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Fiction Book Summaries

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store Summary
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
by Keigo Higashino 2012 314 pages
4.42
37.4K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
The Maniac Summary
The Maniac
by Benjamín Labatut 2023 368 pages
4.34
20.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Philosophy
Literary Fiction
Patriot Games Summary
Patriot Games
by Tom Clancy 1987 794 pages
4.16
211.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
You Are Here Summary
You Are Here
by David Nicholls 2024 368 pages
4.01
54.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Summary
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
by Anne Brontë 1848 576 pages
4.02
124.7K ratings
Classics
Romance
19th Century
The Knife of Never Letting Go Summary
The Knife of Never Letting Go
by Patrick Ness 2008 479 pages
3.98
200.5K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Long Island Compromise Summary
Long Island Compromise
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner 2024 464 pages
3.75
33.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Stand Summary
Music Immersive
The Stand
by Stephen King 1978 1152 pages
4.35
806.2K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Tom Clancy Defense Protocol Summary
Tom Clancy Defense Protocol
by Brian Andrews 2024 506 pages
4.60
4.3K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Political Thriller
Rhythm of War Summary
Rhythm of War
by Brandon Sanderson 2020 1232 pages
4.60
204.7K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Black Prism Summary
The Black Prism
by Brent Weeks 2010 629 pages
4.23
128.8K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Without Fail Summary
Without Fail
by Lee Child 2002 14 pages
4.16
114.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Lord Jim Summary
Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad 1900 455 pages
3.61
32.2K ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Elif Batuman 2017 423 pages
3.65
98.5K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Wishing Game Summary
The Wishing Game
by Meg Shaffer 2023 304 pages
4.04
172.3K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Book Club
The Return of the King Summary
Music Immersive
The Return of the King
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1955 404 pages
4.58
990.1K ratings
Fantasy
Adventure
High Fantasy
Persuasion Summary
Music Immersive
Persuasion
by Jane Austen 1817 249 pages
4.15
744.6K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
Lemon Summary
Lemon
by Kwon Yeo-Sun 2019 176 pages
3.26
13.0K ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Thriller
The Guest Summary
The Guest
by B.A. Paris 2024 308 pages
3.59
45.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
My Life as an Alphabet Summary
My Life as an Alphabet
by Barry Jonsberg 2013 256 pages
3.91
2.3K ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
The Last Jew Summary
The Last Jew
by Noah Gordon 1999 348 pages
4.16
10.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Spain
Historical
The Phoenix Pencil Company Summary
The Phoenix Pencil Company
by Allison King 2025 368 pages
3.61
1.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Magical Realism
No One Can Know Summary
No One Can Know
by Kate Alice Marshall 2024 325 pages
3.66
69.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Master and Apprentice Summary
Master and Apprentice
by Claudia Gray 2019 330 pages
4.17
21.5K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Doctor Sleep Summary
Doctor Sleep
by Stephen King 2013 531 pages
4.13
283.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
The Light Between Oceans Summary
The Light Between Oceans
by M.L. Stedman 2012 362 pages
4.04
470.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Chalk Man Summary
The Chalk Man
by C.J. Tudor 2018 280 pages
3.70
117.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Horror
The Marriage Portrait Summary
The Marriage Portrait
by Maggie O'Farrell 2022 355 pages
4.01
181.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Spinoza Problem Summary
The Spinoza Problem
by Irvin D. Yalom 2012 321 pages
4.26
17.5K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Historical Fiction
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
Ulysses Summary
Ulysses
by James Joyce 1922 783 pages
3.77
137.3K ratings
Classics
Literature
Ireland
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
Legends & Lattes Summary
Legends & Lattes
by Travis Baldree 2022 296 pages
4.07
285.9K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Cozy
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
The Mistress of Spices Summary
The Mistress of Spices
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 1997 338 pages
3.49
14.6K ratings
Magical Realism
India
Fantasy
Hook, Line, and Sinker Summary
Hook, Line, and Sinker
by Tessa Bailey 2022 353 pages
3.89
416.1K ratings
Romance
Friends To Lovers
Contemporary
Crooked Kingdom Summary
Crooked Kingdom
by Leigh Bardugo 2016 561 pages
4.58
724.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Written in My Own Heart's Blood Summary
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
by Diana Gabaldon 2014 842 pages
4.55
136.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The Dragon Republic Summary
The Dragon Republic
by R.F. Kuang 2019 658 pages
4.37
175.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Adult
Nightshade Summary
Nightshade
by Michael Connelly 2025 345 pages
4.20
14.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Forge Summary
Forge
by Laurie Halse Anderson 2010 297 pages
4.16
17.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
A Winter's Promise Summary
A Winter's Promise
by Christelle Dabos 2013 446 pages
4.02
115.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
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
Survivor Summary
Survivor
by Chuck Palahniuk 1999 289 pages
3.93
122.0K ratings
Contemporary
Thriller
Novels
The Last Word Summary
The Last Word
by Taylor Adams 2023 337 pages
3.69
74.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
Betrayed Summary
Betrayed
by P.C. Cast 2007 310 pages
3.92
276.6K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Vampires
Poison Study Summary
Poison Study
by Maria V. Snyder 2005 427 pages
4.09
173.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Troubles in Paradise Summary
Troubles in Paradise
by Elin Hilderbrand 2020 352 pages
3.94
113.7K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Lions of Lucerne Summary
The Lions of Lucerne
by Brad Thor 2002 544 pages
4.09
45.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Action
A Clockwork Orange Summary
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess 1962 192 pages
4.00
748.0K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
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