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Fiction Book Summaries

Drums of Autumn Summary
Drums of Autumn
by Diana Gabaldon 1996 880 pages
4.35
262.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Planet of the Apes Summary
Planet of the Apes
by Pierre Boulle 1963 276 pages
3.99
46.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
France
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
You are the Password to my Life Summary
You are the Password to my Life
by Sudeep Nagarkar 2014 234 pages
3.69
2.8K ratings
Romance
Indian Literature
Love
The Heart Principle Summary
The Heart Principle
by Helen Hoang 2021 339 pages
3.93
124.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Something Wilder Summary
Something Wilder
by Christina Lauren 2022 384 pages
3.66
135.4K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
I Killed Zoe Spanos Summary
I Killed Zoe Spanos
by Kit Frick 2020 384 pages
3.76
12.1K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Big Swiss Summary
Big Swiss
by Jen Beagin 2023 336 pages
3.68
123.9K ratings
Contemporary
LGBT
Queer
The Negotiator Summary
The Negotiator
by Frederick Forsyth 1989 512 pages
4.02
13.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
The Mysterious Island Summary
The Mysterious Island
by Jules Verne 1874 723 pages
4.13
57.2K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
Bless Me, Ultima Summary
Bless Me, Ultima
by Rudolfo Anaya 1972 290 pages
3.82
36.3K ratings
Classics
Magical Realism
Young Adult
The Devil's Star Summary
The Devil's Star
by Jo Nesbø 2003 528 pages
4.06
74.1K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
House of Earth and Blood Summary
House of Earth and Blood
by Sarah J. Maas 2020 803 pages
4.46
969.9K ratings
Romance
Romantasy
Fae
Every Which Way But Dead Summary
Every Which Way But Dead
by Kim Harrison 2005 501 pages
4.28
71.9K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Paranormal
Nocturnes Summary
Nocturnes
Five Stories of Music and Nightfall
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2009 221 pages
3.51
31.1K ratings
Short Stories
Music
Contemporary
Unspeakable Things Summary
Unspeakable Things
by Jess Lourey 2020 296 pages
3.80
82.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Sworn to Silence Summary
Sworn to Silence
by Linda Castillo 2009 321 pages
4.04
49.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Exo Summary
Exo
by Fonda Lee 2017 384 pages
3.78
2.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Dystopia
The Fires of Heaven Summary
The Fires of Heaven
by Robert Jordan 1993 912 pages
4.20
203.2K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Less Than Zero Summary
Less Than Zero
by Bret Easton Ellis 1985 208 pages
3.60
93.8K ratings
Contemporary
Novels
Classics
The Fowl Twins Summary
The Fowl Twins
by Eoin Colfer 2019 425 pages
4.05
5.6K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Adventure
Elektra Summary
Elektra
by Jennifer Saint 2022 291 pages
3.67
51.2K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Greek Mythology
The Mind Parasites Summary
The Mind Parasites
The Supernatural Metaphysical Cult Thriller
by Colin Wilson 1967 240 pages
3.73
1.6K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Novels
The Kalevala Summary
The Kalevala
by Elias Lönnrot 1835 679 pages
4.05
5.9K ratings
Poetry
Mythology
Classics
The Bookstore Sisters Summary
The Bookstore Sisters
by Alice Hoffman 2022 36 pages
4.00
93.7K ratings
Short Stories
Contemporary
Books About Books
Seconds Away Summary
Seconds Away
by Harlan Coben 2012 338 pages
4.06
18.7K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Life or Death Summary
Life or Death
by Michael Robotham 2014 449 pages
4.09
12.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Taming of the Shrew Summary
The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare 1593 291 pages
3.74
177.4K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
The Last Patriot Summary
The Last Patriot
by Brad Thor 2008 352 pages
4.20
22.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Life Summary
Life
A User's Manual
by Georges Perec 1978 581 pages
4.18
9.7K ratings
France
Classics
French Literature
The Isle of the Lost Summary
The Isle of the Lost
by Melissa de la Cruz 2015 320 pages
3.80
27.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Bud, Not Buddy Summary
Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis 1999 243 pages
3.97
113.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Dom Casmurro Summary
Dom Casmurro
by Machado de Assis 1899 176 pages
4.32
35.9K ratings
Classics
Romance
Brazil
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 Summary
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
by Harold Bloom 2000 147 pages
4.17
1.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Literature
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting Summary
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
by Milan Kundera 1979 313 pages
3.95
52.5K ratings
Czech Literature
Classics
Literature
The Gender Game Summary
The Gender Game
by Bella Forrest 2016 418 pages
3.87
42.6K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Fantasy
Bluebird, Bluebird Summary
Bluebird, Bluebird
by Attica Locke 2017 320 pages
3.84
28.5K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Rogue Planet
by Greg Bear 2000 336 pages
3.40
7.2K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
What Big Teeth Summary
What Big Teeth
by Rose Szabo 2021 394 pages
3.37
6.9K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Young Adult
Club Dead Summary
Club Dead
by Charlaine Harris 2003 274 pages
4.02
242.4K ratings
Fantasy
Vampires
Paranormal
The New York Trilogy Summary
The New York Trilogy
by Paul Auster 1987 308 pages
3.87
83.2K ratings
Mystery
American
Novels
Halo Summary
Halo
The Fall of Reach
by Eric S. Nylund 2001 352 pages
4.26
33.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Military Fiction
The Apollo Murders Summary
The Apollo Murders
by Chris Hadfield 2021 480 pages
3.92
17.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
Damnation Spring Summary
Damnation Spring
by Ash Davidson 2021 464 pages
3.90
13.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Professor Summary
The Professor
by Charlotte Brontë 1857 269 pages
3.54
28.6K ratings
Classics
Romance
Victorian
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave Summary
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave
by John Boyne 2013 247 pages
3.95
11.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
War
Men Without Women Summary
Men Without Women
by Ernest Hemingway 1927 153 pages
3.59
14.9K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Literature
The Chaos of Stars Summary
The Chaos of Stars
by Kiersten White 2013 277 pages
3.57
10.4K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
A Great and Terrible Beauty Summary
A Great and Terrible Beauty
by Libba Bray 2003 403 pages
3.80
224.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Bloodhound Summary
Bloodhound
by Tamora Pierce 2009 554 pages
4.28
39.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
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