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Fiction Book Summaries

Tartuffe Summary
Tartuffe
by Molière 1664 180 pages
3.66
41.9K ratings
Plays
Classics
France
Holly Summary
Holly
by Stephen King 2023 449 pages
4.08
160.6K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Les Misérables Summary
Immersive
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo 1862 1463 pages
4.21
827.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
France
Horus Rising Summary
Horus Rising
by Dan Abnett 2006 416 pages
4.25
34.8K ratings
Science Fiction
40k
Fantasy
Fire & Blood Summary
Fire & Blood
by George R.R. Martin 2018 706 pages
4.05
134.6K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
High Fantasy
Deception Point Summary
Immersive
Deception Point
by Dan Brown 2001 556 pages
3.76
688.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The House Across the Lake Summary
The House Across the Lake
by Riley Sager 2022 369 pages
3.59
378.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Before We Were Yours Summary
Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate 2017 342 pages
4.40
683.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Scorch Trials Summary
The Scorch Trials
by James Dashner 2010 362 pages
3.90
621.0K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Oathbound Summary
Oathbound
by Tracy Deonn 2025 656 pages
4.35
13.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Summary
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuong 2019 246 pages
4.03
360.5K ratings
Poetry
LGBT
Contemporary
A Certain Hunger Summary
A Certain Hunger
by Chelsea G. Summers 2019 250 pages
3.74
58.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Contemporary
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird Summary
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
by Christopher Sergel 1960 128 pages
4.51
22.6K ratings
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
The Blacktongue Thief Summary
The Blacktongue Thief
by Christopher Buehlman 2021 416 pages
4.21
34.2K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
High Fantasy
Bared to You Summary
Bared to You
by Sylvia Day 2012 352 pages
4.13
543.7K ratings
Romance
Erotica
Contemporary
Before Your Memory Fades Summary
Before Your Memory Fades
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2018 220 pages
3.90
53.2K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japanese Literature
The Art of Racing in the Rain Summary
The Art of Racing in the Rain
by Garth Stein 2008 336 pages
4.23
541.8K ratings
Book Club
Animals
Dogs
The Human Stain Summary
The Human Stain
by Philip Roth 2000 361 pages
3.92
44.1K ratings
Literature
Novels
American
The Starless Crown Summary
The Starless Crown
by James Rollins 2022 560 pages
3.79
11.1K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Adult
Before We Were Strangers Summary
Before We Were Strangers
by Renee Carlino 2015 310 pages
4.05
145.7K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Second Chance
The Testing Summary
The Testing
by Joelle Charbonneau 2013 325 pages
4.05
80.4K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Ready Player One Summary
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline 2011 480 pages
4.23
1.3M ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
The Master and Margarita Summary
The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov 1967 372 pages
4.29
393.7K ratings
Russia
Fantasy
Russian Literature
The Spook Who Sat by the Door Summary
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
by Sam Greenlee 1969 256 pages
4.35
3.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Race
Classics
The Red Pyramid Summary
The Red Pyramid
by Rick Riordan 2010 528 pages
4.10
416.0K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
The Woman in the Window Summary
The Woman in the Window
by A.J. Finn 2018 455 pages
3.94
850.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Sum of All Fears Summary
The Sum of All Fears
by Tom Clancy 1991 914 pages
4.08
65.3K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
The Winners Summary
The Winners
by Fredrik Backman 2022 671 pages
4.45
143.1K ratings
Contemporary
Sports
Literary Fiction
Sula Summary
Sula
by Toni Morrison 1973 174 pages
4.05
114.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
African American
Eruption Summary
Eruption
by Michael Crichton 2024 423 pages
3.78
54.8K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Adventure
A Short Stay in Hell Summary
A Short Stay in Hell
by Steven L. Peck 2011 110 pages
4.18
37.9K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Philosophy
New Moon Summary
New Moon
by Stephenie Meyer 2006 563 pages
3.61
2.1M ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Then She Was Gone Summary
Then She Was Gone
by Lisa Jewell 2017 359 pages
4.05
880.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Flowers for Algernon Summary
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes 1966 311 pages
4.23
750.4K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Before I Let Go Summary
Before I Let Go
by Kennedy Ryan 2022 391 pages
4.34
95.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Second Chance
Dead Souls Summary
Dead Souls
by Nikolai Gogol 1842 464 pages
3.98
92.0K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Torto Arado Summary
Torto Arado
by Itamar Vieira Junior 2019 280 pages
4.46
27.2K ratings
Brazil
Historical Fiction
Romance
سمفونی مردگان Summary
سمفونی مردگان
by Abbas Maroufi 1989 352 pages
4.25
19.8K ratings
Novels
Iran
Literature
VALIS Summary
VALIS
by Philip K. Dick 1981 242 pages
3.92
31.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Philosophy
Religion
Annie Bot Summary
Annie Bot
by Sierra Greer 2024 231 pages
3.83
52.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Feminism
Adult
The Queen of the Damned Summary
The Queen of the Damned
by Anne Rice 1988 448 pages
3.92
158.5K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Vampires
The Mystery of the Blue Train Summary
The Mystery of the Blue Train
by Agatha Christie 1928 317 pages
3.87
76.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Classics
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Summary
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by Haruki Murakami 1994 607 pages
4.14
303.2K ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Japanese Literature
The Secret Book of Flora Lea Summary
The Secret Book of Flora Lea
by Patti Callahan Henry 2023 355 pages
4.06
77.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
The Cartel Summary
The Cartel
by Don Winslow 2015 616 pages
4.36
37.3K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Historical Fiction
The House of Eve Summary
The House of Eve
by Sadeqa Johnson 2023 384 pages
4.25
123.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Romance
Excession Summary
Excession
by Iain M. Banks 1996 500 pages
4.20
33.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Cultural
Journey to the River Sea Summary
Journey to the River Sea
by Eva Ibbotson 2001 304 pages
4.20
17.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Adventure
The Heart's Invisible Furies Summary
The Heart's Invisible Furies
by John Boyne 2017 582 pages
4.51
191.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
LGBT
The Shadow of the Wind Summary
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 2001 487 pages
4.30
687.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Fantasy
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