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>middle of november
>still nowhere near reading goal
what are some really short books, lads?

>> No.10252576
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>>10252558
>counting books read instead of words read

>> No.10252592

>>10252558
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a nice little book

>> No.10252618

Stop reading just to have read something, anon. It's better to read one book you genuinely enjoy than forcing yourself to indulge in books you hate

>> No.10252629

Read the Death of Ivan Ilych

>> No.10252655

>>10252629
This one is good
Old man and the Sea is the obvious one
Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Johnathan Livingston Seagull
Of mice and Men
Or read some plays

>> No.10252657

>>10252576
what are some books with lots of especially short words?

>> No.10252669

Vathek by Beckford

>> No.10252674

I recommend binging on some Greek tragedies. They are short and count towards completing the canon, as well.

>> No.10252681

>>10252558

The Hellbound Heart, Barker. Source material for the Hellraiser franchise. Fun little read.

I've been meaning to re-read it (second lifetime read), it's been sitting on my shelf for the past six years or so, just waiting for me. This is one that you can literally do in one sitting.

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>>10252558
Reading the eBook now, it's great. The character is an invisible autismo knight who is anal about rules and bureaucracy.

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>> No.10252743

>>10252618
>indulge in books you hate
this is an oxymoron

>> No.10252748

>>10252743
one you shouldn't indulge in

>> No.10252802

>>10252558
Is 1984 considered a novella?

>> No.10252948

>>10252802
No I'm pretty sure it's more than 300 pages
Novellas are typically less than 200

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>>10252558
Get some of the Penguin Black Classics. They're cheap and great for getting a taste of an author. The Rudyard Kipling one got me into his other works.

>> No.10252973

>>10252558
The metamorphosis (Kafka)
The Horla (Maupassant)
The stranger
Animal farm