Book Summaries

1984 by George Orwell Summary, Characters, Analysis
1984 by George Orwell Summary, Characters, Analysis
George OrwellDystopian Fiction, Political fiction, Social science fiction
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas Summary, Characters, and Analysis
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Sarah J. MaasFantasy Fiction, Romantic fantasy
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Summary, Characters, and Analysis
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Sarah J. MaasFantasy, Romance
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Summary, Characters and Analysis
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Summary, Characters and Analysis
Hanya YanagiharaNovel
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry Summary, Characters, and Analysis
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Lorraine HansberryDomestic drama
A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner Summary, Characters, Analysis
A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner Summary, Characters, Analysis
William FaulknerSouthern gothic
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles DickensHistorical novel
Alice in the Wonderland Summary: Alice's Adventures Explored
Alice in the Wonderland Summary: Alice's Adventures Explored
Lewis CarrollChildren's literature, Fantasy Fiction, Absurdist fiction, Fantastique
All The Colors Of The Dark by Chris Whitaker Summary, Characters, and Analysis
All The Colors Of The Dark by Chris Whitaker Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Chris WhitakerPsychological Fiction, Thriller, Historical Fiction, Mystery
All The Dangerous Things Summary
All The Dangerous Things Summary
Stacy WillinghamThriller, Mystery, Suspense, Psychological Fiction
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Summary, Characters, Analysis
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Summary, Characters, Analysis
Anthony Doerr War Novel, Historical Fiction
Behind Her Eyes
Behind Her Eyes
Sarah PinboroughPsychological Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Psychological thriller, Mystery
Beowulf Summary, Characters, Analysis
Beowulf Summary, Characters, Analysis
anonymousEpic heroic writing
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Summary, Characters and Analysis
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Summary, Characters and Analysis
Trevor NoahHumor, Autobiography
Common Sense by Thomas Paine Summary, Characters, Analysis
Common Sense by Thomas Paine Summary, Characters, Analysis
Thomas PaineNon-fiction
Comprehensive Wuthering Heights Summary
Comprehensive Wuthering Heights Summary
Emily BrontëTragedy, gothic
Daisy Darker
Daisy Darker
Alice FeeneyThriller, Psychological Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Psychological thriller, Gothic fiction
Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil Summary
Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil Summary
W.E.B. Du BoisAutobiograpy, essay, poem
Den of Vipers
Den of Vipers
K.A. KnightContemporary romance, Romance novel, Erotic literature
Dracula Book Summary
Dracula Book Summary
Bram StokerHorror, Gothic
Essential Summary of the Book Pride and Prejudice
Essential Summary of the Book Pride and Prejudice
Jane AustenRomance novel, Regency romance
Everyday Use by Alice Walker Summary, Characters and Analysis
Everyday Use by Alice Walker Summary, Characters and Analysis
Alice Walker Short story
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Summary, Analysis and Characters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Summary, Analysis and Characters
Ray Bradbury’Novel, Dystopian Fiction, Science fiction, Political fiction
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Summary, Characters, Analysis
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Summary, Characters, Analysis
Rebecca YarrosRomantic fantasy, Romance novel, Fantasy Fiction
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Summary, Characters, Analysis
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Summary, Characters, Analysis
Mary ShelleyHorror fiction, Gothic fiction, Science fiction
Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson Summary
Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson Summary
Holly JacksonThriller, Mystery, Fiction
Ground Zero
Ground Zero
Alan GratzHistorical Fiction
Hunting Adeline Summary
Hunting Adeline Summary
H.D. CarltonNew adult fiction, Romance novel, Contemporary romance, Thriller, Suspense, Erotic literature, Gothic fiction
If He Had Been With Me
If He Had Been With Me
Laura NowlinFiction
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Bryan StevensonMemoir
Kidnapped By My Mate Series: A Comprehensive Summary
Kidnapped By My Mate Series: A Comprehensive Summary
Annie WhippleRomance, Fantasy, Werewolves
Macbeth by William Shakespeare Summary, Characters and Analysis
Macbeth by William Shakespeare Summary, Characters and Analysis
William ShakespeareShakespearean tragedy
Magnolia parks by Jessa Hastings Summary
Magnolia parks by Jessa Hastings Summary
Jessa HastingsRomance novel, Contemporary romance, Fiction
Moby-Dick, or The Whale Summary
Moby-Dick, or The Whale Summary
Herman MelvilleAdventure fiction, Novel, Epic
Naked Economics
Naked Economics
Charles WheelanNon-fiction
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Summary
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Summary
Frederick DouglassAutobiography, slave narrative
One of Us Is Dead
One of Us Is Dead
Jeneva RoseCrime fiction, Thriller, Suspense
Refugee
Refugee
Alan GratzNovel, Historical Fiction
Rule of the Aurora King Summary
Rule of the Aurora King Summary
Nisha J. TuliRomantic fantasy, Romance novel, Fantasy Fiction
Shogun Method
Shogun Method
Derek RakeSelf Help, Psychology
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Summary, Characters, Analysis
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Summary, Characters, Analysis
UnknownChivalric romance
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Summary
Conan DoyleDetective fiction
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Mark TwainBildungsroman, picaresque novel, satire, folk, children's literature
