Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska retold: Miles at Culver Creek, Alaska Young, pranks, loss, before and after.
1,914-word summary · 9 min read
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Little Women
Alcott's Little Women retold: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March through the Civil War years and beyond.
2,487-word summary · 11 min read
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre retold: Lowood, Thornfield, the attic secret, and Jane's refusal to shrink.
2,325-word summary · 10 min read
Ender's Game
Ender Wiggin trains at Battle School to fight the Formics, winning games that turn out to be real.
2,039-word summary · 9 min read
All the Light We Cannot See
Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See retold: blind Marie-Laure, Werner the radio boy, and Saint-Malo.
1,962-word summary · 9 min read
The Fault in Our Stars
John Green's The Fault in Our Stars: Hazel and Augustus in Amsterdam, the unfinished manuscript, and how the novel handles illness, humor, and dying without…
2,192-word summary · 10 min read
The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye explained: Holden's weekend in New York, the phony adults, Phoebe's carousel, and why readers keep coming back to him.
2,477-word summary · 11 min read
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix explained: the D.A., Umbridge's regime, the Department of Mysteries, and the loss that changes the series.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince explained: the Pensieve, Tom Riddle's past, Slughorn's memory, and the ending that sets up the last book.
2,018-word summary · 9 min read
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire explained: the Triwizard Tournament, the graveyard, Bertha Jorkins, and the point where the series stops being a school…
2,199-word summary · 10 min read
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows explained: the hunt for Horcruxes, the Resurrection Stone, Snape's memories, and how the series ends in the forest.
2,218-word summary · 10 min read
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
How Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone introduces Hogwarts, the Dursleys, Quidditch, and Voldemort: the first book's plot, its quiet setup, and why the…
2,165-word summary · 10 min read