60 books
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The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 294 times as short)
avg rating 4.07 — 348,502 ratings — published 1892
Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 268 times as short)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,452,797 ratings — published 1945
The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 257 times as short)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,358,308 ratings — published 1942
The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 249 times as short)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,382,946 ratings — published 1915
The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 209 times as short)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,425,029 ratings — published 1943
The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 206 times as short)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,290,221 ratings — published 1952
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
by (shelved 204 times as short)
avg rating 4.12 — 354,059 ratings — published 2017
Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 202 times as short)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,792,323 ratings — published 1937
Small Things Like These (Hardcover)
by (shelved 195 times as short)
avg rating 4.11 — 386,788 ratings — published 2021
Convenience Store Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 192 times as short)
avg rating 3.67 — 362,041 ratings — published 2016
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 191 times as short)
avg rating 3.91 — 286,397 ratings — published 1962
The Death of Ivan Ilych (Paperback)
by (shelved 178 times as short)
avg rating 4.14 — 214,339 ratings — published 1886
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
by (shelved 160 times as short)
avg rating 4.22 — 176,670 ratings — published 2021
White Nights (Paperback)
by (shelved 158 times as short)
avg rating 4.08 — 311,354 ratings — published 1848
Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 148 times as short)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,776,996 ratings — published 1953
This Is How You Lose the Time War (ebook)
by (shelved 144 times as short)
avg rating 3.85 — 322,253 ratings — published 2019
The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 140 times as short)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,501,064 ratings — published 1988
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 139 times as short)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,820,514 ratings — published 1925
Giovanni’s Room (Paperback)
by (shelved 135 times as short)
avg rating 4.34 — 240,377 ratings — published 1956
We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 129 times as short)
avg rating 4.39 — 325,529 ratings — published 2012
The Lottery (Paperback)
by (shelved 129 times as short)
avg rating 4.04 — 107,171 ratings — published 1948
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as short)
avg rating 3.83 — 654,187 ratings — published 1886
A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as short)
avg rating 4.22 — 253,910 ratings — published 1929
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas (Library Binding)
by (shelved 121 times as short)
avg rating 4.37 — 51,339 ratings — published 1973
Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as short)
avg rating 4.17 — 219,347 ratings — published 1864
Foster (Paperback)
by (shelved 117 times as short)
avg rating 4.31 — 151,561 ratings — published 2010
Carmilla (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as short)
avg rating 3.87 — 184,132 ratings — published 1872
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as short)
avg rating 4.08 — 862,298 ratings — published 1922
I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as short)
avg rating 4.12 — 390,735 ratings — published 1995
A Christmas Carol (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as short)
avg rating 4.09 — 905,495 ratings — published 1843
The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 98 times as short)
avg rating 3.65 — 355,414 ratings — published 2007
Galatea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 98 times as short)
avg rating 3.93 — 119,585 ratings — published 2013
The Tell-Tale Heart (Library Binding)
by (shelved 96 times as short)
avg rating 4.24 — 120,789 ratings — published 1843
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 95 times as short)
avg rating 3.92 — 43,537 ratings — published 2020
Open Water (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as short)
avg rating 4.00 — 86,036 ratings — published 2021
The Grownup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 90 times as short)
avg rating 3.55 — 150,968 ratings — published 2014
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as short)
avg rating 4.01 — 654,202 ratings — published 2013
Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as short)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,348,283 ratings — published 1956
Chess Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as short)
avg rating 4.27 — 166,147 ratings — published 1942
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
by (shelved 89 times as short)
avg rating 3.66 — 659,837 ratings — published 2015
The Time Machine (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as short)
avg rating 3.89 — 559,242 ratings — published 1895
Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as short)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,158,185 ratings — published 1954
Interpreter of Maladies (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 204,828 ratings — published 1999
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as short)
avg rating 3.85 — 249,682 ratings — published 1958
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as short)
avg rating 3.90 — 64,343 ratings — published 1979
Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
by (shelved 86 times as short)
avg rating 4.25 — 205,382 ratings — published 2018
A Short Stay in Hell (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as short)
avg rating 4.16 — 52,901 ratings — published 2011
The Importance of Being Earnest (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as short)
avg rating 4.17 — 401,895 ratings — published 1895
The House on Mango Street (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as short)
avg rating 3.68 — 228,411 ratings — published 1984
“Short questions with long answers, my boy.”
― The Hero's Lot
― The Hero's Lot
“Suddenly I register that St. Clair is shorter than Josh. Much shorter. It’s odd I didn’t notice earlier, but he doesn’t carry himself like a short guy. Most are shy or defensive, or some messed-up combination of the two, but St. Clair is confident and friendly and—”
― Anna and the French Kiss
― Anna and the French Kiss












