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Fiction Book Summaries

The Girl Who Knew Too Much Summary
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
by Amanda Quick 2017 368 pages
3.83
11.5K ratings
Romance
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Shimmering State Summary
The Shimmering State
by Meredith Westgate 2021 320 pages
3.44
1.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Christ in Concrete Summary
Christ in Concrete
by Pietro Di Donato 1937 236 pages
3.76
1.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Unwanteds Summary
The Unwanteds
by Lisa McMann 2011 390 pages
4.12
44.7K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Raise the Titanic! Summary
Raise the Titanic!
by Clive Cussler 1976 545 pages
3.99
29.4K ratings
Adventure
Thriller
Action
Love Medicine Summary
Love Medicine
by Louise Erdrich 1984 367 pages
4.01
27.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Native American
Short Stories
The Getaway Summary
The Getaway
by Jeff Kinney 2017 224 pages
4.34
41.9K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
The Manhattan Girls Summary
The Manhattan Girls
by Gill Paul 2022 416 pages
3.69
3.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
New York
The Poetry of Pablo Neruda Summary
The Poetry of Pablo Neruda
by Pablo Neruda 1951 1040 pages
4.44
20.2K ratings
Poetry
Classics
Romance
Royal Valentine Summary
Royal Valentine
by Sariah Wilson 2024 71 pages
3.14
47.9K ratings
Romance
Novella
Short Stories
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
285.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Book Club
Beckoning Fates Summary
Beckoning Fates
by TurtleMe 2016 289 pages
4.40
7.2K ratings
Fantasy
Light Novel
Magic
All's Well Summary
All's Well
by Mona Awad 2021 352 pages
3.74
32.3K ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Magical Realism
The Summer Place Summary
The Summer Place
by Jennifer Weiner 2022 432 pages
3.57
72.0K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Reader Summary
The Reader
by Bernhard Schlink 1995 216 pages
3.78
224.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
German Literature
The Round House Summary
The Round House
by Louise Erdrich 2012 323 pages
3.98
121.4K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Mystery
A Game of Thrones #1 Summary
A Game of Thrones #1
by Daniel Abraham 2011 32 pages
4.61
115.4K ratings
Fantasy
Comics
Graphic Novels
Solo leveling - light Novel 2 Summary
Solo leveling - light Novel 2
by Chugong 400 pages
4.51
5.7K ratings
Fantasy
Light Novel
Manga
The Snow Child Summary
The Snow Child
by Eowyn Ivey 2012 386 pages
4.01
163.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Book Club
The Golden Notebook Summary
The Golden Notebook
by Doris Lessing 1962 640 pages
3.77
24.0K ratings
Classics
Feminism
Literature
Six Characters in Search of an Author Summary
Six Characters in Search of an Author
by Luigi Pirandello 1921 64 pages
3.83
21.7K ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
The Raven Summary
The Raven
by Edgar Allan Poe 1845 64 pages
4.29
161.1K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Horror
Hard Luck Summary
Hard Luck
by Jeff Kinney 2013 217 pages
4.26
94.2K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Theft of Swords Summary
Theft of Swords
by Michael J. Sullivan 2011 691 pages
4.23
74.2K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Sentinel Summary
Sentinel
by Mark Greaney 2024 496 pages
4.36
4.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Military Fiction
The Change Summary
The Change
by Kirsten Miller 2022 470 pages
4.09
55.2K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Magical Realism
The Vacation Rental Summary
The Vacation Rental
by Katie Sise 2024 284 pages
4.00
12.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Host Summary
The Host
by Stephenie Meyer 2008 619 pages
3.86
1.0M ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Eragon, Eldest & Brisingr Summary
Eragon, Eldest & Brisingr
by Christopher Paolini 2008 1952 pages
4.27
36.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dragons
The Great Zoo of China Summary
The Great Zoo of China
by Matthew Reilly 2014 393 pages
3.78
16.3K ratings
Thriller
Fantasy
Action
Interpreter of Maladies Summary
Interpreter of Maladies
by Jhumpa Lahiri 1999 198 pages
4.18
201.5K ratings
Short Stories
Book Club
Contemporary
Lament Summary
Lament
The Faerie Queen's Deception
by Maggie Stiefvater 2008 325 pages
3.66
33.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Words on Bathroom Walls Summary
Words on Bathroom Walls
by Julia Walton 2017 304 pages
4.06
15.5K ratings
Young Adult
Mental Health
Contemporary
Cancer Ward Summary
Cancer Ward
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1967 576 pages
4.26
17.4K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
The Confession Summary
The Confession
by John Grisham 2010 418 pages
3.92
77.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Legal Thriller
Golden State Summary
Golden State
by Ben H. Winters 2019 323 pages
3.47
7.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Mystery
The Sun Trail Summary
The Sun Trail
by Erin Hunter 2013 313 pages
4.30
12.6K ratings
Fantasy
Animals
Middle Grade
The Watchman Summary
The Watchman
by Robert Crais 2007 304 pages
4.14
27.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Theodora Summary
Theodora
Actress, Empress, Whore
by Stella Duffy 2010 339 pages
3.52
1.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
In the Hand of the Goddess Summary
In the Hand of the Goddess
by Tamora Pierce 1984 264 pages
4.24
100.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
The Merchant of Death Summary
The Merchant of Death
by D.J. MacHale 2002 375 pages
3.97
51.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
The Demon Tide Summary
The Demon Tide
by Laurie Forest 2022 672 pages
3.84
12.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Bad Tourists Summary
Bad Tourists
by Caro Carver 2024 336 pages
3.65
9.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Malorie Summary
Malorie
by Josh Malerman 2020 301 pages
3.80
26.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Dystopia
Drums of Autumn Summary
Drums of Autumn
by Diana Gabaldon 1996 880 pages
4.35
262.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Big Brother Summary
Big Brother
by Lionel Shriver 2013 384 pages
3.47
14.4K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Lost World Summary
The Lost World
by Michael Crichton 1995 448 pages
3.87
169.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Adventure
The Queen of Attolia Summary
The Queen of Attolia
by Megan Whalen Turner 2000 362 pages
4.17
48.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Planet of the Apes Summary
Planet of the Apes
by Pierre Boulle 1963 276 pages
3.99
46.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
France
I Killed Zoe Spanos Summary
I Killed Zoe Spanos
by Kit Frick 2020 384 pages
3.76
12.1K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
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