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Fiction Book Summaries

The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King 1982 231 pages
3.92
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky Summary
The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1877 320 pages
4.24
4k+ ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Russia
White Nights Summary
White Nights
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1848 82 pages
4.07
200k+ ratings
Russian Literature
Short Stories
Russia
It Summary
It
by Stephen King 1986 1116 pages
4.24
1.1M+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
The Shining Summary
The Shining
by Stephen King 1977 497 pages
4.28
1.6M+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Classics
Misery Summary
Misery
by Stephen King 1987 370 pages
4.23
700k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
’Salem’s Lot Summary
’Salem’s Lot
by Stephen King 1975 483 pages
4.10
600k+ ratings
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
The Death of Ivan Ilych Summary
The Death of Ivan Ilych
by Leo Tolstoy 1886 86 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
The da Vinci Code Summary
The da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown 2003 489 pages
3.93
2.4M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Housemaid Is Watching Summary
The Housemaid Is Watching
by Freida McFadden 2024 364 pages
3.88
500k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Silence of the Lambs Summary
The Silence of the Lambs
by Thomas Harris 1988 421 pages
4.25
500k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Eye of the World Summary
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan 1990 800 pages
4.19
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Great Hunt Summary
The Great Hunt
by Robert Jordan 1990 705 pages
4.27
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Faust, First Part Summary
Faust, First Part
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1808 327 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Plays
Poetry
German Literature
Faust, Part Two Summary
Faust, Part Two
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1832 304 pages
3.66
7k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Poetry
Siddhartha Summary
Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse 1922 152 pages
4.08
800k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Literature
The Hobbit, Part One Summary
The Hobbit, Part One
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1937 230 pages
4.31
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Adventure
Shōgun Summary
Shōgun
by James Clavell 1975 1152 pages
4.41
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Japan
Historical
Path of Destruction Summary
Path of Destruction
by Drew Karpyshyn 2006 324 pages
4.34
34k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Picture of Dorian Gray Summary
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde 1890 272 pages
4.13
1.7M+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Dracula Summary
Dracula
by Bram Stoker 1897 488 pages
4.02
1.3M+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Fantasy
Never Let Me Go Summary
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2005 288 pages
3.85
700k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Contemporary
The Count of Monte Cristo Summary
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas 1846 1276 pages
4.31
900k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Literature
Animal Farm / 1984 Summary
Animal Farm / 1984
by George Orwell 1949 400 pages
4.30
200k+ ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Literature
The Man in the Iron Mask Summary
The Man in the Iron Mask
by Alexandre Dumas 1847 470 pages
3.99
70k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
The Pillars of the Earth Summary
The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett 1989 976 pages
4.34
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
The Stand Summary
The Stand
by Stephen King 1978 1152 pages
4.35
700k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Blade Itself Summary
The Blade Itself
by Joe Abercrombie 2006 515 pages
4.22
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Nexus Summary
Nexus
by Ramez Naam 2012 460 pages
4.04
20k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Cyberpunk
Thriller
Middle of the Night Summary
Middle of the Night
by Riley Sager 2024 367 pages
3.69
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Dungeon Master's Guide Summary
Dungeon Master's Guide
by Wizards of the Coast 2014 320 pages
4.50
7k+ ratings
Fantasy
Role Playing Games
Dungeons and Dragons
Call Me By Your Name Summary
Call Me By Your Name
by André Aciman 2007 248 pages
4.10
500k+ ratings
LGBT
Queer
Contemporary
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Summary
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2017 389 pages
4.41
3.5M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Contemporary
The Odyssey Summary
The Odyssey
by Homer 541 pages
3.82
1.1M+ ratings
Poetry
Mythology
Fantasy
It Ends with Us Summary
It Ends with Us
by Colleen Hoover 2016 386 pages
4.12
4.1M+ ratings
Contemporary
New Adult
Contemporary Romance
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Summary
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
by Hunter S. Thompson 1971 204 pages
4.07
300k+ ratings
Classics
Humor
Journalism
Paradise Lost Summary
Paradise Lost
by John Milton 1667 512 pages
3.85
100k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Literature
Harry Potter Series Box Set Summary
Harry Potter Series Box Set
by J.K. Rowling 2007 4100 pages
4.73
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
1984 Summary
1984
George Orwell
by SparkNotes 2014 80 pages
4.29
9k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Cruel Prince Summary
The Cruel Prince
by Holly Black 2018 370 pages
4.02
1.5M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Gray Man Summary
The Gray Man
by Mark Greaney 2009 456 pages
4.16
45k+ ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
The Chaos Agent Summary
The Chaos Agent
by Mark Greaney 2024 556 pages
4.47
11k+ ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us Collection Summary
It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us Collection
by Colleen Hoover 2022 636 pages
4.42
9k+ ratings
Romance
Book Club
Chick Lit
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Summary
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis 1950 206 pages
4.24
2.9M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
The Chronicles of Narnia Summary
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C.S. Lewis 1956 767 pages
4.28
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Young Adult
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Summary
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain 1884 327 pages
3.83
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Silent Patient Summary
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides 2019 336 pages
4.17
2.7M+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Silent Patient Summary
The Silent Patient
The First Three Chapters
by Alex Michaelides 2018 27 pages
4.25
4k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Book Club
Antigone Summary
Antigone
by Sophocles 80 pages
3.67
100k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
School
Legend Summary
Legend
by David Gemmell 1984 345 pages
4.26
34k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
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