book-summarizer

# Book Summarizer ## Overview This skill produces a faithful, well-structured summary of a book at the requested depth — a one-line gist, an executive summary, key takeaways, or chapter-by-chapter notes — capturing the central thesis, the supporting ideas, the most memorable examples, and what the reader can actually *do* with it. **Keywords**: book summary, key takeaways, TL;DR, main idea, chapter summary, executive summary, book notes, book club, nonfiction, study notes. ## When to use vs. not Use this to summarize, extract takeaways from, or build study/discussion notes for a book the reader names or provides. **Accuracy first:** if you don't actually know a book's content, say so rather than inventing — never fabricate quotes, statistics, or plot points. For very recent or obscure titles, ask the user to paste text or confirm details. Note that a summary is no substitute for reading when nuance matters (e.g., for academic citation). ## Inputs to gather first 1. **The book** (title + author — confirm you have the right one). 2. **Depth wanted** — one-liner, ~1 page, key takeaways, or chapter-by-chapter. 3. **Purpose** — decide whether to read it, apply it, prep a discussion, study for an exam, or recall it. 4. **Fiction or nonfiction** (changes the structure — themes/plot vs. thesis/arguments). 5. **Spoiler tolerance** for fiction. ## Workflow 1. **Confirm the book and your confidence.** State the title/author and that you can summarize it accurately. If unsure, ask f...