Browse explainers
Books
Browse book explainers when you want the story, ending, and main relationships explained in plain language. Use genre or title filters to find classics, modern novels, and books behind films.
All books explainers252 explainers
2007The Wolf of Wall StreetExplains the endingCompare with the filmMemoir / Financial crimeJordan Belfort / United StatesRecap: Strong recapFraud / Excess2006The Boy in the Striped PyjamasExplains the endingCompare with the filmHistorical novel / Young adult novelJohn Boyne / Based on The Boy in the Striped PyjamasRecap: Useful recapInnocence / War2006The Lost DaughterExplains the endingCompare with the filmPsychological fiction / Literary fictionElena Ferrante / Based on The Lost DaughterRecap: Useful recapMotherhood / Memory2006The RoadExplains the endingCompare with the filmPost-apocalyptic fiction / NovelCormac McCarthy / Based on The RoadRecap: Strong recapSurvival / Parenthood2006Water for ElephantsExplains the endingCompare with the filmHistorical novel / RomanceSara Gruen / Based on Water for ElephantsRecap: Fast recapMemory / Circus life2005American PrometheusExplains the endingCompare with the filmBiography / HistoryKai Bird / United StatesRecap: Useful recapScience / Power2005Extremely Loud & Incredibly CloseExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / Postmodern fictionJonathan Safran Foer / Based on Extremely Loud & Incredibly CloseRecap: Useful recapGrief / Memory2005Never Let Me GoExplains the endingCompare with the filmDystopian fiction / NovelKazuo Ishiguro / Based on Never Let Me GoRecap: Useful recapMemory / Mortality2005No Country for Old MenExplains the endingCompare with the filmCrime novel / Neo-westernCormac McCarthy / United StatesRecap: Strong recapFate / Violence
Optional browser featureRecently viewed explainers
Turn this on if you want quick links back to explainers you open. The list stays on this device.