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Short Books to Help You Become Well-Read

I get it—not everyone has the time or drive to get through longer books. All of these are (roughly) 250 pages or fewer, depending on the edition/formatting.
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84, Charing Cross (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross
1
Helene Hanff
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
2
Sherman Alexie
After Dark (Haruki Murakami)
After Dark
3
Haruki Murakami
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
4
Paulo Coelho
All Grown Up (Jami Attenberg)
All Grown Up
5
Jami Attenberg
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
6
Erich Maria Remarque
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
7
Agatha Christie
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
8
George Orwell
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
9
Jeff Vandermeer
The Art of War (Sun-Tzu)
The Art of War
10
Sun-Tzu
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
11
Kate Chopin
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
12
Sylvia Plath
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
13
Anonymous
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
14
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott)
Bird by Bird
15
Anne Lamott
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
16
Angela Carter
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
17
Toni Morrison
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
18
Truman Capote
Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
Brokeback Mountain
19
Annie Proulx
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
20
Julie Otsuka
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
21
Voltaire
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
22
John Steinbeck
Carmilla (Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
23
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
24
J.D. Salinger
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
25
Kurt Vonnegut
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
26
Charles Dickens
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
27
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
28
David Benioff
The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Color of Magic
29
Terry Pratchett
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
30
Arthur Miller
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
31
Michelle Zauner
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
32
Mark Haddon
The Days of Abandonment (Elena Ferrante)
The Days of Abandonment
33
Elena Ferrante
Dead Poets Society (N.H. Kleinbaum)
Dead Poets Society
34
N.H. Kleinbaum
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
35
Arthur Miller
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
36
Philip K. Dick
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
37
Henrik Ibsen
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
38
Robert Louis Stevenson
Dubliners (James Joyce)
Dubliners
39
James Joyce
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
40
Graham Greene
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