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Fiction Book Summaries

The Dinner Summary
The Dinner
by Herman Koch 2009 292 pages
3.21
171.0K ratings
Book Club
Mystery
Thriller
Red Clocks Summary
Red Clocks
by Leni Zumas 2018 368 pages
3.66
24.7K ratings
Feminism
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Marcovaldo Summary
Marcovaldo
by Italo Calvino 1963 128 pages
3.84
15.9K ratings
Short Stories
Italian Literature
Classics
The Book of Elsewhere Summary
The Book of Elsewhere
by Keanu Reeves 2024 352 pages
3.33
6.8K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Horror
The Bell Summary
The Bell
by Iris Murdoch 1958 296 pages
3.92
9.8K ratings
Classics
Novels
British Literature
The Stranger in Her House Summary
The Stranger in Her House
by John Marrs 2024 347 pages
3.94
32.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
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
Hypnotizing Maria Summary
Hypnotizing Maria
by Richard Bach 2009 160 pages
3.67
1.4K ratings
The United States Of America
Aviation
Self Help
The Noticer Returns Summary
The Noticer Returns
Sometimes You Find Perspective, and Sometimes Perspective Finds You
by Andy Andrews 2013
4.26
2.8K ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Christian
The Grace of Kings Summary
The Grace of Kings
by Ken Liu 2015 640 pages
3.79
25.9K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Asylum Summary
Asylum
by Madeleine Roux 2013 317 pages
3.64
62.6K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Mystery
Red Storm Rising Summary
Red Storm Rising
by Tom Clancy 1986
4.21
83.2K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
War
The Hammer of Thor Summary
The Hammer of Thor
by Rick Riordan 2016 459 pages
4.30
124.3K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
On Beauty Summary
On Beauty
by Zadie Smith 2005 445 pages
3.78
88.2K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Murder Road Summary
Murder Road
by Simone St. James 2024 341 pages
3.69
49.1K ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Framed! Summary
Framed!
by James Ponti 2016 304 pages
4.37
8.3K ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Adventure
The Hobbit, Part One Summary
The Hobbit, Part One
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1937 230 pages
4.31
380.1K ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Adventure
The Custom of the Country Summary
The Custom of the Country
by Edith Wharton 1913 370 pages
4.06
15.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
American
The Last Battle Summary
The Last Battle
by C.S. Lewis 1956 288 pages
4.01
294.9K ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Young Adult
Ghost Story Summary
Ghost Story
by Jim Butcher 2011 481 pages
4.25
103.0K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
How to End a Love Story Summary
How to End a Love Story
by Yulin Kuang 2024 384 pages
3.64
115.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Panic Summary
Panic
by Lauren Oliver 2014 408 pages
3.55
62.7K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
The 6 Summary
The 6
20 Man
by David Baldacci 2022 593 pages
4.12
91.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Low Pressure Summary
Low Pressure
by Sandra Brown 2012 13 pages
3.92
25.6K ratings
Mystery
Romantic Suspense
Romance
A Conspiracy of Paper Summary
A Conspiracy of Paper
by David Liss 2000 506 pages
3.87
11.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Skeleton Crew Summary
Skeleton Crew
by Stephen King 1985 612 pages
3.97
133.0K ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Fantasy
The Republic of Thieves Summary
The Republic of Thieves
by Scott Lynch 2013 650 pages
4.22
116.3K ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
The Girl in the Spider's Web Summary
The Girl in the Spider's Web
by David Lagercrantz 2015 400 pages
3.80
165.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Storm Front Summary
Storm Front
by Jim Butcher 2000 372 pages
3.97
368.2K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
After the First Death Summary
After the First Death
by Robert Cormier 1979 240 pages
3.66
3.9K ratings
Young Adult
Thriller
Mystery
Fireborne Summary
Fireborne
by Rosaria Munda 2019 432 pages
3.91
29.5K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Young Adult
Alamut Summary
Alamut
by Vladimir Bartol 1938 510 pages
4.31
13.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Novels
The Snowman Summary
The Snowman
by Jo Nesbø 2007 383 pages
4.02
146.8K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
UnWholly Summary
UnWholly
by Neal Shusterman 2012 416 pages
4.24
64.6K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Too Loud a Solitude Summary
Too Loud a Solitude
by Bohumil Hrabal 1976 112 pages
3.98
24.9K ratings
Czech Literature
Classics
Novels
The King's Men Summary
The King's Men
by Nora Sakavic 2014 556 pages
4.58
74.7K ratings
LGBT
Contemporary
Sports
The Six Summary
The Six
by Mark Alpert 2015 368 pages
3.81
1.3K ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Ruin and Rising Summary
Ruin and Rising
by Leigh Bardugo 2014 350 pages
3.98
570.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
King of Scars Summary
King of Scars
by Leigh Bardugo 2019 511 pages
4.15
222.7K ratings
Young Adult
Young Adult Fantasy
Fantasy
Sita Summary
Sita
An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2013 328 pages
4.09
8.0K ratings
Mythology
India
Indian Literature
The Most Dangerous Game Summary
The Most Dangerous Game
by Richard Connell 1924 48 pages
3.95
58.7K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Horror
Enter Ghost Summary
Enter Ghost
by Isabella Hammad 2023 336 pages
4.11
9.1K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Historical Fiction
When You Reach Me Summary
When You Reach Me
by Rebecca Stead 2009 199 pages
4.08
114.5K ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
We the Living Summary
We the Living
by Ayn Rand 1936 464 pages
3.96
30.3K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Historical Fiction
Orphan Train Summary
Orphan Train
by Christina Baker Kline 2013 278 pages
4.20
456.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Maine Characters Summary
Maine Characters
by Hannah Orenstein 2025 400 pages
3.63
3.0K ratings
Romance
Summer
Contemporary
Way of the Warrior Kid 3 Summary
Way of the Warrior Kid 3
Where there's a Will...
by Jocko Willink 2019 234 pages
4.70
1.2K ratings
Childrens
Parenting
Self Help
This Winter Summary
This Winter
by Alice Oseman 2015 120 pages
4.07
98.2K ratings
Young Adult
LGBT
Romance
Executive Orders Summary
Executive Orders
by Tom Clancy 1996 1273 pages
4.12
52.7K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Espionage
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
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