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The Haunting of Hill House Summary
The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson 1959 182 pages
3.82
356.1K ratings
Gothic
Mystery
Paranormal
The Snowman Summary
The Snowman
by Jo Nesbø 2007 383 pages
4.02
146.8K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Path of Ascension 8 Summary
The Path of Ascension 8
by C. Mantis 2025 801 pages
4.52
1.9K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Magic
Brooklyn Summary
Brooklyn
by Colm Tóibín 2009 262 pages
3.74
148.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Ireland
Mexican WhiteBoy Summary
Mexican WhiteBoy
by Matt de la Peña 2008 256 pages
3.86
5.7K ratings
Young Adult
Sports
Realistic Fiction
Sounds Like Love Summary
Sounds Like Love
by Ashley Poston 2025 384 pages
4.20
3.4K ratings
Romance
Magical Realism
Contemporary
The Lying Game Summary
The Lying Game
by Ruth Ware 2017 370 pages
3.52
204.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Defy Me Summary
Defy Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2019 357 pages
4.27
315.9K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
The Alice Network Summary
The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn 2017 503 pages
4.32
579.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Kiss the Girls Summary
Kiss the Girls
by James Patterson 1995 481 pages
4.00
348.1K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Prodigy Summary
Prodigy
by Marie Lu 2013 371 pages
4.22
275.3K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Romance
Dark Places Summary
Dark Places
by Gillian Flynn 2009 424 pages
3.95
805.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Before We Were Innocent Summary
Before We Were Innocent
by Ella Berman 2023 384 pages
3.41
73.9K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Thriller
This Tender Land Summary
This Tender Land
by William Kent Krueger 2019 450 pages
4.39
205.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Cradle of Ice Summary
The Cradle of Ice
by James Rollins 2023 672 pages
4.07
4.1K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Adult
Dream of the Red Chamber Summary
Dream of the Red Chamber
by Cao Xueqin 1761 329 pages
4.18
5.8K ratings
Classics
China
Historical Fiction
Resurrection Walk Summary
Resurrection Walk
by Michael Connelly 2023 407 pages
4.54
67.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Too Late Summary
Too Late
by Colleen Hoover 2016 370 pages
4.03
487.6K ratings
Romance
New Adult
Thriller
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
Framed! Summary
Framed!
by James Ponti 2016 304 pages
4.37
8.3K ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Adventure
Les Nourritures terrestres Summary
Les Nourritures terrestres
suivi de Les nouvelles nourritures
by André Gide 1897 248 pages
3.68
3.7K ratings
Poetry
Classics
France
The Dragonbone Chair Summary
The Dragonbone Chair
by Tad Williams 1988 672 pages
3.97
75.4K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Cellar Summary
The Cellar
by Natasha Preston 2014 368 pages
3.90
89.1K ratings
Thriller
Young Adult
Mystery
Billy Summers Summary
Billy Summers
by Stephen King 2021 517 pages
4.19
179.2K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
Rock Paper Scissors Summary
Rock Paper Scissors
by Alice Feeney 2021 294 pages
3.89
596.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery 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
Still Alice Summary
Still Alice
by Lisa Genova 2007 292 pages
4.32
353.7K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Psychology
The Life of a Stupid Man Summary
The Life of a Stupid Man
by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 1927 55 pages
3.69
9.2K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Japanese Literature
A Stranger in the House Summary
A Stranger in the House
by Shari Lapena 2017 305 pages
3.68
163.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Made You Up Summary
Made You Up
by Francesca Zappia 2015 428 pages
4.02
30.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia Summary
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
by Mohsin Hamid 2013 230 pages
3.81
23.3K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Pakistan
The Black Echo Summary
The Black Echo
by Michael Connelly 1992 482 pages
4.14
209.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Jungle Summary
The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair 1906 335 pages
3.78
151.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Story She Left Behind Summary
The Story She Left Behind
by Patti Callahan Henry 2025 352 pages
4.12
10.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Romance
The Bronze Horseman Summary
The Bronze Horseman
by Paullina Simons 2000 637 pages
4.29
91.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Like Water for Chocolate Summary
Like Water for Chocolate
by Laura Esquivel 1989 222 pages
3.95
384.4K ratings
Magical Realism
Romance
Historical Fiction
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
On the Road Summary
On the Road
by Jack Kerouac 1957 307 pages
3.61
434.1K ratings
Classics
Travel
Literature
The Rom-Commers Summary
The Rom-Commers
by Katherine Center 2024 336 pages
4.08
156.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
The Namesake Summary
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2003 304 pages
4.02
278.4K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Tripwire Summary
Tripwire
by Lee Child 1999 432 pages
4.12
136.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Collector Summary
The Collector
by John Fowles 1963 283 pages
3.97
87.8K ratings
Classics
Horror
Thriller
Rise of the Wolf Summary
Rise of the Wolf
by Curtis Jobling 2011 432 pages
4.22
4.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Werewolves
The Honjin Murders Summary
The Honjin Murders
by Seishi Yokomizo 1946 189 pages
3.64
19.9K ratings
Mystery
Japan
Crime
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers Summary
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2023 339 pages
4.03
143.4K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Book Club
Rich Man, Poor Man Summary
Rich Man, Poor Man
by Irwin Shaw 1969 666 pages
4.18
38.3K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Drama
Prodigal Summer Summary
Prodigal Summer
by Barbara Kingsolver 2000 444 pages
4.05
121.8K ratings
Book Club
Nature
Contemporary
Mr. Wrong Number Summary
Mr. Wrong Number
by Lynn Painter 2022 350 pages
3.68
145.4K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Troubled Blood Summary
Troubled Blood
by Robert Galbraith 2020 944 pages
4.38
139.6K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
A Court of Wings and Ruin Summary
A Court of Wings and Ruin
by Sarah J. Maas 2017 699 pages
4.47
2.4M ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
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