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Nona the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir • 2022
An amnesiac child with a borrowed body has six months before the apocalypse inside her wakes.
4.33
57k+
Nona the Ninth Summary
Nona the Ninth 88%
An amnesiac child with a borrowed body has six months before the apocalypse inside her wakes.
by Tamsyn Muir 2022
4.33
57k+ ratings
The Corruption of Hollis Brown
by K. Ancrum • 2025
A teen in a decaying town shelters a drifter who takes up residence inside his body.
4.21
3k+
The Corruption of Hollis Brown Summary
The Corruption of Hollis Brown 88%
A teen in a decaying town shelters a drifter who takes up residence inside his body.
by K. Ancrum 2025
4.21
3k+ ratings
Someday
by David Levithan • 2018
He borrowed bodies. She staked her heart. Now his double steals lives for good.
3.64
10k+
Someday Summary
Someday 88%
He borrowed bodies. She staked her heart. Now his double steals lives for good.
by David Levithan 2018
3.64
10k+ ratings
Every Day
by David Levithan • 2012
A drifts through borrowed lives until a single day with Rhiannon makes leaving impossible.
3.89
244k+
Every Day Summary
Every Day 88%
A drifts through borrowed lives until a single day with Rhiannon makes leaving impossible.
by David Levithan 2012
3.89
244k+ ratings
Symbiont
by Mira Grant • 2014
A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.
3.71
8k+
Symbiont Summary
Symbiont 88%
A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.
by Mira Grant 2014
3.71
8k+ ratings
Her Body and Other Parties
by Carmen Maria Machado • 2017
Eight stories where misogyny is body horror: women fade, split, and haunt the lives they lost.
3.80
109k+
Her Body and Other Parties Summary
Her Body and Other Parties 87%
Eight stories where misogyny is body horror: women fade, split, and haunt the lives they lost.
by Carmen Maria Machado 2017
3.80
109k+ ratings
Parasite
by Mira Grant • 2013
Her life-saving tapeworm is waking up. It wants control of her body and everyone else's.
3.68
19k+
Parasite Summary
Parasite 87%
Her life-saving tapeworm is waking up. It wants control of her body and everyone else's.
by Mira Grant 2013
3.68
19k+ ratings
Walking Practice
by Dolki Min • 2022
To survive on Earth, an alien seduces and devours lovers, but the loneliness cannot be consumed.
3.55
7k+
Walking Practice Summary
Walking Practice 87%
To survive on Earth, an alien seduces and devours lovers, but the loneliness cannot be consumed.
by Dolki Min 2022
3.55
7k+ ratings
The Knight and the Butcherbird
by Alix E. Harrow • 2025
Her wife became a demon to survive. Now a scarred knight has come to kill her.
3.99
13k+
The Knight and the Butcherbird Summary
The Knight and the Butcherbird 87%
Her wife became a demon to survive. Now a scarred knight has come to kill her.
by Alix E. Harrow 2025
3.99
13k+ ratings
Dreamcatcher
by Stephen King • 2001
Four friends' hunting trip turns deadly when they shelter a lost man carrying an alien parasite.
3.66
187k+
Dreamcatcher Summary
Dreamcatcher 87%
Four friends' hunting trip turns deadly when they shelter a lost man carrying an alien parasite.
by Stephen King 2001
3.66
187k+ ratings
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
by Brandon Sanderson • 2023
A nightmare painter and a ritual-bound spirit summoner wake up in each other's bodies, worlds apart.
4.43
120k+
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter Summary
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter 87%
A nightmare painter and a ritual-bound spirit summoner wake up in each other's bodies, worlds apart.
by Brandon Sanderson 2023
4.43
120k+ ratings
The Biological Mind
by Alan Jasanoff • 2018
Your brain isn't a computer: it's an organ shaped by body and neighborhood, not just neurons.
3.70
237
The Biological Mind Summary
The Biological Mind 87%
Your brain isn't a computer: it's an organ shaped by body and neighborhood, not just neurons.
by Alan Jasanoff 2018
3.70
237 ratings
I Am Not Jessica Chen
by Ann Liang • 2025
Jenna wishes on a shooting star to be her perfect cousin. She wakes up in Jessica's body.
