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Today's world unfolds through raw, intimate stories of love, identity, mental health, and social change. These powerful works capture modern life's complexities through personal narratives, cultural commentary, and unflinching explorations of what it means to be human in our rapidly evolving society.

Contemporary Book Summaries

A Visit from the Goon Squad Summary
A Visit from the Goon Squad
by Jennifer Egan 2010 274 pages
3.70
200k+ ratings
Contemporary
Music
Short Stories
People We Meet on Vacation Summary
People We Meet on Vacation
by Emily Henry 2021 364 pages
3.86
1.3M+ ratings
Contemporary
Friends To Lovers
Contemporary Romance
My Killer Vacation Summary
My Killer Vacation
by Tessa Bailey 2022 295 pages
3.60
100k+ ratings
Romance
Mystery
Contemporary
The Vacation Rental Summary
The Vacation Rental
by Katie Sise 2024 284 pages
4.01
11k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The First to Die at the End Summary
The First to Die at the End
by Adam Silvera 2022 560 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Romance
LGBT
Young Adult
The Fine Print Summary
The Fine Print
by Lauren Asher 2021 448 pages
3.82
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Enemies To Lovers
Final Offer Summary
Final Offer
by Lauren Asher 2023 583 pages
4.21
200k+ ratings
Second Chance
Friends To Lovers
Contemporary Romance
Terms and Conditions Summary
Terms and Conditions
by Lauren Asher 2022 494 pages
4.10
400k+ ratings
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Workplace Romance
Say You Swear Summary
Say You Swear
by Meagan Brandy 2022 681 pages
4.28
100k+ ratings
Sports Romance
Sports
Friends To Lovers
Someone Like You Summary
Someone Like You
by Sarah Dessen 1998 281 pages
3.92
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Summary
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
by Haruki Murakami 1985 400 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
Three Wishes Summary
Three Wishes
by Liane Moriarty 2003 384 pages
3.78
100k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Romance
Red, White & Royal Blue Summary
Red, White & Royal Blue
by Casey McQuiston 2019 448 pages
4.07
1.1M+ ratings
Romance
LGBT
Contemporary
A Spark of Light Summary
A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult 2018 381 pages
3.75
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Adult
Adult Fiction
The Notebook Summary
The Notebook
by Nicholas Sparks 1996 214 pages
4.16
1.7M+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Last Song Summary
The Last Song
by Nicholas Sparks 2008 390 pages
4.16
500k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Dear John Summary
Dear John
by Nicholas Sparks 2006 276 pages
4.04
600k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
A Walk to Remember Summary
A Walk to Remember
by Nicholas Sparks 1999 240 pages
4.20
800k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Young Adult
Survivor Summary
Survivor
by Chuck Palahniuk 1999 289 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Thriller
Novels
Be Here Now Summary
Be Here Now
by Julia Goda 2015 305 pages
3.77
100+ ratings
Second Chance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
They Both Die at the End Summary
They Both Die at the End
by Adam Silvera 2017 389 pages
3.75
800k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
LGBT
How to Make Friends with the Dark Summary
How to Make Friends with the Dark
by Kathleen Glasgow 2019 421 pages
4.07
35k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
A Little Life Summary
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara 2015 720 pages
4.30
700k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
LGBT
One Italian Summer Summary
One Italian Summer
by Rebecca Serle 2022 255 pages
3.59
200k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Magical Realism
Yellowface Summary
Yellowface
by R.F. Kuang 2023 323 pages
3.75
700k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Thriller
Cleopatra and Frankenstein Summary
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
by Coco Mellors 2022 384 pages
3.72
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop Summary
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
by Satoshi Yagisawa 2010 150 pages
3.65
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Japan
Japanese Literature
Anxious People Summary
Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman 2019 336 pages
4.17
700k+ ratings
Contemporary
Mystery
Humor
House of Leaves Summary
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski 2000 710 pages
4.09
100k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Mystery
Hello Beautiful Summary
Hello Beautiful
by Ann Napolitano 2023 416 pages
4.15
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Literary Fiction
Truly, Devious Summary
Truly, Devious
by Maureen Johnson 2018 416 pages
3.90
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Mystery Thriller
Demon Copperhead Summary
Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver 2022 560 pages
4.48
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The World According to Garp Summary
The World According to Garp
by John Irving 1978 610 pages
4.10
200k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Contemporary
My Year of Rest and Relaxation Summary
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2018 289 pages
3.62
400k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Mental Health
Here One Moment Summary
Here One Moment
by Liane Moriarty 2024 512 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Thriller
The Schopenhauer Cure Summary
The Schopenhauer Cure
by Irvin D. Yalom 2005 358 pages
4.28
28k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Novels
How to Read a Book Summary
How to Read a Book
by Monica Wood 2024 288 pages
4.27
19k+ ratings
Books About Books
Contemporary
Romance
Good Girl Complex Summary
Good Girl Complex
by Elle Kennedy 2022 368 pages
3.58
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
New Adult
Never Never Summary
Never Never
by Colleen Hoover
3.81
100k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Everything I Never Told You Summary
Everything I Never Told You
by Celeste Ng 2014 297 pages
3.84
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Sophie’s World Summary
Sophie’s World
by Jostein Gaarder 1991 403 pages
3.97
200k+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Novels
Purple Hibiscus Summary
Purple Hibiscus
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2003 336 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Africa
Historical Fiction
Nigeria
Credence Summary
Credence
by Penelope Douglas 2020 470 pages
3.68
400k+ ratings
Romance
Dark Romance
Contemporary
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Summary
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin 2022 401 pages
4.14
1.1M+ ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Literary Fiction
Love, Theoretically Summary
Love, Theoretically
by Ali Hazelwood 2023 389 pages
4.09
500k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
One True Loves Summary
One True Loves
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2016 352 pages
4.03
600k+ ratings
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Adult
Klara and the Sun Summary
Klara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2021 303 pages
3.74
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Literary Fiction
Icebreaker Summary
Icebreaker
by Hannah Grace 2022 447 pages
3.78
1M+ ratings
Sports Romance
Sports
Contemporary
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Summary
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
by Gabrielle Zevin 2014 260 pages
4.04
300k+ ratings
Contemporary
Books About Books
Romance
Seduction and Snacks Summary
Seduction and Snacks
by Tara Sivec 2012 286 pages
4.06
53k+ ratings
Romance
Humor
Contemporary
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