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250 Short Books for Quick Reads

A compiled list of recommendations featuring short books, novellas, short stories, and anthologies. Enjoy!
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The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
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Albert Camus
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
2
Albert Camus
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
3
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
4
Alfred Bester
The Autobiography of a Traitor and a Half-Savage (Alix E. Harrow)
The Autobiography of a Traitor and a Half-Savage
5
Alix E. Harrow
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
6
Amal El-Mohtar
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (Ambrose Bierce)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
7
Ambrose Bierce
Love (Angela Carter)
Love
8
Angela Carter
Ice (Anna Kavan)
Ice
9
Anna Kavan
The Life and Death of Sophie Stark (Anna North)
The Life and Death of Sophie Stark
10
Anna North
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
11
Anthony Burgess
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
12
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
One Billion Years to the End of the World (Arkady and Boris Strugatsky)
One Billion Years to the End of the World
13
Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
14
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
15
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Sign of Four
16
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Valley of Fear (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Valley of Fear
17
Arthur Conan Doyle
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
18
Ayn Rand
Asleep (Banana Yoshimoto)
Asleep
19
Banana Yoshimoto
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
20
Banana Yoshimoto
Morality Play (Barry Unsworth)
Morality Play
21
Barry Unsworth
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
22
Becky Chambers
To Be Taught, If Fortunate (Becky Chambers)
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
23
Becky Chambers
The Girl of the Sea of Cortez (Benchley)
The Girl of the Sea of Cortez
24
Benchley
Too Loud a Solitude (Bohumil Hrabal)
Too Loud a Solitude
25
Bohumil Hrabal
Legion (Brandon Sanderson)
Legion
26
Brandon Sanderson
The Emperor's Soul (Brandon Sanderson)
The Emperor's Soul
27
Brandon Sanderson
Chronicles of Narnia Series (C.S. Lewis)
Chronicles of Narnia Series
28
C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
The Screwtape Letters
29
C.S. Lewis
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
30
Carson McCullers
An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter (César Aira)
An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter
31
César Aira
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
32
Charles Dickens
Herland (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Herland
33
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
34
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The White Steamship (Chingiz Aitmatov)
The White Steamship
35
Chingiz Aitmatov
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
36
Chinua Achebe
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (Cho Nam-Joo)
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
37
Cho Nam-Joo
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man
38
Christopher Isherwood
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
39
Chuck Palahniuk
Books of Blood Vol. 1 (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood Vol. 1
40
Clive Barker
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