18 Best Short Books
Goal: Find the best Short books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best short books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
18 Best Short Books
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
Also recommended by:
Elon Musk, Shah Rukh Khan, Naval Ravikant, Seth Rogen, Richard Branson, Tim Ferriss, Evan Goldberg, Zack D'Aleo, Jack Edwards, Sahil Lavingia
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Also recommended by:
Taylor Swift, Bill Gates, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Daniel Pink, Ev Williams, Ryan Holiday, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Christopher Hitchens, Jim Carrey
The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Also recommended by:
Emma Watson, Ricardo Semler, Brandon Stanton, James Clear, Garry Tan, Fred Wilson, Evan Goldberg
Things Fall Apart
African Trilogy, Book 1
by Chinua Achebe
Also recommended by:
Barack Obama, Jacqueline Novogratz, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Sarah Jessica Parker
A Single Man
A Novel
by Christopher Isherwood
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
by Terrance Hayes
Bonjour Tristesse
A Novel
by Francoise Sagan
Notes on Grief
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Pedro Páramo
by Juan Rulfo
The Awakening
by Kate Chopin
The Death of Ivan Ilych
by Leo Tolstoy
The End We Start From
by Megan Hunter
The Vegetarian
A Novel
by Han Kang
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson
Whereabouts
A Novel
by Jhumpa Lahiri
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys
Sources
- 1
15 Short Books For Busy People | Penguin Random House
penguinrandomhouse.com
- 2
The best short books under 250 pages - Pan Macmillan
panmacmillan.com
- 3
50 Great Classic Novels Under 200 Pages ‹ Literary Hub
lithub.com
- 4
30 Best Short Books to Read in 2021 — Easy Books to Read in a Day
rd.com
- 5
50 Must-Read Short Books Under 250 Pages | Book Riot
bookriot.com
