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Fiction Book Summaries

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 Exchange Summary
The Exchange
by John Grisham 2023 338 pages
3.68
94.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
Woman at Point Zero Summary
Woman at Point Zero
by Nawal El Saadawi 1975 108 pages
4.20
26.0K ratings
Feminism
Egypt
Africa
Nausea Summary
Nausea
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1938 178 pages
3.94
131.9K ratings
Philosophy
France
Literature
Message in a Bottle Summary
Message in a Bottle
by Nicholas Sparks 1998 342 pages
3.98
244.7K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Re Summary
Re
ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 3
by Tappei Nagatsuki 2014 264 pages
4.34
1.2K ratings
Light Novel
Fantasy
Manga
In the Woods Summary
In the Woods
by Tana French 2007 448 pages
3.79
424.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Zeno's Conscience Summary
Zeno's Conscience
by Italo Svevo 1923 437 pages
3.77
30.4K ratings
Italian Literature
Italy
Literature
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea Summary
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
by Axie Oh 2022 325 pages
4.09
84.4K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Black Book Summary
The Black Book
by James Patterson 2017 418 pages
4.28
41.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Thing About Jellyfish Summary
The Thing About Jellyfish
by Ali Benjamin 2015 352 pages
4.10
42.7K ratings
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Reveal Me Summary
Reveal Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2019 112 pages
3.96
117.3K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
Sky Full of Elephants Summary
Sky Full of Elephants
by Cebo Campbell 2024 304 pages
3.84
6.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
The Husbands Summary
The Husbands
by Holly Gramazio 2024 352 pages
3.52
105.3K ratings
Romance
Magical Realism
Fantasy
The Beekeeper of Aleppo Summary
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
by Christy Lefteri 2019 317 pages
4.17
166.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
War
The Butcher and the Wren Summary
The Butcher and the Wren
by Alaina Urquhart 2022 242 pages
3.75
96.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Horror
Fall of Ruin and Wrath Summary
Fall of Ruin and Wrath
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2023 416 pages
3.99
76.1K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
White Teeth Summary
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith 2000 448 pages
3.79
168.8K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Losing Hope Summary
Losing Hope
by Colleen Hoover 2013 321 pages
4.11
257.0K ratings
Romance
New Adult
Young Adult
Archer's Voice Summary
Archer's Voice
by Mia Sheridan 2014 377 pages
4.18
620.0K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Exodus Summary
Exodus
The Archimedes Engine
by Peter F. Hamilton 2024 928 pages
4.32
3.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
The Kitchen House Summary
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom 2010 369 pages
4.23
292.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Three Men in a Boat Summary
Three Men in a Boat
by Jerome K. Jerome 1889 185 pages
3.84
77.4K ratings
Classics
Humor
Comedy
Today Tonight Tomorrow Summary
Today Tonight Tomorrow
by Rachel Lynn Solomon 2020 364 pages
4.04
95.0K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry Summary
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
by Fredrik Backman 2013 372 pages
4.07
270.6K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Fantasy
The Great Alone Summary
The Great Alone
by Kristin Hannah 2018 435 pages
4.45
1.0M ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Romance
The Labors of Hercules Beal Summary
The Labors of Hercules Beal
by Gary D. Schmidt 2023 352 pages
4.51
6.1K ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Young Adult
Snow Crash Summary
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson 1992 438 pages
4.02
291.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Cyberpunk
Fantasy
Emma Summary
Immersive
Emma
by Jane Austen 1815 474 pages
4.05
939.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
Historical
The Rose Code Summary
The Rose Code
by Kate Quinn 2021 624 pages
4.45
327.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
1Q84 Summary
1Q84
by Haruki Murakami 2009 944 pages
3.95
330.2K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
Cinder Summary
Cinder
by Marissa Meyer 2012 400 pages
4.13
983.4K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Summary
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinlein 1966 288 pages
4.15
136.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
Second Class Citizen Summary
Second Class Citizen
by Buchi Emecheta 1974 174 pages
4.09
4.5K ratings
Africa
Nigeria
African Literature
Warrior of the Light Summary
Warrior of the Light
by Paulo Coelho 1997 142 pages
3.74
31.8K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
The Bullet That Missed Summary
The Bullet That Missed
by Richard Osman 2022 413 pages
4.37
231.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
The Circle Summary
The Circle
by Dave Eggers 2013 493 pages
3.43
226.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Book Club
Where the Crawdads Sing Summary
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens 2018 384 pages
4.38
3.4M ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Mystery
What Kind of Paradise Summary
What Kind of Paradise
by Janelle Brown 2025 368 pages
4.17
7.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Summary
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
by Rachel Joyce 2012 320 pages
3.94
188.8K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
British Literature
Beach Read Summary
Beach Read
by Emily Henry 2020 371 pages
3.99
1.5M ratings
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Adult
Seed Summary
Seed
by Ania Ahlborn 2011 246 pages
3.80
33.5K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
Girl, Missing Summary
Girl, Missing
by Sophie McKenzie 2006 283 pages
3.81
18.4K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Penpal Summary
Penpal
by Dathan Auerbach 2012 243 pages
3.86
53.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Heart Bones Summary
Heart Bones
by Colleen Hoover 2020 338 pages
4.21
635.7K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
New Adult
Pompeii Summary
Pompeii
by Robert Harris 2003 274 pages
3.87
50.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Italy
Les Misérables Summary
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo 1862 1463 pages
4.21
827.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
France
The House of Hunger Summary
The House of Hunger
by Dambudzo Marechera 1978 160 pages
3.96
1.2K ratings
Africa
Short Stories
Zimbabwe
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Summary
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
by Ambrose Bierce 1890 36 pages
4.02
26.2K ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Horror
I Am Number Four Summary
I Am Number Four
by Pittacus Lore 2010 440 pages
3.94
348.5K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
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