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Fiction Book Summaries

Thousand Cranes Summary
Thousand Cranes
by Yasunari Kawabata 1952 147 pages
3.70
14.6K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Reveal Me Summary
Reveal Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2019 112 pages
3.96
117.3K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
En agosto nos vemos Summary
En agosto nos vemos
by Gabriel García Márquez 2024 142 pages
3.59
42.3K ratings
Romance
Classics
Spanish Literature
Journey to the Center of the Earth Summary
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne 1864 240 pages
3.85
215.9K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
China Rich Girlfriend Summary
China Rich Girlfriend
by Kevin Kwan 2015 378 pages
3.84
221.3K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Invisible Man Summary
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison 1952 581 pages
3.92
197.0K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Three Men in a Boat Summary
Three Men in a Boat
by Jerome K. Jerome 1889 185 pages
3.84
77.4K ratings
Classics
Humor
Comedy
All the Light We Cannot See Summary
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr 2014 544 pages
4.31
1.9M ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Go Tell It on the Mountain Summary
Go Tell It on the Mountain
by James Baldwin 1953 256 pages
4.05
76.6K ratings
Classics
African American
Race
The Year of the Flood Summary
The Year of the Flood
by Margaret Atwood 2009 431 pages
4.07
130.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Girl Abroad Summary
Girl Abroad
by Elle Kennedy 2024 432 pages
3.64
36.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Renegades Summary
Renegades
by Marissa Meyer 2017 552 pages
4.12
157.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Dog Man Unleashed Summary
Dog Man Unleashed
by Dav Pilkey 2016 224 pages
4.43
21.4K ratings
Graphic Novels
Childrens
Humor
The Odyssey Summary
Music Immersive
The Odyssey
by Homer 541 pages
3.82
1.1M ratings
Poetry
Mythology
Fantasy
The Innocent Summary
The Innocent
by Harlan Coben 2005 503 pages
4.01
43.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
I Had That Same Dream Again Summary
I Had That Same Dream Again
by Yoru Sumino 2016 232 pages
4.26
3.5K ratings
Manga
Light Novel
Japanese Literature
Père Goriot Summary
Père Goriot
by Honoré de Balzac 1835 384 pages
3.85
64.2K ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
Tell Me Lies Summary
Tell Me Lies
by Carola Lovering 2018 352 pages
3.46
78.0K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Thriller
The Thief Lord Summary
The Thief Lord
by Cornelia Funke 2000 350 pages
3.99
100.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
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
Oil! Summary
Oil!
by Upton Sinclair 1926 528 pages
3.74
7.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Girl You Left Behind Summary
The Girl You Left Behind
by Jojo Moyes 2012 480 pages
4.03
175.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
A Tale of Two Cities Summary
Music Immersive
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens 1859 489 pages
3.87
990.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
Historical
Beautyland Summary
Beautyland
by Marie-Helene Bertino 2024 327 pages
4.09
24.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Old Man's War Summary
Old Man's War
by John Scalzi 2005 318 pages
4.23
213.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
War
The Fifth Season Summary
The Fifth Season
by N.K. Jemisin 2015 468 pages
4.30
309.1K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Summary
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
by Hunter S. Thompson 1971 204 pages
4.07
367.3K ratings
Classics
Humor
Journalism
Life As We Knew It Summary
Life As We Knew It
by Susan Beth Pfeffer 2006 337 pages
3.89
131.9K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Revolution 2020 Summary
Revolution 2020
Love, Corruption, Ambition
by Chetan Bhagat 2011 296 pages
3.11
65.2K ratings
Romance
Indian Literature
India
Internment Summary
Internment
by Samira Ahmed 2019 386 pages
3.87
19.8K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Contemporary
The Rainmaker Summary
The Rainmaker
by John Grisham 1995 419 pages
4.01
203.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
The Blind Assassin Summary
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood 2000 637 pages
3.96
160.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Cryptonomicon Summary
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson 1999 1152 pages
4.23
115.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Cyberpunk
Casino Royale Summary
Casino Royale
by Ian Fleming 1953 192 pages
3.74
91.4K ratings
Thriller
Classics
Mystery
The Spy Coast Summary
The Spy Coast
by Tess Gerritsen 2023 341 pages
4.33
90.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
I Am Number Four Summary
I Am Number Four
by Pittacus Lore 2010 440 pages
3.94
348.5K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Twelfth Night Summary
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare 1602 272 pages
3.96
190.7K ratings
Plays
Classics
School
The Cartel Summary
The Cartel
by Ashley Antoinette 2009 278 pages
4.54
10.8K ratings
Urban
Crime
African American
’Salem’s Lot Summary
’Salem’s Lot
by Stephen King 1975 483 pages
4.10
628.4K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
Orlando Summary
Orlando
by Virginia Woolf 1928 336 pages
3.87
106.8K ratings
Classics
Queer
Historical Fiction
Boy Parts Summary
Boy Parts
by Eliza Clark 2020 304 pages
3.74
71.5K ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Artemis Summary
Artemis
by Andy Weir 2017 305 pages
3.69
302.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Space
Fantasy
Journey to the End of the Night Summary
Journey to the End of the Night
by Louis-Ferdinand Céline 1932 453 pages
4.19
45.6K ratings
France
Literature
French Literature
The Overnight Guest Summary
The Overnight Guest
by Heather Gudenkauf 2022 316 pages
4.03
128.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Running Grave Summary
The Running Grave
by Robert Galbraith 2023 960 pages
4.60
98.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Stranger in a Strange Land Summary
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein 1961 525 pages
3.92
321.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Way of Kings Summary
The Way of Kings
by Brandon Sanderson 2010 1007 pages
4.67
606.5K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Moor's Account Summary
The Moor's Account
by Laila Lalami 2014 321 pages
4.04
12.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Morocco
Pompeii Summary
Pompeii
by Robert Harris 2003 274 pages
3.87
50.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Italy
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Summary
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick 1968 244 pages
4.09
488.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Dystopia
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