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All My Sons Summary
All My Sons
by Arthur Miller 1947 112 pages
3.92
30k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
The Last Battle Summary
The Last Battle
by C.S. Lewis 1956 288 pages
4.01
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Young Adult
Aspects of the Novel Summary
Aspects of the Novel
by E.M. Forster 1927 192 pages
3.80
4k+ ratings
Writing
Literary Criticism
Essays
Critique of Practical Reason Summary
Critique of Practical Reason
by Immanuel Kant 1788 181 pages
3.94
11k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
The Honjin Murders Summary
The Honjin Murders
by Seishi Yokomizo 1946 189 pages
3.63
24k+ ratings
Mystery
Japan
Crime
The Odyssey Summary
Immersive
The Odyssey
by Homer 541 pages
3.84
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
The House on Mango Street Summary
The House on Mango Street
by Sandra Cisneros 1984 110 pages
3.68
200k+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
School
The Sicilian Summary
The Sicilian
by Mario Puzo 1984 416 pages
4.04
31k+ ratings
Crime
Thriller
Classics
The Inner Citadel Summary
The Inner Citadel
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
by Pierre Hadot 1992 368 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Self Help
Las brujas Summary
Las brujas
by Roald Dahl 1983 208 pages
4.18
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Classics
Ender’s Game Summary
Ender’s Game
by Orson Scott Card 1985 324 pages
4.31
1.4M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
On the Road Summary
On the Road
by Jack Kerouac 1957 307 pages
3.61
400k+ ratings
Classics
Travel
Literature
I, Robot Summary
I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov 1950 224 pages
4.21
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Short Stories
Ariel Summary
Ariel
by Sylvia Plath 1965 128 pages
4.18
90k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Feminism
Emily Post's Etiquette, The Centennial Edition Summary
Emily Post's Etiquette, The Centennial Edition
by Lizzie Post 2022 716 pages
4.26
187 ratings
Reference
Self Help
Cultural
The Iliad / The Odyssey Summary
The Iliad / The Odyssey
by Homer 1556 pages
4.07
84k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
Ham on Rye Summary
Ham on Rye
by Charles Bukowski 1982 288 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Literature
The Art of War Summary
The Art of War
by Niccolò Machiavelli 1521 247 pages
4.05
9k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
Água Viva Summary
Água Viva
by Clarice Lispector 1973 88 pages
4.26
23k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Philosophy
Metaphysics Summary
Metaphysics
by Aristotle 365 pages
4.07
18k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Metaphysics
Ficciones Summary
Ficciones
by Jorge Luis Borges 1944 174 pages
4.40
80k+ ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Magical Realism
The Cyberiad Summary
The Cyberiad
by Stanisław Lem 1965 295 pages
4.13
14k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Humor
The Elements of Style Summary
The Elements of Style
Classic Edition (2018): With Editor's Notes, New Chapters & Study Guide
by William Strunk Jr. 1918 123 pages
4.18
87k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
The House of the Spirits Summary
The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende 1982 448 pages
4.30
300k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Classics
The Dream of the Red Chamber Summary
The Dream of the Red Chamber
by Cao Xueqin 1791 966 pages
3.54
220 ratings
Classics
China
Historical Fiction
The Poisonwood Bible Summary
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver 1998 546 pages
4.11
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
Book Club
The Shadow of the Torturer Summary
The Shadow of the Torturer
by Gene Wolfe 1980 262 pages
3.84
36k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy 1985 351 pages
4.15
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
Don Juan Summary
Don Juan
by Molière 1665 146 pages
3.55
18k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
France
The Art of Rhetoric Summary
The Art of Rhetoric
by Aristotle 292 pages
3.87
6k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
The Epic of Gilgamesh Summary
The Epic of Gilgamesh
by Anonymous 2001 72 pages
3.76
100k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
The Blind Assassin Summary
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood 2000 641 pages
3.96
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
The Fruits of the Earth Summary
The Fruits of the Earth
by André Gide 1897
3.68
3k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
France
Thousand Cranes Summary
Thousand Cranes
by Yasunari Kawabata 1952 147 pages
3.69
15k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Screwtape Letters Summary
The Screwtape Letters
by C.S. Lewis 1942 222 pages
4.27
500k+ ratings
Christian
Classics
Religion
The Lost World - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Penguin Books] Summary
The Lost World - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Penguin Books]
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1912 239 pages
3.93
73k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success Summary
Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success
How to Win Friends & Influence People - How to Stop Worrying & Start Living
by Dale Carnegie 2010 538 pages
4.13
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
Life for Sale Summary
Life for Sale
by Yukio Mishima 1968 192 pages
3.70
15k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Twelve Angry Men Summary
Twelve Angry Men
by Reginald Rose 1954 96 pages
4.07
38k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
The Fountainhead Summary
The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand 1943 704 pages
3.89
300k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
Blindness Summary
Blindness
by José Saramago 1995 349 pages
4.18
300k+ ratings
Dystopia
Classics
Science Fiction
The Puppet Masters Summary
The Puppet Masters
by Robert A. Heinlein 1951 416 pages
3.88
34k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Science Fiction Fantasy
Un viejo que leía novelas de amor Summary
Un viejo que leía novelas de amor
by Luis Sepúlveda 1988 144 pages
3.93
30k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Spanish Literature
The Martian Chronicles Summary
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury 1950 182 pages
4.16
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Short Stories
The Theory of Moral Sentiments Summary
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
by Adam Smith 1759 368 pages
4.06
4k+ ratings
Philosophy
Economics
Classics
The World as Will and Representation, Volume II Summary
The World as Will and Representation, Volume II
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1844 720 pages
4.26
5k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
King Rat Summary
King Rat
by James Clavell 1962 368 pages
4.20
44k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
North and South Summary
North and South
by Elizabeth Gaskell 1855 521 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
پیکار با سرنوشت Summary
پیکار با سرنوشت
by Vasily Grossman 1960 824 pages
4.46
15k+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Historical Fiction
Heart of Darkness Summary
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad 1899 188 pages
3.43
500k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
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