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Fiction Book Summaries

Persuader Summary
Persuader
by Lee Child 2003 496 pages
4.14
97k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Kill for Me, Kill for You Summary
Kill for Me, Kill for You
by Steve Cavanagh 2023 340 pages
4.17
92k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Cat Kid Comic Club Summary
Cat Kid Comic Club
by Dav Pilkey 2020 176 pages
4.03
41k+ ratings
Graphic Novels
Childrens
Humor
The Walking Dead, Vol. 1 Summary
The Walking Dead, Vol. 1
Days Gone Bye
by Robert Kirkman 2004 144 pages
4.27
200k+ ratings
Graphic Novels
Comics
Horror
James Summary
James
by Percival Everett 2024 303 pages
4.52
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Historical
The 100 Summary
The 100
by Kass Morgan 2013 323 pages
3.58
81k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Hunting Adeline Summary
Hunting Adeline
by H.D. Carlton 2022 702 pages
4.09
400k+ ratings
Dark Romance
Dark
Thriller
Clockwork Angel Summary
Clockwork Angel
by Cassandra Clare 2010 479 pages
4.31
800k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Franny and Zooey Summary
Franny and Zooey
by J.D. Salinger 1957 201 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Short Stories
Literature
Classics
All Fours Summary
All Fours
by Miranda July 2024 336 pages
3.60
95k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
LGBT
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter Summary
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
by Brandon Sanderson 2023 480 pages
4.46
81k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Adult
The Long Walk Summary
The Long Walk
by Richard Bachman 1978 370 pages
4.07
200k+ ratings
Horror
Dystopia
Thriller
Ragdoll Summary
Ragdoll
by Daniel Cole 2017 384 pages
3.87
23k+ ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
Dust Summary
Dust
by Hugh Howey 2013 458 pages
4.24
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Fable Summary
Fable
by Adrienne Young 2020 357 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Station Eleven Summary
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel 2014 333 pages
4.07
500k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Berserk, Vol. 1 Summary
Berserk, Vol. 1
by Kentaro Miura 1990 224 pages
4.48
54k+ ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Horror
Ship of Magic Summary
Ship of Magic
by Robin Hobb 1998 880 pages
4.22
93k+ ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
New Moon Summary
New Moon
by Stephenie Meyer 2006 563 pages
3.61
2M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Welcome to Dead House Summary
Welcome to Dead House
by R.L. Stine 1992 126 pages
3.85
39k+ ratings
Horror
Childrens
Middle Grade
The God of Small Things Summary
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy 1997 321 pages
3.96
300k+ ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Classics
The Girl Who Played With Fire Summary
The Girl Who Played With Fire
by Stieg Larsson 2006 503 pages
4.26
900k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Marked Summary
Marked
by P.C. Cast 2007 306 pages
3.81
500k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Vampires
North and South Summary
North and South
by Elizabeth Gaskell 1855 521 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Classics
Love on the Brain Summary
Love on the Brain
by Ali Hazelwood 2022 368 pages
3.91
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Enemies To Lovers
Contemporary Romance
The Labors of Hercules Beal Summary
The Labors of Hercules Beal
by Gary D. Schmidt 2023 352 pages
4.51
5k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Young Adult
Clap When You Land Summary
Clap When You Land
by Elizabeth Acevedo 2020 432 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Poetry
Contemporary
The Chalk Man Summary
The Chalk Man
by C.J. Tudor 2018 280 pages
3.70
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Horror
Trading Up Summary
Trading Up
by Candace Bushnell 2003 320 pages
3.28
20k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Romance
Contemporary
Presumed Innocent Summary
Presumed Innocent
by Scott Turow 1987 421 pages
4.10
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Lola and the Boy Next Door Summary
Lola and the Boy Next Door
by Stephanie Perkins 2011 338 pages
3.90
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
You Are Here Summary
You Are Here
by David Nicholls 2024 368 pages
4.03
45k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Talking at Night Summary
Talking at Night
by Claire Daverley 2023 400 pages
3.94
48k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Shark Heart Summary
Shark Heart
by Emily Habeck 2023 416 pages
3.98
62k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Romance
A Bad Case of Stripes Summary
A Bad Case of Stripes
by David Shannon 1998 32 pages
4.26
86k+ ratings
Picture Books
Childrens
Fantasy
Forever, Interrupted Summary
Forever, Interrupted
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2013 352 pages
3.65
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Bodas de sangre Summary
Bodas de sangre
by Federico Garcรญa Lorca 1932 167 pages
3.87
30k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
Spanish Literature
The Cyberiad Summary
The Cyberiad
by Stanisล‚aw Lem 1965 295 pages
4.14
13k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Humor
Babel Summary
Babel
by R.F. Kuang 2022 544 pages
4.17
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Historical
Six Characters in Search of an Author Summary
Six Characters in Search of an Author
by Luigi Pirandello 1921 64 pages
3.83
21k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
The Wasteland, Prufrock and Other Poems Summary
The Wasteland, Prufrock and Other Poems
by T.S. Eliot 1922 88 pages
4.15
11k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Literature
Zero Days Summary
Zero Days
by Ruth Ware 2023 356 pages
3.64
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Playground Summary
Playground
by Aron Beauregard 2022 290 pages
3.46
15k+ ratings
Horror
Splatterpunk
Thriller
Ship of Destiny Summary
Ship of Destiny
by Robin Hobb 2000 789 pages
4.31
80k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Dragons
Revelation Space Summary
Revelation Space
by Alastair Reynolds 2000 585 pages
3.99
58k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Summary
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
by Becky Albertalli 2015 320 pages
4.14
400k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
LGBT
The Human Stain Summary
The Human Stain
by Philip Roth 2000 361 pages
3.92
43k+ ratings
Literature
Novels
American
The Naturals Summary
The Naturals
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2013 308 pages
4.21
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
The Good Girl Summary
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica 2014 352 pages
3.81
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Heartstopper Summary
Heartstopper
Volume One
by Alice Oseman 2018 288 pages
4.44
800k+ ratings
Graphic Novels
Young Adult
LGBT
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