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The King's Men Summary
The King's Men
by Nora Sakavic 2014 556 pages
4.58
74.7K ratings
LGBT
Contemporary
Sports
Prodigy Summary
Prodigy
by Marie Lu 2013 371 pages
4.22
275.3K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Romance
A Flicker in the Dark Summary
A Flicker in the Dark
by Stacy Willingham 2022 357 pages
3.98
532.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Crossing to Safety Summary
Crossing to Safety
by Wallace Stegner 1987 335 pages
4.16
49.0K ratings
Book Club
Classics
Literary Fiction
Shadow and Bone Summary
Shadow and Bone
by Leigh Bardugo 2012 358 pages
3.92
1.0M ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping [On a Dead Man] Summary
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping [On a Dead Man]
by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2025 325 pages
4.27
11.9K ratings
Mystery
Cozy Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Three Musketeers Summary
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas 1844 431 pages
4.10
338.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
The House of the Spirits Summary
The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende 1982 448 pages
4.29
298.1K ratings
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Spring Snow Summary
Spring Snow
by Yukio Mishima 1967 389 pages
4.16
21.8K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Heiress Summary
The Heiress
by Rachel Hawkins 2024 294 pages
3.85
148.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Troop Summary
The Troop
by Nick Cutter 2014 358 pages
3.84
109.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Science Fiction
The 120 Days of Sodom Summary
The 120 Days of Sodom
by Marquis de Sade 1785 376 pages
3.07
14.2K ratings
Classics
Horror
Erotica
R.U.R. Summary
R.U.R.
by Karel Čapek 1920 58 pages
3.84
16.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Plays
Classics
A Game of Thrones Summary
A Game of Thrones
by George R.R. Martin 1996 835 pages
4.45
2.6M ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Forever, Interrupted Summary
Forever, Interrupted
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2013 352 pages
3.65
187.7K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Debt of Honor Summary
Debt of Honor
by Tom Clancy 1994 990 pages
4.10
50.9K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Espionage
Scythe & Sparrow Summary
Scythe & Sparrow
by Brynne Weaver 2025 416 pages
4.11
118.2K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Dark
Small Spaces Summary
Small Spaces
by Katherine Arden 2018 218 pages
4.01
28.1K ratings
Middle Grade
Horror
Fantasy
The Eyes Are the Best Part Summary
The Eyes Are the Best Part
by Monika Kim 2024 278 pages
3.83
29.5K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Contemporary
The Cyberiad Summary
The Cyberiad
by Stanisław Lem 1965 295 pages
4.14
13.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Humor
House of Glass Summary
House of Glass
by Sarah Pekkanen 2024 341 pages
3.87
51.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Wrath and the Dawn Summary
The Wrath and the Dawn
by Renée Ahdieh 2015 416 pages
4.05
183.4K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Silkworm Summary
The Silkworm
by Robert Galbraith 2014 464 pages
4.05
285.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Solitaire Summary
Solitaire
by Alice Oseman 2014 392 pages
3.92
135.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
War Storm Summary
War Storm
by Victoria Aveyard 2018 662 pages
3.81
192.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dystopia
The Dark Prophecy Summary
The Dark Prophecy
by Rick Riordan 2017 432 pages
4.12
132.3K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
Someone Else's Shoes Summary
Someone Else's Shoes
by Jojo Moyes 2023 438 pages
3.96
228.0K ratings
Romance
Book Club
Chick Lit
Morning Star Summary
Morning Star
by Pierce Brown 2016 525 pages
4.53
306.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Chasing Vermeer Summary
Chasing Vermeer
by Blue Balliett 2004 254 pages
3.73
31.0K ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The View From Lake Como Summary
The View From Lake Como
by Adriana Trigiani 2025 416 pages
4.14
993 ratings
Romance
Italy
Contemporary
Wild Reverence Summary
Wild Reverence
by Rebecca Ross 2025 544 pages
4.57
2.8K ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
Mahabharata Summary
Mahabharata
by Vyasa 1951 483 pages
4.32
11.7K ratings
Classics
Mythology
Religion
If Tomorrow Comes Summary
If Tomorrow Comes
by Sidney Sheldon 1985 501 pages
4.07
69.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Romance
Life for Sale Summary
Life for Sale
by Yukio Mishima 1968 192 pages
3.71
12.6K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Girl Abroad Summary
Girl Abroad
by Elle Kennedy 2024 432 pages
3.64
36.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Lessons in Chemistry Summary
Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus 2022 390 pages
4.28
1.6M ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Feminism
Dog Days Summary
Dog Days
by Jeff Kinney 2009 218 pages
4.17
157.8K ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
Lullaby Summary
Lullaby
by Chuck Palahniuk 2002 260 pages
3.74
102.1K ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Fantasy
I Must Betray You Summary
I Must Betray You
by Ruta Sepetys 2022 321 pages
4.40
93.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Below Zero Summary
Below Zero
by Ali Hazelwood 2022 112 pages
3.57
144.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Novella
The Red Badge of Courage Summary
The Red Badge of Courage
by Stephen Crane 1895 149 pages
3.29
108.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
The Prestige Summary
The Prestige
by Christopher Priest 1995 404 pages
3.92
23.8K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
All the Light We Cannot See Summary
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr 2014 544 pages
4.31
1.9M ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
City of Girls Summary
City of Girls
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2019 470 pages
4.04
309.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Searcher Summary
The Searcher
by Tana French 2020 451 pages
3.80
151.9K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
What the Wife Knew Summary
What the Wife Knew
by Darby Kane 2024 368 pages
3.54
16.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
A Family Matter Summary
A Family Matter
by Claire Lynch 2025 240 pages
3.86
3.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Literary Fiction
Pretty Girls Summary
Pretty Girls
by Karin Slaughter 2015 432 pages
4.02
598.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
King Rat Summary
King Rat
by James Clavell 1962 368 pages
4.19
43.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
The Puppet Masters Summary
The Puppet Masters
by Robert A. Heinlein 1951 416 pages
3.89
33.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Science Fiction Fantasy
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