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Short Books to Help You Become Well-Read - Page 2

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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Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
41
Edith Wharton
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
42
Barbara Pym
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
43
Mohsin Hamed
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
44
Ray Bradbury
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
45
Hunter S. Thompson
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
46
Daniel Keyes
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
47
Mary Shelley
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
48
J.D. Salinger
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
49
Alison Bechdel
Galatea (Madeline Miller)
Galatea
50
Madeline Miller
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
51
Marilynne Robinson
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
52
James Baldwin
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
53
Tracy Chevalier
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
54
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
55
Shirley Jackson
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
56
Joseph Conrad
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
57
Carmen Maria Machado
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
58
Douglas Adams
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
59
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
60
Sandra Cisneros
The Housekeeper and the Professor (Yoko Ogawa)
The Housekeeper and the Professor
61
Yoko Ogawa
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
62
Marilynne Robinson
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
63
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest
64
Oscar Wilde
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
65
Jhumpa Lahiri
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
66
Jon Krakauer
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
67
H.G. Wells
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
68
H.G. Wells
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
69
Denis Johnson
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
70
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
71
Washington Irving
Letter to My Daughter (Maya Angelou)
Letter to My Daughter
72
Maya Angelou
Letters to a Young Poet (Rainer Maria Rilke)
Letters to a Young Poet
73
Rainer Maria Rilke
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
74
Laura Esquivel
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Sherman Alexie)
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
75
Sherman Alexie
A Long Way Gone (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone
76
Ishmael Beah
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
77
William Golding
Luster (Raven Leilani)
Luster
78
Raven Leilani
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
79
Oliver Sacks
March (Nate Powell)
March
80
Nate Powell
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