4.03
22k+
I Am Not Jessica Chen Summary
I Am Not Jessica Chen 87%
Jenna wishes on a shooting star to be her perfect cousin. She wakes up in Jessica's body.
by Ann Liang 2025
4.03
22k+ ratings
Stag Dance
by Torrey Peters • 2025
Forcibly injected, a trans woman becomes the first carrier of a gender-collapsing plague.
3.83
13k+
Stag Dance Summary
Stag Dance 87%
Forcibly injected, a trans woman becomes the first carrier of a gender-collapsing plague.
by Torrey Peters 2025
3.83
13k+ ratings
Layla
by Colleen Hoover • 2020
At a secluded B&B, his girlfriend is replaced by a ghost he can't resist.
3.63
619k+
Layla Summary
Layla 87%
At a secluded B&B, his girlfriend is replaced by a ghost he can't resist.
by Colleen Hoover 2020
3.63
619k+ ratings
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own
by Sandra Blakeslee • 2007
Your brain's body maps extend into tools and space; remapping them can ease pain, deepen empathy.
3.98
796
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own Summary
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own 87%
Your brain's body maps extend into tools and space; remapping them can ease pain, deepen empathy.
by Sandra Blakeslee 2007
3.98
796 ratings
The Pilo Family Circus
by Will Elliott • 2009
A clown drags a man into a nightmarish circus where face paint awakens his inner monster.
3.81
4k+
The Pilo Family Circus Summary
The Pilo Family Circus 87%
A clown drags a man into a nightmarish circus where face paint awakens his inner monster.
by Will Elliott 2009
3.81
4k+ ratings
Physical Intelligence
by Scott Grafton • 2020
Movement is the foundation of thought, and fatigue is your brain's way of holding you back.
3.60
194
Physical Intelligence Summary
Physical Intelligence 87%
Movement is the foundation of thought, and fatigue is your brain's way of holding you back.
by Scott Grafton 2020
3.60
194 ratings
Last to Leave the Room
by Caitlin Starling • 2023
A physicist under a sinking city discovers an impossible door in her basement. It opens.
3.52
3k+
Last to Leave the Room Summary
Last to Leave the Room 86%
A physicist under a sinking city discovers an impossible door in her basement. It opens.
by Caitlin Starling 2023
3.52
3k+ ratings
The Dead House
by Dawn Kurtagich • 2015
One body, two souls. When her sister vanishes, Kaitlyn is left alone with a whispering voice.
3.67
8k+
The Dead House Summary
The Dead House 86%
One body, two souls. When her sister vanishes, Kaitlyn is left alone with a whispering voice.
by Dawn Kurtagich 2015
3.67
8k+ ratings
John Dies at the End
by David Wong • 2007
A black-market drug opens two friends' eyes to the cosmic horrors infesting their small town.
3.86
85k+
John Dies at the End Summary
John Dies at the End 86%
A black-market drug opens two friends' eyes to the cosmic horrors infesting their small town.
by David Wong 2007
3.86
85k+ ratings
Dark Is When the Devil Comes
by Daisy Pearce • 2026
Locked in a cellar on cursed land, she must survive a captor who drills skulls to free demons.
3.69
2k+
Dark Is When the Devil Comes Summary
Dark Is When the Devil Comes 86%
Locked in a cellar on cursed land, she must survive a captor who drills skulls to free demons.
by Daisy Pearce 2026
3.69
2k+ ratings
Into the Dread Void
by Abe Moss • 2021
A foster child finds a family, only to watch a predatory light consume them from within.
4.10
1k+
Into the Dread Void Summary
Into the Dread Void 86%
A foster child finds a family, only to watch a predatory light consume them from within.
by Abe Moss 2021
4.10
1k+ ratings
How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live
by Missy Vineyard • 2007
Posture is fixed not by effort, but by stopping the habits you cannot feel.
3.88
211
How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live Summary
How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live 86%
Posture is fixed not by effort, but by stopping the habits you cannot feel.
by Missy Vineyard 2007
3.88
211 ratings
Starters
by Lissa Price • 2012
A teen rents out her body. The woman inside it has a gun and a senator's address.
