10 short novels and novellas which can be read in a day or a weekend.
Whenever you don't want to commit to reading something for many days or weeks, a short novel or novella is a great choice. Luckily, there are many that make up for their lack of length with depth. My 10 recommendations which can be read in a day or a weekend...
The Old Man and the Sea (1952)
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Pages: ca. 100
An old man goes fishing...
The Children Act (2014)
Author: Ian McEwan
Pages: ca. 250
A judge needs to make a difficult choice in a case involving a minor...
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958)
Author: Truman Capote
Pages: ca. 130
A New York party girl befriends her new neighbour...
Heart of Darkness (1899)
Author: Joseph Conrad
Pages: ca. 130
A risky mission is under way on the Congo river...
The Sense of and Ending (2011)
Author: Julian Barnes
Pages: ca. 150
A man reflects on his past and his choices...
Cranford (1853)
Author: Elizabeth Gaskell
Pages: ca. 200
Two spinsters live in a small English town...
Waiting for the Barbarians (1980)
Author: J.M. Coetzee
Pages: ca. 170
A colonel arrives at a frontier town and imposes strict new rules...
The Turn of the Screw (1898)
Author: Henry James
Pages: ca. 130
A ghost story involving two children and their governess in a country house in England...
Animal Farm (1945)
Author: George Orwell
Pages: ca. 100
An allegory with animals on a farm as protagonists...
Of Mice and Men (1937)
Author: John Steinbeck
Pages: ca. 190
Two farm labourers dream of having their own place...