Lists Trending New
Start free trial

Fiction

Imagination takes flight in these masterfully crafted worlds, where heroes rise, mysteries unfold, and human nature reveals its deepest truths. Whether following a quest through magical realms or witnessing life-changing moments in familiar settings, these stories capture the full spectrum of human experience through unforgettable characters and compelling narratives.

Fiction Book Summaries

Middle of the Night Summary
Middle of the Night
by Riley Sager 2024 367 pages
3.68
136.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Green Mile Summary
The Green Mile
by Stephen King 1996 592 pages
4.49
346.5K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
The Sound of Waves Summary
The Sound of Waves
by Yukio Mishima 1954 183 pages
3.77
22.2K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Our Missing Hearts Summary
Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng 2022 335 pages
3.79
200.9K ratings
Book Club
Dystopia
Contemporary
No Exit Summary
No Exit
by Taylor Adams 2017 287 pages
3.99
196.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Summary
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley 2009 374 pages
3.82
175.3K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Book Club
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library Summary
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
by Michiko Aoyama 2020 304 pages
4.06
90.1K ratings
Contemporary
Japan
Books About Books
The Housekeeper and the Professor Summary
The Housekeeper and the Professor
by Yōko Ogawa 2003 180 pages
4.05
88.7K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Contemporary
The Outsiders Summary
The Outsiders
by S.E. Hinton 1967 208 pages
4.14
1.5M ratings
Classics
Young Adult
School
The Secret Garden Summary
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1911 331 pages
4.16
1.2M ratings
Classics
Childrens
Young Adult
Candide Summary
Candide
by Voltaire 1759 129 pages
3.76
291.6K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
France
Forbidden Summary
Forbidden
by Tabitha Suzuma 2010 418 pages
3.96
74.9K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
شجرتي شجرة البرتقال الرائعة Summary
شجرتي شجرة البرتقال الرائعة
by José Mauro de Vasconcelos 1968 245 pages
4.38
77.6K ratings
Classics
Childrens
Novels
Mark of the Fool Summary
Mark of the Fool
by J.M. Clarke 2022 722 pages
4.31
7.9K ratings
Fantasy
Magic
Young Adult
The Pillars of the Earth Summary
The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett 1989 976 pages
4.35
802.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
This Song Is (Not) For You Summary
This Song Is (Not) For You
by Laura Nowlin 2016 256 pages
2.59
4.0K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Island of Sea Women Summary
The Island of Sea Women
by Lisa See 2019 374 pages
4.32
148.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Finders Keepers Summary
Finders Keepers
by Stephen King 2015 434 pages
4.07
175.5K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Suicide Shop Summary
The Suicide Shop
by Jean Teulé 2007 169 pages
3.47
22.0K ratings
Humor
Novels
France
Maybe Someday Summary
Maybe Someday
by Colleen Hoover 2014 385 pages
3.98
623.6K ratings
Romance
New Adult
Contemporary
The Love Wager Summary
The Love Wager
by Lynn Painter 2023 315 pages
3.86
97.8K ratings
Romance
Friends To Lovers
Contemporary
The Impossible Fortune Summary
The Impossible Fortune
by Richard Osman 2025 368 pages
4.42
8.0K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Crime
Drama Summary
Drama
by Raina Telgemeier 2012 238 pages
4.18
155.9K ratings
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Notes from the Midnight Driver Summary
Notes from the Midnight Driver
by Jordan Sonnenblick 2006 265 pages
4.05
9.5K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Humor
The Bad Beginning Summary
The Bad Beginning
by Lemony Snicket 1999 162 pages
4.02
554.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
All the Broken Places Summary
All the Broken Places
by John Boyne 2022 400 pages
4.49
81.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
Creation Lake Summary
Creation Lake
by Rachel Kushner 2024 416 pages
3.40
24.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Literary Fiction
Local Woman Missing Summary
Local Woman Missing
by Mary Kubica 2021 356 pages
4.13
652.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Roots Summary
Roots
The Saga of an American Family
by Alex Haley 1976 729 pages
4.44
162.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Orlando Summary
Orlando
by Virginia Woolf 1928 336 pages
3.87
106.8K ratings
Classics
Queer
Historical Fiction
Tales from the Café Summary
Tales from the Café
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2017 192 pages
3.97
114.2K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Contemporary
The Stolen Heir Summary
The Stolen Heir
by Holly Black 2023 356 pages
3.94
150.6K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Fae
Brimstone Summary
Brimstone
by Callie Hart 2025 672 pages
4.36
326 ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
Brave New World Summary
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley 1932 268 pages
3.99
2.0M ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Literature
The Mistress of Spices Summary
The Mistress of Spices
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 1997 338 pages
3.49
14.6K ratings
Magical Realism
India
Fantasy
Kingdom of Ash Summary
Kingdom of Ash
by Sarah J. Maas 2018 984 pages
4.71
898.4K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Romantasy
The Princess Bride Summary
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman 1973 429 pages
4.27
929.6K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Humor
The Kill Order Summary
The Kill Order
by James Dashner 2012 327 pages
3.71
250.5K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Science Fiction
American Gods Summary
Immersive
American Gods
by Neil Gaiman 2001 635 pages
4.10
973.2K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Urban Fantasy
The Remains of the Day Summary
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro 1989 258 pages
4.14
337.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literary Fiction
Heaven Summary
Heaven
by Mieko Kawakami 2009 192 pages
3.79
76.8K ratings
Japanese Literature
Contemporary
Japan
Zorba the Greek Summary
Zorba the Greek
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1946 335 pages
4.04
55.7K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Greece
Invisible Man Summary
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison 1952 581 pages
3.92
197.0K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Book of Night Summary
Book of Night
by Holly Black 2022 304 pages
3.54
79.8K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Adult
Paradise Lost Summary
Paradise Lost
by John Milton 1667 453 pages
3.85
176.1K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Literature
The Lies of Locke Lamora Summary
The Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch 2006 752 pages
4.31
322.3K ratings
Fantasy
Adventure
High Fantasy
Boy Parts Summary
Boy Parts
by Eliza Clark 2020 304 pages
3.74
71.5K ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Americanah Summary
Americanah
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2013 477 pages
4.32
396.5K ratings
Book Club
Africa
Contemporary
What Lies in the Woods Summary
What Lies in the Woods
by Kate Alice Marshall 2023 336 pages
3.95
177.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
A Memory Called Empire Summary
A Memory Called Empire
by Arkady Martine 2019 448 pages
4.11
66.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
Home
Search
Swipe
Library
Get App
Create a free account to unlock:
Recommendations: Personalized for you
Requests: Request new book summaries
Bookmarks: Save your favorite books
History: Revisit books later
Ratings: Rate books & see your ratings
250,000+ readers
Try Full Access for 7 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
 —
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
 —
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
 —
📥 Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
 —
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 73,530 books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 4: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 7: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Jan 10,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8× More Books
2.8× more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
250,000+ readers
Trustpilot Rating
TrustPilot
4.6 Excellent
This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.
— Dave G
Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!
— Em
Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.
— Greg M
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year/yr
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 7-Day Free Trial
7 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel
Settings
General
Widget
Loading...
⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel