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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

Spice Road Summary
Spice Road
by Maiya Ibrahim 2023 411 pages
3.71
5k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Young Adult Fantasy
The Bodyguard Summary
The Bodyguard
by Katherine Center 2022 302 pages
3.96
300k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Drama Summary
Drama
by Raina Telgemeier 2012 238 pages
4.19
100k+ ratings
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade
Young Adult
A Darker Shade of Magic Summary
A Darker Shade of Magic
by Victoria E. Schwab 2015 400 pages
4.04
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
All the Colors of the Dark Summary
All the Colors of the Dark
by Chris Whitaker 2024 608 pages
4.33
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Life, the Universe and Everything Summary
Life, the Universe and Everything
by Douglas Adams 1982 224 pages
4.17
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
A Gentleman in Moscow Summary
A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles 2016 462 pages
4.33
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Russia
The Life Impossible Summary
The Life Impossible
by Matt Haig 2024 324 pages
3.50
76k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Contemporary
Spy School Summary
Spy School
by Stuart Gibbs 2012 304 pages
4.10
34k+ ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Childrens
Dead Poets Society Summary
Dead Poets Society
by N.H. Kleinbaum 1988 166 pages
4.17
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Poetry
Leaves of Grass Summary
Leaves of Grass
by Walt Whitman 1855 624 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Literature
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It Summary
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
by Elle Cosimano 2021 355 pages
4.01
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
Parable of the Sower Summary
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler 1993 345 pages
4.21
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Fantasy
1Q84 Summary
1Q84
by Haruki Murakami 2009 944 pages
3.95
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
The Awakening / The Struggle Summary
The Awakening / The Struggle
by L.J. Smith 1991 492 pages
3.68
92k+ ratings
Young Adult
Vampires
Fantasy
Prayers for Sale Summary
Prayers for Sale
by Sandra Dallas 1997 305 pages
3.87
18k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Adult Fiction
It's Not Summer Without You Summary
It's Not Summer Without You
by Jenny Han 2010 275 pages
3.77
500k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Well of Ascension Summary
The Well of Ascension
by Brandon Sanderson 2007 590 pages
4.39
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Funny You Should Ask Summary
Funny You Should Ask
by Elissa Sussman 2022 352 pages
3.57
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
The Book of Longings Summary
The Book of Longings
by Sue Monk Kidd 2020 416 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Religion
Beneath a Scarlet Sky Summary
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
by Mark T. Sullivan 2017 509 pages
4.43
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Summary
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson 2005 480 pages
4.17
3.3M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Phantom of the Opera Summary
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux 1910 360 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Horror
Romance
Classics
A Short Stay in Hell Summary
A Short Stay in Hell
by Steven L. Peck 2011 110 pages
4.19
31k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Philosophy
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting Summary
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
by Milan Kundera 1979 313 pages
3.96
52k+ ratings
Czech Literature
Classics
Literature
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Summary
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith 1943 496 pages
4.30
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Young Adult
Giovanni’s Room Summary
Giovanni’s Room
by James Baldwin 1956 159 pages
4.34
100k+ ratings
Classics
LGBT
Queer
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Summary
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe 1852 438 pages
3.91
200k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Altered Carbon Summary
Altered Carbon
by Richard K. Morgan 2002 526 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Cyberpunk
Mystery
Greenglass House Summary
Greenglass House
by Kate Milford 2014 384 pages
4.01
25k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Mystery
Fantasy
Fire & Blood Summary
Fire & Blood
by George R.R. Martin 2018 706 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
High Fantasy
Blue Sisters Summary
Blue Sisters
by Coco Mellors 2024 342 pages
3.99
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Family
Good Omens Summary
Good Omens
The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Terry Pratchett 1990 491 pages
4.26
700k+ ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
The Girl Who Drank the Moon Summary
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
by Kelly Barnhill 2016 388 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Childrens
Magic
Fever 1793 Summary
Fever 1793
by Laurie Halse Anderson 2000 252 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Lost Bookshop Summary
The Lost Bookshop
by Evie Woods 2023 432 pages
4.04
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Cabin Fever Summary
Cabin Fever
by Jeff Kinney 2011 224 pages
4.24
100k+ ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
The Family Upstairs Summary
The Family Upstairs
by Lisa Jewell 2019 340 pages
3.96
400k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Before I Go to Sleep Summary
Before I Go to Sleep
by S.J. Watson 2011 359 pages
3.90
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Doctor Sleep Summary
Doctor Sleep
by Stephen King 2013 531 pages
4.13
200k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Summary
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
by Christopher Paolini 2020 880 pages
3.80
65k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
If We Were Villains Summary
If We Were Villains
by M.L. Rio 2017 354 pages
4.13
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Happiness Falls Summary
Happiness Falls
by Angie Kim 2023 387 pages
3.74
76k+ ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
The Inheritance Games Summary
The Inheritance Games
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2020 386 pages
4.14
900k+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Romance
Enchanted Summary
Enchanted
Erotic Bedtime Stories For Women
by Nancy Madore 2004 256 pages
3.31
2k+ ratings
Erotica
Romance
Fantasy
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Summary
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie 2007 230 pages
4.06
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
The Paris Apartment Summary
The Paris Apartment
by Lucy Foley 2022 360 pages
3.65
600k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Martyr! Summary
Martyr!
by Kaveh Akbar 2024 331 pages
4.23
53k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Poetry
Contemporary
When We Believed in Mermaids Summary
When We Believed in Mermaids
by Barbara O'Neal 2019 348 pages
4.17
200k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Mystery
Oil! Summary
Oil!
by Upton Sinclair 1926 528 pages
3.74
6k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
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