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The Double Summary
The Double
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1846 144 pages
3.67
39.1K ratings
Classics
Russian Literature
Russia
The Empusium Summary
The Empusium
A Health Resort Horror Story
by Olga Tokarczuk 2022 305 pages
3.81
15.9K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Poland
The Poet Summary
The Poet
by Michael Connelly 1996 597 pages
4.23
106.0K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance Summary
Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance
by Alison Espach 2022 352 pages
3.81
25.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Mystery
Mrs. Dalloway Summary
Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf 1925 194 pages
3.78
334.6K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Without Remorse Summary
Without Remorse
by Tom Clancy 1993 750 pages
4.22
74.9K ratings
Thriller
Action
Military Fiction
When in Rome Summary
When in Rome
by Sarah Adams 2022 320 pages
3.88
174.2K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Ariel Summary
Ariel
by Sylvia Plath 1965 128 pages
4.19
85.4K ratings
Poetry
Classics
Feminism
This Could Be Us Summary
This Could Be Us
by Kennedy Ryan 2024 416 pages
4.38
43.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
The BFG Summary
The BFG
by Roald Dahl 1982 199 pages
4.23
511.1K ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Middle Grade
Wicked Summary
Wicked
The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire 1995 406 pages
3.52
660.8K ratings
Fantasy
Book Club
Adult
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Summary
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
by Becky Albertalli 2015 320 pages
4.14
459.6K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
LGBT
The Violin Conspiracy Summary
The Violin Conspiracy
by Brendan Slocumb 2022 345 pages
4.12
63.2K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Mystery Thriller
Two Sides to Every Murder Summary
Two Sides to Every Murder
by Danielle Valentine 2024 282 pages
3.67
8.3K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
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 Wonderful Wizard of Oz Summary
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum 1900 154 pages
4.00
493.9K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
The Moor's Account Summary
The Moor's Account
by Laila Lalami 2014 321 pages
4.04
12.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Morocco
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
A Tale of Two Cities Summary
Immersive
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens 1859 489 pages
3.87
990.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
Historical
The Impossible Fortune Summary
The Impossible Fortune
by Richard Osman 2025 368 pages
4.42
8.0K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Crime
The House in the Pines Summary
The House in the Pines
by Ana Reyes 2023 321 pages
3.10
181.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Book Club
Fablehaven Summary
Fablehaven
by Brandon Mull 2006 351 pages
4.14
173.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Ice Monster Summary
The Ice Monster
by David Walliams 2018 496 pages
4.21
8.1K ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Fantasy
Haroun and the Sea of Stories Summary
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
by Salman Rushdie 1990 224 pages
3.98
36.9K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Young Adult
Hello Stranger Summary
Hello Stranger
by Katherine Center 2023 323 pages
3.93
144.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
The Dawn of Yangchen Summary
The Dawn of Yangchen
by F.C. Yee 2022 336 pages
3.91
9.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Nightshade Summary
Nightshade
by Michael Connelly 2025 345 pages
4.20
14.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Secret of the Nagas Summary
The Secret of the Nagas
by Amish Tripathi 2011 371 pages
4.11
92.5K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Indian Literature
The Intruder Summary
The Intruder
by Freida McFadden 2025 288 pages
4.21
1.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Only Survivors Summary
The Only Survivors
by Megan Miranda 2023 339 pages
3.54
81.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
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
Triptych Summary
Triptych
by Karin Slaughter 2006 393 pages
4.13
117.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Fountainhead Summary
The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand 1943 704 pages
3.89
332.2K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
Flight Behavior Summary
Flight Behavior
by Barbara Kingsolver 2012 436 pages
3.82
99.3K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Environment
A Separate Reality Summary
A Separate Reality
Further Conversations with Don Juan
by Carlos Castaneda 1971 272 pages
4.09
18.9K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Anthropology
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness Summary
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
by Arundhati Roy 2017 445 pages
3.55
37.7K ratings
India
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Britt-Marie Was Here Summary
Britt-Marie Was Here
by Fredrik Backman 2014 324 pages
4.09
184.7K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Humor
Fable Summary
Fable
by Adrienne Young 2020 357 pages
4.01
109.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Thief Lord Summary
The Thief Lord
by Cornelia Funke 2000 350 pages
3.99
100.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Overnight Guest Summary
The Overnight Guest
by Heather Gudenkauf 2022 316 pages
4.03
128.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Consider Phlebas Summary
Consider Phlebas
by Iain M. Banks 1987 467 pages
3.85
96.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Plea Summary
The Plea
by Steve Cavanagh 2015 400 pages
4.30
23.7K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
Steppenwolf Summary
Steppenwolf
by Hermann Hesse 1927 256 pages
4.13
203.5K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
German Literature
The Strain Summary
The Strain
by Guillermo del Toro 2009 403 pages
3.80
89.0K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Summary
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
by Rachel Joyce 2012 320 pages
3.94
188.8K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
British Literature
The Thirteenth Tale Summary
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield 2006 406 pages
3.98
321.8K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The Overcoat Summary
The Overcoat
by Nikolai Gogol 1842 57 pages
4.15
48.2K ratings
Short Stories
Russia
Russian Literature
Internment Summary
Internment
by Samira Ahmed 2019 386 pages
3.87
19.8K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Contemporary
Good Material Summary
Good Material
by Dolly Alderton 2023 345 pages
3.85
207.0K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Summary
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie 2007 230 pages
4.06
279.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
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