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Summary, Characters and Analysis
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Summary, Characters and Analysis
Paulo CoelhoNovel, Adventure fiction, Drama, Fantasy Fiction
The Apology by Plato Summary, Characters, Analysis
The Apology by Plato Summary, Characters, Analysis
PlatoPhilosophy, History, Non-fiction
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Summary, Characters, Analysis
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Summary, Characters, Analysis
J. D. SalingerNovel, First-person narrative, Coming-of-age story, Young adult literature
The Crucible by Arthur Miller Summary, Characters, Analysis
The Crucible by Arthur Miller Summary, Characters, Analysis
Arthur MillerTragedy, Historical Drama
The Epic of Gilgamesh Summary, Analysis, Characters
The Epic of Gilgamesh Summary, Analysis, Characters
naEpic poem, Poetry, Epic Poetry
The Five-Star Weekend
The Five-Star Weekend
Elin Hilderbrand Romance novel, Domestic Fiction
The Giver by Lois Lowry Summary, Characters and Analysis
The Giver by Lois Lowry Summary, Characters and Analysis
Lois LowryNovel, Science fiction, Dystopian Fiction
The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald Summary, Characters, Analysis
The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald Summary, Characters, Analysis
F. Scott FitzgeraldTragedy, Novel
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Summary, Characters, Analysis
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Summary, Characters, Analysis
Margaret Atwood Novel, Dystopian Fiction, Fantasy Fiction
The Heaven Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Summary, Characters and Analysis
The Heaven Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Summary, Characters and Analysis
James McBrideHistorical Fiction
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Summary, Characters, Analysis
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Summary, Characters, Analysis
Sandra CisnerosNovel, Bildungsroman, Fiction
The Iliad by Homer Summary, Characters, Analysis
The Iliad by Homer Summary, Characters, Analysis
HomerEpic poetry
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Summary, Characters and Analysis
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Summary, Characters and Analysis
Khaled HosseiniNovel, Historical Fiction, Tragedy
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Summary, Characters, Analysis
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Summary, Characters, Analysis
Shirley Jackson Horror fiction
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Summary, Characters, and Analysis
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Franz Kafka Fantasy, Novella, Fantasy Fiction
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Summary, Characters, and Analysis
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Richard ConnellShort story
The Odyssey by Homer Summary, Characters, Analysis
The Odyssey by Homer Summary, Characters, Analysis
HomerEpic poetry, Epic
The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage
Jeneva RoseMystery, Thriller, Psychological Fiction, Psychological thriller, Suspense, Legal Story, Legal thriller
The Picture of Dorian Grey Summary: A Deep Dive into Wilde’s Classic
The Picture of Dorian Grey Summary: A Deep Dive into Wilde’s Classic
Oscar WildePhilosophical fiction, Gothic fiction, Decadent literature
The Ritual
The Ritual
Shantel TessierRomantic Suspense, Romance novel, New adult fiction, Thriller, Erotic literature
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice
Shantel Tessier Dark Romance, Romance
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Summary, Characters and Analysis
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Summary, Characters and Analysis
Nathaniel Hawthorne Historical Novel, Romance novel, Romanticism, Historical Fiction
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Summary, Characters, Analysis
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Summary, Characters, Analysis
Alex MichaelidesThriller, Mystery, Novel, Crime Fiction, Psychological
The Souls of Black Folk Summary
The Souls of Black Folk Summary
W. E. B. Du BoisEssays, sociology
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien Summary, Characters, Analysis
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien Summary, Characters, Analysis
Tim O’BrienWar Novel, Psychological Fiction, Historical Fiction
The Three Musketeers Summary
The Three Musketeers Summary
Alexandre Dumas & Auguste MaquetHistorical novel, adventure novel, swashbuckler
The War of the Worlds summary
The War of the Worlds summary
Herbert George WellsScience fiction
The Woman in Cabin 10 book
The Woman in Cabin 10 book
Ruth WarePsychological thriller, Thriller, Psychological Fiction, Mystery, Novel, Suspense
The Wonder Weeks
The Wonder Weeks
Hetty van de Rijt, Frans X. PlooijSelf-help, Psychology
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Summary, Characters and Analysis
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Summary, Characters and Analysis
Charlotte PerkinsShort story
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Summary, Characters and Analysis
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Summary, Characters and Analysis
Zora Neale Hurston Novel
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Chinua AchebeNovel
To Kill a Mockingbird  by Harper Lee Summary, Characters, Analysis
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Summary, Characters, Analysis
Harper LeeNovel, Thriller
Twisted Games
Twisted Games
Ana HuangErotic literature, Romance novel, New adult fiction, Contemporary romance
Twisted Love
Twisted Love
Ana HuangContemporary romance, New adult fiction, Romance novel
Up from Slavery summary
Up from Slavery summary
Booker T. WashingtonAutobiography
Verity by Colleen Hoover Summary, Characters, Analysis
Verity by Colleen Hoover Summary, Characters, Analysis
Colleen HooverFiction, Psychological Thrillers, Thriller, Romance novel, Suspense, Novel
Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Nathaniel HawthorneShort story