Project Hail Mary
A teacher wakes alone on a ship with dead crewmates and must solve why the sun is dimming to save Earth.
2,293-word summary · 10 min read
Tag: survival
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American Dirt
Lydia and Luca flee Acapulco after cartel murder and ride north through Mexico toward the US.
2,079-word summary · 9 min read
Unbroken
Louis Zamperini survives a Pacific crash, sharks and POW camps after running in the Berlin Olympics.
3,263-word summary · 15 min read
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
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 Road
A father and son walk through ash America with a cart and a pistol, repeating carry the fire.
3,243-word summary · 14 min read
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 Great Alone
The Allbright family moves to Alaska in the 1970s where Ernt's PTSD and winter test Leni.
3,460-word summary · 15 min read
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Young Coriolanus Snow mentors Lucy Gray in the 10th Hunger Games.
3,983-word summary · 18 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
Lord of the Flies
William Golding's Lord of the Flies retold: Ralph and Jack, the conch, the beast, Simon, Piggy, and why the rescue is no relief.
2,254-word summary · 10 min read
Life of Pi
Life of Pi retold: Pondicherry zoo, ship loss, Pi and Richard Parker in a boat, two stories.
1,936-word summary · 9 min read
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games explained: the reaping, Rue, the tracker jackers, the nightlock berry standoff, and what the arena is really for.
2,295-word summary · 10 min read