This upcoming week I am going in vacation and would love to knock out as many books as I can towards my yearly reading goal. I would prefer books that have depth to them and do not feel surface level.
* looking for Alaska (I mention this all the time) but it comments on mental health, life & the pressure young people go through. Only 250 pages too.
* I’m also currently reading ‘the impressionable minds of sensitive young boys’ by Ciaren and that also comments on mental health and is a prose collection dedicated to his healing journey, v heartbreaking but inspiring.
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a psalm for the wildbuilt by becky chambers, ghost wall by sarah moss (i’m reading this one right now but so far it’s great)
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Before the Coffee gets Cold series. Majority of Japanese books are on the shorter end, but have a lot of depth to them.
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The Art Thief by Michael Finkel, I don’t normally do nonfiction and I devoured this book. It’s the true story of how a broke guy living with his mom stole billions of dollars worth of art in broad daylight in the 90s. It gets into the resulting court cases, psychology reports, and interesting notes on how the author conducted his research, but it never feels stuffy or slow.
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Would you count novellas? If so, I would recommend the Penric and Desdemona fantasy series by Lois McMaster Bujold, beginning with Penric’s Demon. They are quick reads, and I love them – great worldbuilding, characters, and plots.
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Agatha Christie is usually my choice in similar situations.
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder is short and evocative, all about the different aspects of love. True American classic.
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Several Cormac McCarthy books could fit the bill. Child of God or Outer Dark are both spectacular novels and very short (child of god is under 200 pages I believe). I will warn both explore incredibly dark themes and the violence in them isn’t for the faint of heart.
For a very well written and reasonably thought provoking science fiction novel I’d recommend Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer. Good movie too if you ever get around to it.
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Anything by Claire Keegan
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Highly recommend Sara Gran’s Come Closer.
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I was just looking for the same thing recently!
I read Solaris by Stanisław Lem last week and have been reading the Murderbot Diaries over the last several days (it’s deeper than the series name sounds and really interesting if you’re into thinking about AI/gender/the body). The Murderbot books are really quick reads!
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The Little Prince. Also, I know people hate Ayn Rand, but Anthem is a great, short book.
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I have a few that immediately spring to mind are:
* looking for Alaska (I mention this all the time) but it comments on mental health, life & the pressure young people go through. Only 250 pages too.
* I’m also currently reading ‘the impressionable minds of sensitive young boys’ by Ciaren and that also comments on mental health and is a prose collection dedicated to his healing journey, v heartbreaking but inspiring.
a psalm for the wildbuilt by becky chambers, ghost wall by sarah moss (i’m reading this one right now but so far it’s great)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Before the Coffee gets Cold series. Majority of Japanese books are on the shorter end, but have a lot of depth to them.
The Art Thief by Michael Finkel, I don’t normally do nonfiction and I devoured this book. It’s the true story of how a broke guy living with his mom stole billions of dollars worth of art in broad daylight in the 90s. It gets into the resulting court cases, psychology reports, and interesting notes on how the author conducted his research, but it never feels stuffy or slow.
Would you count novellas? If so, I would recommend the Penric and Desdemona fantasy series by Lois McMaster Bujold, beginning with Penric’s Demon. They are quick reads, and I love them – great worldbuilding, characters, and plots.
Agatha Christie is usually my choice in similar situations.
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder is short and evocative, all about the different aspects of love. True American classic.
Several Cormac McCarthy books could fit the bill. Child of God or Outer Dark are both spectacular novels and very short (child of god is under 200 pages I believe). I will warn both explore incredibly dark themes and the violence in them isn’t for the faint of heart.
For a very well written and reasonably thought provoking science fiction novel I’d recommend Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer. Good movie too if you ever get around to it.
Anything by Claire Keegan
Highly recommend Sara Gran’s Come Closer.
I was just looking for the same thing recently!
I read Solaris by Stanisław Lem last week and have been reading the Murderbot Diaries over the last several days (it’s deeper than the series name sounds and really interesting if you’re into thinking about AI/gender/the body). The Murderbot books are really quick reads!
The Little Prince. Also, I know people hate Ayn Rand, but Anthem is a great, short book.
The Road – Cormack Mccarthy
Tender Is The Flesh – Agustina Bazterrica