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

Kenneth Davis's 16 Favorite Short Books

From Kenneth Davis's book Great Short Books, this is his list of his favorites. It was supposed to be 15, but he counted Mrs. Dalloway and The Hours as a "two-fer".
Read More
211 users · 635 views
 
made by Andrewlreich
avg. score: 4 of 16 (23%)
required scores: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 
type to search

How many have you read?

Page 1 of 1
Agostino (Alberto Moravia)
Agostino
1
Alberto Moravia
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
2
George Orwell
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
3
Voltaire
The Country Girls (Edna O'Brien)
The Country Girls
4
Edna O'Brien
The Dry Heart (Natalia Ginzburg)
The Dry Heart
5
Natalia Ginzburg
If This Is a Man (Primo Levi)
If This Is a Man
6
Primo Levi
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
7
William Golding
The Lost Daughter (Elena Ferrante)
The Lost Daughter
8
Elena Ferrante
Lucy (Jamaica Kincaid)
Lucy
9
Jamaica Kincaid
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
10
Virginia Woolf
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
11
Michael Cunningham
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
12
Colson Whitehead
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
13
James Joyce
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
14
Albert Camus
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
15
Toni Morrison
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
16
Shirley Jackson
Page 1 of 1
 Your Results
Click the SHOW MY RESULTS button
above to calculate your results.
Click books you've read
Lists Similar to 'Kenneth Davis's 16 Favorite Short Books'
Kenneth C. Davis's Great Short Books
Kenneth C. Davis's Great Short Books
217
58
20 Must-Read Short Books for Short Attention Spans
20 Must-Read Short Books for Short Attention Spans
429
20
The English Teacher's Short List: 25 Favorite Horror Books
The English Teacher's Short List: 25 Favorite Horror Books
293
25
The English Teacher's Short List: 25 Favorite SF Books
The English Teacher's Short List: 25 Favorite SF Books
213
25
Syash' Short List of Favorite Books
Syash' Short List of Favorite Books
145
10
Louise Erdrich's the Sentence: Totally Biased List of Tookie's Favorite Books - Short Perfect Novels
Louise Erdrich's the Sentence: Totally Biased List of Tookie's Favorite Books - Short Perfect Novels
126
13
Short Stories and Short Story Collections You May Have Actually Read
Short Stories and Short Story Collections You May Have Actually Read
407
10
Happy Short Story Month: Great Short Story Collections CH Has Read
Happy Short Story Month: Great Short Story Collections CH Has Read
183
12
Millennial Bookworm's 250 Favorite Novels/Short Stories
Millennial Bookworm's 250 Favorite Novels/Short Stories
459
250
The English Teacher's Short List: 25 Favorite Historical Novels
The English Teacher's Short List: 25 Favorite Historical Novels
316
25
Tumblr's Favorite Messed Up Short Stories
Tumblr's Favorite Messed Up Short Stories
305
50
100 of James's Favorite Novels and Short Story Collections
100 of James's Favorite Novels and Short Story Collections
266
100
A Journalist's 170 Favorite Short Stories
A Journalist's 170 Favorite Short Stories
201
170
Favorite Short Stories
Favorite Short Stories
191
40
B's 100 Favorite Short Stories
B's 100 Favorite Short Stories
157
100
The English Teacher's Short List: Favorite Fiction of the American West
The English Teacher's Short List: Favorite Fiction of the American West
159
25
Literature for the ADHD Era: Schlocko's Favorite Short Story Collections of the 21st Century
Literature for the ADHD Era: Schlocko's Favorite Short Story Collections of the 21st Century
145
13
Schlocko's Favorite Horror Short-Story Collections
Schlocko's Favorite Horror Short-Story Collections
136
10
Some of M's Favorite Short Story Collections
Some of M's Favorite Short Story Collections
106
36
Favorite Short Story Collections
Favorite Short Story Collections
100
10
Books That Were Short-Lived Fads
Books That Were Short-Lived Fads
3,309
175
The 54 Best Short Books You Can Read in a Day
The 54 Best Short Books You Can Read in a Day
3,285
54
Books So Short You Can Read Them in a Day
Books So Short You Can Read Them in a Day
2,303
150
Books That Take Place in a Very Short Amount of Time
Books That Take Place in a Very Short Amount of Time
2,183
40
Short Books for Busy People
Short Books for Busy People
2,051
51
250 Short Books for Quick Reads
250 Short Books for Quick Reads
1,751
250
These Amazing Classic Books Are So Short You Have No Excuse Not to Read Them
These Amazing Classic Books Are So Short You Have No Excuse Not to Read Them
1,649
23
A Long List of Short Books
A Long List of Short Books
1,578
400
100 Short Books to Get Your Reading Started
100 Short Books to Get Your Reading Started
1,389
100
Short Books to Help You Become Well-Read
Short Books to Help You Become Well-Read
1,396
150
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