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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

Beautiful Disaster Summary
Beautiful Disaster
by Jamie McGuire 2011 432 pages
4.00
600k+ ratings
New Adult
Contemporary
Young Adult
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison 1967 134 pages
3.90
43k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Moon of the Crusted Snow Summary
Moon of the Crusted Snow
by Waubgeshig Rice 2018 213 pages
3.84
35k+ ratings
Horror
Indigenous
Dystopia
Killing Floor Summary
Killing Floor
by Lee Child 1997 474 pages
4.08
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Perfume Summary
Perfume
The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Süskind 1985 263 pages
4.04
500k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Horror
Case Study Summary
Case Study
by Graeme Macrae Burnet 2021 278 pages
3.58
10k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mystery
One for the Money Summary
One for the Money
by Janet Evanovich 1994 320 pages
4.05
500k+ ratings
Mystery
Humor
Chick Lit
Baptism of Fire Summary
Baptism of Fire
by Andrzej Sapkowski 1996 349 pages
4.26
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Polish Literature
A Gathering of Shadows Summary
A Gathering of Shadows
by Victoria E. Schwab 2016 512 pages
4.20
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
El Filibusterismo Summary
El Filibusterismo
by José Rizal 1891 360 pages
4.26
6k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
The House Across the Lake Summary
The House Across the Lake
by Riley Sager 2022 369 pages
3.59
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Native Son Summary
Native Son
by Richard Wright 1940 504 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Race
The Paris Novel Summary
The Paris Novel
by Ruth Reichl 2024 288 pages
3.83
34k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Food
France
Cinder Summary
Cinder
by Marissa Meyer 2012 400 pages
4.13
900k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1 Summary
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1
by Syougo Kinugasa 2015 387 pages
4.12
4k+ ratings
Light Novel
Manga
Young Adult
The Museum of Innocence Summary
The Museum of Innocence
by Orhan Pamuk 2008 536 pages
3.78
35k+ ratings
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Romance
Fight Club Summary
Fight Club
by Chuck Palahniuk 1996 218 pages
4.18
600k+ ratings
Classics
Thriller
Novels
Lullaby Summary
Lullaby
by Chuck Palahniuk 2002 260 pages
3.74
100k+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Fantasy
Truly Madly Guilty Summary
Truly Madly Guilty
by Liane Moriarty 2016 432 pages
3.60
300k+ ratings
Contemporary
Mystery
Chick Lit
Wolf Hall Summary
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel 2009 653 pages
3.91
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
British Literature
The Poet X Summary
The Poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo 2018 368 pages
4.38
100k+ ratings
Poetry
Young Adult
Contemporary
Anna and the French Kiss Summary
Anna and the French Kiss
by Stephanie Perkins 2010 372 pages
3.96
400k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates Summary
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
by Liz Pichon 2014 256 pages
4.20
14k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Childrens
Humor
Jar of Hearts Summary
Jar of Hearts
by Jennifer Hillier 2018 311 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
We Used to Live Here Summary
We Used to Live Here
by Marcus Kliewer 2024 312 pages
3.72
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Joy Luck Club Summary
The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan 1989 288 pages
3.97
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
China
Caps for Sale Summary
Caps for Sale
A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business
by Esphyr Slobodkina 1940 48 pages
4.17
94k+ ratings
Picture Books
Childrens
Classics
The Black Book Summary
The Black Book
by Orhan Pamuk 1990 466 pages
3.92
12k+ ratings
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Mystery
Better Than the Movies Summary
Better Than the Movies
by Lynn Painter 2021 356 pages
4.28
500k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Nausea Summary
Nausea
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1938 178 pages
3.94
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
France
Literature
The Dark Prophecy Summary
The Dark Prophecy
by Rick Riordan 2017 432 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
The Wife Between Us Summary
The Wife Between Us
by Greer Hendricks 2018 432 pages
3.83
400k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Mysterious Benedict Society Summary
The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart 2007 486 pages
4.20
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Young Adult
First Lie Wins Summary
First Lie Wins
by Ashley Elston 2024 352 pages
4.02
500k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Rodrick Rules Summary
Rodrick Rules
by Jeff Kinney 2008 226 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
The Maniac Summary
The Maniac
by Benjamín Labatut 2023 368 pages
4.34
18k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Philosophy
Literary Fiction
Fifty Shades Freed Summary
Fifty Shades Freed
by E.L. James 2012 579 pages
3.83
800k+ ratings
Romance
Erotica
BDSM
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Summary
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuong 2019 246 pages
4.03
300k+ ratings
Poetry
LGBT
Contemporary
War Horse Summary
War Horse
by Michael Morpurgo 1982 165 pages
4.15
56k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Animals
We Were the Mulvaneys Summary
We Were the Mulvaneys
by Joyce Carol Oates 1996 454 pages
3.75
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Classics
Under the Surface Summary
Under the Surface
by Diana Urban 2024 354 pages
3.86
3k+ ratings
Thriller
Young Adult
Mystery
Lightlark Summary
Lightlark
by Alex Aster 2022 416 pages
3.85
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
G-Spot Summary
G-Spot
An Urban Erotic Tale
by Noire 2005 320 pages
4.43
8k+ ratings
Erotica
Urban
African American
Hello Stranger Summary
Hello Stranger
by Katherine Center 2023 323 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
The Feast of the Goat Summary
The Feast of the Goat
by Mario Vargas Llosa 2000 475 pages
4.34
38k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Novels
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead Summary
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
by Olga Tokarczuk 2009 274 pages
3.95
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Poland
Literary Fiction
Good Material Summary
Good Material
by Dolly Alderton 2023 345 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Caraval Summary
Caraval
by Stephanie Garber 2016 407 pages
3.97
700k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Without Remorse Summary
Without Remorse
by Tom Clancy 1993 750 pages
4.21
74k+ ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Action
Persuader Summary
Persuader
by Lee Child 2003 496 pages
4.14
97k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
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