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Zorba the Greek Summary
Zorba the Greek
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1946 335 pages
4.04
55.7K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Greece
Lagoon Summary
Lagoon
by Nnedi Okorafor 2014 306 pages
3.63
8.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Africa
The Four Winds Summary
The Four Winds
by Kristin Hannah 2021 464 pages
4.30
868.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
What Lies in the Woods Summary
What Lies in the Woods
by Kate Alice Marshall 2023 336 pages
3.95
177.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
A Memory Called Empire Summary
A Memory Called Empire
by Arkady Martine 2019 448 pages
4.11
66.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
Animal Farm / 1984 Summary
Animal Farm / 1984
by George Orwell 1949 400 pages
4.30
209.3K ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Literature
The Hunting Party Summary
The Hunting Party
by Lucy Foley 2018 406 pages
3.61
335.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Boy Parts Summary
Boy Parts
by Eliza Clark 2020 304 pages
3.74
71.5K ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Under One Roof Summary
Under One Roof
by Ali Hazelwood 2022 112 pages
3.65
190.8K ratings
Contemporary
Novella
Enemies To Lovers
Weyward Summary
Weyward
by Emilia Hart 2023 329 pages
4.06
317.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Magical Realism
The Winter Soldier Summary
The Winter Soldier
Cold Front
by Mackenzi Lee 2023 416 pages
4.18
2.3K ratings
Marvel
Young Adult
Fantasy
Boyfriend Material Summary
Boyfriend Material
by Alexis Hall 2020 425 pages
3.99
147.2K ratings
LGBT
Contemporary
Queer
Paper Towns Summary
Paper Towns
by John Green 2008 305 pages
3.70
1.5M ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Artemis Summary
Artemis
by Andy Weir 2017 305 pages
3.69
302.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Space
Fantasy
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 Red Umbrella Summary
The Red Umbrella
by Christina Diaz Gonzalez 2010 284 pages
4.06
4.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Beneath a Scarlet Sky Summary
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
by Mark T. Sullivan 2017 509 pages
4.43
368.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
The Night Gardener Summary
The Night Gardener
by Jonathan Auxier 2014 350 pages
4.05
21.4K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Horror
Blindsighted Summary
Blindsighted
by Karin Slaughter 2001 418 pages
4.10
111.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Wide Sargasso Sea Summary
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys 1966 176 pages
3.59
101.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
Pretty Little Liars Summary
Pretty Little Liars
by Sara Shepard 2006 286 pages
3.84
210.0K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Contemporary
Pay It Forward Summary
Pay It Forward
by Catherine Ryan Hyde 1999 311 pages
4.20
27.8K ratings
Contemporary
Inspirational
Young Adult
Number the Stars Summary
Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry 1989 137 pages
4.19
602.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
The Last Straw Summary
The Last Straw
by Jeff Kinney 2009 218 pages
4.15
165.6K ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
Defiance of the Fall 11 Summary
Defiance of the Fall 11
by TheFirstDefier 2023 662 pages
4.53
5.0K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Adventure
Murder at the Bookstore Summary
Murder at the Bookstore
by Sue Minix 2023 326 pages
3.25
4.9K ratings
Mystery
Cozy Mystery
Crime
The Black Ice Summary
The Black Ice
by Michael Connelly 1993 439 pages
4.13
90.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Vox Summary
Vox
by Christina Dalcher 2018 336 pages
3.55
87.5K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Feminism
Strange Pictures Summary
Strange Pictures
by Uketsu 2022 236 pages
4.00
31.7K ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
I Hope This Finds You Well Summary
I Hope This Finds You Well
by Natalie Sue 2024 338 pages
3.76
84.4K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows Summary
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
by Balli Kaur Jaswal 2017 304 pages
3.93
108.2K ratings
Book Club
Romance
Contemporary
A Touch of Darkness Summary
A Touch of Darkness
by Scarlett St. Clair 2019 379 pages
3.81
400.6K ratings
Mythology
Romantasy
Greek Mythology
Dog Man Unleashed Summary
Dog Man Unleashed
by Dav Pilkey 2016 224 pages
4.43
21.4K ratings
Graphic Novels
Childrens
Humor
Hamlet Summary
Immersive
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare 1601 289 pages
4.02
1.0M ratings
Plays
School
Literature
Dark Lover Summary
Dark Lover
by J.R. Ward 2005 393 pages
4.16
347.0K ratings
Paranormal
Vampires
Paranormal Romance
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) Summary
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)
Volume 4
by Natsu Hyuuga 2015 295 pages
4.57
5.4K ratings
Light Novel
Mystery
Romance
The Pillars of the Earth Summary
The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett 1989 976 pages
4.35
802.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
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
Beautiful Disaster Summary
Beautiful Disaster
by Jamie McGuire 2011 432 pages
4.00
702.4K ratings
New Adult
Contemporary
Young Adult
Pollyanna Summary
Pollyanna
by Eleanor H. Porter 1913 304 pages
4.01
90.0K ratings
Classics
Childrens
Young Adult
A Love Letter to Whiskey Summary
A Love Letter to Whiskey
Fifth Anniversary Edition
by Kandi Steiner 2021 608 pages
4.22
67.8K ratings
Romance
Friends To Lovers
Contemporary Romance
The Fountains of Silence Summary
The Fountains of Silence
by Ruta Sepetys 2019 495 pages
4.31
77.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Leaving Time Summary
Leaving Time
by Jodi Picoult 2014 398 pages
4.00
195.9K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Contemporary
Oil! Summary
Oil!
by Upton Sinclair 1926 528 pages
3.74
7.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Captive Prince Summary
Captive Prince
by C.S. Pacat 2013 240 pages
3.79
112.7K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
It's a Love Story Summary
It's a Love Story
by Annabel Monaghan 2025 368 pages
4.19
5.6K ratings
Romance
Summer
Summer Reads
The Instrumentalist Summary
The Instrumentalist
by Harriet Constable 2024 336 pages
4.13
5.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Music
Italy
The Son of Neptune Summary
The Son of Neptune
by Rick Riordan 2011 521 pages
4.41
643.3K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
Bookshops & Bonedust Summary
Bookshops & Bonedust
by Travis Baldree 2023 336 pages
4.14
92.1K ratings
Fantasy
Cozy
LGBT
Père Goriot Summary
Père Goriot
by Honoré de Balzac 1835 384 pages
3.85
64.2K ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
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