I don't know what it says about me,
but I love short books.
Here are ten of my favorite books you could read in a day*:
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
107 pages
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
144 pages
A Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers
163 pages
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
178 pages
Lying Awake by Mark Salzman
181 pages
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
184 pages
That Night by Alice McDermott
192 pages
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
192 pages
Into That Good Night by Ron Rozelle
192 pages
A Year in Japan by Kate T. Williamson
192 pages
If you like short books, a great reference is
100 One-Night Reads: A Book Lover's Guide.
*For this list, I am excluding the many
wonderful 32-page children's picture books I love.
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I love short reads too, but don't always finish them in a day. This is a great list of options.
ReplyDeleteClassics I need to read ;)
ReplyDeleteI don't always finish them in a day either. But it is nice to know that you can. Versus say, Les Miserables, with 3,000 pages....
ReplyDeleteClassics, yes, but readable classics.
ReplyDeleteWow, I'm impressed by your list! I'm starting to gravitate toward short books a lot more these days...right now I'm in the middle of a 600-page one, and while it's pretty good, I kind of can't wait for it to end!
ReplyDeleteI like short books, too. You have a great selection here. I didn't even realize that The Great Gatsby was so short....
ReplyDeleteI love the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's, I really need to read the book!
ReplyDeleteOf Mice and Men is such a powerful read.
ReplyDeleteGreat list. Some stuff I haven't read here. Might I add The Wizard of Oz?
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I could read Gatsby in a day. It's short, but it makes me think (oh no!)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed Of Mice and Men. I think that's the only book I've read in this list. It's nice to see what shorter novels are out there that I should plan on reading. Great list!
ReplyDeleteMy Top Ten
Yes, who knew Gatsby was so short?!
ReplyDeleteYes, Ryan, I'd be happy to add Wizard of Oz. (I left children's books off my list this time.)
ReplyDeleteYay for Breakfast at Tiffany's and The Great Gatsby. They're both very good reads! And I haven't read a few of the others, but they are several that are on my list. I LOVE a list that includes some good "classic" reads. Thanks for stopping by my list!
ReplyDeleteI must admit that I have never read any of these books. I have heard of a lot of them but I haven't had the chance to read them. I will have to take a glance at them. Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier. Sharing some of the love back. =D
ReplyDeleteCassie @ The Anfractuous Bookaholic
What a wonderful list! Several of my favorites and a few I should really read. I must set aside a day (or two).
ReplyDeleteFantastic list! Of Mice and Men and The Great Gatsby made it onto mine too. Here's my Top Ten. Would love for you to stop by. New follower via GFC :)
ReplyDeleteI have been kind of craving The Great Gatsby lately. I should probably give in a reread it, although I'm also thinking I might be able to satisfy it by reading something else by Fitzgerald that I haven't read.
ReplyDeleteI read Great Gatsby in high school and was only lukewarm on it, but I keep meaning to re-read it because I'm sure I would appreciate it much more now. And I'll admit, the movie coming out makes me need to read it first since I wouldn't dream of seeing it before haha.
ReplyDeleteAnd I definitely agree on Of Mice and Men, that's a great read.
Thanks for stopping by my list!
Of Mice and Men and Streetcar are wonderful books to read in just a day! As is Breakfast at Tiffany's. I'm not a Gatsby fan, at least when I first read it, but I may have to try it again!
ReplyDeleteLovely list!
I definitely agree with Mice & Men! I haven't read The Great Gatsby and so I can't remember if I read it in a day or not. I need to read Breakfast at Tiffany's!
ReplyDeleteGreat choices! There are several on here I hadn't previously heard of, and others I didn't realize were so short. Definitely have to add a few to my TBR list!
ReplyDeleteAnd, just for fun, let's add Buddha in the Attic and A Room With a View....
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