7 short books under 100 pages you can read in a day 📖

apparently it's short book september, so join me as I tell you about 7 of my favourite short books that are all under 100 pages 📖 from literary classics to domestic fiction, join me as I give you a quick rundown of all the best novellas to get you out of your reading slump and back into reading 🥸

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what are your favourite short books less than 100 pages? have you read any of the ones I mentioned? drop your thoughts in the comments below! and don’t forget to like and subscribe 🫡

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📖 books mentioned:
00:00 - intro
00:50 - the curious case of benjamin button by f scott fitzgerald
02:27 - the yellow wallpaper by charlotte perkins gilman
03:57 - letters to a young poet by rainer maria rilke
05:32 - white nights by fyodor dostoevsky
07:04 - the death of ivan ilych by leo tolstoy
08:29 - foster by claire keegan
09:54 - the little prince by antoine de saint-exupéry
11:43 - outro

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[helen]

your brief summary on each book is commendable. Apt and to the point !

[ashleylamont]

It amazes me how some authors can write a short book and yet pack so much in & can in equal parts devastate & inspire the reader.
Great selection, thank you for sharing 😊

[tirarosaurioreads]

Oh yes, "Foster" is a beauty of a novel. "White Nights" has been on my wishlist for years! I should get around to get me a copy - so thank you for the reminder.

[robdum]

I only have read "the yellow wallpaper" which i liked as well. Me trying to get over my fear of big books will likely not be over soon with these amazing recommendations!

[chocolateoreo]

I’m sending you love❤❤❤ I adore your accent and overall vibe (;

[asadxo]

Chess story by Stefan Zweig is a good shout too

[adrienne]

Havent read any of these but they all sound amazing. I read The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow earlier this year and it blew me away. I've been meaning to read more short books since then so this is a great list!

[toweypat]

I liked "The Yellow Wallpaper". The others sound interesting, too.

[AyeshaKhan-ed]

why was the curious case of benjamin button movie such a vibe when we were younger. I also watched it like, once a week for a period of time as a teen 😂

[JJTheJuggernaut]

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan was also excellent!
Great list!

[iceshell]

I listened to the audio book of the Yellow Wallpaper and hate to say that it went completely over my head. Perhaps because I was listening while driving - maybe if I physically read the book (or listened again without multi-tasking) it would have more impact as I'd be more engaged with it.
I'm a fan of the Penguin Great Ideas collection for 100 page non fiction books. A Room of Ones Own is a good option from that series

[mariamaria]

Yes! A very great list, i read them all. I would ad also from Tolstoy How much land does a man need? was also an impactfull little book for me

[watayaarata]

Very good collection i would add "metamorphosis by Kafka" and "morphine by Boulgakov"

[ambermayer]

Have you seen the film The Quiet Girl? It's the film adaptation of Foster.

[Bougie_Nerd]

I always thought the Little Prince was like a picture book or something. I want to read the actual book.

[katerinamelnikova]

How come “white nights” only 82 pages in English, and 380 in Russian?😂