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Fiction Book Summaries

The Kite Runner Summary
The Kite Runner
Graphic Novel
by Khaled Hosseini 2011 132 pages
4.45
23.1K ratings
Graphic Novels
Historical Fiction
Comics
Charming as a Verb Summary
Charming as a Verb
by Ben Philippe 2020 328 pages
3.85
7.8K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Too Old for This Summary
Too Old for This
by Samantha Downing 2025 400 pages
4.23
1.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Young Elites Summary
The Young Elites
by Marie Lu 2014 355 pages
3.86
140.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dystopia
Victim 2117 Summary
Victim 2117
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2019 468 pages
3.99
13.1K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Red Dragon Summary
Red Dragon
by Thomas Harris 1981 454 pages
4.07
357.3K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Crime
Darling Girls Summary
Darling Girls
by Sally Hepworth 2024 359 pages
4.01
175.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Girl with All the Gifts Summary
The Girl with All the Gifts
by M.R. Carey 2014 461 pages
3.95
238.9K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Zombies
The Undrowned Summary
The Undrowned
by K.R. Alexander 2020 240 pages
3.88
1.6K ratings
Horror
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The Family Remains Summary
The Family Remains
by Lisa Jewell 2022 452 pages
3.87
172.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Phoenix Crown Summary
The Phoenix Crown
by Kate Quinn 2024 384 pages
3.84
36.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Norse Mythology Summary
Norse Mythology
by Neil Gaiman 2017 301 pages
4.10
336.2K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Short Stories
A Deepness in the Sky Summary
A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge 1999 775 pages
4.32
34.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Hugo Awards
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Summary
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michele Richardson 2019 309 pages
4.22
248.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Enemy Summary
The Enemy
by Charlie Higson 2009 406 pages
4.10
25.4K ratings
Horror
Zombies
Young Adult
Making Bombs for Hitler Summary
Making Bombs for Hitler
by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch 2012 186 pages
4.34
12.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The Drowning Woman Summary
The Drowning Woman
by Robyn Harding 2023 336 pages
4.04
134.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison 1967 134 pages
3.90
46.4K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Royal Assassin Summary
Royal Assassin
by Robin Hobb 1996 675 pages
4.28
223.2K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Summary
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
by Shannon Chakraborty 2023 483 pages
4.26
68.5K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Pirates
The German Wife Summary
The German Wife
by Kelly Rimmer 2022 464 pages
4.38
43.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Book Club
Shōgun Summary
Shōgun
by James Clavell 1975 1152 pages
4.41
203.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Japan
Historical
Crosshairs Summary
Crosshairs
by James Patterson 2024 400 pages
4.46
17.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Our Wives Under the Sea Summary
Our Wives Under the Sea
by Julia Armfield 2022 240 pages
3.74
105.8K ratings
Horror
Queer
LGBT
On Target Summary
On Target
by Mark Greaney 2010 534 pages
4.20
27.4K ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
The Martian Chronicles Summary
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury 1950 182 pages
4.16
277.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Short Stories
The Sanatorium Summary
The Sanatorium
by Sarah Pearse 2020 390 pages
3.36
191.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
A Spy Alone Summary
A Spy Alone
by Charles Beaumont 2023 369 pages
4.11
4.8K ratings
Espionage
Thriller
Crime
Done and Dusted Summary
Done and Dusted
by Lyla Sage 2023 356 pages
3.83
219.6K ratings
Romance
Westerns
Contemporary
The Grapes of Wrath Summary
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck 1939 496 pages
4.02
961.9K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Sing, Unburied, Sing Summary
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward 2017 285 pages
4.00
143.5K ratings
Book Club
Magical Realism
Contemporary
Sharp Objects Summary
Sharp Objects
by Gillian Flynn 2006 254 pages
4.01
1.2M ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye Summary
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
by Geronimo Stilton 1997 128 pages
4.10
15.5K ratings
Childrens
Fantasy
Adventure
The Last Song Summary
The Last Song
by Nicholas Sparks 2008 390 pages
4.16
566.2K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Harbinger Summary
The Harbinger
The Ancient Mystery That Holds the Secret of America's Future
by Jonathan Cahn 2011 262 pages
3.99
26.8K ratings
Christian
Christian Fiction
Religion
The Answer Is No Summary
The Answer Is No
by Fredrik Backman 2024 68 pages
3.93
85.3K ratings
Short Stories
Humor
Contemporary
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Summary
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2005 326 pages
3.97
430.1K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Going Postal Summary
Going Postal
by Terry Pratchett 2004 394 pages
4.41
131.6K ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
Red Storm Rising Summary
Red Storm Rising
by Tom Clancy 1986
4.21
83.2K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
War
Tintin in Tibet Summary
Tintin in Tibet
by Hergé 1959 62 pages
4.24
18.8K ratings
Comics
Graphic Novels
Bande Dessinée
The Enemy Summary
The Enemy
by Lee Child 2004 496 pages
4.17
142.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Namesake Summary
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2003 304 pages
4.02
278.4K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Cross Summary
Cross
by James Patterson 2006 393 pages
4.05
70.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Us Against You Summary
Us Against You
by Fredrik Backman 2017 448 pages
4.37
237.9K ratings
Contemporary
Sports
Literary Fiction
1st to Die Summary
1st to Die
by James Patterson 2001 424 pages
4.10
351.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Factory Summary
The Factory
by Hiroko Oyamada 2010 116 pages
3.32
9.8K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Magical Realism
As Brave As You Summary
As Brave As You
by Jason Reynolds 2016 410 pages
4.05
8.2K ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Young Adult
No Safety in Numbers Summary
No Safety in Numbers
by Dayna Lorentz 2012 263 pages
3.54
7.3K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Cardinal of the Kremlin Summary
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
by Tom Clancy 1988 547 pages
4.10
59.2K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Military Fiction
The Handmaid’s Tale Summary
The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood 1985 311 pages
4.15
2.3M ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Science Fiction
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