret Summary
The Maid's Secret
by Nita Prose 2025 336 pages
3.95
10.5K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Cozy Mystery
The Divine Comedy Summary
The Divine Comedy
Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
by Dante Alighieri 1320 798 pages
4.08
165.0K ratings
Poetry
Literature
Philosophy
Jane Eyre Summary
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë 1847 532 pages
4.15
2.2M ratings
Classics
Romance
Gothic
The Foundation Trilogy Summary
The Foundation Trilogy
by Isaac Asimov 1953 679 pages
4.42
106.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
A Visit from the Goon Squad Summary
A Visit from the Goon Squad
by Jennifer Egan 2010 274 pages
3.70
241.6K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Music
Shantaram Summary
Shantaram
by Gregory David Roberts 2003 936 pages
4.28
230.8K ratings
Travel
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Home Is Where the Bodies Are Summary
Home Is Where the Bodies Are
by Jeneva Rose 2024 256 pages
3.81
216.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Spook Who Sat by the Door Summary
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
by Sam Greenlee 1969 256 pages
4.35
3.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Race
Classics
Truly, Devious Summary
Truly, Devious
by Maureen Johnson 2018 416 pages
3.90
170.6K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Mystery Thriller
Unplugged Summary
Unplugged
by Gordon Korman 2021 324 pages
3.99
6.8K ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Mystery
Angel of Greenwood Summary
Angel of Greenwood
by Randi Pink 2021 304 pages
4.20
2.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Heaven Official's Blessing Summary
Heaven Official's Blessing
Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 3
by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2017 466 pages
4.68
23.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
Native Son Summary
Native Son
by Richard Wright 1940 504 pages
4.04
102.5K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Race
The Book of Disquiet Summary
The Book of Disquiet
by Fernando Pessoa 1982 544 pages
4.40
35.0K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Philosophy
Half of a Yellow Sun Summary
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2006 435 pages
4.34
173.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Nigeria
Book Club
Zeno's Conscience Summary
Zeno's Conscience
by Italo Svevo 1923 437 pages
3.77
30.4K ratings
Italian Literature
Italy
Literature
A Shadow in the Ember Summary
A Shadow in the Ember
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2021 647 pages
4.46
212.3K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
Six of Crows Summary
Six of Crows
by Leigh Bardugo 2015 480 pages
4.47
1.1M ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Everything Sad Is Untrue Summary
Everything Sad Is Untrue
by Daniel Nayeri 2020 368 pages
4.31
39.3K ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Book Club
Too Late Summary
Too Late
by Colleen Hoover 2016 370 pages
4.03
487.6K ratings
Romance
New Adult
Thriller
How to Make Friends with the Dark Summary
How to Make Friends with the Dark
by Kathleen Glasgow 2019 421 pages
4.07
37.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
The Other Boleyn Girl Summary
The Other Boleyn Girl
by Philippa Gregory 2001 661 pages
4.09
507.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared Summary
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
by Jonas Jonasson 2009 396 pages
3.82
294.2K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Historical Fiction
Just Another Missing Person Summary
Just Another Missing Person
by Gillian McAllister 2023 377 pages
3.64
83.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Archer's Voice Summary
Archer's Voice
by Mia Sheridan 2014 377 pages
4.18
620.0K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Never Let Me Go Summary
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2005 288 pages
3.85
793.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Book Club
We Are Not From Here Summary
We Are Not From Here
by Jenny Torres Sanchez 2020 344 pages
4.48
7.4K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
The Girl Who Drank the Moon Summary
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
by Kelly Barnhill 2016 388 pages
4.12
109.3K ratings
Young Adult
Childrens
Magic
Devil on the Cross Summary
Devil on the Cross
by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o 1980 256 pages
3.93
2.0K ratings
Africa
Classics
Kenya
Yayati Summary
Yayati
A Classic Tale of Lust
by Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar 1963 251 pages
4.12
5.3K ratings
Marathi
Mythology
India
Charlotte’s Web Summary
Charlotte’s Web
by E.B. White 1952 184 pages
4.21
2.0M ratings
Classics
Childrens
Fantasy
Love & Gelato Summary
Love & Gelato
by Jenna Evans Welch 2016 386 pages
4.03
170.6K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Way of the Peaceful Warrior Summary
Way of the Peaceful Warrior
A Book That Changes Lives
by Dan Millman 1980 217 pages
4.13
55.1K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
Red, White & Royal Blue Summary
Red, White & Royal Blue
by Casey McQuiston 2019 448 pages
4.06
1.2M ratings
Romance
LGBT
Contemporary
Orphan X Summary
Orphan X
by Gregg Hurwitz 2016 367 pages
4.14
53.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
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