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Kindred Summary
Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler 1979 288 pages
4.31
251.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Persuasion Summary
Immersive
Persuasion
by Jane Austen 1817 249 pages
4.15
744.6K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
Phenomenology of Spirit Summary
Phenomenology of Spirit
by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 1807 640 pages
3.96
19.8K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Theory
Confessions Summary
Confessions
by Augustine of Hippo 341 pages
3.98
70.0K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Religion
The Cay Summary
The Cay
by Theodore Taylor 1969 156 pages
3.79
37.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
The Origin of Species Summary
The Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin 1859 703 pages
4.01
119.4K ratings
Science
Classics
Biology
The Art of War Summary
The Art of War
by Niccolò Machiavelli 1521 247 pages
4.05
8.9K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
Heart of Darkness Summary
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad 1899 188 pages
3.43
540.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful Summary
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
by Edmund Burke 1757 208 pages
3.69
2.6K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Art
Lazarillo de Tormes and The Swindler Summary
Lazarillo de Tormes and The Swindler
Two Spanish Picaresque Novels
by Francisco de Quevedo 1969 240 pages
3.62
1.2K ratings
Classics
Spanish Literature
Spain
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories Summary
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories
The Great Short Works of Franz Kafka
by Franz Kafka 1915 352 pages
4.09
20.4K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Literature
The Imitation of Christ Summary
The Imitation of Christ
by Thomas a Kempis 1427 242 pages
4.23
25.4K ratings
Religion
Christian
Theology
The Outsider Summary
The Outsider
by Colin Wilson 1956 320 pages
4.03
4.4K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Democracy in America Summary
Democracy in America
by Alexis de Tocqueville 1835 983 pages
4.05
26.4K ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Wind in the Willows Summary
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame 1908 197 pages
4.02
232.8K ratings
Classics
Childrens
Fantasy
The Man in the High Castle Summary
The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick 1962 259 pages
3.59
226.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Dystopia
Lord of the Flies Summary
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding 1954 182 pages
3.70
3.1M ratings
Classics
Young Adult
School
Ben-Hur Summary
Ben-Hur
A Tale of the Christ
by Lew Wallace 1880 620 pages
4.03
37.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Christian
A Night to Remember Summary
A Night to Remember
by Walter Lord 1955 182 pages
4.09
27.2K ratings
History
Classics
Historical
Philosophy Summary
Philosophy
The Classics
by Nigel Warburton 2000 280 pages
3.95
791 ratings
Philosophy
History
Theology
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Summary
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
by Unknown 1375 144 pages
3.74
70.7K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Fantasy
City of Glass Summary
City of Glass
by Paul Auster 1985 203 pages
3.76
22.7K ratings
Mystery
Classics
Literature
The Call of the Wild Summary
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London 1903 172 pages
3.91
456.5K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Young Adult
Beezus and Ramona Summary
Beezus and Ramona
by Beverly Cleary 1955 160 pages
4.03
102.8K ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Classics
The Horse Whisperer Summary
The Horse Whisperer
by Nicholas Evans 1995 451 pages
3.85
60.4K ratings
Romance
Animals
Horses
Bless Me, Ultima Summary
Bless Me, Ultima
by Rudolfo Anaya 1972 290 pages
3.82
36.3K ratings
Classics
Magical Realism
Young Adult
Ancient Philosophy Summary
Ancient Philosophy
A Very Short Introduction
by Julia Annas 2001 133 pages
3.64
783 ratings
Philosophy
History
Classics
Sylvia Plath Summary
Sylvia Plath
Poems
by Sylvia Plath 1975 150 pages
4.07
1.4K ratings
Poetry
Classics
Feminism
Parable of the Sower Summary
Parable of the Sower
A Graphic Novel Adaptation
by Damian Duffy 2020 266 pages
3.98
5.1K ratings
Graphic Novels
Science Fiction
Comics
The Awakening Summary
The Awakening
by Kate Chopin 1899 195 pages
3.68
220.6K ratings
Classics
Feminism
School
The Federalist Papers Summary
The Federalist Papers
by Alexander Hamilton 1788 688 pages
4.10
41.3K ratings
History
Politics
Classics
The Education of Cyrus Summary
The Education of Cyrus
by Xenophon 320 pages
4.13
1.8K ratings
History
Philosophy
Biography
Lord Jim Summary
Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad 1900 455 pages
3.61
32.2K ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
Lonesome Dove Summary
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry 1985 960 pages
4.56
219.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
Story of Civilization Summary
Story of Civilization
by Will Durant 1975 14777 pages
4.43
1.8K ratings
History
Philosophy
World History
White Fang Summary
White Fang
by Jack London 1906 252 pages
4.03
199.9K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Animals
Angela’s Ashes Summary
Angela’s Ashes
by Frank McCourt 1996 452 pages
4.15
648.3K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Classics
Green Eggs and Ham Summary
Green Eggs and Ham
by Dr. Seuss 1960 64 pages
4.31
822.6K ratings
Childrens
Picture Books
Classics
The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious Summary
The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious
by Sigmund Freud 1905 229 pages
3.69
1.6K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
Moonraker Summary
Moonraker
by Ian Fleming 1955 247 pages
3.81
29.7K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
Madame Bovary Summary
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert 1856 329 pages
3.71
358.4K ratings
Classics
France
Literature
The Problems of Philosophy Summary
The Problems of Philosophy
by Bertrand Russell 1912 116 pages
3.90
17.9K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
Objectivism Summary
Objectivism
The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
by Leonard Peikoff 1991 493 pages
3.76
5.1K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
The Magic Mountain Summary
The Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann 1924 706 pages
4.13
55.4K ratings
German Literature
Literature
Philosophy
The Persian Boy Summary
The Persian Boy
by Mary Renault 1972 420 pages
4.18
10.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
LGBT
Women in Love Summary
Women in Love
by D.H. Lawrence 1920 416 pages
3.66
33.0K ratings
Literature
Classics
Romance
The Great God Pan Summary
The Great God Pan
by Arthur Machen 1890 82 pages
3.68
15.5K ratings
Horror
Classics
Fantasy
Inferno Summary
Inferno
by Dante Alighieri 1320 490 pages
4.03
198.0K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Literature
2001 Summary
2001
A Space Odyssey
by Arthur C. Clarke 1968 297 pages
4.17
328.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Summary
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
by John Le Carré 1974 381 pages
4.06
103.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Espionage
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