I want to read some stuff I can take in quickly and gets straight to the point....but yet at the same time, good (as should be expected). Any suggestions?
Writing Forums
Writing Forums is a non-profit community managed writing environment. We provide an unlimited opportunity for writers and poets of all abilities to share their work and communicate with other writers and creative artists.
We offer an experience that is safe, welcoming and friendly, regardless of participation level, knowledge or skill. There are several opportunities for writers to exchange tips, engage in discussions about techniques, and grow in their craft. Participate in forum competitions that are exciting and helpful in building skill level! There's so much more to explore!
Anyone know any short, quick novels. (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Eiji Tunsinagi
- Start date
F
fleakeepr
Dogs of Babel, I read it on a one hour plane ride and it was very enjoyable.
Eiji Tunsinagi said:
Many of Kurt Vonnegut's books meet your criteria and have the added bonus of being very, very good.
B
basta
Fight Club
B
barefootwriter
I found Fahrenheit 451 to be a fast read, and a classic, of course. 1984 also was good.
I did, however, have the benefit of never having to read either for school, so they were pure pleasure-reading.
I did, however, have the benefit of never having to read either for school, so they were pure pleasure-reading.
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk.
Animal Farm is short, however.
Oh yeah, Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Our school has 15 minuit reading classes after lunch (I can only think of 3 other people in our entire school who read. The low litiracy rate was why it was implimented.). It only took me less than two weeks of these classes to finish it. so thats little over two hours.
It was on our reading list in both grade 8 and 10. I hated it in grade 8 but now I love the book, I think it's because of reading it myself.
You might want to try the Chronicals of Narnia books. That is if you don't mind the Christian allegory.
Our school has 15 minuit reading classes after lunch (I can only think of 3 other people in our entire school who read. The low litiracy rate was why it was implimented.). It only took me less than two weeks of these classes to finish it. so thats little over two hours.
It was on our reading list in both grade 8 and 10. I hated it in grade 8 but now I love the book, I think it's because of reading it myself.
You might want to try the Chronicals of Narnia books. That is if you don't mind the Christian allegory.
The two I was going to say have already been said:
Of Mice and Men- Steinbeck
Anthem- Ayn Rand
(I feel so American!)
Of Mice and Men- Steinbeck
Anthem- Ayn Rand
(I feel so American!)
Night by Elie Weisel.
- Harrowing account of the holocaust.
Animal Farm by George Orwell.
- Read in one night. Simple allegory but with a poignant message.
Crash by JG Ballard.
- Under 200 pages, if you can stand constant references to engine coolant and semen.
Generation X by Douglas Coupland.
- Fairly short too, lucidly written in a converation kind of way,.
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.
- A novella, but a classic. One of my favorites.
Heart of Darknesss by Joseph Conrad.
- Also a novella. Another classic. Lots of depth.
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut.
- Little drawings and vulgarity make this hilarious. Small chapters make it easy to read in increments.
- Harrowing account of the holocaust.
Animal Farm by George Orwell.
- Read in one night. Simple allegory but with a poignant message.
Crash by JG Ballard.
- Under 200 pages, if you can stand constant references to engine coolant and semen.
Generation X by Douglas Coupland.
- Fairly short too, lucidly written in a converation kind of way,.
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.
- A novella, but a classic. One of my favorites.
Heart of Darknesss by Joseph Conrad.
- Also a novella. Another classic. Lots of depth.
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut.
- Little drawings and vulgarity make this hilarious. Small chapters make it easy to read in increments.
D
Doublethink
Anthony Burgess's 'A Clockwork Orange' 149 pages