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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

Like Water for Chocolate Summary
Like Water for Chocolate
by Laura Esquivel 1989 222 pages
3.95
300k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Romance
Historical Fiction
Charlotte’s Web Summary
Charlotte’s Web
by E.B. White 1952 184 pages
4.20
1.9M+ ratings
Childrens
Classics
Fantasy
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop Summary
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
by Erle Stanley Gardner 1936 250 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Detective
A Farewell to Arms Summary
A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway 1929 293 pages
3.82
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
War
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Summary
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
by Victor Hugo 1831 510 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
France
Still Alice Summary
Still Alice
by Lisa Genova 2007 292 pages
4.32
300k+ ratings
Contemporary
Psychology
Book Club
Blindness Summary
Blindness
by José Saramago 1995 326 pages
4.18
300k+ ratings
Dystopia
Classics
Science Fiction
Red Queen Summary
Red Queen
by Victoria Aveyard 2015 388 pages
3.99
1M+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
Glass Sword Summary
Glass Sword
by Victoria Aveyard 2016 444 pages
3.79
300k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
War Storm Summary
War Storm
by Victoria Aveyard 2018 662 pages
3.81
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dystopia
Eleanor & Park Summary
Eleanor & Park
by Rainbow Rowell 2012 328 pages
3.93
1.2M+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Silence Summary
Silence
by Becca Fitzpatrick 2011 440 pages
4.07
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Dark Matter Summary
Dark Matter
by Blake Crouch 2016 342 pages
4.14
600k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
One Dark Window Summary
One Dark Window
by Rachel Gillig 2022 399 pages
4.29
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
Fangirl Summary
Fangirl
by Rainbow Rowell 2013 483 pages
3.94
700k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
Hamnet Summary
Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell 2020 372 pages
4.19
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
The Street Lawyer Summary
The Street Lawyer
by John Grisham 1998 384 pages
3.88
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
I Who Have Never Known Men Summary
I Who Have Never Known Men
by Jacqueline Harpman 1995 208 pages
4.21
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Feminism
The Night Swim Summary
The Night Swim
by Megan Goldin 2020 341 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Dutch House Summary
The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett 2019 337 pages
4.10
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Great Alone Summary
The Great Alone
by Kristin Hannah 2018 435 pages
4.44
900k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Frankenstein Summary
Frankenstein
The 1818 Text
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1818 260 pages
3.88
1.7M+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Gothic
Too Loud a Solitude Summary
Too Loud a Solitude
by Bohumil Hrabal 1976 112 pages
3.98
24k+ ratings
Czech Literature
Classics
Novels
We Solve Murders Summary
We Solve Murders
by Richard Osman 2024 400 pages
4.13
91k+ ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Crime
City of Lost Souls Summary
City of Lost Souls
by Cassandra Clare 2012 535 pages
4.21
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Life and Other Near-Death Experiences Summary
Life and Other Near-Death Experiences
by Camille Pagán 2015 255 pages
3.88
36k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Book of Life Summary
The Book of Life
by Deborah Harkness 2014 561 pages
4.21
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Paranormal
God Emperor of Dune Summary
God Emperor of Dune
by Frank Herbert 1981 587 pages
3.88
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Mother-in-Law Summary
The Mother-in-Law
by Sally Hepworth 2019 347 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Daisy Darker Summary
Daisy Darker
by Alice Feeney 2022 352 pages
3.77
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Murder in the Family Summary
Murder in the Family
by Cara Hunter 2023 466 pages
3.73
44k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Agnes Grey Summary
Agnes Grey
by Anne Brontë 1847 226 pages
3.71
76k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
19th Century
The Book of Doors Summary
The Book of Doors
by Gareth Brown 2024 408 pages
4.05
52k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Time Travel
Hidden Pictures Summary
Hidden Pictures
by Jason Rekulak 2022 372 pages
4.16
400k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Ward D Summary
Ward D
by Freida McFadden 2023 348 pages
3.98
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Suite Française Summary
Suite Française
by Irène Némirovsky 2004 431 pages
3.86
76k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
France
World War II
Daughter of the Moon Goddess Summary
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
by Sue Lynn Tan 2022 503 pages
4.09
100k+ ratings
Romance
Mythology
Young Adult
The Marriage Portrait Summary
The Marriage Portrait
by Maggie O'Farrell 2022 355 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Italy
The Seven Sisters Summary
The Seven Sisters
by Lucinda Riley 2014 460 pages
4.19
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Arthas Summary
Arthas
Rise of the Lich King
by Christie Golden 2009 320 pages
4.14
11k+ ratings
Fantasy
Warcraft
World Of Warcraft
The Winds of Winter Summary
The Winds of Winter
by George R.R. Martin
4.39
13k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The School for Good and Evil Summary
The School for Good and Evil
by Soman Chainani 2013 488 pages
3.99
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Journey to the End of the Night Summary
Journey to the End of the Night
by Louis-Ferdinand Céline 1932 453 pages
4.19
45k+ ratings
France
Literature
French Literature
The Thirteenth Tale Summary
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield 2006 406 pages
3.98
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Gothic
Slaughterhouse-Five Summary
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1969 275 pages
4.10
1.4M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Historical Fiction
The Shadows Between Us Summary
The Shadows Between Us
by Tricia Levenseller 2020 326 pages
3.83
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
Oblomov Summary
Oblomov
by Ivan Goncharov 1859 586 pages
4.13
40k+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Veronika Decides to Die Summary
Veronika Decides to Die
by Paulo Coelho 1998 285 pages
3.73
200k+ ratings
Contemporary
Philosophy
Novels
Almond Summary
Almond
by Sohn Won-Pyung 2017 272 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Young Adult
Literary Fiction
The Tales of Beedle the Bard Summary
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
by J.K. Rowling 2008 105 pages
4.04
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Short Stories
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