Book Summaries
1984 by George Orwell Summary, Characters, Analysis
George Orwell • Dystopian Fiction, Political fiction, Social science fiction
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Sarah J. Maas • Fantasy Fiction, Romantic fantasy
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Sarah J. Maas • Fantasy, Romance
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas – Book Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Sarah J. Maas • Romantic fantasy, Fairy tale
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen Summary: Book, Characters, and Analysis
Henrik Ibsen • Play
A Good Man Is Hard To Find Summary: Book by Flannery O’Connor, Characters, and Analysis
Flannery O’Connor • Short story
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Summary, Characters and Analysis
Hanya Yanagihara • Novel
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Jonathan Swift • Satirical essay
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Lorraine Hansberry • Domestic drama
A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner Summary, Characters, Analysis
William Faulkner • Southern gothic
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens • Historical novel
Alice in the Wonderland Summary: Alice's Adventures Explored
Lewis Carroll • Children's literature, Fantasy Fiction, Absurdist fiction, Fantastique
All The Colors Of The Dark by Chris Whitaker Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Chris Whitaker • Psychological Fiction, Thriller, Historical Fiction, Mystery
All The Dangerous Things Summary
Stacy Willingham • Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Psychological Fiction
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Summary, Characters, Analysis
Anthony Doerr • War Novel, Historical Fiction
Animal Farm Summary: Book, Characters, and Analysis by George Orwell
George Orwell • Satire, Novella, Political satire, Dystopian Fiction
Antigone by Sophocles Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Sophocles • Tragedy
Behind Her Eyes
Sarah Pinborough • Psychological Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Psychological thriller, Mystery
Beowulf Summary, Characters, Analysis
anonymous • Epic heroic writing
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Ta-Nehisi Coates • Biography, Autobiography
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Summary, Characters and Analysis
Trevor Noah • Humor, Autobiography
Common Sense by Thomas Paine Summary, Characters, Analysis
Thomas Paine • Non-fiction
Comprehensive Wuthering Heights Summary
Emily Brontë • Tragedy, gothic
Daisy Darker
Alice Feeney • Thriller, Psychological Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Psychological thriller, Gothic fiction
Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil Summary
W.E.B. Du Bois • Autobiograpy, essay, poem
Den of Vipers
K.A. Knight • Contemporary romance, Romance novel, Erotic literature
Désirée's Baby by Kate Chopin Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Kate Chopin • Short story
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Miguel de Cervantes • Novel, Psychological Fiction, Satire, Farce
Dracula Book Summary
Bram Stoker • Horror, Gothic
Essential Summary of the Book Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen • Romance novel, Regency romance
Everyday Use by Alice Walker Summary, Characters and Analysis
Alice Walker • Short story
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
Rebecca Yarros • Romantic fantasy, Romance novel, Fantasy Fiction
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Summary, Characters, Analysis
Mary Shelley • Horror fiction, Gothic fiction, Science fiction
Good Country People by Flannery O’Connor Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Flannery O'Connor • Short story
Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson Summary
Holly Jackson • Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Ground Zero
Alan Gratz • Historical Fiction
Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Kurt Vonnegut • Dystopian science-fiction, Satire
Hills Like White Elephants Summary: Book, Characters, and Analysis by Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway • Short story
Hunting Adeline Summary
H.D. Carlton • New adult fiction, Romance novel, Contemporary romance, Thriller, Suspense, Erotic literature, Gothic fiction
If He Had Been With Me
Laura Nowlin • Fiction
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Bryan Stevenson • Memoir
Kidnapped By My Mate Series: A Comprehensive Summary
Annie Whipple • Romance, Fantasy, Werewolves
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Roald Dahl • Short story
Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Thomas Hobbes • Political philosophy
Lord of the Flies Summary: Book by William Golding, Characters, and Analysis
William Golding • Novel, Young adult literature, Psychological Fiction
Macbeth by William Shakespeare Summary, Characters and Analysis
William Shakespeare • Shakespearean tragedy
Magnolia parks by Jessa Hastings Summary
Jessa Hastings • Romance novel, Contemporary romance, Fiction
Medea Summary: Medea by Euripides – Book Characters, and Analysis
Euripides • Historical Fiction, Fantasy Fiction
Moby-Dick, or The Whale Summary
Herman Melville • Adventure fiction, Novel, Epic
Naked Economics
Charles Wheelan • Non-fiction
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Summary
