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12 Fantastic Short Books to Read in a Weekend

The perfect stories for when you don't have time to read.

By Paige Hettinger | Published Jun 12, 2020

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The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

By Jack London

The Call of the Wild

Innocence

Innocence

By Penelope Fitzgerald

Innocence

A Fair Maiden

A Fair Maiden

By Joyce Carol Oates

A Fair Maiden

Play It as It Lays

Play It as It Lays

By Joan Didion

Play It as It Lays

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

By Alice Walker

The Color Purple

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

By George Orwell

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Changing Planes

Changing Planes

By Ursula K. Le Guin

Changing Planes

Mr. Palomar

Mr. Palomar

By Italo Calvino

Mr. Palomar

short books to read in a weekend a monster calls patrick ness

A Monster Calls

By Patrick Ness

short books to read in a weekend a monster calls patrick ness

short books to read in a weekend my year of rest and relaxation ottessa moshfegh

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

By Ottessa Moshfegh

short books to read in a weekend my year of rest and relaxation ottessa moshfegh

short books to read in a weekend call me by your name andre aciman

Call Me by Your Name

By André Aciman

short books to read in a weekend call me by your name andre aciman

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

By Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro