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Fiction Book Summaries

Echo Mountain Summary
Echo Mountain
by Lauren Wolk 2020 356 pages
4.26
10.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Historical
The Kindly Ones Summary
The Kindly Ones
by Jonathan Littell 2006 984 pages
4.02
14.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
World War II
The Whispers Summary
The Whispers
by Ashley Audrain 2023 336 pages
3.81
84.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Double Cross Summary
Double Cross
by James Patterson 2007 389 pages
4.04
55.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Beautiful World, Where Are You Summary
Beautiful World, Where Are You
by Sally Rooney 2021 356 pages
3.53
458.9K ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Literary Fiction
Time's Convert Summary
Time's Convert
by Deborah Harkness 2018 448 pages
3.92
70.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
Hercule Poirot's Christmas Summary
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
by Agatha Christie 1938 335 pages
3.98
97.6K ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Christmas
Scorpions Summary
Scorpions
by Walter Dean Myers 1988 216 pages
3.80
2.6K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
African American
Beezus and Ramona Summary
Beezus and Ramona
by Beverly Cleary 1955 160 pages
4.03
102.8K ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Classics
Love Medicine Summary
Love Medicine
by Louise Erdrich 1984 367 pages
4.01
27.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Native American
Short Stories
The Hunger Games Summary
The Hunger Games
Official Illustrated Movie Companion
by Kate Egan 2012 160 pages
4.52
202.8K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Parable of the Sower Summary
Parable of the Sower
A Graphic Novel Adaptation
by Damian Duffy 2020 266 pages
3.98
5.1K ratings
Graphic Novels
Science Fiction
Comics
Leviathan Wakes Summary
Leviathan Wakes
by James S.A. Corey 2011 592 pages
4.31
299.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space
Lazarillo de Tormes and The Swindler Summary
Lazarillo de Tormes and The Swindler
Two Spanish Picaresque Novels
by Francisco de Quevedo 1969 240 pages
3.62
1.2K ratings
Classics
Spanish Literature
Spain
Stag Dance Summary
Stag Dance
by Torrey Peters 2025 288 pages
4.01
3.4K ratings
Short Stories
Queer
LGBT
Sold Summary
Sold
by Patricia McCormick 2006 268 pages
4.23
62.5K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Banned Books
Bless Me, Ultima Summary
Bless Me, Ultima
by Rudolfo Anaya 1972 290 pages
3.82
36.3K ratings
Classics
Magical Realism
Young Adult
The Business Trip Summary
The Business Trip
by Jessie Garcia 2025 344 pages
3.67
34.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Path of the Assassin Summary
Path of the Assassin
by Brad Thor 2003 367 pages
4.19
28.6K ratings
Thriller
Action
Mystery
Fangirl Summary
Fangirl
by Rainbow Rowell 2013 483 pages
3.94
768.7K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
The Museum of Innocence Summary
The Museum of Innocence
by Orhan Pamuk 2008 536 pages
3.78
35.9K ratings
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Romance
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 Summary
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
by Lauren Tarshis 2010 112 pages
4.10
18.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Childrens
Living Beyond Borders Summary
Living Beyond Borders
Stories About Growing Up Mexican in America
by Margarita Longoria 2021 224 pages
4.08
1.1K ratings
Short Stories
Young Adult
Poetry
Hemlock & Silver Summary
Hemlock & Silver
by T. Kingfisher 2025 368 pages
4.31
1.6K ratings
Fantasy
Retellings
Horror
The Unwanteds Summary
The Unwanteds
by Lisa McMann 2011 390 pages
4.12
44.7K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The Man in the High Castle Summary
The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick 1962 259 pages
3.59
226.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Dystopia
Scarlet Summary
Scarlet
by Marissa Meyer 2013 454 pages
4.24
447.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
The Alchemyst Summary
The Alchemyst
by Michael Scott 2007 390 pages
3.86
164.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
In Five Years Summary
In Five Years
by Rebecca Serle 2020 272 pages
3.78
580.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
Nineteen Steps Summary
Nineteen Steps
by Millie Bobby Brown 2023 320 pages
3.75
17.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Fool Moon Summary
Fool Moon
by Jim Butcher 2001 424 pages
3.98
205.1K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
Life Ceremony Summary
Life Ceremony
by Sayaka Murata 2019 256 pages
3.75
24.1K ratings
Short Stories
Horror
Japan
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
Presumed Innocent Summary
Presumed Innocent
by Scott Turow 1987 421 pages
4.09
123.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Stillhouse Lake Summary
Stillhouse Lake
by Rachel Caine 2017 301 pages
4.11
176.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
City of Glass Summary
City of Glass
by Paul Auster 1985 203 pages
3.76
22.7K ratings
Mystery
Classics
Literature
Parable of the Talents Summary
Parable of the Talents
by Octavia E. Butler 1998 448 pages
4.32
74.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Fantasy
Holding Up the Universe Summary
Holding Up the Universe
by Jennifer Niven 2016 391 pages
3.67
141.4K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
The Golden Enclaves Summary
The Golden Enclaves
by Naomi Novik 2022 407 pages
4.12
93.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dark Academia
Exhalation Summary
Exhalation
by Ted Chiang 2019 368 pages
4.27
106.0K ratings
Short Stories
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Echo Burning Summary
Echo Burning
by Lee Child 2001 432 pages
4.05
102.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Mr Salary Summary
Mr Salary
by Sally Rooney 2016 33 pages
3.76
37.8K ratings
Short Stories
Contemporary
Romance
The Change Summary
The Change
by Kirsten Miller 2022 470 pages
4.09
55.2K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Magical Realism
White Fang Summary
White Fang
by Jack London 1906 252 pages
4.03
199.9K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Animals
The Cay Summary
The Cay
by Theodore Taylor 1969 156 pages
3.79
37.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
If Cats Disappeared from the World Summary
If Cats Disappeared from the World
by Genki Kawamura 2012 202 pages
3.80
105.5K ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Japan
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
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Summary
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
by Andrew Peterson 2008 290 pages
4.33
29.9K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Childrens
Big Little Lies Summary
Big Little Lies
by Liane Moriarty 2014 458 pages
4.31
1.1M ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Contemporary
Holmes, Marple & Poe Summary
Holmes, Marple & Poe
by James Patterson 2024 352 pages
4.11
30.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
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