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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Mark Manson · 2016

Blogger Mark Manson argues for fewer cares held better, through suffering, values, failure and saying no, with raw stories.

2,020-word summary · 9 min read

The Subtle Knife

Philip Pullman · 1997

Will finds a window to Cittagazze, meets Lyra, and both hunt the knife that cuts between worlds.

3,227-word summary · 14 min read

The Sun Also Rises

Ernest Hemingway · 1926

Jake Barnes drifts through Paris bars and Pamplona bullfights with Brett Ashley and a wounded generation.

3,187-word summary · 14 min read

the sun and her flowers

Rupi Kaur · 2017

Kaur follows love and loss through wilting, falling, rooting, rising, and blooming in short illustrated poems.

2,364-word summary · 11 min read

The Sun Is Also a Star

Nicola Yoon · 2016

On deportation day, Natasha meets Daniel, who bets hours and science can make her fall in love.

2,209-word summary · 10 min read

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

J.K. Rowling · 2008

Five wizard fairy tales from Hermione book, with Dumbledore notes, including the Three Brothers and the Hallows.

2,663-word summary · 12 min read

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Heather Morris · 2018

Heather Morris retells the years of Lale Sokolov as tattooist at Auschwitz Birkenau, his love for Gita Furman, and the food trades and quiet risks that kept…

2,442-word summary · 11 min read

The Thorn Birds

Colleen McCullough · 1977

Meggie loves priest Ralph across decades on Drogheda sheep station.

2,280-word summary · 10 min read