pls pls pls recommend me some short books that’ll get me out of my reading slump. i’ve read 5 books last year and i feel horrible about it i wanna get back to reading
here are some specifics:
– 150 to 200 pages
– loves to read: contemporary fiction, psychological thriller, dark academia themed
– doesn’t read: sci-fi, g0re horror, heavy classics
– i like character driven books
– fav authors so far: sally rooney and joan didion
thank you so much 📜🕯🪧🪐
by Primary_Requirement1
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Everything I Need to Know I learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum.
A book of short essays about random topics.
Some will make you laugh out loud and some will make you cry a little.
But all of it is great writing.
You could try [I’m Thinking of Ending Things](https://www.amazon.com/Im-Thinking-Ending-Things-Recommendation/dp/1501126946?nodl=1&dplnkId=ce2f0da6-a64a-4017-84ff-08c7550b4ae9)by Iain Reid.
Shorter books from my list include:
[Seven Empty Houses](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60206505-seven-empty-houses), short stories, 208 pp
[Small Things Like These](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58662236-small-things-like-these), fiction set in Ireland, 128 pp
[News Of The World](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27473760-news-of-the-world), based on famous Wyeth painting, 224 pp
Dark academia – I’d recommend the Scholomance series by Naomi Novik (trilogy – A Deadly Education is first). Really intriguing characters, lots of growth, and twists and turns you don’t see coming.
I’m also going to recommend my favorite book – The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Somewhat thriller, somewhat mystery – it creates a beautiful world you think you want to live in but gets progressively darker as it goes. It’s a standalone if you don’t want to get into a series.
I loved The Yellow Wallpaper! Short. Easy to read. Good little psychological thriller that’s free on project gutenberg
A bit longer than your ask (a little over 300 pages), but I feel like you’d love Ottesa Moshfegh’s My Year of Rest and Relaxation. It’s a harrowing psychological portrait and difficult to look away from.
Also – possibly R.F. Kuang’s Yellowface?
I know you said 150-200 pages but trust me when I say, reading Yellowface by R.F Kuang has legit got me hooked. It is very easy and sucks you in right from the start. It’s outrageous and has dark humour, I hope you try it!
Some books that got me out of my reading slump I think you would like are:
“The lost daughter” by Elena Ferrante;
“Stay if you can. Leave if you must.” by Helga Flatland;
“After dark” by Haruki Murakami
They’re all more-or-less short (under 200 pages) but extremely interesting. Enjoy!