Girl with a Pearl Earring
A maid in Vermeer's Delft household is drawn into the painter's world and into his most famous canvas.
1,973-word summary · 9 min read
Books: G
12 books starting with G.
Glass Sword
Mare Barrow hunts newbloods with Cal while Maven hunts her after the palace betrayal.
2,268-word summary · 10 min read
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl fully retold: Nick and Amy Dunne, the diary, Desi, the treasure hunt, and why the ending stays ugly.
2,334-word summary · 10 min read
Gone with the Wind
Scarlett O'Hara schemes through the Civil War and Reconstruction, from Tara to burning Atlanta, chasing Ashley while Rhett waits and watches.
2,049-word summary · 9 min read
Good Girl, Bad Blood
Pip swears off sleuthing, then podcasts a missing friend case that tests fame and cost.
2,011-word summary · 9 min read
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
An angel and demon team up to stop the apocalypse and save Earth.
1,958-word summary · 9 min read
Goodnight Moon
A small bunny says goodnight to each object in the green room in this 1947 bedtime classic.
2,600-word summary · 12 min read
Graceling
Katsa, Graced with killing, breaks from her uncle's use of her and follows a kidnapped prince toward a hidden king.
2,517-word summary · 11 min read
Great Expectations
Orphan Pip chases wealth and Estella through London fog and prison ships.
2,117-word summary · 9 min read
Green Eggs and Ham
Sam-I-Am will not stop asking until his friend tries green eggs and ham.
1,977-word summary · 9 min read
Greenlights
McConaughey shares outlaw stories and greenlight catching from Texas to Hollywood.
2,577-word summary · 11 min read
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Diamond argues geography and crops explain why some societies expanded faster than others.
3,432-word summary · 15 min read