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Darkly Dreaming Dexter Summary
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
by Jeff Lindsay 2004 288 pages
3.90
212.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Catch-22 Summary
Catch-22
by Joseph Heller 1961 453 pages
3.99
866.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
Yayati Summary
Yayati
A Classic Tale of Lust
by Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar 1963 251 pages
4.12
5.3K ratings
Marathi
Mythology
India
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women Summary
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
by Lisa See 2023 352 pages
4.35
172.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Client Summary
The Client
by John Grisham 1993 483 pages
4.06
456.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
XOXO Summary
XOXO
by Axie Oh 2021 352 pages
3.80
41.9K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Moon of the Turning Leaves Summary
Moon of the Turning Leaves
by Waubgeshig Rice 2023 307 pages
4.24
8.7K ratings
Indigenous
Horror
Dystopia
Illusions Summary
Illusions
The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
by Richard Bach 1977 144 pages
4.15
65.7K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Fantasy
Career of Evil Summary
Career of Evil
by Robert Galbraith 2015 609 pages
4.22
221.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Battle of the Labyrinth Summary
The Battle of the Labyrinth
by Rick Riordan 2008 361 pages
4.42
1.2M ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
Greek Lessons Summary
Greek Lessons
by Han Kang 2011 192 pages
3.61
29.4K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Romance
Vicious Summary
Vicious
by Victoria E. Schwab 2013 402 pages
4.19
293.5K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dark Academia
The Divine Comedy Summary
The Divine Comedy
Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
by Dante Alighieri 1320 798 pages
4.08
165.0K ratings
Poetry
Literature
Philosophy
Husbands & Lovers Summary
Husbands & Lovers
by Beatriz Williams 2024 384 pages
4.11
71.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
The Red Pyramid Summary
The Red Pyramid
by Rick Riordan 2010 528 pages
4.10
416.0K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
The Mysterious Benedict Society Summary
The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart 2007 486 pages
4.20
170.3K ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Young Adult
A Passage to India Summary
A Passage to India
by E.M. Forster 1924 376 pages
3.68
83.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literature
A Certain Hunger Summary
A Certain Hunger
by Chelsea G. Summers 2019 250 pages
3.74
58.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Contemporary
The House Across the Lake Summary
The House Across the Lake
by Riley Sager 2022 369 pages
3.59
378.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Good Girl Summary
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica 2014 352 pages
3.81
267.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Summary
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling 2007 759 pages
4.62
4.0M ratings
Young Adult
Magic
Childrens
The Rainmaker Summary
The Rainmaker
by John Grisham 1995 419 pages
4.01
203.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
Carrie Summary
Immersive
Carrie
by Stephen King 1974 272 pages
3.99
801.7K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Classics
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
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Summary
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
by Victor Hugo 1831 510 pages
4.02
211.3K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
France
The Edge Summary
The Edge
by David Baldacci 2023 417 pages
4.34
51.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
My Name Is Emilia del Valle Summary
My Name Is Emilia del Valle
by Isabel Allende 2025 287 pages
3.96
2.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Magical Realism
Before We Were Yours Summary
Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate 2017 342 pages
4.40
683.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Sula Summary
Sula
by Toni Morrison 1973 174 pages
4.05
114.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
African American
Home Front Summary
Home Front
by Kristin Hannah 2012 390 pages
4.25
191.3K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The Lamb Summary
The Lamb
by Lucy Rose 2025 336 pages
3.89
8.8K ratings
Horror
LGBT
Queer
The Cartel Summary
The Cartel
by Ashley Antoinette 2009 278 pages
4.54
10.8K ratings
Urban
Crime
African American
The War of the Worlds Summary
The War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells 1898 192 pages
3.83
336.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Fantasy
On Love Summary
On Love
by Alain de Botton 1993 194 pages
3.96
33.8K ratings
Philosophy
Romance
Psychology
The Martian Summary
Immersive
The Martian
by Andy Weir 2011 384 pages
4.42
1.2M ratings
Science Fiction
Book Club
Adventure
Torto Arado Summary
Torto Arado
by Itamar Vieira Junior 2019 280 pages
4.46
27.2K ratings
Brazil
Historical Fiction
Romance
Ready Player One Summary
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline 2011 480 pages
4.23
1.3M ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
A Short Stay in Hell Summary
A Short Stay in Hell
by Steven L. Peck 2011 110 pages
4.18
37.9K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Philosophy
Eruption Summary
Eruption
by Michael Crichton 2024 423 pages
3.78
54.8K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Adventure
Perfume Summary
Perfume
The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Süskind 1985 263 pages
4.04
521.3K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Horror
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
Tartuffe Summary
Tartuffe
by Molière 1664 180 pages
3.66
41.9K ratings
Plays
Classics
France
The Call of Cthulhu Summary
The Call of Cthulhu
by H.P. Lovecraft 1928 43 pages
4.03
114.7K ratings
Horror
Classics
Short Stories
The Man in the Iron Mask Summary
The Man in the Iron Mask
by Alexandre Dumas 1847 470 pages
3.99
66.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird Summary
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
by Christopher Sergel 1960 128 pages
4.51
22.6K ratings
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
The Art of Racing in the Rain Summary
The Art of Racing in the Rain
by Garth Stein 2008 336 pages
4.23
541.8K ratings
Book Club
Animals
Dogs
Deception Point Summary
Immersive
Deception Point
by Dan Brown 2001 556 pages
3.76
688.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Forever War Summary
The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman 1974 278 pages
4.14
175.5K ratings
Science Fiction
War
Space Opera
The Death of Ivan Ilych Summary
The Death of Ivan Ilych
by Leo Tolstoy 1886 86 pages
4.13
197.8K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
The Human Stain Summary
The Human Stain
by Philip Roth 2000 361 pages
3.92
44.1K ratings
Literature
Novels
American
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