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Book Riot's 50 Must-Read Short Books Under 250 Pages

"A mix of narrative styles and genres, the 50 books in this essential list of the best short books are all under 250 pages. If you're planning what to read for your next readathon, hoping to break through a reading slump or book hangover with a quick read, or need to meet your reading challenge goal with a few books you can read in one sitting, this list has you covered."
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All Grown Up (Jami Attenberg)
All Grown Up (Jami Attenberg)
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American Housewife (Helen Ellis)
American Housewife (Helen Ellis)
3
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin (Terrance Hayes)
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin (Terrance Hayes)
4
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (Helene Tursten)
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (Helene Tursten)
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
6
Art Matters (Neil Gaiman)
Art Matters (Neil Gaiman)
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Beast in View
Beast in View
8
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
9
Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
10
Calvin (Martine Leavitt)
Calvin (Martine Leavitt)
11
Chemistry (Weike Wang)
Chemistry (Weike Wang)
12
Displacement: A Travelogue (Lucy Knisley)
Displacement: A Travelogue (Lucy Knisley)
13
Edinburgh (Alexander Chee)
Edinburgh (Alexander Chee)
14
The End We Start From (Megan Hunter)
The End We Start From (Megan Hunter)
15
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
16
Ex Libris (Anne Fadiman)
Ex Libris (Anne Fadiman)
17
Fierce Fairytales (Nikita Gill)
Fierce Fairytales (Nikita Gill)
18
The Fifth Risk (Michael Lewis)
The Fifth Risk (Michael Lewis)
19
Fox 8 (George Saunders)
Fox 8 (George Saunders)
20
The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
21
Goodbye, Vitamin (Rachel Khong)
Goodbye, Vitamin (Rachel Khong)
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The Grownup (Http://Ecx.Images-Amazon.com/Images/I/41Bt7t-Zxdl.)
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
24
Heart Berries (Terese Marie Mailhot)
Heart Berries (Terese Marie Mailhot)
25
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
26
How to Be a Good Creature (Sy Montgomery)
How to Be a Good Creature (Sy Montgomery)
27
I'm Afraid of Men (Vivek Shraya)
I'm Afraid of Men (Vivek Shraya)
28
The Incendiaries (R.O.Kwon)
The Incendiaries (R.O.Kwon)
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Killing and Dying (Adrian Tomine)
Killing and Dying (Adrian Tomine)
30
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
31
The Marrow Thieves (Cherie Dimaline)
The Marrow Thieves (Cherie Dimaline)
32
Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)
Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)
33
The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror (Mallory Ortberg)
The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror (Mallory Ortberg)
34
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
35
The Misfit's Manifesto (Lidia Yuknavitch)
The Misfit's Manifesto (Lidia Yuknavitch)
36
Nutshell (McEwan)
Nutshell (McEwan)
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The Only Harmless Great Thing (Brooke Bolander)
The Only Harmless Great Thing (Brooke Bolander)
38
The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial (Maggie Nelson)
The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial (Maggie Nelson)
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A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
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Sisters (Lily Tuck)
Sisters (Lily Tuck)
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