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When the Fireflies Dance Summary
When the Fireflies Dance
by Aisha Hassan 2025 368 pages
4.16
372 ratings
Historical Fiction
Ebooks
Roman
Crimen y castigo 1 Summary
Crimen y castigo 1
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 2006 360 pages
4.37
20.2K ratings
Classics
Novels
Russian Literature
Our Song Summary
Our Song
by Dani Atkins 2016 512 pages
4.28
5.5K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Drama
The Opposing Shore Summary
The Opposing Shore
by Julien Gracq 1993 292 pages
4.02
1.5K ratings
France
Literature
French Literature
Dirty Weekend Summary
Dirty Weekend
by Helen Zahavi 2000 200 pages
3.72
1.3K ratings
Feminism
Thriller
Crime
Fractured Summary
Fractured
by Dani Atkins 2013 289 pages
3.8
16.9K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Memory of Us Summary
The Memory of Us
by Dani Atkins 2024 464 pages
4.18
2.2K ratings
Romance
Roman
Contemporary Romance
Der Trafikant Summary
Der Trafikant
by Robert Seethaler 2012 256 pages
3.74
22.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
German Literature
School
Acide sulfurique Summary
Acide sulfurique
by Amélie Nothomb 2005 198 pages
3.57
12.9K ratings
France
Dystopia
Science Fiction
A Fórmula de Deus Summary
A Fórmula de Deus
by José Rodrigues dos Santos 2006 574 pages
3.96
11.7K ratings
Thriller
Romance
Portuguese Literature
A Sky Full of Stars Summary
A Sky Full of Stars
by Dani Atkins 2021 349 pages
4.3
4.3K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Roman
While I Was Sleeping Summary
While I Was Sleeping
by Dani Atkins 2018 453 pages
4.2
4.3K ratings
Romance
Roman
Drama
Feuchtgebiete Summary
Feuchtgebiete
by Charlotte Roche 2008 224 pages
2.87
11.9K ratings
Contemporary
German Literature
Feminism
Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite Summary
Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite
by Pierre Bottero 2011 156 pages
4.04
134 ratings
Roman
Childrens
Soldier, Brother, Sorcerer Summary
Soldier, Brother, Sorcerer
by Morgan Rice 2017 165 pages
3.92
970 ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Ebooks
Humus Summary
Humus
by Gaspard Kœnig 2023 384 pages
3.61
1.7K ratings
Roman
France
Nature
Broken Glass Park Summary
Broken Glass Park
by Alina Bronsky 2010 221 pages
3.53
2.3K ratings
German Literature
Germany
Young Adult
L'Avversario Summary
L'Avversario
by Emmanuel Carrère 2013 169 pages
3.99
44.2K ratings
True Crime
Crime
France
Rebel, Pawn, King Summary
Rebel, Pawn, King
by Morgan Rice 2016 163 pages
3.94
1.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Ebooks
A Million Dreams Summary
A Million Dreams
by Dani Atkins 2019 464 pages
4.4
4.9K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Victor, Vanquished, Son Summary
Victor, Vanquished, Son
by Morgan Rice 2017 170 pages
4.04
714 ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Ebooks
Les Thanatonautes Summary
Les Thanatonautes
by Bernard Werber 1996 502 pages
4.06
8.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
France
The Conquest of Gaul Summary
The Conquest of Gaul
by Gaius Julius Caesar 1983 269 pages
4.02
13.5K ratings
History
Classics
Ancient History
Ruler, Rival, Exile Summary
Ruler, Rival, Exile
by Morgan Rice 2017 162 pages
3.97
721 ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Ebooks
Six Days Summary
Six Days
by Dani Atkins 2022 400 pages
4.17
5.9K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Mystery
Tiohtiá Summary
Tiohtiá
ke
by Michel Jean 2021 224 pages
4.19
3.9K ratings
France
Indigenous
Roman
Chercher Sam Summary
Chercher Sam
by Sophie Bienvenu 2014 176 pages
4.34
4.3K ratings
School
Roman
France
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume I Summary
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume I
by Edward Gibbon 1996 1114 pages
4.17
3.5K ratings
History
Classics
Ancient History
Rubicon Summary
Rubicon
The Last Years of the Roman Republic
by Tom Holland 2005 408 pages
4.23
27.6K ratings
History
Ancient History
Roman History
La Faiseuse d'étoiles Summary
La Faiseuse d'étoiles
by Mélissa Da Costa 2023 192 pages
4.32
4.0K ratings
France
Roman
French Literature
Montauk Summary
Montauk
by Max Frisch 2001 206 pages
3.82
2.6K ratings
German Literature
Classics
Novels
Métamorphose en bord de ciel Summary
Métamorphose en bord de ciel
by Mathias Malzieu 2011 190 pages
3.64
3.4K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
La Maison Summary
La Maison
by Yves Grevet 2008 246 pages
3.91
1.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Dystopia
Le troisième mensonge Summary
Le troisième mensonge
by Ágota Kristóf 1991 192 pages
4.03
6.9K ratings
Novels
Hungary
France
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume II Summary
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume II
by Edward Gibbon 1996 1024 pages
4.23
1.2K ratings
History
Classics
Roman
The Rise of Rome Summary
The Rise of Rome
From the Iron Age to the Punic Wars
by Kathryn Lomas 2018 432 pages
4
283 ratings
History
Roman History
Ancient History
The School of Night Summary
The School of Night
by Karl Ove Knausgård 2026 512 pages
4.4
3.6K ratings
Contemporary
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Là où je me terre Summary
Là où je me terre
by Caroline Dawson 2020 208 pages
4.36
11.0K ratings
France
School
Roman
Spartacus Summary
Spartacus
The Gladiator
by Ben Kane 2012 448 pages
4.08
3.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Roman
La Modification Summary
La Modification
by Michel Butor 1980 314 pages
3.58
1.4K ratings
France
French Literature
Novels
Die Wolke Summary
Die Wolke
by Gudrun Pausewang 1997 222 pages
3.67
5.0K ratings
Young Adult
German Literature
School
Hundert Tage Summary
Hundert Tage
by Lukas Bärfuss 2008 197 pages
3.7
857 ratings
Africa
Historical Fiction
School
Vatan yahut Silistre Summary
Vatan yahut Silistre
by Namık Kemal 2004 99 pages
3.73
2.4K ratings
Turkish Literature
Plays
Turkish
Empires and Barbarians Summary
Empires and Barbarians
The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe
by Peter Heather 2010 1060 pages
3.98
1.0K ratings
History
Ancient History
European History
Mortal Republic Summary
Mortal Republic
How Rome Fell into Tyranny
by Edward J. Watts 2018 336 pages
4.06
1.1K ratings
History
Politics
Ancient History
Make Me Famous Summary
Make Me Famous
by Maud Ventura 2025 352 pages
3.7
4.5K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Thriller
Als wir Schwäne waren Summary
Als wir Schwäne waren
by Behzad Karim Khani 2024 193 pages
4.35
828 ratings
Roman
German Literature
Contemporary
The Flowers of Hiroshima Summary
The Flowers of Hiroshima
by Edita Morris 1959 187 pages
4.04
1.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Roman
La Nuit des temps Summary
La Nuit des temps
by René Barjavel 1988 394 pages
4.02
17.6K ratings
Science Fiction
France
Classics
La Vérité sur l'Affaire Harry Quebert Summary
La Vérité sur l'Affaire Harry Quebert
by Joël Dicker 2012 672 pages
4.2
244.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
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