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Fiction Book Summaries

A Column of Fire Summary
A Column of Fire
by Ken Follett 2017 916 pages
4.26
119.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
The Nest Summary
The Nest
by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney 2016 353 pages
3.41
179.7K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Adult Fiction
Speaker for the Dead Summary
Speaker for the Dead
by Orson Scott Card 1986 382 pages
4.11
265.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Way of the Warrior Kid Summary
Way of the Warrior Kid
Marc's Mission
by Jocko Willink 2018 224 pages
4.63
1.9K ratings
Childrens
Parenting
Leadership
In a Dark, Dark Wood Summary
In a Dark, Dark Wood
by Ruth Ware 2015 352 pages
3.72
384.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Sanatorium Summary
The Sanatorium
by Sarah Pearse 2020 390 pages
3.36
191.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
A Dance with Dragons Summary
A Dance with Dragons
by George R.R. Martin 2011 1125 pages
4.34
719.4K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
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
All the Broken Places Summary
All the Broken Places
by John Boyne 2022 400 pages
4.49
81.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
The Enemy Summary
The Enemy
by Lee Child 2004 496 pages
4.17
142.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Done and Dusted Summary
Done and Dusted
by Lyla Sage 2023 356 pages
3.83
219.6K ratings
Romance
Westerns
Contemporary
Leaves of Grass Summary
Leaves of Grass
by Walt Whitman 1855 624 pages
4.12
113.7K ratings
Poetry
Classics
Literature
Left Behind Summary
Left Behind
by Tim LaHaye 1995 470 pages
3.86
242.4K ratings
Christian
Christian Fiction
Fantasy
The Hotel Nantucket Summary
The Hotel Nantucket
by Elin Hilderbrand 2022 416 pages
4.05
283.5K ratings
Romance
Summer
Book Club
The Persian Boy Summary
The Persian Boy
by Mary Renault 1972 420 pages
4.18
10.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
LGBT
Thank You for Listening Summary
Thank You for Listening
by Julia Whelan 2022 432 pages
4.00
88.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
The Enemy Summary
The Enemy
by Charlie Higson 2009 406 pages
4.10
25.4K ratings
Horror
Zombies
Young Adult
Patient Zero Summary
Patient Zero
by Jonathan Maberry 2009 421 pages
4.00
30.7K ratings
Horror
Zombies
Thriller
City of Glass Summary
City of Glass
by Cassandra Clare 2009 541 pages
4.27
997.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
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
Re Summary
Re
ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 1
by Tappei Nagatsuki 2014 231 pages
4.07
3.0K ratings
Light Novel
Fantasy
Manga
Shards of Earth Summary
Shards of Earth
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2021
4.18
29.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Fantasy
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
A Love Letter to Whiskey Summary
A Love Letter to Whiskey
Fifth Anniversary Edition
by Kandi Steiner 2021 608 pages
4.22
67.8K ratings
Romance
Friends To Lovers
Contemporary Romance
Gardens of the Moon Summary
Gardens of the Moon
by Steven Erikson 1999 666 pages
3.93
130.1K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Cell Summary
Cell
by Stephen King 2006 449 pages
3.66
231.7K ratings
Horror
Zombies
Thriller
Spring Snow Summary
Spring Snow
by Yukio Mishima 1967 389 pages
4.16
21.8K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Till The Last Breath Summary
Till The Last Breath
by Durjoy Datta 2013 237 pages
3.97
7.1K ratings
Romance
Indian Literature
Love
1st to Die Summary
1st to Die
by James Patterson 2001 424 pages
4.10
351.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Birdsong Summary
Birdsong
by Sebastian Faulks 1993 483 pages
4.11
82.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
Before I Go to Sleep Summary
Before I Go to Sleep
by S.J. Watson 2011 359 pages
3.90
355.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Book Club
Such Charming Liars Summary
Such Charming Liars
by Karen M. McManus 2024 320 pages
3.73
15.3K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Caliban’s War Summary
Caliban’s War
by James S.A. Corey 2012 624 pages
4.39
171.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
The Shadow Rising Summary
The Shadow Rising
by Robert Jordan 1992 1007 pages
4.28
250.6K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Ready Player Two Summary
Ready Player Two
by Ernest Cline 2020 370 pages
3.44
175.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Crash Summary
Crash
by J.G. Ballard 1973 224 pages
3.59
28.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Novels
Shelterwood Summary
Shelterwood
by Lisa Wingate 2024 368 pages
3.86
27.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Glass Sword Summary
Glass Sword
by Victoria Aveyard 2016 444 pages
3.78
403.5K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
Black Suits You Summary
Black Suits You
by Novoneel Chakraborty 2016 304 pages
3.81
1.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Romance
Will Grayson, Will Grayson Summary
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green 2010 320 pages
3.69
407.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
LGBT
Lord of the Flies Summary
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding 1954 182 pages
3.70
3.1M ratings
Classics
Young Adult
School
My Year of Rest and Relaxation Summary
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2018 289 pages
3.61
506.3K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Mental Health
Moonflower Murders Summary
Moonflower Murders
by Anthony Horowitz 2020 608 pages
4.06
58.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Dark Places Summary
Dark Places
by Gillian Flynn 2009 424 pages
3.95
805.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Spectacular Things Summary
Spectacular Things
by Beck Dorey-Stein 2025 368 pages
4.26
873 ratings
Contemporary
Adult Fiction
Book Club
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
Dear John Summary
Dear John
by Nicholas Sparks 2006 276 pages
4.04
611.9K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Maniac Summary
The Maniac
by Benjamín Labatut 2023 368 pages
4.34
20.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Philosophy
Literary Fiction
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) Summary
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)
Volume 4
by Natsu Hyuuga 2015 295 pages
4.57
5.4K ratings
Light Novel
Mystery
Romance
Rejection Summary
Rejection
by Tony Tulathimutte 2024 272 pages
3.86
15.2K ratings
Short Stories
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
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