List Challenges
Movies Books Travel Food Other
Trending
New
Popular
Sign In
 Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter

46 Brilliant Short Novels You Can Read in a Day

Great reads under 200 pages. Mostly
Perfect for when your short of time but still want your reading fix. Or maybe you just want the satisfaction of having spent the day curled up in bed with a book that you finished that evening.
A list from buzzfeed
1,445 users · 12,271 views
 
made by Weaponxgirl
avg. score: 7 of 46 (16%)
required scores: 1, 4, 5, 8, 10 
type to search

How many have you read?

Page 1 of 2
Ablutions (By Patrick Dewitt)
Ablutions (By Patrick Dewitt)
1
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
2
Virginia Woolf
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
3
Elie Wiesel
Lucinella
Lucinella
4
Time's Arrow
Time's Arrow
5
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
6
Edith Wharton
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
7
Truman Capote
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
8
Marguerite Duras
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
9
Thomas Pynchon
If You're Not Yet Like Me
If You're Not Yet Like Me
10
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
11
Speedboat
Speedboat
12
The Neon Bible
The Neon Bible
13
My Side of the Mountain (Jean Craighead George)
My Side of the Mountain
14
Jean Craighead George
Being There
Being There
15
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
16
Natalie Babbitt
. Annihilation
. Annihilation
17
At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom
At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom
18
The Mezzanine
The Mezzanine
19
Autobiography of Red (Anne Carson)
Autobiography of Red
20
Anne Carson
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
21
Richard Bach
The Passion (Jeanette Winterson)
The Passion
22
Jeanette Winterson
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
23
Graham Greene
Rape: A Love Story
Rape: A Love Story
24
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
25
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
26
Laurie Halse Anderson
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
27
Ernest Hemingway
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
28
S.E. Hinton
Amsterdam Ian Macewan
Amsterdam Ian Macewan
29
How to Get Into the Twin Palms
How to Get Into the Twin Palms
30
The Dig
The Dig
31
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
32
Toni Morrison
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
33
Julian Barnes
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
34
Lois Lowry
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
35
Ray Bradbury
The Body in the Library (Agatha Christie)
The Body in the Library
36
Agatha Christie
Shopgirl
Shopgirl
37
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
38
Kate Chopin
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
39
Chinua Achebe
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital
40
Page 1 of 2
Click books you've read
Lists Similar to '46 Brilliant Short Novels You Can Read in a Day'
Monster CANS (Just the Cans)
Monster CANS (Just the Cans)
36
45
Monster CANS (Just the Cans)❤️
Monster CANS (Just the Cans)❤️
21
45
Goof-Off Day - 30 Canned and Tinned Foods
Goof-Off Day - 30 Canned and Tinned Foods
157
30
How to Be Well-Read in No Time: 100 Short Novels
How to Be Well-Read in No Time: 100 Short Novels
2,717
100
Millennial Bookworm Has Read - Novels, Short Stories & Plays
Millennial Bookworm Has Read - Novels, Short Stories & Plays
383
1365
The First Ten Horror Novels Schlocko Ever Read (Plus One Short Story Collection)
The First Ten Horror Novels Schlocko Ever Read (Plus One Short Story Collection)
173
11
10 Short Graphic Novels and Memoirs to Read in One Sitting
10 Short Graphic Novels and Memoirs to Read in One Sitting
160
10
READ-ALOUDS - SHORT NOVELS
READ-ALOUDS - SHORT NOVELS
114
21
The 54 Best Short Books You Can Read in a Day
The 54 Best Short Books You Can Read in a Day
3,230
54
Books So Short You Can Read Them in a Day
Books So Short You Can Read Them in a Day
2,276
150
Short Books You Can Read in a Day
Short Books You Can Read in a Day
736
42
Short Nonfiction Books You Can Read in a Day or Two
Short Nonfiction Books You Can Read in a Day or Two
413
101
10 Disturbingly Brilliant Graphic Novels
10 Disturbingly Brilliant Graphic Novels
233
10
Flavorwire's Disturbingly Brilliant Graphic Novels
Flavorwire's Disturbingly Brilliant Graphic Novels
225
10
16 Brilliant Bi and Lesbian Literary Fiction Novels to Keep You Thinking
16 Brilliant Bi and Lesbian Literary Fiction Novels to Keep You Thinking
163
16
20 Must-Read Short Books for Short Attention Spans
20 Must-Read Short Books for Short Attention Spans
384
20
Short Stories and Short Story Collections You May Have Actually Read
Short Stories and Short Story Collections You May Have Actually Read
354
10
Happy Short Story Month: Great Short Story Collections CH Has Read
Happy Short Story Month: Great Short Story Collections CH Has Read
161
12
Amazon.Ca First Novel Award and Three-Day Novel Contest Winners
Amazon.Ca First Novel Award and Three-Day Novel Contest Winners
87
86
Short and Spectacular - 21 Great Novels Under 200 Pages Long
Short and Spectacular - 21 Great Novels Under 200 Pages Long
850
21
The English Teacher Reflects: Great Short Novels and Novellas
The English Teacher Reflects: Great Short Novels and Novellas
632
75
Made in America: Novels and Short Stories
Made in America: Novels and Short Stories
437
352
Great Southern Novels & Short Stories
Great Southern Novels & Short Stories
409
43
Standout Novels and Short Story Collections, 2000-2020
Standout Novels and Short Story Collections, 2000-2020
403
192
Agatha Christie Novels and Short Stories (Chronological)
Agatha Christie Novels and Short Stories (Chronological)
399
91
Millennial Bookworm's 250 Favorite Novels/Short Stories
Millennial Bookworm's 250 Favorite Novels/Short Stories
441
250
Great Canadian Novels & Short Stories
Great Canadian Novels & Short Stories
381
60
Odds and Ends: Short Classics, Fictional Libraries & Modern College Novels
Odds and Ends: Short Classics, Fictional Libraries & Modern College Novels
371
35
The English Teacher's Short List: 25 Favorite Historical Novels
The English Teacher's Short List: 25 Favorite Historical Novels
294
25
100 of James's Favorite Novels and Short Story Collections
100 of James's Favorite Novels and Short Story Collections
249
100
All Similar Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2025 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN