I love books that take place over a short period of time and the time period moves the story along. Some of my faves recently are The Wedding People, Malibu Rising, Jane and Dan at the End of the World, The Summer of Broken Rules, Anxious People, even The Book of Doors, which takes place over as short and long time. I read all genres.
by dorkwats
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Mind you, it can be a pretty dense and cerebral read, but it’s also short (my copy was 201 pages).
*To the Lighthouse* by Virginia Woolf. The TOTAL time span of the novel is a little over 10 years. But here’s the approximate timeline breakdown across the 3 parts of the book.
Part 1 ~60% of the book: About 6 hours total elapsed time.
Part 2 ~10% of the book: 10 years elapsed time.
Part 3 ~30% of the book: About 6 hours total elapsed time.
Anxious People