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Adult Fiction

Life's biggest moments unfold in these rich, emotionally resonant stories of love, loss, and self-discovery. Whether following characters through whirlwind romances, family dramas, or transformative personal journeys, these books capture the full spectrum of human experience with wisdom and heart.

Adult Fiction Book Summaries

Beartown Summary
Beartown
by Fredrik Backman 2016 432 pages
4.29
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Sports
Literary Fiction
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Summary
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
by Karen Joy Fowler 2013 310 pages
3.71
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Animals
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
The Invention of Wings Summary
The Invention of Wings
by Sue Monk Kidd 2014 384 pages
4.25
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Rosie Project Summary
The Rosie Project
by Graeme Simsion 2013 292 pages
4.01
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Chick Lit
Orphan Train Summary
Orphan Train
by Christina Baker Kline 2013 278 pages
4.20
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Room Summary
Room
by Emma Donoghue 2010 321 pages
4.08
800k+ ratings
Contemporary
Thriller
Adult
Room Summary
Room
by Emma Donoghue 2010 321 pages
4.08
800k+ ratings
Contemporary
Thriller
Adult
Safe Haven Summary
Safe Haven
by Nicholas Sparks 2010 340 pages
4.22
300k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Kitchen House Summary
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom 2010 369 pages
4.23
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
One Day Summary
One Day
by David Nicholls 2009 435 pages
3.86
300k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Nineteen Minutes Summary
Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult 2007 440 pages
4.17
300k+ ratings
Contemporary
Drama
Adult
The Lucky One Summary
The Lucky One
by Nicholas Sparks 2007 326 pages
4.13
300k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Summary
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2005 326 pages
3.97
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
The Devil Wears Prada Summary
The Devil Wears Prada
by Lauren Weisberger 2003 384 pages
3.81
900k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Romance
Ask Again, Yes Summary
Ask Again, Yes
by Mary Beth Keane 2019 388 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Adult
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell Summary
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
by Robert Dugoni 2018 448 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Coming Of Age
Contemporary
Little Fires Everywhere Summary
Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng 2017 338 pages
4.07
1.2M+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Adult
Commonwealth Summary
Commonwealth
by Ann Patchett 2016 322 pages
3.83
100k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
The Nest Summary
The Nest
by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney 2016 353 pages
3.41
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Adult Fiction
Adult
Leaving Time Summary
Leaving Time
by Jodi Picoult 2014 398 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Adult Fiction
One Plus One Summary
One Plus One
by Jojo Moyes 2014 368 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Britt-Marie Was Here Summary
Britt-Marie Was Here
by Fredrik Backman 2014 324 pages
4.09
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Adult
Landline Summary
Landline
by Rainbow Rowell 2014 320 pages
3.54
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Adult
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Summary
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
by Rachel Joyce 2012 320 pages
3.94
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
British Literature
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Summary
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
by Rachel Joyce 2012 320 pages
3.94
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
British Literature
State of Wonder Summary
State of Wonder
by Ann Patchett 2011 353 pages
3.90
100k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
The Hypnotist's Love Story Summary
The Hypnotist's Love Story
by Liane Moriarty 2011 446 pages
3.71
100k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Little Bee Summary
Little Bee
by Chris Cleave 2008 271 pages
3.72
200k+ ratings
Africa
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Finding Dorothy Summary
Finding Dorothy
by Elizabeth Letts 2019 351 pages
4.18
32k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Adult
Rich and Pretty Summary
Rich and Pretty
by Rumaan Alam 2016 304 pages
2.77
11k+ ratings
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Literary Fiction
Fates and Furies Summary
Fates and Furies
by Lauren Groff 2015 390 pages
3.59
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Romance
The Travelers Summary
The Travelers
by Regina Porter 2019 297 pages
3.60
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Interestings Summary
The Interestings
by Meg Wolitzer 2013 468 pages
3.60
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Coming Of Age
Message in a Bottle Summary
Message in a Bottle
by Nicholas Sparks 1998 342 pages
3.98
200k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
This is Where I Leave You Summary
This is Where I Leave You
by Jonathan Tropper 2003 339 pages
3.88
100k+ ratings
Humor
Contemporary
Adult Fiction
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls Summary
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
by Anissa Gray 2019 294 pages
3.63
20k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Adult
The Body in the Library Summary
The Body in the Library
by Agatha Christie 2018 96 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Classics
Broken Country Summary
Broken Country
by Clare Leslie Hall 2025 320 pages
4.50
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Mystery
Truth in Advertising Summary
Truth in Advertising
by John Kenney 2013 320 pages
3.70
3k+ ratings
Humor
Contemporary
New York
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