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54 Great Books You Can Finish in Basically One Sitting

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The Grownup (Gillian Flynn)
The Grownup
1
Gillian Flynn
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
2
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
3
Lois Lowry
Shopgirl (Steve Martin)
Shopgirl
4
Steve Martin
The Outsiders (S.E.Hinton)
The Outsiders
5
S.E.Hinton
With Their Eyes (Annie Thoms)
With Their Eyes
6
Annie Thoms
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
7
George Orwell
Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too (Jomny Sun)
Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too
8
Jomny Sun
Women & Power (Mary Beard)
Women & Power
9
Mary Beard
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
10
John Steinbeck
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
11
Angela Carter
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
12
Patrick Ness
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Becky Albertalli)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
13
Becky Albertalli
Turtles All the Way Down (John Green)
Turtles All the Way Down
14
John Green
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
15
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Lover's Dictionary (David Levithan)
The Lover's Dictionary
16
David Levithan
The Chalk Man (C. J. Tudor)
The Chalk Man
17
C. J. Tudor
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
18
Albert Camus
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
19
Jacqueline Woodson
Such a Pretty Girl (Laura Wiess)
Such a Pretty Girl
20
Laura Wiess
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
21
Lois Lowry
The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
22
Maggie Nelson
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
23
Sue Monk Kidd
Gwendy's Button Box (Stephen King)
Gwendy's Button Box
24
Stephen King
Slade House (David Mitchell)
Slade House
25
David Mitchell
Asylum (William Seabrook)
Asylum
26
William Seabrook
The Lauras (Sara Taylor)
The Lauras
27
Sara Taylor
November 9 (Colleen Hoover)
November 9
28
Colleen Hoover
The 15:17 to Paris (Anthony Sadler)
The 15:17 to Paris
29
Anthony Sadler
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
30
Julie Otsuka
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
31
Paulo Coelho
One Cut (Eve Porinchak)
One Cut
32
Eve Porinchak
The Raven Boys (Maggie Stiefvater)
The Raven Boys
33
Maggie Stiefvater
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
34
Stephen Chbosky
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
35
Banana Yoshimoto
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
36
Mitch Albom
Amazing Fantastic Incredible (Stan Lee)
Amazing Fantastic Incredible
37
Stan Lee
No Matter the Wreckage (Sarah Kay)
No Matter the Wreckage
38
Sarah Kay
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
39
Neil Gaiman
Troublemaker (Leah Remini)
Troublemaker
40
Leah Remini
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