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Fiction Book Summaries

Starship Troopers Summary
Starship Troopers
by Robert A. Heinlein 1959 264 pages
4.01
239.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Military Fiction
Dear John Summary
Dear John
by Nicholas Sparks 2006 276 pages
4.04
611.9K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
In Too Deep Summary
In Too Deep
by Lee Child 2024 324 pages
3.95
35.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Pilgrim's Progress Summary
The Pilgrim's Progress
by John Bunyan 1678 324 pages
4.07
152.0K ratings
Classics
Christian
Religion
All In Startup Summary
All In Startup
Launching a New Idea When Everything Is on the Line
by Diana Kander 2014 304 pages
4.08
595 ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World Summary
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
by C.A. Fletcher 2019 365 pages
4.15
19.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Bad Summer People Summary
Bad Summer People
by Emma Rosenblum 2023 272 pages
3.41
84.3K ratings
Mystery
Summer
Thriller
The God of Carnage Summary
The God of Carnage
by Yasmina Reza 2007 80 pages
3.71
8.6K ratings
Plays
Theatre
Drama
The Prom Queen Summary
The Prom Queen
by R.L. Stine 1992 167 pages
3.71
5.1K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
The Reversal Summary
The Reversal
by Michael Connelly 2010 389 pages
4.21
85.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Shell Seekers Summary
The Shell Seekers
by Rosamunde Pilcher 1987 544 pages
4.20
116.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
The Goblin Emperor Summary
The Goblin Emperor
by Katherine Addison 2014 446 pages
4.07
51.3K ratings
Fantasy
Steampunk
High Fantasy
A Thousand Ships Summary
A Thousand Ships
by Natalie Haynes 2019 368 pages
4.06
82.9K ratings
Mythology
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
The Wild Duck Summary
The Wild Duck
by Henrik Ibsen 1884 128 pages
3.80
10.8K ratings
Plays
Classics
Theatre
The Devil's Advocate Summary
The Devil's Advocate
by Steve Cavanagh 2021 403 pages
4.37
14.5K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
What Have You Done? Summary
What Have You Done?
by Shari Lapena 2024 307 pages
3.76
69.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Company of Women Summary
The Company of Women
by Khushwant Singh 1999 232 pages
3.26
4.4K ratings
Indian Literature
Erotica
India
Consent to Kill Summary
Consent to Kill
by Vince Flynn 2005 675 pages
4.40
51.6K ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
Bad Luck and Trouble Summary
Bad Luck and Trouble
by Lee Child 2007 378 pages
4.22
99.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Murder on Lake Garda Summary
Murder on Lake Garda
by Tom Hindle 2024 464 pages
3.48
7.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Doctor Sleep Summary
Doctor Sleep
by Stephen King 2013 531 pages
4.13
283.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
Orphan Train Summary
Orphan Train
by Christina Baker Kline 2013 278 pages
4.20
456.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Cruelest Month Summary
The Cruelest Month
by Louise Penny 2007 310 pages
4.16
112.3K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
The Tombs of Atuan Summary
The Tombs of Atuan
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1971 180 pages
4.13
128.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction Fantasy
Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad Summary
Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad
by Damilare Kuku 2024 254 pages
4.01
7.2K ratings
Short Stories
Nigeria
Romance
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Summary
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll 1865 96 pages
3.99
416.3K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
Jock of the Bushveld Summary
Jock of the Bushveld
by J. Percy FitzPatrick 1907 280 pages
4.08
1.5K ratings
Africa
Classics
South Africa
The White Queen Summary
The White Queen
by Philippa Gregory 2009 415 pages
3.96
179.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
To Sir Phillip, With Love Summary
To Sir Phillip, With Love
by Julia Quinn 2003 372 pages
3.70
280.7K ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
This Book Will Bury Me Summary
This Book Will Bury Me
by Ashley Winstead 2025 480 pages
3.68
9.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Crash Summary
Crash
by J.G. Ballard 1973 224 pages
3.59
28.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Novels
Legend Summary
Legend
by David Gemmell 1984 362 pages
4.26
34.6K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
His Dark Materials Summary
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman 2000 1088 pages
4.29
166.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
The Templar Legacy Summary
The Templar Legacy
by Steve Berry 2006 511 pages
3.84
55.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Pop Goes the Weasel Summary
Pop Goes the Weasel
by James Patterson 1999 461 pages
4.04
73.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Neon Gods Summary
Neon Gods
by Katee Robert 2021 380 pages
3.69
289.0K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Dark Romance
The Road to Tender Hearts Summary
The Road to Tender Hearts
by Annie Hartnett 2025 384 pages
4.40
8.8K ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Literary Fiction
The Murders in the Rue Morgue Summary
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
by Edgar Allan Poe 1841 38 pages
3.81
41.0K ratings
Mystery
Short Stories
Horror
The Blade Itself Summary
The Blade Itself
by Joe Abercrombie 2006 515 pages
4.22
283.3K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Big Panda & Tiny Dragon Summary
Big Panda & Tiny Dragon
by James Norbury 2021 94 pages
4.39
19.6K ratings
Philosophy
Graphic Novels
Self Help
The Spinoza Problem Summary
The Spinoza Problem
by Irvin D. Yalom 2012 321 pages
4.26
17.5K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Historical Fiction
Die Trying Summary
Die Trying
by Lee Child 1998 567 pages
4.07
157.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Capture or Kill Summary
Capture or Kill
by Don Bentley 2024 459 pages
4.36
12.2K ratings
Thriller
Spy Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Sword of Summer Summary
The Sword of Summer
by Rick Riordan 2015 512 pages
4.23
231.8K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
The Black Wolf Summary
The Black Wolf
by Louise Penny 2025 384 pages
4.37
178 ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Canada
One Rough Man Summary
One Rough Man
by Brad Taylor 2011 417 pages
4.09
17.2K ratings
Thriller
Action
Mystery
Without Fail Summary
Without Fail
by Lee Child 2002 14 pages
4.16
114.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Source Summary
The Source
by James A. Michener 1965 1080 pages
4.29
44.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Religion
Prometheus Unbound Summary
Prometheus Unbound
by Percy Bysshe Shelley 1820 112 pages
3.76
2.1K ratings
Poetry
Classics
Plays
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Summary
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne 1869 269 pages
3.89
268.1K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
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