Frederick Douglass • Autobiography, slave narrative
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Summary, Characters and Analysis
John Steinbeck • Novella
One of Us Is Dead
Jeneva Rose • Crime fiction, Thriller, Suspense
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell - Summary and Analysis
Malcolm Gladwell • Self-help book
Refugee
Alan Gratz • Novel, Historical Fiction
Republic By Plato Summary: Key Ideas and Analysis
Plato • Philosophy
Rule of the Aurora King Summary
Nisha J. Tuli • Romantic fantasy, Romance novel, Fantasy Fiction
Shogun Method
Derek Rake • Self Help, Psychology
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Summary, Characters, Analysis
Unknown • Chivalric romance
Sonny Blues By James Baldwin: Book Summary, Characters, and Analysis
James Baldwin • Short story
Summary: Letter From Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr. – Key Ideas and Analysis
Martin Luther King Jr. • Open letter
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Summary
Conan Doyle • Detective fiction
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Mark Twain • Bildungsroman, picaresque novel, satire, folk, children's literature
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Summary, Characters and Analysis
Paulo Coelho • Novel, Adventure fiction, Drama, Fantasy Fiction
The Apology by Plato Summary, Characters, Analysis
Plato • Philosophy, History, Non-fiction
The Awakening by Kate Chopin Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Kate Chopin • Novel, Novella, Psychological Fiction
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Summary, Characters, Analysis
J. D. Salinger • Novel, First-person narrative, Coming-of-age story, Young adult literature
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels Summary, Book Analysis
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels • Philosophy
The Crucible by Arthur Miller Summary, Characters, Analysis
Arthur Miller • Tragedy, Historical Drama
The Epic of Gilgamesh Summary, Analysis, Characters
na • Epic poem, Poetry, Epic Poetry
The Five-Star Weekend
Elin Hilderbrand • Romance novel, Domestic Fiction
The Giver by Lois Lowry Summary, Characters and Analysis
Lois Lowry • Novel, Science fiction, Dystopian Fiction
The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald Summary, Characters, Analysis
F. Scott Fitzgerald • Tragedy, Novel
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
James McBride • Historical Fiction
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Summary, Characters, Analysis
Sandra Cisneros • Novel, Bildungsroman, Fiction
The Iliad by Homer Summary, Characters, Analysis
Homer • Epic poetry
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Summary, Characters and Analysis
Khaled Hosseini • Novel, Historical Fiction, Tragedy
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Summary, Characters, Analysis
Shirley Jackson • Horror fiction
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
Richard Connell • Short story
The Odyssey by Homer Summary, Characters, Analysis
Homer • Epic poetry, Epic
The Ones Who Walk Away by Ursula K. Le Guin Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Ursula K. Le Guin • Fantasy Fiction
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton Summary, Characters and Analysis
S. E. Hinton • Novel, Drama
The Perfect Marriage
Jeneva Rose • Mystery, Thriller, Psychological Fiction, Psychological thriller, Suspense, Legal Story, Legal thriller
The Picture of Dorian Grey Summary: A Deep Dive into Wilde’s Classic
Oscar Wilde • Philosophical fiction, Gothic fiction, Decadent literature
The Ritual
Shantel Tessier • Romantic Suspense, Romance novel, New adult fiction, Thriller, Erotic literature
The Sacrifice
Shantel Tessier • Dark Romance, Romance
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
Alex Michaelides • Thriller, Mystery, Novel, Crime Fiction, Psychological
The Souls of Black Folk Summary
W. E. B. Du Bois • Essays, sociology
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han Summary, Characters and Analysis
Jenny Han • Fiction
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien Summary, Characters, Analysis
Tim O’Brien • War Novel, Psychological Fiction, Historical Fiction
The Three Musketeers Summary
Alexandre Dumas & Auguste Maquet • Historical novel, adventure novel, swashbuckler
The War of the Worlds summary
Herbert George Wells • Science fiction
The Woman in Cabin 10 book
Ruth Ware • Psychological thriller, Thriller, Psychological Fiction, Mystery, Novel, Suspense
The Wonder Weeks
Hetty van de Rijt, Frans X. Plooij • Self-help, Psychology
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Summary, Characters and Analysis
Charlotte Perkins • Short story
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
Chinua Achebe • Novel
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Summary, Characters, Analysis
Harper Lee • Novel, Thriller
Twisted Games
Ana Huang • Erotic literature, Romance novel, New adult fiction, Contemporary romance
Twisted Love
Ana Huang • Contemporary romance, New adult fiction, Romance novel
Up from Slavery summary
Booker T. Washington • Autobiography
Verity by Colleen Hoover Summary, Characters, Analysis
Colleen Hoover • Fiction, Psychological Thrillers, Thriller, Romance novel, Suspense, Novel
Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne Summary, Characters, and Analysis
Nathaniel Hawthorne • Short story