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Badge Gremlins
Shorter books (under 200 pages) that are part of at least one quest. Many are also in the public domain, making them easily accessible when you want to grind for that next badge.
1h reads for your lunch break
on average people read 40-60 pages an hour, so this is a continuously updated collection of books with 60 pages or less & a couple short story collections
rory gilmore book chalenge
well, this is all the books read by rory in the gilmore girls tv show.
π Novelette : Stories that refuse to Overstay
A novel is a prose work typically above 40k words, though many fall between 60-100k. Anything between roughly 17k and 40k words is generally considered a novella, while works between about 7k and 17k words are classified as novelettes, with some flexibility ~
TL;DR - short stories with 7k-17k words. Get out of that slump.
Donβt Drink the Water: Weird Towns
All the towns or cities in these books deserve a detour. Some probably even a quarantine. From bizarre creatures to cosmic weirdness to simmering malevolence to just plain human absurdity, these stories have it all. If you canβt keep driving, just remember, donβt drink the water
Cults
Books where cults are a big part of the story. Mostly fictional horror books π€‘
Classic Short Stories
For the gurlies that want to read more classics but finish in a day
Quick Reads for Slow Readers
Bite-sized stories/collections for the slow reader
You probably had to read this in school.
Books and short stories commonly taught in US K-12 schools.
short stories to read before youβre outta time
Compiling short stories, micro fiction, novellas, and collections featured as singular titles.
Give me your bite sized, tender, horrifying, awe inspiring pieces of short fiction!!! (Got a rec? Drop a comment!)
trick or treat: short and sweet
horror books under 250 pages
Short fiction: 80 pages or less
bucket list classics - western & american
books to read before you kick the bucket
Bite Sized Bookclub
A Bookclub dedicated to reading short stories and small books. Every month there is one chosen book from a list I use to randomly generate a number. Every sunday a short story from the book 'A Century of Fiction in The New Yorker (1925-2025)' is read also. @bitesizedbooks_ on twitter has the full schedule but this has the books all collated
The New Yorker Fiction Stories
Stories that can be found in the archives of New Yorker.
Snack-sized Stories π―
Stories to read for those looking for less commitment in reading
Less than 200 pages π (Only adding ones I finished reading)
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