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Short Books for Busy People

Big books, while being profoundly evocative, can be difficult to pick up and finish when you're busy. Here are some short books (under 250 pages) that you can read and enjoy!
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
1
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
2
Shirley Jackson
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
3
Françoise Sagan
Memories of My Melancholy Whores (Gabriel García Márquez)
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
4
Gabriel García Márquez
Of Love and Others Demons
Of Love and Others Demons
5
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
6
Ernest Hemingway
Letter to My Daughter (Maya Angelou)
Letter to My Daughter
7
Maya Angelou
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
8
Albert Camus
The Death of Ivan Ilych (Leo Tolstoy)
The Death of Ivan Ilych
9
Leo Tolstoy
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
10
Voltaire
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
11
Jack London
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
12
Julian Barnes
God Help the Child (Toni Morrison)
God Help the Child
13
Toni Morrison
Home (Toni Morrison)
Home
14
Toni Morrison
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
15
Han Kang
And Then There Were None (By Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None (By Agatha Christie)
16
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
17
Agatha Christie
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
18
Truman Capote
Dept. of Speculation (Jenny Offill)
Dept. of Speculation
19
Jenny Offill
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
20
Stephen King
Elevation (Stephen King)
Elevation
21
Stephen King
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
22
Paulo Coelho
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
23
George Orwell
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
24
J.D. Salinger
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
25
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Post Office (Charles Bukowski)
Post Office
26
Charles Bukowski
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
27
Kate Chopin
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
28
Virginia Woolf
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (Helene Tursten)
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good
29
Helene Tursten
Amsterdam (Ian McEwan)
Amsterdam
30
Ian McEwan
Nutshell (Ian McEwan)
Nutshell
31
Ian McEwan
The Sea (John Banville)
The Sea
32
John Banville
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
33
Douglas Adams
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
34
Laurie Halse Anderson
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
35
James Baldwin
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
36
Sylvia Plath
After Dark (Haruki Murakami)
After Dark
37
Haruki Murakami
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
38
Viktor Frankl
A Pale View of Hills (Kazuo Ishiguro)
A Pale View of Hills
39
Kazuo Ishiguro
Ivanov (Anton Chekhov)
Ivanov
40
Anton Chekhov
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