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The Young Elites Summary
The Young Elites
by Marie Lu 2014 355 pages
3.86
140.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dystopia
The Crucible Summary
The Crucible
by Arthur Miller 1953 143 pages
3.61
447.6K ratings
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
Dolores Claiborne Summary
Dolores Claiborne
by Stephen King 1992 388 pages
3.94
164.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
For One More Day Summary
For One More Day
by Mitch Albom 2006 208 pages
4.13
156.0K ratings
Inspirational
Contemporary
Book Club
The Hypnotist Summary
The Hypnotist
by Lars Kepler 2009 503 pages
3.75
70.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Rejection Summary
Rejection
by Tony Tulathimutte 2024 272 pages
3.86
15.2K ratings
Short Stories
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Quarry Girls Summary
The Quarry Girls
by Jess Lourey 2022 335 pages
4.03
113.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Namesake Summary
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2003 304 pages
4.02
278.4K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
My Dark Vanessa Summary
My Dark Vanessa
by Kate Elizabeth Russell 2020 373 pages
4.10
391.4K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Adult
It's Kind of a Funny Story Summary
It's Kind of a Funny Story
by Ned Vizzini 2006 444 pages
4.08
259.0K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
Can Love Happen Twice? Summary
Can Love Happen Twice?
by Ravinder Singh 2011 224 pages
3.30
23.9K ratings
Romance
Love
Indian Literature
The Last Song Summary
The Last Song
by Nicholas Sparks 2008 390 pages
4.16
566.2K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Familiar Summary
The Familiar
by Leigh Bardugo 2024 387 pages
3.76
107.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Cardinal of the Kremlin Summary
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
by Tom Clancy 1988 547 pages
4.10
59.2K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Military Fiction
The Kite Runner Summary
The Kite Runner
Graphic Novel
by Khaled Hosseini 2011 132 pages
4.45
23.1K ratings
Graphic Novels
Historical Fiction
Comics
The Factory Summary
The Factory
by Hiroko Oyamada 2010 116 pages
3.32
9.8K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Magical Realism
Watership Down Summary
Watership Down
by Richard Adams 1972 478 pages
4.09
496.3K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Young Adult
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1869 667 pages
4.21
203.8K ratings
Russia
Russian Literature
Literature
River God Summary
River God
by Wilbur Smith 1993 664 pages
4.22
42.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Egypt
The Missing Piece Summary
The Missing Piece
by Shel Silverstein 1976 112 pages
4.28
31.0K ratings
Poetry
Childrens
Picture Books
Godblight Summary
Godblight
by Guy Haley 2021 369 pages
4.24
1.7K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Time Machine Summary
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells 1895 118 pages
3.89
548.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Time Travel
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Summary
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
by Shannon Chakraborty 2023 483 pages
4.26
68.5K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Pirates
Birdsong Summary
Birdsong
by Sebastian Faulks 1993 483 pages
4.11
82.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
1st to Die Summary
1st to Die
by James Patterson 2001 424 pages
4.10
351.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Crosshairs Summary
Crosshairs
by James Patterson 2024 400 pages
4.46
17.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Of Love and Other Demons Summary
Of Love and Other Demons
by Gabriel García Márquez 1994 160 pages
3.96
82.8K ratings
Classics
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Summary
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2005 326 pages
3.97
430.1K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Caps for Sale Summary
Caps for Sale
A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business
by Esphyr Slobodkina 1940 48 pages
4.17
94.3K ratings
Picture Books
Childrens
Classics
On Target Summary
On Target
by Mark Greaney 2010 534 pages
4.20
27.4K ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
The Innocent Summary
The Innocent
by David Baldacci 2012 422 pages
4.19
117.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Violeta Summary
Violeta
by Isabel Allende 2022 322 pages
4.03
98.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Phoenix Crown Summary
The Phoenix Crown
by Kate Quinn 2024 384 pages
3.84
36.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Accomplice Summary
The Accomplice
by Steve Cavanagh 2022 352 pages
4.45
12.7K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
Norse Mythology Summary
Norse Mythology
by Neil Gaiman 2017 301 pages
4.10
336.2K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Short Stories
The Undrowned Summary
The Undrowned
by K.R. Alexander 2020 240 pages
3.88
1.6K ratings
Horror
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Going Postal Summary
Going Postal
by Terry Pratchett 2004 394 pages
4.41
131.6K ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
Oathbringer Summary
Oathbringer
by Brandon Sanderson 2017 1248 pages
4.61
314.8K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Sheltering Sky Summary
The Sheltering Sky
by Paul Bowles 1949 342 pages
3.89
29.8K ratings
Classics
Africa
Travel
Harrow the Ninth Summary
Harrow the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir 2020 512 pages
4.29
81.6K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Queer
Abaddon’s Gate Summary
Abaddon’s Gate
by James S.A. Corey 2013 539 pages
4.28
145.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
In a Dark, Dark Wood Summary
In a Dark, Dark Wood
by Ruth Ware 2015 352 pages
3.72
384.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Wise Man's Fear Summary
The Wise Man's Fear
by Patrick Rothfuss 2011 994 pages
4.55
597.7K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Flatshare Summary
The Flatshare
by Beth O'Leary 2019 394 pages
3.99
435.5K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
No Safety in Numbers Summary
No Safety in Numbers
by Dayna Lorentz 2012 263 pages
3.54
7.3K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Rage of Dragons Summary
The Rage of Dragons
by Evan Winter 2017 535 pages
4.31
41.9K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
High Fantasy
A Killing Cold Summary
A Killing Cold
by Kate Alice Marshall 2025 291 pages
3.79
33.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Summary
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
by Hunter S. Thompson 1971 204 pages
4.07
367.3K ratings
Classics
Humor
Journalism
The God of Carnage Summary
The God of Carnage
by Yasmina Reza 2007 80 pages
3.71
8.6K ratings
Plays
Theatre
Drama
Three Wishes Summary
Three Wishes
by Liane Moriarty 2003 384 pages
3.78
152.2K ratings
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Australia
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