3.88
46k+
Starters Summary
Starters 86%
A teen rents out her body. The woman inside it has a gun and a senator's address.
by Lissa Price 2012
3.88
46k+ ratings
Im Glanz der Ewigkeit
by Merit Niemeitz • 2024
At Cambridge, a grieving immortal meets a student whose rare energy could save his dying community.
4.03
400
Im Glanz der Ewigkeit Summary
Im Glanz der Ewigkeit 86%
At Cambridge, a grieving immortal meets a student whose rare energy could save his dying community.
by Merit Niemeitz 2024
4.03
400 ratings
The Tale of the Body Thief
by Anne Rice • 1992
A body thief offers the vampire Lestat the one thing eternity withholds: a mortal sunrise.
3.77
93k+
The Tale of the Body Thief Summary
The Tale of the Body Thief 86%
A body thief offers the vampire Lestat the one thing eternity withholds: a mortal sunrise.
by Anne Rice 1992
3.77
93k+ ratings
The Space Between Worlds
by Micaiah Johnson • 2020
The multiverse opens only to those already dead there. Cara qualifies on nearly every world.
3.93
46k+
The Space Between Worlds Summary
The Space Between Worlds 86%
The multiverse opens only to those already dead there. Cara qualifies on nearly every world.
by Micaiah Johnson 2020
3.93
46k+ ratings
Sexing the Body
by Anne Fausto-Sterling • 2000
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
4.16
3k+
Sexing the Body Summary
Sexing the Body 86%
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000
4.16
3k+ ratings
Sour Candy
by Kealan Patrick Burke • 2015
He never wanted children. A boy gave him sour candy; now the world calls him Dad.
3.59
26k+
Sour Candy Summary
Sour Candy 86%
He never wanted children. A boy gave him sour candy; now the world calls him Dad.
by Kealan Patrick Burke 2015
3.59
26k+ ratings
The Spark in the Machine
by Dr Daniel Keown • 2014
What if acupuncture channels actually exist? Fascial planes and bioelectricity prove they do.
4.37
596
The Spark in the Machine Summary
The Spark in the Machine 86%
What if acupuncture channels actually exist? Fascial planes and bioelectricity prove they do.
by Dr Daniel Keown 2014
4.37
596 ratings
Vanishing World
by Sayaka Murata • 2015
In a world without sex or family, one woman raised on romance watches her own desires vanish.
3.20
15k+
Vanishing World Summary
Vanishing World 86%
In a world without sex or family, one woman raised on romance watches her own desires vanish.
by Sayaka Murata 2015
3.20
15k+ ratings
Embodiment
by Dain Heer • 2006
Your body is conscious and has requests. The manual for listening, ten seconds at a time.
4.33
240
Embodiment Summary
Embodiment 86%
Your body is conscious and has requests. The manual for listening, ten seconds at a time.
by Dain Heer 2006
4.33
240 ratings
The Wisdom of Your Body
by Hillary L. McBride • 2021
The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.
4.31
5k+
The Wisdom of Your Body Summary
The Wisdom of Your Body 86%
The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.
by Hillary L. McBride 2021
4.31
5k+ ratings
Right Body For You
by Gary M. Douglas • 2012
What if food, aging, and pain aren't fixed realities? The consciousness tools that shift them.
4.41
134
Right Body For You Summary
Right Body For You 86%
What if food, aging, and pain aren't fixed realities? The consciousness tools that shift them.
by Gary M. Douglas 2012
4.41
134 ratings
Sick Bastards
by Matt Shaw • 2014
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
3.54
4k+
Sick Bastards Summary
Sick Bastards 86%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ ratings
Love and Other Thought Experiments
by Sophie Ward • 2020
An ant. A believer. A family, a death, and the universe that remembers them.
3.59
6k+
Love and Other Thought Experiments Summary
Love and Other Thought Experiments 86%
An ant. A believer. A family, a death, and the universe that remembers them.
by Sophie Ward 2020
3.59
6k+ ratings
At Dark, I Become Loathsome
by Eric LaRocca • 2025
After his son vanished, he started burying strangers alive. His last client knows what happened.
