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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

Never Lie Summary
Never Lie
by Freida McFadden 2022 286 pages
4.09
1M+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Angel Experiment Summary
The Angel Experiment
by James Patterson 2005 445 pages
4.07
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store Summary
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride 2023 385 pages
3.95
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Notes from Underground Summary
Notes from Underground
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864 136 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
Russia
Russian Literature
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Summary
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon 2003 226 pages
3.89
1.5M+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Classics
The Silmarillion Summary
The Silmarillion
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1977 386 pages
4.02
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
High Fantasy
Lolita Summary
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov 1955 368 pages
3.87
800k+ ratings
Literature
Russia
Novels
The Celestine Prophecy Summary
The Celestine Prophecy
by James Redfield 1993 247 pages
3.72
100k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
The Good Earth Summary
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck 1931 418 pages
4.01
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
China
Classics
Mr. Mercedes Summary
Mr. Mercedes
by Stephen King 2014 437 pages
4.03
300k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Drawing of the Three Summary
The Drawing of the Three
by Stephen King 1987 463 pages
4.24
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The Traveler's Gift Summary
The Traveler's Gift
Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success
by Andy Andrews 2002 227 pages
4.08
18k+ ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Personal Development
On Beauty Summary
On Beauty
by Zadie Smith 2005 445 pages
3.78
87k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
Tess of the D’Urbervilles Summary
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy 1891 518 pages
3.84
200k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Shatter Me Summary
Shatter Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2011 338 pages
3.85
1M+ ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Fourth Wing Summary
Fourth Wing
by Rebecca Yarros 2023 517 pages
4.58
2.6M+ ratings
Romantasy
Dragons
Enemies To Lovers
Wonder Summary
Wonder
by R.J. Palacio 2012 315 pages
4.36
1.1M+ ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Contemporary
Six of Crows Summary
Six of Crows
by Leigh Bardugo 2015 480 pages
4.47
1M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Young Adult Fantasy
The Time Machine Summary
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells 1895 118 pages
3.90
500k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Time Travel
A Tempest of Tea Summary
A Tempest of Tea
by Hafsah Faizal 2024 338 pages
3.53
25k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Vampires
Normal People Summary
Normal People
by Sally Rooney 2018 273 pages
3.81
1.6M+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Ireland
Pompeii Summary
Pompeii
by Robert Harris 2003 274 pages
3.87
49k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Italy
Die Trying Summary
Die Trying
by Lee Child 1998 567 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Summary
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 2012 390 pages
4.30
600k+ ratings
Young Adult
LGBT
Contemporary
Stranger in a Strange Land Summary
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein 1961 525 pages
3.92
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Handmaid’s Tale Summary
The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood 1985 311 pages
4.14
2.2M+ ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Cryptonomicon Summary
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson 1999 1152 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Cyberpunk
The Rule of Three Summary
The Rule of Three
by Eric Walters 2014 405 pages
4.00
7k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
A Separate Reality Summary
A Separate Reality
Further Conversations with Don Juan
by Carlos Castaneda 1971 272 pages
4.09
18k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Anthropology
Journey to Ixtlan Summary
Journey to Ixtlan
The Lessons of Don Juan
by Carlos Castaneda 1972 272 pages
4.11
13k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Anthropology
Twisted Love Summary
Twisted Love
by Ana Huang 2021 360 pages
3.72
1.2M+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Haunting Adeline Summary
Haunting Adeline
by H.D. Carlton 2021 583 pages
3.96
600k+ ratings
Dark
Thriller
Fantasy
After Summary
After
by Anna Todd 2014 582 pages
3.72
300k+ ratings
New Adult
Contemporary
Young Adult
After We Collided Summary
After We Collided
by Anna Todd 2013 674 pages
3.72
200k+ ratings
Romance
New Adult
Young Adult
Every Summer After Summary
Every Summer After
by Carley Fortune 2022 320 pages
4.19
600k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Friends To Lovers
The Cartel Summary
The Cartel
by Ashley Antoinette 2009 278 pages
4.54
10k+ ratings
Urban
Crime
African American
Little Women Summary
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott 1868 449 pages
4.16
2.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
Where the Crawdads Sing Summary
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens 2018 384 pages
4.38
3.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Romance
The Testaments Summary
The Testaments
by Margaret Atwood 2019 422 pages
4.19
300k+ ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Feminism
Catching Fire Summary
Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins 2009 391 pages
4.34
3.8M+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Summary
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
by Suzanne Collins 2020 541 pages
3.98
900k+ ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Fantasy
Journey to the Center of the Earth Summary
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne 1864 240 pages
3.85
200k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
Children of Dune Summary
Children of Dune
by Frank Herbert 1976 609 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Overstory Summary
The Overstory
by Richard Powers 2018 502 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Nature
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Cherry Orchard Summary
The Cherry Orchard
by Anton Chekhov 1903 96 pages
3.68
42k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
The 6 Summary
The 6
20 Man
by David Baldacci 2022 593 pages
4.12
88k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Harrow the Ninth Summary
Harrow the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir 2020 512 pages
4.29
79k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Queer
World War Z Summary
World War Z
An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks 2006 342 pages
4.02
500k+ ratings
Horror
Zombies
Science Fiction
The Underground Railroad Summary
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead 2016 320 pages
4.06
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
2001 Summary
2001
A Space Odyssey
by Arthur C. Clarke 1968 297 pages
4.17
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
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