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Fiction Book Summaries

The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond Summary
The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond
by Max Brallier 2018 272 pages
4.44
3.7K ratings
Middle Grade
Fantasy
Childrens
Journey to Ixtlan Summary
Journey to Ixtlan
The Lessons of Don Juan
by Carlos Castaneda 1972 288 pages
4.11
13.5K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Anthropology
Breaking Dawn Summary
Music Immersive
Breaking Dawn
by Stephenie Meyer 2008 756 pages
3.75
1.8M ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Woman in Suite 11 Summary
The Woman in Suite 11
by Ruth Ware 2025 400 pages
3.68
1.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Kitchen House Summary
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom 2010 369 pages
4.23
292.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Tempest Summary
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare 1611 218 pages
3.78
220.6K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Summary
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
by Emily Dickinson 1890 716 pages
4.28
104.3K ratings
Poetry
Classics
Literature
The Secret Garden Summary
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1911 331 pages
4.16
1.2M ratings
Classics
Childrens
Young Adult
Paper Towns Summary
Paper Towns
by John Green 2008 305 pages
3.70
1.5M ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
The Tattooist of Auschwitz Summary
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
by Heather Morris 2018 272 pages
4.31
1.1M ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Housekeeper and the Professor Summary
The Housekeeper and the Professor
by Yōko Ogawa 2003 180 pages
4.05
88.7K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Contemporary
Ariel Summary
Ariel
by Sylvia Plath 1965 128 pages
4.19
85.4K ratings
Poetry
Classics
Feminism
Marco Effekten Summary
Marco Effekten
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2012 505 pages
3.88
20.6K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Re Summary
Re
ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 3
by Tappei Nagatsuki 2014 264 pages
4.34
1.2K ratings
Light Novel
Fantasy
Manga
Without Remorse Summary
Without Remorse
by Tom Clancy 1993 750 pages
4.22
74.9K ratings
Thriller
Action
Military Fiction
The Handmaid’s Tale Summary
The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood 1985 311 pages
4.15
2.3M ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Black Book Summary
The Black Book
by James Patterson 2017 418 pages
4.28
41.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
A Wizard of Earthsea Summary
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1968 183 pages
4.01
343.4K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction Fantasy
All the Little Raindrops Summary
All the Little Raindrops
by Mia Sheridan 2023 390 pages
4.03
69.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Romance
Where the Rivers Merge Summary
Where the Rivers Merge
by Mary Alice Monroe 2025 352 pages
4.45
1.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Southern
Historical
The Rose Code Summary
The Rose Code
by Kate Quinn 2021 624 pages
4.45
327.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Paradise Lost Summary
Paradise Lost
by John Milton 1667 453 pages
3.85
176.1K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Literature
Vox Summary
Vox
by Christina Dalcher 2018 336 pages
3.55
87.5K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Feminism
Giovanni’s Room Summary
Giovanni’s Room
by James Baldwin 1956 178 pages
4.34
212.2K ratings
Classics
LGBT
Queer
Schoolgirl Summary
Schoolgirl
by Osamu Dazai 1939 103 pages
4.00
21.5K ratings
Classics
Japanese Literature
Japan
Cows Summary
Cows
by Matthew Stokoe 1998 192 pages
2.73
12.3K ratings
Horror
Splatterpunk
Dark
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Summary
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley 2009 374 pages
3.82
175.3K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The Dark Prophecy Summary
The Dark Prophecy
by Rick Riordan 2017 432 pages
4.12
132.3K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
XOXO Summary
XOXO
by Axie Oh 2021 352 pages
3.80
41.9K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
A Game of Thrones Summary
A Game of Thrones
by George R.R. Martin 1996 835 pages
4.45
2.6M ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash Summary
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
Volume 1
by Ao Jyumonji 2013 260 pages
4.17
1.5K ratings
Light Novel
Fantasy
Manga
The Paris Daughter Summary
The Paris Daughter
by Kristin Harmel 2023 384 pages
4.23
61.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
The Elite Summary
The Elite
by Kiera Cass 2013 336 pages
3.94
839.3K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Dystopia
Heartstopper Summary
Heartstopper
Volume One
by Alice Oseman 2018 288 pages
4.44
835.5K ratings
Graphic Novels
Young Adult
LGBT
The Brass Verdict Summary
The Brass Verdict
by Michael Connelly 2008 422 pages
4.22
90.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Transcendence Summary
Transcendence
by TurtleMe 2019 599 pages
4.44
5.4K ratings
Fantasy
Light Novel
Magic
Julius Caesar Summary
Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare 1599 175 pages
3.71
213.9K ratings
Plays
Drama
School
Roots Summary
Roots
The Saga of an American Family
by Alex Haley 1976 729 pages
4.44
162.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
The Illuminatus! Trilogy Summary
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
by Robert Shea 1983 805 pages
4.01
16.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Humor
On Love Summary
On Love
by Alain de Botton 1993 194 pages
3.96
33.8K ratings
Philosophy
Romance
Psychology
In the Woods Summary
In the Woods
by Tana French 2007 448 pages
3.79
424.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Last Straw Summary
The Last Straw
by Jeff Kinney 2009 218 pages
4.15
165.6K ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
This Song Is (Not) For You Summary
This Song Is (Not) For You
by Laura Nowlin 2016 256 pages
2.59
4.0K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy 1985 351 pages
4.16
198.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
Flaskepost fra P Summary
Flaskepost fra P
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2009 485 pages
4.04
38.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Veronika Decides to Die Summary
Veronika Decides to Die
by Paulo Coelho 1998 285 pages
3.73
234.8K ratings
Contemporary
Philosophy
Novels
Pygmalion Summary
Pygmalion
by George Bernard Shaw 1913 82 pages
3.89
107.6K ratings
Classics
Plays
School
Dark Matter Summary
Dark Matter
by Blake Crouch 2016 342 pages
4.14
641.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
Count My Lies Summary
Count My Lies
by Sophie Stava 2025 336 pages
3.75
25.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Winter Soldier Summary
The Winter Soldier
Cold Front
by Mackenzi Lee 2023 416 pages
4.18
2.3K ratings
Marvel
Young Adult
Fantasy
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