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The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleDubliners by James Joyce
Best Short Stories
1,758 books — 1,040 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Most influential books under 100 pages
250 books — 923 voters

Dubliners by James JoyceNine Stories by J.D. SalingerThe Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best Short Story Collections
1,552 books — 856 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Quick Reads
1,063 books — 711 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Great Short Short Books
581 books — 509 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books Under 200 Pages
950 books — 420 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonHamlet by William Shakespeare
Glad my teacher made me read this book
340 books — 402 voters
The Lottery by Shirley JacksonThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeAn Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose BierceDubliners by James Joyce
Best Short Stories of All Time
610 books — 381 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Short Reads
839 books — 376 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLord of the Flies by William GoldingAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Short & Sweet Treats Under 250 Pages
968 books — 366 voters

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeThe Gift of the Magi by O. HenryThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonThe Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
Single Short Story
773 books — 300 voters
Smoke and Mirrors by Neil GaimanFragile Things by Neil GaimanThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna ClarkeThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Best Fantasy Short Story Collections
525 books — 295 voters

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. RowlingGeektastic by Holly BlackLet It Snow by John GreenA Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica SpotswoodZombies Vs. Unicorns by Holly Black
YA Short Stories & Collections
518 books — 262 voters
Skeleton Crew by Stephen  KingNight Shift by Stephen  KingThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeFour Past Midnight by Stephen  King
Best Horror Short Stories
432 books — 224 voters

No Urgency To Be Home by Neha R. KrishnaWhite Knuckle by Steven  BruceCaffeine by Steven  BruceMilk and honey by Rupi KaurExotic Neurotic by Kenneth Jarrett Singleton
Short Poetry Must Reads
166 books — 188 voters

Framed & Hunted by Edward        WilliamsMean Spirited by Nick  RobertsA Very Bad Thing by J.T. EllisonThe Standoff by Scott BladeThe Witches of Scotland by Steven P. Aitchison
Weird and Wonderful Stories
315 books — 154 voters

A Monster Calls by Patrick NessThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskySpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonStratagem by Christina HagmannStargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Short Young Adult Reads
151 books — 49 voters
Stargirl by Jerry SpinelliThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosThe Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu
YA Books Under 200 Pages
385 books — 48 voters

The Theater of Dusk by Lizbeth GabrielThe Uncommon Reader by Alan BennettThe Short Life of Sparrows by Emm ColeHeckerington Peck and Friends by Graham Knight84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Little Gems
93 books — 35 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Fate of Lily Knowles by H.B.  MorrisThe Theater of Dusk by Lizbeth GabrielDear Beloved Son by Abu Hamid al-GhazaliFantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
Short and Sweet
100 books — 31 voters

Boys of Fall by K.D. WoodThis Book Will Change Your Life by Amanda  WeaverHappy Again by Jennifer E. SmithThe Theater of Dusk by Lizbeth GabrielRevenge by E.M. Denning
NA under 250 pages
60 books — 30 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensBreakfast at Tiffany's and Three Stories by Truman CapoteAnimal Farm by George Orwell
All books under 200 pages
433 books — 27 voters

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