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Fiction

Imagination takes flight in these masterfully crafted worlds, where heroes rise, mysteries unfold, and human nature reveals its deepest truths. Whether following a quest through magical realms or witnessing life-changing moments in familiar settings, these stories capture the full spectrum of human experience through unforgettable characters and compelling narratives.

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Long Day’s Journey into Night
by Eugene O'Neill • 1956
4.06
43k+
Plays
Classics
Drama
Long Day’s Journey into Night Summary
Long Day’s Journey into Night
by Eugene O'Neill 1956 179 pages
4.06
43k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett • 1978
4.22
100k+
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
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Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett 1978 368 pages
4.22
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
A Death at the Party
by Amy Stuart • 2023
3.55
8k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
A Death at the Party Summary
A Death at the Party
by Amy Stuart 2023 304 pages
3.55
8k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Interestings
by Meg Wolitzer • 2013
3.60
100k+
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Interestings Summary
The Interestings
by Meg Wolitzer 2013 468 pages
3.60
100k+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Speak
by Laurie Halse Anderson • 1999
4.05
600k+
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
Speak Summary
Speak
by Laurie Halse Anderson 1999 224 pages
4.05
600k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
The Note
by Alafair Burke • 2025
3.42
20k+
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Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Note Summary
The Note
by Alafair Burke 2025 287 pages
3.42
20k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Ghost Brigades
by John Scalzi • 2006
4.12
97k+
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Military Fiction
The Ghost Brigades Summary
The Ghost Brigades
by John Scalzi 2006 343 pages
4.12
97k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Military Fiction
Midnight Sun
by Stephenie Meyer • 2020
3.75
300k+
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
Midnight Sun Summary
Midnight Sun
by Stephenie Meyer 2020 662 pages
3.75
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
The Waste Lands
by Stephen King • 1991
4.25
200k+
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The Waste Lands Summary
The Waste Lands
by Stephen King 1991 422 pages
4.25
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Always and Forever, Lara Jean
by Jenny Han • 2017
3.99
200k+
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Always and Forever, Lara Jean Summary
Always and Forever, Lara Jean
by Jenny Han 2017 325 pages
3.99
200k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Where Sleeping Girls Lie
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé • 2024
3.96
23k+
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Where Sleeping Girls Lie Summary
Where Sleeping Girls Lie
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 2024 416 pages
3.96
23k+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Kaleidoscope
by Danielle Steel • 1987
3.99
17k+
Romance
Chick Lit
Drama
Kaleidoscope Summary
Kaleidoscope
by Danielle Steel 1987 403 pages
3.99
17k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Drama
The Book of Cold Cases
by Simone St. James • 2022
3.78
100k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Book of Cold Cases Summary
The Book of Cold Cases
by Simone St. James 2022 344 pages
3.78
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Archenemies
by Marissa Meyer • 2018
4.24
100k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Archenemies Summary
Archenemies
by Marissa Meyer 2018 560 pages
4.24
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Gods of Jade and Shadow
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia • 2019
3.88
78k+
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mythology
Gods of Jade and Shadow Summary
Gods of Jade and Shadow
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2019 338 pages
3.88
78k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mythology
Go Ask Alice
by Beatrice Sparks • 1971
3.73
200k+
Young Adult
Classics
Contemporary
Go Ask Alice Summary
Go Ask Alice
by Beatrice Sparks 1971 185 pages
3.73
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Classics
Contemporary
Heat of the Everflame
by Penn Cole • 2023
4.23
100k+
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
Heat of the Everflame Summary
Heat of the Everflame
by Penn Cole 2023 778 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
1984
by Michael Dean • 1949
4.40
38k+
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
1984 Summary
1984
by Michael Dean 1949 71 pages
4.40
38k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Skeleton Crew
by Stephen King • 1985
3.97
100k+
Horror
Short Stories
Fantasy
Skeleton Crew Summary
Skeleton Crew
by Stephen King 1985 672 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Fantasy
Waste Tide
by Chen Qiufan • 2013
3.32
2k+
Science Fiction
China
Dystopia
Waste Tide Summary
Waste Tide
by Chen Qiufan 2013 352 pages
3.32
2k+ ratings
Science Fiction
China
Dystopia
Thea Stilton and the Spanish Dance Mission
by Thea Stilton • 2013
4.30
2k+
Childrens
Mystery
Adventure
Thea Stilton and the Spanish Dance Mission Summary
Thea Stilton and the Spanish Dance Mission
by Thea Stilton 2013 176 pages
4.30
2k+ ratings
Childrens
Mystery
Adventure
Hangman
by Daniel Cole • 2018
3.96
9k+
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
Hangman Summary
Hangman
by Daniel Cole 2018 386 pages
3.96
9k+ ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
The Oligarch's Daughter
by Joseph Finder • 2025
4.11
21k+
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
The Oligarch's Daughter Summary
The Oligarch's Daughter
by Joseph Finder 2025 447 pages
4.11
21k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Battle Mountain
by C.J. Box • 2025
4.42
22k+
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Battle Mountain Summary
Battle Mountain
by C.J. Box 2025 358 pages
4.42
22k+ ratings
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Thriller
Crime
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
by George R.R. Martin • 2015
4.27
100k+
Fantasy
Short Stories
Adventure
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Summary
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
by George R.R. Martin 2015 355 pages
4.27
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Short Stories
Adventure
Kill Your Darlings
by Peter Swanson • 2025
3.31
13k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Kill Your Darlings Summary
Kill Your Darlings
by Peter Swanson 2025 273 pages
3.31
13k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare • 1595
3.94
500k+
Classics
Plays
Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Summary
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare 1595 298 pages
3.94
500k+ ratings
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Plays
Shakespeare
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan • 2022
3.53
100k+
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Book Club
The School for Good Mothers Summary
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan 2022 336 pages
3.53
100k+ ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Book Club
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller • 1949
3.59
200k+
Classics
Plays
Drama
Death of a Salesman Summary
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller 1949 144 pages
3.59
200k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
Star Wars
by Timothy Zahn • 1991
Heir to the Empire
4.18
100k+
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Heir to the Empire
by Timothy Zahn 1991 434 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?
