Hey All, do you have any book recs that are on the shorter side and are not too ‘moody’ or heavily portray societal issues/commentary?
Just want something escapist and light, I can’t think of too many examples but I enjoyed books like Ocean at the end of the lane, Coraline, Howl’s moving castle, Neverwhere, and Piranesi.
Thanks!
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Penric and Desdamona novellas by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Heartstriker Series by Rachel Aaron
The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
Have you read anything by Italo Calvino or Vonnegut? For Calvino I’d recommend either Invisible Cities or If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler. For Vonnegut maybe Breakfast of Champions or Cat’s Cradle.
Have you read Library at Mount Char? I’d also recommend that. I’ve read a few of the books you listed and while I won’t say they are one to one I’d say the ones i mention are lighter reads. Vonnegut is some social commentary but it is satirical and lighter.
The Holmes of Kyoto series by Mai Mochizuki. It’s a slice of life series with bits of romance and mystery. It’s about a high school girl who gets a job at an antique shop.
The VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral After Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream series by Nana Nanato. VTuber’s stream glitches while trying to end it, unaware the audio is still streaming, gets drunk, life-changing hilarity ensues. May be confusing if you’re not into VTubers.
ella minnow pea by mark dunn!!
“Our souls at night”, by Kent Haruf.
The Garden Of The Jelly Bean Faeries by Kris Stevenn.
*A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking* by T. Kingfisher
*Catwings* by Ursula K. Le Guin
*The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy* by Douglas Adams
The Grownup by Gillian Flynn
Not as dark as her other books, but still a little creepy/unsettling. But short and very funny!