3.20
5k+
At Dark, I Become Loathsome Summary
At Dark, I Become Loathsome 86%
After his son vanished, he started burying strangers alive. His last client knows what happened.
by Eric LaRocca 2025
3.20
5k+ ratings
School's Out—Forever
by James Patterson • 2006
A winged girl hides in high school: a clone wants her identity, wolf-men want her dead.
4.14
125k+
School's Out—Forever Summary
School's Out—Forever 86%
A winged girl hides in high school: a clone wants her identity, wolf-men want her dead.
by James Patterson 2006
4.14
125k+ ratings
The Echo Wife
by Sarah Gailey • 2021
Her husband replaced her with her clone. When he dies, the two women build a replacement.
3.60
39k+
The Echo Wife Summary
The Echo Wife 86%
Her husband replaced her with her clone. When he dies, the two women build a replacement.
by Sarah Gailey 2021
3.60
39k+ ratings
Nestlings
by Nat Cassidy • 2023
A paraplegic mother wins a luxury apartment in a building that feeds on families like hers.
3.78
28k+
Nestlings Summary
Nestlings 86%
A paraplegic mother wins a luxury apartment in a building that feeds on families like hers.
by Nat Cassidy 2023
3.78
28k+ ratings
Phenomenology of Perception
by Maurice Merleau-Ponty • 1945
Perception doesn't start in the mind. Your body inhabits the world before thinking ever arrives.
4.18
6k+
Phenomenology of Perception Summary
Phenomenology of Perception 86%
Perception doesn't start in the mind. Your body inhabits the world before thinking ever arrives.
by Maurice Merleau-Ponty 1945
4.18
6k+ ratings
Losing Ourselves
by Jay L. Garfield • 2022
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
4.03
603
Losing Ourselves Summary
Losing Ourselves 86%
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
by Jay L. Garfield 2022
4.03
603 ratings
On Muscle
by Bonnie Tsui • 2025
The tissue that moves you also makes you: muscle's hidden role in joy, identity, and resilience.
3.77
2k+
On Muscle Summary
On Muscle 86%
The tissue that moves you also makes you: muscle's hidden role in joy, identity, and resilience.
by Bonnie Tsui 2025
3.77
2k+ ratings
Feeling & Knowing
by António Damásio • 2021
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
3.57
2k+
Feeling & Knowing Summary
Feeling & Knowing 86%
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
by António Damásio 2021
3.57
2k+ ratings
A History of the World Through Body Parts
by Kathryn Petras • 2022
Cleopatra's nose, the Habsburg jaw, Byron's foot: world history retold through the body.
3.99
228
A History of the World Through Body Parts Summary
A History of the World Through Body Parts 86%
Cleopatra's nose, the Habsburg jaw, Byron's foot: world history retold through the body.
by Kathryn Petras 2022
3.99
228 ratings
Wolf Worm
by T. Kingfisher • 2026
An illustrator draws parasites at a remote Southern mansion where the shed conceals a living secret.
4.11
15k+
Wolf Worm Summary
Wolf Worm 86%
An illustrator draws parasites at a remote Southern mansion where the shed conceals a living secret.
by T. Kingfisher 2026
4.11
15k+ ratings
Descartes' Error
by António Damásio • 1994
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
3.95
10k+
Descartes' Error Summary
Descartes' Error 86%
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
by António Damásio 1994
3.95
10k+ ratings
Altered Carbon
by Richard K. Morgan • 2002
An immortal hires a soldier, revived in a stranger's body, to solve his own locked-room murder.
4.03
116k+
Altered Carbon Summary
Altered Carbon 86%
An immortal hires a soldier, revived in a stranger's body, to solve his own locked-room murder.
by Richard K. Morgan 2002
4.03
116k+ ratings
Fledgling
by Octavia E. Butler • 2005
Waking in a cave with no memory, a daylight vampire discovers her skin is a death sentence.
3.79
40k+
Fledgling Summary
Fledgling 86%
Waking in a cave with no memory, a daylight vampire discovers her skin is a death sentence.
by Octavia E. Butler 2005
3.79
40k+ ratings
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