What's your favorite short novel (around 200 *pages* or less)?
Note: The closer to 200, the better, but feel free to your favorite as long as it's under 300. That's my final offer!
Thanks to /u/thraenthraen for pointing out the problem with my previous question. :D
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The End of Eternity. For under 200 pages, the amount of suspense and number of plot twists makes it well worth the read. Especially if you're a fan of science fiction.
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Just really love it.
Steinbeck: Of Mice and Men, Sweet Thursday, The Wayward Bus (this is probably pushing it), Tortilla Flats, To A God Unknown...
Lately, The Ocean at the end of the lane, by Neil Gaiman. It was a great book on the first read, and I've read it 5 times now. It is a 192 pages book that weaves mystery and fantasy all throughout masterfully. I highly recommend it.
That's the book that made me think to ask! I saw it in the book store yesterday, did a double-take at how small it was. I've been hearing about how great it was, but I figured it was American Gods-length or something.
Yeah, I'm a big fan of Neil Gaiman, so I did a double-take when I saw how short it seemed before reading it...but it was so good, and the perfect length as well!
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Mist by Stephen King
The Last Question and The Last Answer by Issac Asimov. I like how you can read a lot of his short stories in under 30 minutes, but they address really existential concepts and make your brain hurt for a good while afterwards.
Murakami's "After Dark". It's a seriously enjoyable read and not as weird as some of his other books. Clocks in at 201 pages though...
201 is fine! I'm just looking for books that aren't 701. :D
You can even rip out the last page! :-P
And then donate it to a book shop, and lurk in the shadows, waiting for my next unsuspecting victim!
The Old Man and the Sea. Classic.
Pop. 1280 by Jim Thompson. One of the most delightful examples of an unreliable narrator.
Bloodchld. Octavia E Butler..And yeah,it can be read on line.
Phillip K Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is 210 pages long. I've never had a book that I find myself refer to in conversation so frequently. A great bit of sci fi!
Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn. Might stretch the definition of novel though
Fahrenheit 451. Pretty sure it's under 200 pages, haven't read it in some time. One of my favorite books, though. Really put me off television.
Jeff VanderMeer's "Dradin, in Love." It's an early work of his that focuses on an out-of-work missionary, and it beautifully set the scene for his full Ambergris cycle.
My favorite is Another Fine Myth, a lighthearted fantasy adventure. A lot of the appeal is how the heroes outwit opponents, rather than fight them, often with hilarious results. There were a whole series of Myth books, each around 200 pages, and I just love the format.
Oh so true! i read the entire Myth series!
Wow. I haven't thought of the Myth series in over a decade! That was a fun set of books. Now I need to claw mine out of storage again.