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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

Words of Radiance Summary
Words of Radiance
by Brandon Sanderson 2014 1088 pages
4.76
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Eldest Summary
Eldest
by Christopher Paolini 2005 704 pages
4.04
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dragons
Eragon Summary
Eragon
by Christopher Paolini 2002 503 pages
3.96
1.8M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dragons
The Darkest Minds Summary
The Darkest Minds
by Alexandra Bracken 2012 488 pages
4.15
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Infinite Jest Summary
Infinite Jest
by David Foster Wallace 1996 1088 pages
4.25
96k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Angels & Demons Summary
Angels & Demons
by Dan Brown 2000 736 pages
3.95
3.3M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Digital Fortress Summary
Digital Fortress
by Dan Brown 1998 510 pages
3.70
600k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Around the World in Eighty Days Summary
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne 1872 252 pages
3.95
200k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Science Fiction
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Summary
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne 1869 269 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
Don Quixote Summary
Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1615 1023 pages
3.90
200k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Spanish Literature
The Hunt for Red October Summary
The Hunt for Red October
by Tom Clancy 1984 432 pages
4.11
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Mystery
Throne of Glass Summary
Throne of Glass
by Sarah J. Maas 2012 406 pages
4.18
1.9M+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Magic
Red Rising Summary
Red Rising
by Pierce Brown 2014 382 pages
4.27
500k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Brave New World Revisited Summary
Brave New World Revisited
by Aldous Huxley 1958 123 pages
3.94
21k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Philosophy
How to Sell a Haunted House Summary
How to Sell a Haunted House
by Grady Hendrix 2023 419 pages
3.66
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
The Maze Runner Summary
The Maze Runner
by James Dashner 2009 384 pages
4.05
1.6M+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Kill Order Summary
The Kill Order
by James Dashner 2012 327 pages
3.71
200k+ ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Homegoing Summary
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi 2016 305 pages
4.47
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
The Bourne Identity Summary
The Bourne Identity
by Robert Ludlum 1980 566 pages
4.05
400k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
The Terror Summary
The Terror
by Dan Simmons 2007 769 pages
4.08
67k+ ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Hyperion Summary
Hyperion
by Dan Simmons 1989 500 pages
4.27
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
The Nickel Boys Summary
The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead 2019 213 pages
4.26
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Race
Patriot Games Summary
Patriot Games
by Tom Clancy 1987 794 pages
4.16
200k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
A Discovery of Witches Summary
A Discovery of Witches
by Deborah Harkness 2011 592 pages
4.02
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Paranormal
The Lovely Bones Summary
The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold 2002 372 pages
3.86
2.4M+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Name of the Rose Summary
The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco 1980 552 pages
4.14
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Outsider Summary
The Outsider
by Stephen King 2018 561 pages
4.01
300k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Oliver Twist Summary
Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens 1838 608 pages
3.88
400k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Oliver Twist Summary
Oliver Twist
by Marian Leighton 1989 240 pages
4.04
3k+ ratings
Classics
Childrens
Young Adult
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Summary
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
by Agatha Christie 1926 288 pages
4.27
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
The Sorrows of Young Werther Summary
The Sorrows of Young Werther
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1774 149 pages
3.69
100k+ ratings
German Literature
Classics
Literature
A Column of Fire Summary
A Column of Fire
by Ken Follett 2017 916 pages
4.26
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
The Canterbury Tales Summary
The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer 1400 504 pages
3.52
200k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Literature
Carrie Summary
Carrie
by Stephen King 1974 272 pages
3.99
700k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Classics
The Green Mile Summary
The Green Mile
by Stephen King 1996 592 pages
4.48
300k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Thriller
Of Mice and Men Summary
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck 1937 107 pages
3.89
2.6M+ ratings
School
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Catcher in the Rye Summary
The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger 1951 277 pages
3.80
3.7M+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Literature
Eleven Minutes Summary
Eleven Minutes
by Paulo Coelho 2003 273 pages
3.71
100k+ ratings
Romance
Novels
Contemporary
The Boyfriend Summary
The Boyfriend
by Freida McFadden 2024 368 pages
4.03
500k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Spook Who Sat by the Door Summary
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
by Sam Greenlee 1969 256 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Race
Classics
Project Hail Mary Summary
Project Hail Mary
by Andy Weir 2021 476 pages
4.50
700k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space
Wide Sargasso Sea Summary
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys 1966 176 pages
3.59
99k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romantic Comedy Summary
Romantic Comedy
by Curtis Sittenfeld 2023 309 pages
3.63
200k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
The Trial Summary
The Trial
by Franz Kafka 1925 255 pages
3.95
300k+ ratings
Philosophy
Literature
German Literature
Kafka on the Shore Summary
Kafka on the Shore
by Haruki Murakami 2002 467 pages
4.12
500k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Japanese Literature
The Chamber Summary
The Chamber
by John Grisham 1994 632 pages
3.85
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
The Rainmaker Summary
The Rainmaker
by John Grisham 1995 419 pages
4.01
200k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
Gone Girl Summary
Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn 2012 415 pages
4.14
3.2M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 Summary
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
by Hiromu Arakawa 2002 192 pages
4.53
100k+ ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Graphic Novels
Zorba the Greek Summary
Zorba the Greek
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1946 335 pages
4.04
55k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Greece
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