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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
1,761 books — 1,048 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
252 books — 922 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
1,554 books — 857 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
1,064 books — 719 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
585 books — 516 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
954 books — 427 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
612 books — 388 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
838 books — 382 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
964 books — 372 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
775 books — 303 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
526 books — 296 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
520 books — 264 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
434 books — 225 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
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryZombicorns by John GreenAlice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Short Books For Catching Up On Your Challenge
710 books — 180 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
316 books — 155 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodAll the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
52 Book Club 2025: #19 - Has Short Chapters
202 books — 134 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Good Old Days
111 books — 88 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Pearl by John SteinbeckThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Best Books Under 100 Pages
190 books — 76 voters

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken LiuWhat It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka ArimahStories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangA Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia BerlinNight at the Fiestas by Kirstin Valdez Quade
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Contemporary Short Story Collections
122 books — 74 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Stranger by Albert CamusFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Undersized and Unforgettable - Classics of Short Fiction
90 books — 72 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
387 books — 50 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
152 books — 50 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Silence Dividend by Izzy BondFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonAll That We Reflect by Izzy Bond
46 Brilliant Short Novels You Can Read In A Day
51 books — 44 voters
The Silence Dividend by Izzy BondAll That We Reflect by Izzy BondThe Theater of Dusk by Lizbeth GabrielThe Uncommon Reader by Alan BennettThe 333 Syndrome by Izzy Bond
Little Gems
94 books — 43 voters

The Silence Dividend by Izzy BondThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Fate of Lily Knowles by H.B. MorrisAll That We Reflect by Izzy BondThe Theater of Dusk by Lizbeth Gabriel
Short and Sweet
101 books — 38 voters
The Silence Dividend by Izzy BondAll That We Reflect by Izzy BondThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Novellas, Novelettes and Short Fiction That Are Great
62 books — 38 voters

Boys of Fall by K.D. WoodThe Silence Dividend by Izzy BondAll That We Reflect by Izzy BondThis Book Will Change Your Life by Amanda WeaverHappy Again by Jennifer E. Smith
NA under 250 pages
60 books — 33 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
435 books — 30 voters

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