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Fiction Book Summaries

The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1869 667 pages
4.21
203.8K ratings
Russia
Russian Literature
Literature
Penpal Summary
Penpal
by Dathan Auerbach 2012 243 pages
3.86
53.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Poet Summary
The Poet
by Michael Connelly 1996 597 pages
4.23
106.0K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
If Something Happens to Me Summary
If Something Happens to Me
by Alex Finlay 2024 324 pages
3.75
38.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Ghostwriter Summary
The Ghostwriter
by Julie Clark 2025 328 pages
4.15
6.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Mr. Wrong Number Summary
Mr. Wrong Number
by Lynn Painter 2022 350 pages
3.68
145.4K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It Summary
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
by Elle Cosimano 2021 355 pages
4.00
210.5K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
The Lies of Locke Lamora Summary
The Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch 2006 752 pages
4.31
322.3K ratings
Fantasy
Adventure
High Fantasy
Lawn Boy Summary
Lawn Boy
by Jonathan Evison 2018 320 pages
3.83
9.4K ratings
Banned Books
LGBT
Young Adult
Five Point Someone Summary
Five Point Someone
What Not to Do at IIT
by Chetan Bhagat 2004 267 pages
3.43
92.0K ratings
Indian Literature
India
Romance
Death on the Nile Summary
Death on the Nile
by Agatha Christie 1937 352 pages
4.12
288.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Gone Tomorrow Summary
Gone Tomorrow
by Lee Child 2009 441 pages
4.19
111.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Amerika Summary
Amerika
by Franz Kafka 1927 336 pages
3.74
32.6K ratings
Classics
German Literature
Literature
Pan Tadeusz Summary
Pan Tadeusz
by Adam Mickiewicz 1834 598 pages
3.01
18.8K ratings
Classics
School
Polish Literature
Absolute Power Summary
Absolute Power
by David Baldacci 1996 550 pages
4.20
111.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Pet Sematary Summary
Pet Sematary
by Stephen King 1983 580 pages
4.08
658.3K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
The Story of a New Name Summary
The Story of a New Name
by Elena Ferrante 2012 471 pages
4.46
215.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Italian Literature
The Hero of Ages Summary
The Hero of Ages
by Brandon Sanderson 2008 572 pages
4.55
526.4K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead Summary
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
by Olga Tokarczuk 2009 274 pages
3.95
130.6K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Poland
Death Note, Vol. 1 Summary
Death Note, Vol. 1
Boredom
by Tsugumi Ohba 2004 195 pages
4.47
338.9K ratings
Manga
Graphic Novels
Comics
Leaving Time Summary
Leaving Time
by Jodi Picoult 2014 398 pages
4.00
195.9K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Contemporary
The BFG Summary
The BFG
by Roald Dahl 1982 199 pages
4.23
511.1K ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Middle Grade
Tripwire Summary
Tripwire
by Lee Child 1999 432 pages
4.12
136.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Dharmayoddha Kalki Summary
Dharmayoddha Kalki
Avatar Of Vishnu
by Kevin Missal 2017 464 pages
3.79
2.4K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Indian Literature
An Inspector Calls Summary
An Inspector Calls
by J.B. Priestley 1945 117 pages
3.82
43.2K ratings
Plays
Classics
School
Triptych Summary
Triptych
by Karin Slaughter 2006 393 pages
4.13
117.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Butterfly Garden Summary
The Butterfly Garden
by Dot Hutchison 2016 288 pages
4.09
249.9K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
A Confederacy of Dunces Summary
A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole 1980 394 pages
3.89
289.3K ratings
Humor
Book Club
Literature
House of Glass Summary
House of Glass
by Sarah Pekkanen 2024 341 pages
3.87
51.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Atlas Shrugged Summary
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand 1957 1168 pages
3.69
401.0K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Politics
Eldest Summary
Eldest
by Christopher Paolini 2005 704 pages
4.05
476.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dragons
Rendezvous with Rama Summary
Rendezvous with Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke 1973 243 pages
4.12
177.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space
Darkly Dreaming Dexter Summary
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
by Jeff Lindsay 2004 288 pages
3.90
212.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Lullaby Summary
Lullaby
by Chuck Palahniuk 2002 260 pages
3.74
102.1K ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Fantasy
The Circle Summary
The Circle
by Dave Eggers 2013 493 pages
3.43
226.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Book Club
Tales from the Café Summary
Tales from the Café
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2017 192 pages
3.97
114.2K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Contemporary
Brida Summary
Brida
by Paulo Coelho 1990 264 pages
3.51
82.2K ratings
Fantasy
Philosophy
Romance
The Last Time I Lied Summary
The Last Time I Lied
by Riley Sager 2018 402 pages
4.02
194.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Tintin in Tibet Summary
Tintin in Tibet
by Hergé 1959 62 pages
4.24
18.8K ratings
Comics
Graphic Novels
Bande Dessinée
Parents Weekend Summary
Parents Weekend
by Alex Finlay 2025 312 pages
3.62
4.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
One Shot Summary
One Shot
by Lee Child 2005 466 pages
4.24
122.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde Summary
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
by Tia Williams 2024 352 pages
4.00
40.5K ratings
Romance
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Dead Souls Summary
Dead Souls
by Nikolai Gogol 1842 464 pages
3.98
92.0K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
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
The Journeys of Socrates Summary
The Journeys of Socrates
by Dan Millman 2005 336 pages
4.35
3.7K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
The Terror Summary
The Terror
by Dan Simmons 2007 769 pages
4.09
69.4K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
The Warded Man Summary
The Warded Man
by Peter V. Brett 2008 416 pages
4.25
128.7K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
One Night at the Call Center Summary
One Night at the Call Center
by Chetan Bhagat 2005 320 pages
2.53
60.8K ratings
Indian Literature
India
Romance
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
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Summary
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon 2003 226 pages
3.89
1.6M ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Contemporary
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