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Short Books for Busy Lives - Page 2

This is a list of short books you could probably read in a day. They should all be under ~200 pages, and you'll find a wide variety of genres among them. Not a list of recommendation, but a mix of books I've read and that I would like to read.
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I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki (Baek Sehee)
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
41
Baek Sehee
I'm Afraid of Men (Vivek Shraya)
I'm Afraid of Men
42
Vivek Shraya
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Iain Reid)
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
43
Iain Reid
It Helps With the Blues (Bryan Cebulski)
It Helps With the Blues
44
Bryan Cebulski
The Lady and the Looking Glass (Virginia Woolf)
The Lady and the Looking Glass
45
Virginia Woolf
La Bastarda (Trifonia Melibea Obono)
La Bastarda
46
Trifonia Melibea Obono
Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship (Gail Caldwell)
Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
47
Gail Caldwell
Letters to a Young Novelist (Mario Vargas Llosa)
Letters to a Young Novelist
48
Mario Vargas Llosa
Letters to a Young Poet (Rainer Maria Rilke)
Letters to a Young Poet
49
Rainer Maria Rilke
Lie With Me (Philippe Besson)
Lie With Me
50
Philippe Besson
Life After Love (Imogen Markwell-Tweed)
Life After Love
51
Imogen Markwell-Tweed
Little Blue Encyclopedia (For Vivian) (Hazel Jane Plante)
Little Blue Encyclopedia (For Vivian)
52
Hazel Jane Plante
Luke and Jon (Robert Williams)
Luke and Jon
53
Robert Williams
A Minor Chorus (Billy-Ray Belcourt)
A Minor Chorus
54
Billy-Ray Belcourt
Moldy Strawberries (Caio Fernando Abreu, Bruna Dantas Labato (Transl))
Moldy Strawberries
55
Caio Fernando Abreu, Bruna Dantas Labato (Transl)
Moominvalley in November (Tove Jansson)
Moominvalley in November
56
Tove Jansson
Multiple Choice (Alejandro Zambra)
Multiple Choice
57
Alejandro Zambra
Natural Enemies (Roan Parrish)
Natural Enemies
58
Roan Parrish
Nick and Charlie (Alice Oseman)
Nick and Charlie
59
Alice Oseman
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference (Greta Thunberg)
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
60
Greta Thunberg
Not Dark Yet (Berit Ellingsen)
Not Dark Yet
61
Berit Ellingsen
Notes From Underground (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
Notes From Underground
62
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
63
Neil Gaiman
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
64
Ernest Hemingway
Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast (Oscar Wilde)
Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast
65
Oscar Wilde
Paradise Rot (Jenny Hval)
Paradise Rot
66
Jenny Hval
Pet (Akwaeke Emezi)
Pet
67
Akwaeke Emezi
A Portable Shelter (Kirsty Logan)
A Portable Shelter
68
Kirsty Logan
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Becky Chambers)
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
69
Becky Chambers
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
70
Becky Chambers
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
71
Robert Bloch
Pure Colour (Sheila Heti)
Pure Colour
72
Sheila Heti
A Restricted Country (Joan Nestle)
A Restricted Country
73
Joan Nestle
A Room in Chelsea Square (Michael Nelson)
A Room in Chelsea Square
74
Michael Nelson
S/He (Minnie Bruce Pratt)
S/He
75
Minnie Bruce Pratt
Scale Bright (Benjanun Sriduangkaew)
Scale Bright
76
Benjanun Sriduangkaew
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (Deesha Philyaw)
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
77
Deesha Philyaw
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
78
John Knowles
Show Trans (Elliott Deline)
Show Trans
79
Elliott Deline
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
80
Hermann Hesse
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