Short but Sweet Books for the Beach

Slim, but scintillating, these books more than make up for their limited page counts.

Short But Sweet

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Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West
Miss Lonelyhearts
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
The Turn of the Screw
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Ethan Frome
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The House on Mango Street
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
The Bookshop
The Outsiders 40th Anniversary edition by S. E. Hinton
The Outsiders 40th Anniversary edition
The Sense of an Ending (Movie Tie-In) by Julian Barnes
The Sense of an Ending (Movie Tie-In)
Barbara the Slut and Other People by Lauren Holmes
Barbara the Slut and Other People
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Bark by Lorrie Moore
Bark
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz
This Is How You Lose Her
By • 4 years ago

There’s nothing better than a short and engrossing book you can read in one sitting. You get the satisfaction of crossing a book off your list, without a huge time commitment. These books and short story collections have all the emotional impact, complex characters, and engaging plot lines of much longer books. Perfect for an August afternoon!

 

What book did you devour in one sitting? Tell us in the comments!

 

Bookshelf curated by Eleanora Buckbee.

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Eleanora Buckbee

ELEANORA BUCKBEE is a lifelong bookworm who, as a child, once tried to read while riding her bicycle. It didn’t end well. She now reads in safer places. Eleanora lives in Boston with her British husband and a scruffy rescue dog, and enjoys cooking, travel, and photography.