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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Summary
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne 2006 224 pages
4.16
900k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Eleven Summary
Eleven
by Tom Rogers 2014 200 pages
4.32
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
The Sicilian Inheritance Summary
The Sicilian Inheritance
by Jo Piazza 2024 384 pages
3.98
55k+ ratings
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Mystery
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Half of a Yellow Sun Summary
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2006 435 pages
4.34
100k+ ratings
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Africa
Nigeria
Pachinko Summary
Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee 2017 496 pages
4.34
600k+ ratings
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The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Summary
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System
Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong (Novel) Vol. 1
by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2014 356 pages
4.38
25k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
Beloved Summary
Beloved
by Toni Morrison 1987 325 pages
3.98
400k+ ratings
Classics
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Magical Realism
The Poppy War Summary
The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang 2018 545 pages
4.16
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
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Adult
The Covenant of Water Summary
The Covenant of Water
by Abraham Verghese 2023 715 pages
4.41
300k+ ratings
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India
Jane Eyre Summary
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Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë 1847 532 pages
4.16
2.3M+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Gothic
The Kite Runner Summary
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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini 2003 371 pages
4.36
3.5M+ ratings
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Classics
Contemporary
The Sympathizer Summary
The Sympathizer
by Viet Thanh Nguyen 2015 384 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
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War
The Name of the Rose Summary
The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco 1980 552 pages
4.14
300k+ ratings
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Mystery
Classics
The Devil in the White City Summary
The Devil in the White City
Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
by Erik Larson 2003 464 pages
4.00
700k+ ratings
History
True Crime
Book Club
1491 Summary
1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
by Charles C. Mann 2005 563 pages
4.05
96k+ ratings
History
American History
Anthropology
Between Shades of Gray Summary
Between Shades of Gray
by Ruta Sepetys 2011 344 pages
4.37
200k+ ratings
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Young Adult
Historical
Unbroken Summary
Unbroken
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand 2010 475 pages
4.39
1M+ ratings
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Biography
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Summary
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
by Michael Chabon 2000 639 pages
4.19
200k+ ratings
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Literary Fiction
World Without End Summary
World Without End
by Ken Follett 2007 1237 pages
4.33
200k+ ratings
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Historical
Medieval
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women Summary
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
by Lisa See 2023 352 pages
4.35
200k+ ratings
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Book Club
Historical
The Man in the Iron Mask Summary
The Man in the Iron Mask
by Alexandre Dumas 1847 470 pages
4.00
66k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
The Four Winds Summary
The Four Winds
by Kristin Hannah 2021 464 pages
4.30
1M+ ratings
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The Girl You Left Behind Summary
The Girl You Left Behind
by Jojo Moyes 2012 480 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
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Romance
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Les Miserables Summary
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Les Miserables
by Victor Hugo 1862 1376 pages
4.21
800k+ ratings
Classics
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Literature
The Sun Sister Summary
The Sun Sister
by Lucinda Riley 2019 848 pages
4.35
99k+ ratings
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Romance
Roman
The Secret Life of Bees Summary
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The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd 2001 352 pages
4.10
1.3M+ ratings
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Classics
The Pillars of the Earth Summary
The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett 1989 976 pages
4.35
800k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
The Great Alone Summary
The Great Alone
by Kristin Hannah 2018 435 pages
4.46
1.2M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Romance
Lost Islamic History Summary
Lost Islamic History
Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past
by Firas Alkhateeb 2014 217 pages
4.43
3k+ ratings
History
Islam
Religion
Little Women Summary
Immersive
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott 1868 449 pages
4.17
2.4M+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Heart's Invisible Furies Summary
The Heart's Invisible Furies
by John Boyne 2017 582 pages
4.51
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
LGBT
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens Summary
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
by Jack Weatherford 2010 352 pages
3.93
4k+ ratings
History
Asia
Biography
Number the Stars Summary
Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry 1989 137 pages
4.20
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
The Things They Carried Summary
The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien 1990 246 pages
4.15
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
War
All the Broken Places Summary
All the Broken Places
by John Boyne 2022 400 pages
4.49
100k+ ratings
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Book Club
Historical
My Name Is Emilia del Valle Summary
My Name Is Emilia del Valle
by Isabel Allende 2025 287 pages
3.82
27k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Magical Realism
Before We Were Yours Summary
Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate 2017 342 pages
4.40
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Summary
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
A History of Nazi Germany
by William L. Shirer 1960 1147 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
History
War
World War II
The Shadow of the Wind Summary
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 2001 487 pages
4.31
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Fantasy
The Boys in the Boat Summary
The Boys in the Boat
Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
by Daniel James Brown 2013 416 pages
4.39
300k+ ratings
History
Book Club
Sports
The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club Summary
The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club
by Martha Hall Kelly 2025 336 pages
3.97
24k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Books About Books
The Rose Code Summary
The Rose Code
by Kate Quinn 2021 656 pages
4.44
300k+ ratings
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Book Club
Historical
The Island of Sea Women Summary
The Island of Sea Women
by Lisa See 2019 374 pages
4.32
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Journey to the River Sea Summary
Journey to the River Sea
by Eva Ibbotson 2001 304 pages
4.19
17k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Young Adult
Husbands & Lovers Summary
Husbands & Lovers
by Beatriz Williams 2024 384 pages
4.09
96k+ ratings
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Romance
Book Club
Pompeii Summary
Pompeii
by Robert Harris 2003 274 pages
3.88
54k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Italy
The Secret Book of Flora Lea Summary
The Secret Book of Flora Lea
by Patti Callahan Henry 2023 355 pages
4.05
89k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
The Underground Railroad Summary
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead 2016 306 pages
4.06
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) Summary
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)
Volume 4
by Natsu Hyuuga 2015 295 pages
4.57
8k+ ratings
Light Novel
Mystery
Historical Fiction
A History of the World in 6 Glasses Summary
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
by Tom Standage 2005 237 pages
3.81
34k+ ratings
History
Food
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