Flowers for Algernon
Charlie Gordon's experimental surgery makes him a genius, then the mouse Algernon starts to slip.
2,074-word summary · 9 min read
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The Martian
Mark Watney is stranded on Mars after his crew leaves him for dead, and survives with botany, repairs, and stubborn humor.
2,271-word summary · 10 min read
The Host
Stephenie Meyer imagines Earth settled by Souls, where Wanderer wakes inside Melanie Stryder and hears her voice refuse to fade, sparking a desert flight to…
2,288-word summary · 10 min read
Shatter Me
Juliette Ferrars, whose touch kills, is locked up by the Reestablishment until Adam and Warner pull her into war.
2,115-word summary · 9 min read
Ready Player One
In 2045 Wade Watts hunts Halliday's three keys inside the OASIS, racing IOI with Art3mis, Aech, Daito and Shoto for the Jade Key onward.
1,971-word summary · 9 min read
Jurassic Park
Hammond clones dinosaurs on Isla Nublar and invites Grant, Sattler and Malcolm to certify safety before opening.
2,388-word summary · 11 min read
Cinder
Cyborg mechanic Cinder discovers she is Lunar royalty while plague and Queen Levana threaten New Beijing.
3,553-word summary · 16 min read
Allegiant
Tris and Tobias leave walled Chicago to learn what lies past the fence. Allegiant closes the Divergent trilogy with Bureau secrets, exile, and a painful final…
2,155-word summary · 10 min read
A Wrinkle in Time
Meg Murry, Charles Wallace and Calvin tessar past Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which to Camazotz to free Mr Murry from IT.
2,055-word summary · 9 min read
The Maze Runner
Maze Runner retold: Thomas wakes in Glade, walls move, Grievers sting, Teresa triggers end.
1,907-word summary · 8 min read
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide retold: Earth's end, Ford, Zaphod, Marvin, and the answer 42.
2,253-word summary · 10 min read
The Handmaid's Tale
Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale retold: Offred in Gilead, the Commander, Serena Joy, Mayday, and the van.
2,369-word summary · 11 min read