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A Hero of Our Time Summary
A Hero of Our Time
by Mikhail Lermontov 1839 185 pages
4.11
62.0K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Eldest Summary
Eldest
by Christopher Paolini 2005 704 pages
4.05
476.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dragons
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms Summary
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
by N.K. Jemisin 2010 427 pages
3.89
79.5K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
High Fantasy
Solitaire Summary
Solitaire
by Alice Oseman 2014 392 pages
3.92
135.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Asylum Summary
Asylum
by Madeleine Roux 2013 317 pages
3.64
62.6K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Mystery
You'll Be the Death of Me Summary
You'll Be the Death of Me
by Karen M. McManus 2021 336 pages
3.73
77.8K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Heartless Summary
Heartless
by Marissa Meyer 2016 453 pages
4.09
235.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Everyone Here Is Lying Summary
Everyone Here Is Lying
by Shari Lapena 2023 336 pages
3.79
188.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Fifty Shades Freed Summary
Fifty Shades Freed
by E.L. James 2012 579 pages
3.83
896.6K ratings
Romance
Erotica
BDSM
Dogeaters Summary
Dogeaters
by Jessica Hagedorn 1990 272 pages
3.61
3.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Literature
Dog Days Summary
Dog Days
by Jeff Kinney 2009 218 pages
4.17
157.8K ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
Spring Snow Summary
Spring Snow
by Yukio Mishima 1967 389 pages
4.16
21.8K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Marriage Portrait Summary
The Marriage Portrait
by Maggie O'Farrell 2022 355 pages
4.01
181.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Cabin Fever Summary
Cabin Fever
by Jeff Kinney 2011 224 pages
4.24
129.8K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Life for Sale Summary
Life for Sale
by Yukio Mishima 1968 192 pages
3.71
12.6K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven Summary
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
by Mitch Albom 2018 218 pages
4.33
61.6K ratings
Inspirational
Contemporary
Fantasy
An Inspector Calls Summary
An Inspector Calls
by J.B. Priestley 1945 117 pages
3.82
43.2K ratings
Plays
Classics
School
The Prestige Summary
The Prestige
by Christopher Priest 1995 404 pages
3.92
23.8K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
The Tempest Summary
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare 1611 218 pages
3.78
220.6K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
Amerika Summary
Amerika
by Franz Kafka 1927 336 pages
3.74
32.6K ratings
Classics
German Literature
Literature
The Spy Coast Summary
The Spy Coast
by Tess Gerritsen 2023 341 pages
4.33
90.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy 1985 351 pages
4.16
198.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
The Chamber Summary
The Chamber
by John Grisham 1994 632 pages
3.85
144.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
If Tomorrow Comes Summary
If Tomorrow Comes
by Sidney Sheldon 1985 501 pages
4.07
69.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Romance
For Whom the Belle Tolls Summary
For Whom the Belle Tolls
by Jaysea Lynn 2025 695 pages
4.58
16.3K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Summary
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
by Christopher Paolini 2020 880 pages
3.80
66.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
So Long, See You Tomorrow Summary
So Long, See You Tomorrow
by William Maxwell 1980 135 pages
3.89
13.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literary Fiction
Blindness Summary
Blindness
by José Saramago 1995 326 pages
4.18
319.2K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Novels
The King's Men Summary
The King's Men
by Nora Sakavic 2014 556 pages
4.58
74.7K ratings
LGBT
Contemporary
Sports
Kira-Kira Summary
Kira-Kira
by Cynthia Kadohata 2004 291 pages
3.97
27.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Cat & Mouse Summary
Cat & Mouse
by James Patterson 1997 416 pages
4.04
78.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1892 389 pages
4.30
318.0K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Short Stories
Interpreter of Maladies Summary
Interpreter of Maladies
by Jhumpa Lahiri 1999 198 pages
4.18
201.5K ratings
Short Stories
Book Club
Contemporary
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
Ficciones Summary
Ficciones
by Jorge Luis Borges 1944 174 pages
4.40
75.2K ratings
Short Stories
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Heartstopper Summary
Heartstopper
Volume One
by Alice Oseman 2018 288 pages
4.44
835.5K ratings
Graphic Novels
Young Adult
LGBT
The Perfect Child Summary
The Perfect Child
by Lucinda Berry 2019 371 pages
4.02
181.0K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery Thriller
Enemy at the Gates Summary
Enemy at the Gates
by Kyle Mills 2021 384 pages
4.43
22.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
The Ink Black Heart Summary
The Ink Black Heart
by Robert Galbraith 2022 1391 pages
4.12
108.1K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
I Am Pilgrim Summary
I Am Pilgrim
by Terry Hayes 2013 612 pages
4.30
190.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Bloodmarked Summary
Bloodmarked
by Tracy Deonn 2022 576 pages
4.31
74.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Kill Shot Summary
Kill Shot
by Vince Flynn 2012 385 pages
4.32
58.0K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
The Hunting Wives Summary
The Hunting Wives
by May Cobb 2021 356 pages
3.48
65.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
A Family Matter Summary
A Family Matter
by Claire Lynch 2025 240 pages
3.86
3.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Literary Fiction
City of Girls Summary
City of Girls
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2019 470 pages
4.04
309.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Heir Summary
The Heir
by Kiera Cass 2015 342 pages
3.63
387.5K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Dystopia
The Tales of Beedle the Bard Summary
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
by J.K. Rowling 2008 105 pages
4.03
505.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Short Stories
Grown Women Summary
Grown Women
by Sarai Johnson 2024 400 pages
4.34
2.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Family
Literary Fiction
That Was Then, This Is Now Summary
That Was Then, This Is Now
by S.E. Hinton 1971 159 pages
3.93
38.9K ratings
Young Adult
Classics
Coming Of Age
The Lords of Discipline Summary
The Lords of Discipline
by Pat Conroy 1980 512 pages
4.34
29.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Military Fiction
Southern
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