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Fiction Book Summaries

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Summary
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl 1964 176 pages
4.17
899.8K ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Young Adult
Mrs. March Summary
Mrs. March
by Virginia Feito 2021 304 pages
3.25
24.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Girl Who Played with Fire Summary
The Girl Who Played with Fire
by Stieg Larsson 2006 503 pages
4.26
960.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Great Hunt Summary
The Great Hunt
by Robert Jordan 1990 705 pages
4.27
341.7K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Guitar Notes Summary
Guitar Notes
by Mary Amato 2012 272 pages
4.04
6.3K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Music
The Shell Seekers Summary
The Shell Seekers
by Rosamunde Pilcher 1987 544 pages
4.20
116.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - The Animated Story Summary
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - The Animated Story
by Charlie Mackesy 2022 192 pages
4.59
6.7K ratings
Graphic Novels
Childrens
Fantasy
The Jungle Book Summary
The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling 1894 277 pages
3.90
129.5K ratings
Classics
Childrens
Fantasy
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Summary
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
by Karen Joy Fowler 2013 310 pages
3.71
125.0K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Nick and Charlie Summary
Nick and Charlie
by Alice Oseman 2015 120 pages
4.14
147.8K ratings
LGBT
Young Adult
Queer
The Hard Way Summary
The Hard Way
by Lee Child 2006 384 pages
4.20
90.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Family Game Summary
The Family Game
by Catherine Steadman 2022 319 pages
3.83
76.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Spice Road Summary
Spice Road
by Maiya Ibrahim 2023 411 pages
3.70
5.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Young Adult Fantasy
Honey Summary
Honey
by Isabel Banta 2024 336 pages
3.44
13.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Music
Walk the Wire Summary
Walk the Wire
by David Baldacci 2020 432 pages
4.15
62.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Everyone Is Watching Summary
Everyone Is Watching
by Heather Gudenkauf 2024 320 pages
3.64
29.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Kisscut Summary
Kisscut
by Karin Slaughter 2002 436 pages
4.08
63.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Alchemyst Summary
The Alchemyst
by Michael Scott 2007 390 pages
3.86
164.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Hounded Summary
Hounded
by Kevin Hearne 2011 304 pages
4.10
91.0K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Paranormal
The Bonehunters Summary
The Bonehunters
by Steven Erikson 2006 1203 pages
4.49
43.2K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
You Are Fatally Invited Summary
You Are Fatally Invited
by Ande Pliego 2025 371 pages
3.59
11.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Half a Soul Summary
Half a Soul
by Olivia Atwater 2020 304 pages
4.06
65.5K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Where the Sidewalk Ends Summary
Where the Sidewalk Ends
by Shel Silverstein 1974 176 pages
4.34
1.5M ratings
Poetry
Childrens
Classics
In Bloom Summary
In Bloom
by Paul Tremblay 2023 35 pages
3.05
11.7K ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Novella
Dawn Summary
Dawn
by Octavia E. Butler 1987 248 pages
4.15
59.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Aliens
Pudd'nhead Wilson Summary
Pudd'nhead Wilson
by Mark Twain 1893 160 pages
3.75
19.1K ratings
Classics
Literature
Humor
Arthas Summary
Arthas
Rise of the Lich King
by Christie Golden 2009 320 pages
4.14
11.7K ratings
Fantasy
Warcraft
World Of Warcraft
The Light Fantastic Summary
The Light Fantastic
by Terry Pratchett 1986 277 pages
4.01
162.7K ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
The Art of Prophecy Summary
The Art of Prophecy
by Wesley Chu 2022 533 pages
4.06
5.2K ratings
Fantasy
Adult
High Fantasy
A Great Country Summary
A Great Country
by Shilpi Somaya Gowda 2024 256 pages
3.89
7.4K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Riders of the Purple Sage Summary
Riders of the Purple Sage
by Zane Grey 1912 320 pages
3.75
14.1K ratings
Westerns
Classics
Historical Fiction
The Refugees Summary
The Refugees
by Viet Thanh Nguyen 2017 209 pages
3.87
21.5K ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Jackdaws Summary
Jackdaws
by Ken Follett 2001 432 pages
4.08
41.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Historical
Tropic of Cancer Summary
Tropic of Cancer
by Henry Miller 1934 318 pages
3.66
76.0K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Everything is Illuminated Summary
Everything is Illuminated
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2002 276 pages
3.89
182.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
Rule of Wolves Summary
Rule of Wolves
by Leigh Bardugo 2021 592 pages
4.35
168.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Death and Life of Superman Summary
The Death and Life of Superman
by Roger Stern 1993 527 pages
4.11
6.2K ratings
Comics
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Everyone Has A Story Summary
Everyone Has A Story
by Savi Sharma 2015 184 pages
3.33
12.7K ratings
Romance
Indian Literature
Novels
Fatal Alliance Summary
Fatal Alliance
by Sean Williams 2010 417 pages
3.74
10.9K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Evidence of the Affair Summary
Evidence of the Affair
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2018 88 pages
3.86
195.3K ratings
Romance
Short Stories
Contemporary
Echo Summary
Echo
by Pam Muñoz Ryan 2015 597 pages
4.36
46.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Fantasy
The September House Summary
The September House
by Carissa Orlando 2023 352 pages
3.89
71.6K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
The Man from St. Petersburg Summary
The Man from St. Petersburg
by Ken Follett 1982 320 pages
3.94
35.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
The Luxe Summary
The Luxe
by Anna Godbersen 2007 433 pages
3.65
73.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
The Nurse's Secret Summary
The Nurse's Secret
by Amanda Skenandore 2022 362 pages
4.15
32.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4 Summary
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4
The Minority Report
by Philip K. Dick 1987 396 pages
4.11
14.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Science Fiction Fantasy
Invisible Planets Summary
Invisible Planets
Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation
by Ken Liu 2016 383 pages
4.04
5.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
China
The Eyes of Darkness Summary
The Eyes of Darkness
by Dean Koontz 1981 369 pages
3.88
37.5K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Invention of Wings Summary
The Invention of Wings
by Sue Monk Kidd 2014 384 pages
4.26
326.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Golden Couple Summary
The Golden Couple
by Greer Hendricks 2022 329 pages
3.97
228.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
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