I can’t find anything interesting enough to hold my attention for more than 5 pages at a time and it’s driving me absolutely insane. Usually I read fantasy/sci-fi to pull me out of a reading slump but I feel like the world building will be too intense for my brain to comprehend right now.
I mostly read modern classics, contemporary lit fic, and translated fiction, but any and all suggestions are welcome! Thanks!
by sbucksbarista
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I recently had my mind blown by “The Invention of Morel” by Adolfo Bioy Casares, it’s a novella of about 100 pages and one of the classics of Argentinian literature. The world building is just enough to keep you intrigued for the whole story.
Downward to the Earth by Robert Silverberg. Always my go-to suggestion. Short, but beautifully written. It’s like a retelling of Heart of Darkness but on a different planet. Incredibly atmospheric, weird, and intriguing. One of my favorites.
The Last by Hanna Jameson. Raced through it last summer and absolutely loved it.
Black Tide by K.C. Jones. Reads like a movie.
The Elephant by Slawomir Mrozek is a collection of short stories that Penguin published in their Central European Classics series, some of the stories are only a few pages and there’s some great stuff in it.
In the same series there is a short autobiography called How I Came to Know Fish by Ota Pavel which is a great read, it’s both funny and sad
The Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo. The books can be read in any order and are about a monk traveling and collecting stories.
try fletch or fletch lives. fast reads.
sci fi go for enders game. great read. moves along a a great pace. great story.
Hear me out: The Da Vinci Code (if you never read it). Super short chapters and it moves really well, making it hard to put down.
Project Hail Mary! So. Damn. Good.