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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

Along Came a Spider Summary
Along Came a Spider
by James Patterson 1993 449 pages
4.13
400k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Kiss the Girls Summary
Kiss the Girls
by James Patterson 1995 481 pages
4.00
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Jack & Jill Summary
Jack & Jill
by James Patterson 1996 466 pages
4.00
85k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Cross Summary
Cross
by James Patterson 2006 393 pages
4.05
69k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Cat & Mouse Summary
Cat & Mouse
by James Patterson 1997 416 pages
4.03
77k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Runaway Jury Summary
The Runaway Jury
by John Grisham 1996 464 pages
4.02
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
A Court of Mist and Fury Summary
A Court of Mist and Fury
by Sarah J. Maas 2016 626 pages
4.65
2.6M+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
A Court of Wings and Ruin Summary
A Court of Wings and Ruin
by Sarah J. Maas 2017 703 pages
4.47
2.2M+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
Firekeeper’s Daughter Summary
Firekeeper’s Daughter
by Angeline Boulley 2021 496 pages
4.32
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Thriller
Furia Summary
Furia
by Yamile Saied Méndez 2020 368 pages
4.15
14k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Sports
The Lying Game Summary
The Lying Game
by Ruth Ware 2017 370 pages
3.53
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The City and Its Uncertain Walls Summary
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
by Haruki Murakami 2023 464 pages
3.82
16k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
The Iliad Summary
The Iliad
by Homer 683 pages
3.92
400k+ ratings
Poetry
Mythology
Classics
The Golem and the Jinni Summary
The Golem and the Jinni
by Helene Wecker 2013 486 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Twisted Series 4 Books Collection Summary
Twisted Series 4 Books Collection
by Ana Huang 2022 1926 pages
4.37
19k+ ratings
Romance
Love
Dark Romance
Twisted Games Summary
Twisted Games
by Ana Huang 2021 456 pages
4.09
800k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Orbital Summary
Orbital
by Samantha Harvey 2023 207 pages
3.64
52k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
An Inspector Calls Summary
An Inspector Calls
by J.B. Priestley 1945 117 pages
3.82
42k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
School
The Sympathizer Summary
The Sympathizer
by Viet Thanh Nguyen 2015 371 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Asia
The Blind Assassin Summary
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood 2000 637 pages
3.96
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Literary Fiction
The Raven Boys Summary
The Raven Boys
by Maggie Stiefvater 2012 409 pages
4.05
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
Me Before You Summary
Me Before You
by Jojo Moyes 2012 369 pages
4.26
1.7M+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
When You Reach Me Summary
When You Reach Me
by Rebecca Stead 2009 199 pages
4.08
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
The Dream Thieves Summary
The Dream Thieves
by Maggie Stiefvater 2013 439 pages
4.22
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
The Last Wish Summary
The Last Wish
by Andrzej Sapkowski 1993 400 pages
4.14
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Short Stories
High Fantasy
The Blind Owl Summary
The Blind Owl
by Sadegh Hedayat 1937 148 pages
3.97
31k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Novels
The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1 Summary
The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1
The Official Illustrated Movie Companion
by Mark Cotta Vaz 2011 144 pages
4.29
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Suicide Shop Summary
The Suicide Shop
by Jean Teulé 2007 169 pages
3.47
21k+ ratings
Humor
Novels
France
Small Great Things Summary
Small Great Things
by Jodi Picoult 2016 510 pages
4.36
400k+ ratings
Contemporary
Adult
Adult Fiction
The Light Between Oceans Summary
The Light Between Oceans
by M.L. Stedman 2012 362 pages
4.04
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Remains of the Day Summary
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro 1989 258 pages
4.14
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literary Fiction
Ignite Me Summary
Ignite Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2014 408 pages
4.46
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
Defy Me Summary
Defy Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2019 357 pages
4.27
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
Imagine Me Summary
Imagine Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2020 450 pages
4.00
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison 1967 20 pages
3.69
9k+ ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Science Fiction
The Persian Boy Summary
The Persian Boy
by Mary Renault 1972 420 pages
4.18
10k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
LGBT
Finding Cinderella Summary
Finding Cinderella
by Colleen Hoover 2013 176 pages
3.94
100k+ ratings
Romance
New Adult
Young Adult
A Fraction of the Whole Summary
A Fraction of the Whole
by Steve Toltz 2008 530 pages
4.14
23k+ ratings
Australia
Novels
Contemporary
Chess Story Summary
Chess Story
by Stefan Zweig 1942 104 pages
4.27
100k+ ratings
German Literature
Short Stories
Literature
The Spinoza Problem Summary
The Spinoza Problem
by Irvin D. Yalom 2012 321 pages
4.26
17k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Historical Fiction
Shift Summary
Shift
by Hugh Howey 2013 579 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
The Girl You Left Behind Summary
The Girl You Left Behind
by Jojo Moyes 2012 480 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Divine Comedy Summary
The Divine Comedy
Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
by Dante Alighieri 1320 798 pages
4.08
100k+ ratings
Poetry
Literature
Philosophy
No Exit Summary
No Exit
by Taylor Adams 2017 287 pages
3.99
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
The Lion Women of Tehran Summary
The Lion Women of Tehran
by Marjan Kamali 2024 327 pages
4.50
51k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Iran
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Summary
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
by James Joyce 1916 329 pages
3.64
100k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Irish Literature
The Clown Summary
The Clown
by Heinrich Böll 1963 272 pages
3.93
30k+ ratings
German Literature
Classics
Novels
The Hating Game Summary
The Hating Game
by Sally Thorne 2016 387 pages
3.87
700k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Enemies To Lovers
The Man in the Brown Suit Summary
The Man in the Brown Suit
by Agatha Christie 1924 381 pages
3.96
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Classics
1985 Summary
1985
by Anthony Burgess 1978 240 pages
3.48
1k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Classics
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