by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn • 2022
3.76
19k+
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? Summary
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?
by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn 2022 384 pages
3.76
19k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Holmes, Marple & Poe
by James Patterson • 2024
4.08
34k+
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Holmes, Marple & Poe Summary
Holmes, Marple & Poe
by James Patterson 2024 352 pages
4.08
34k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Lady Chatterley’s Lover
by D.H. Lawrence • 1928
3.50
100k+
Classics
Romance
Literature
Lady Chatterley’s Lover Summary
Lady Chatterley’s Lover
by D.H. Lawrence 1928 376 pages
3.50
100k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Literature
The Last Jew
by Noah Gordon • 1999
4.16
10k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
Spain
The Last Jew Summary
The Last Jew
by Noah Gordon 1999 348 pages
4.16
10k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Spain
The Three Sisters
by Anton Chekhov • 1900
3.71
24k+
Plays
Classics
Drama
The Three Sisters Summary
The Three Sisters
by Anton Chekhov 1900 81 pages
3.71
24k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset
by Suzanne Collins • 2010
4.50
200k+
Young Adult
Fantasy
Dystopia
The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset Summary
The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset
by Suzanne Collins 2010 1155 pages
4.50
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Dystopia
Dragon Tears
by Dean Koontz • 1993
3.78
24k+
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Dragon Tears Summary
Dragon Tears
by Dean Koontz 1993 432 pages
3.78
24k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Bartleby the Scrivener
by Herman Melville • 1853
3.93
76k+
Classics
Short Stories
Literature
Bartleby the Scrivener Summary
Bartleby the Scrivener
by Herman Melville 1853 64 pages
3.93
76k+ ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Literature
Wandering Stars
by Tommy Orange • 2024
3.81
39k+
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
Literary Fiction
Wandering Stars Summary
Wandering Stars
by Tommy Orange 2024 315 pages
3.81
39k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
Literary Fiction
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
by Seth Grahame-Smith • 2009
3.32
100k+
Horror
Fantasy
Zombies
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Summary
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
by Seth Grahame-Smith 2009 320 pages
3.32
100k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Zombies
Kidnapped
by Robert Louis Stevenson • 2002
3.79
68k+
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Kidnapped Summary
Kidnapped
by Robert Louis Stevenson 2002 288 pages
3.79
68k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
A Reaper at the Gates
by Sabaa Tahir • 2018
4.13
100k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
A Reaper at the Gates Summary
A Reaper at the Gates
by Sabaa Tahir 2018 480 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Shadow Rising
by Robert Jordan • 1992
4.29
200k+
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Shadow Rising Summary
The Shadow Rising
by Robert Jordan 1992 1007 pages
4.29
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
After Annie
by Anna Quindlen • 2024
3.98
38k+
Family
Contemporary
Grief
After Annie Summary
After Annie
by Anna Quindlen 2024 283 pages
3.98
38k+ ratings
Family
Contemporary
Grief
The Party
by Natasha Preston • 2024
3.51
12k+
Thriller
Mystery
Young Adult
The Party Summary
The Party
by Natasha Preston 2024 352 pages
3.51
12k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Young Adult
Saving Max
by Antoinette van Heugten • 2010
3.83
12k+
Mystery
Thriller
Book Club
Saving Max Summary
Saving Max
by Antoinette van Heugten 2010 376 pages
3.83
12k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Book Club
The Underneath
by Kathi Appelt • 2008
3.99
11k+
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Animals
The Underneath Summary
The Underneath
by Kathi Appelt 2008 313 pages
3.99
11k+ ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Animals
Tortilla Flat
by John Steinbeck • 1935
3.83
64k+
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Tortilla Flat Summary
Tortilla Flat
by John Steinbeck 1935 256 pages
3.83
64k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
The Poetry of Robert Frost
by Robert Frost • 1969
4.24
49k+
Poetry
Classics
Literature
The Poetry of Robert Frost Summary
The Poetry of Robert Frost
by Robert Frost 1969 607 pages
4.24
49k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Literature
Wreck the Halls
by Tessa Bailey • 2023
3.36
100k+
Romance
Christmas
Holiday
Wreck the Halls Summary
Wreck the Halls
by Tessa Bailey 2023 351 pages
3.36
100k+ ratings
Romance
Christmas
Holiday
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