Facebook Pixel
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

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
Go Tell It on the Mountain Summary
Go Tell It on the Mountain
by James Baldwin 1953 256 pages
4.05
74k+ ratings
Classics
African American
Race
The Scorch Trials Summary
The Scorch Trials
by James Dashner 2010 362 pages
3.90
600k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Heat of the Everflame Summary
Heat of the Everflame
by Penn Cole 2023 1026 pages
4.27
86k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
Life As We Knew It Summary
Life As We Knew It
by Susan Beth Pfeffer 2006 337 pages
3.89
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Only Survivors Summary
The Only Survivors
by Megan Miranda 2023 339 pages
3.54
78k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Survivor Summary
Survivor
by Chuck Palahniuk 1999 289 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Thriller
Novels
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
The Death Cure Summary
The Death Cure
by James Dashner 2011 325 pages
3.78
400k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Summary
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
by Stuart Turton 2018 432 pages
3.80
400k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Fantasy
Death on the Nile Summary
Death on the Nile
by Agatha Christie 1937 352 pages
4.12
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
The Death of Mrs. Westaway Summary
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
by Ruth Ware 2018 368 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Robinson Crusoe Summary
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe 1719 320 pages
3.68
300k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Literature
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
Lord of Chaos Summary
Lord of Chaos
by Robert Jordan 1994 1011 pages
4.19
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Summary
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
by Victoria E. Schwab 2020 448 pages
4.18
1.2M+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Life of Pi Summary
Life of Pi
by Yann Martel 2001 460 pages
3.94
1.6M+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Adventure
A Little Life Summary
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara 2015 720 pages
4.30
700k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
LGBT
Wicked Summary
Wicked
The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire 1995 406 pages
3.53
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Retellings
Adult
The Return of the King Summary
The Return of the King
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1955 404 pages
4.57
900k+ ratings
Fantasy
Adventure
High Fantasy
The Complete Stories and Poems Summary
The Complete Stories and Poems
by Edgar Allan Poe 1849 821 pages
4.40
200k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Horror
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler Summary
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
by Italo Calvino 1979 260 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Classics
Italian Literature
Magical Realism
One Italian Summer Summary
One Italian Summer
by Rebecca Serle 2022 255 pages
3.59
200k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Magical Realism
Wool Omnibus Summary
Wool Omnibus
by Hugh Howey 2012 509 pages
4.20
300k+ ratings
Apocalyptic
Adult
Adult Fiction
The Wild Robot Summary
The Wild Robot
by Peter Brown 2016 282 pages
4.20
95k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Old Man and the Sea Summary
The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway 1952 96 pages
3.81
1.2M+ ratings
Literature
Novels
School
The Song of Achilles Summary
The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller 2011 408 pages
4.32
1.7M+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
Yellowface Summary
Yellowface
by R.F. Kuang 2023 323 pages
3.75
700k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Thriller
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Summary
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain 1876 244 pages
3.92
900k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Things Fall Apart Summary
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe 1958 215 pages
3.74
300k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Africa
Cleopatra and Frankenstein Summary
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
by Coco Mellors 2022 384 pages
3.72
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
A Conspiracy of Paper Summary
A Conspiracy of Paper
by David Liss 2000 506 pages
3.87
11k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Twilight Summary
Twilight
by Stephenie Meyer 2005 498 pages
3.66
6.9M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Pawn of Prophecy Summary
Pawn of Prophecy
by David Eddings 1982 304 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Housemaid Summary
The Housemaid
by Freida McFadden 2022 329 pages
4.31
2M+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
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
The Perfect Marriage Summary
The Perfect Marriage
by Jeneva Rose 2020 337 pages
3.97
800k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Recursion Summary
Recursion
by Blake Crouch 2019 326 pages
4.17
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Time Travel
Anxious People Summary
Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman 2019 336 pages
4.17
700k+ ratings
Contemporary
Mystery
Humor
Amerika Summary
Amerika
by Franz Kafka 1927 336 pages
3.74
32k+ ratings
Classics
German Literature
Literature
Roots Summary
Roots
The Saga of an American Family
by Alex Haley 1976 729 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Defending Jacob Summary
Defending Jacob
by William Landay 2012 421 pages
4.00
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
House of Leaves Summary
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski 2000 710 pages
4.09
100k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Mystery
Rock Paper Scissors Summary
Rock Paper Scissors
by Alice Feeney 2021 294 pages
3.90
500k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Little Prince Summary
The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 1943 96 pages
4.33
2.2M+ ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
The Crucible Summary
The Crucible
by Arthur Miller 1953 143 pages
3.61
400k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
Create a free account to unlock:
Requests: Request new book summaries
Bookmarks: Save your favorite books
History: Revisit books later
Recommendations: Get personalized suggestions
Ratings: Rate books & see your ratings
Try Full Access for 7 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
All summaries are free to read in 40 languages
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
 —
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 10
 —
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 10
 —
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 Mar 22,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8x More Books
2.8x more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
100,000+ readers
"...I can 10x the number of books I can read..."
"...exceptionally accurate, engaging, and beautifully presented..."
"...better than any amazon review when I'm making a book-buying decision..."
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Try Free & Unlock
7 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Settings
Appearance
Black Friday Sale 🎉
$20 off Lifetime Access
$79.99 $59.99
Upgrade Now →