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24 Great Books You Can Finish in Basically One Sitting

We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us their favorite book they ever read in one-ish sitting, as part of our brand-new Page Turners book club. Here are some of the best responses.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
1
Stephen Chbosky
November 9 (Colleen Hoover)
November 9
2
Colleen Hoover
Amazing Fantastic Incredible (Stan Lee)
Amazing Fantastic Incredible
3
Stan Lee
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
4
Sue Monk Kidd
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
5
Lois Lowry
No Matter the Wreckage
No Matter the Wreckage
6
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
7
Neil Gaiman
Troublemaker (Leah Remini)
Troublemaker
8
Leah Remini
The Sun Is Also a Star (Nicola Yoon)
The Sun Is Also a Star
9
Nicola Yoon
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
10
John Steinbeck
Binge (Tyler Oakley)
Binge
11
Tyler Oakley
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
12
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Princess Diarist (Carrie Fisher)
The Princess Diarist
13
Carrie Fisher
The Bright Hour (Nina Riggs)
The Bright Hour
14
Nina Riggs
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
15
Angela Carter
The Lover's Dictionary
The Lover's Dictionary
16
Ten Days in a Madhouse (Nallie Bly)
Ten Days in a Madhouse
17
Nallie Bly
Adultolescence (The Gabbie Show)
Adultolescence
18
The Gabbie Show
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
19
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
20
S. E. Hinton
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
21
Paulo Coelho
The Refrigerator Monologues (Catherynne M. Valente)
The Refrigerator Monologues
22
Catherynne M. Valente
Salt (Nayyirah Waheed)
Salt
23
Nayyirah Waheed
Signs Preceding the End of the World (Yura Herrari)
Signs Preceding the End of the World
24
Yura Herrari
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