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Best Short Stories Books - Page 2

Although this list was initially taken from Goodreads' list of the most popular short stories books (with over 4999 ratings and shelved at least 400 times as short-stories), it was then measured against Listchallenges Most Popular short stories books and the resulting overlap created the list you now see before you
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Labyrinths (Jorge Luis Borges)
Labyrinths
41
Jorge Luis Borges
Magic for Beginners (Kelly Link)
Magic for Beginners
42
Kelly Link
The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
The Thing Around Your Neck
43
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Raise High the Roof Beams, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (J.D. Salinger)
Raise High the Roof Beams, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction
44
J.D. Salinger
When You Are Engulfed in Flames (David Sedaris)
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
45
David Sedaris
Holidays on Ice (David Sedaris)
Holidays on Ice
46
David Sedaris
A Rose for Emily (William Faulkner)
A Rose for Emily
47
William Faulkner
Smoke and Mirrors (Neil Gaiman)
Smoke and Mirrors
48
Neil Gaiman
Welcome to the Monkey House (Kurt Vonnegut)
Welcome to the Monkey House
49
Kurt Vonnegut
Delta of Venus (Anaïs Nin)
Delta of Venus
50
Anaïs Nin
The Elephant Vanishes (Haruki Murakami)
The Elephant Vanishes
51
Haruki Murakami
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
52
Alice Munro
Fragile Things (Neil Gaiman)
Fragile Things
53
Neil Gaiman
Full Dark, No Stars (Stephen King)
Full Dark, No Stars
54
Stephen King
The Last Wish (Andrzej Sapkowski)
The Last Wish
55
Andrzej Sapkowski
The Aleph and Other Stories (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Aleph and Other Stories
56
Jorge Luis Borges
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (David Sedaris)
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
57
David Sedaris
The Cask of Amontillado (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Cask of Amontillado
58
Edgar Allan Poe
The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe
59
Edgar Allen Poe
Tenth of December (George Saunders)
Tenth of December
60
George Saunders
Get in Trouble (Kelly Link)
Get in Trouble
61
Kelly Link
The Garden Party (Katherine Mansfield)
The Garden Party
62
Katherine Mansfield
Pretty Monsters (Kelly Link)
Pretty Monsters
63
Kelly Link
Bad Behavior: Stories (Mary Gaitskill)
Bad Behavior: Stories
64
Mary Gaitskill
Bloodchild (Octavia Butler)
Bloodchild
65
Octavia Butler
20th Century Ghosts (Joe Hill)
20th Century Ghosts
66
Joe Hill
Redeployment (Phil Klay)
Redeployment
67
Phil Klay
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
68
Denis Johnson
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Sherman Alexie)
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
69
Sherman Alexie
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm)
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
70
Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
Love in a Fallen City (Eileen Chang)
Love in a Fallen City
71
Eileen Chang
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Lesley Nneka Arimah)
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky
72
Lesley Nneka Arimah
Men Without Women (Haruki Murakami)
Men Without Women
73
Haruki Murakami
Nightmares and Dreamscapes (Stephen King)
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
74
Stephen King
Dear Life (Alice Munro)
Dear Life
75
Alice Munro
The King in Yellow (Robert W. Chambers)
The King in Yellow
76
Robert W. Chambers
Three Lives
Three Lives
77
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The Grownup
78
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Drown (Junot Diaz)
Drown
79
Junot Diaz
Pastoralia
Pastoralia
80
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