It can be utter crap finding time to read on a regular basis. If I'm working my way through a 500+ page book, but I have to step away every 20 pages? Forget about it. That book will just make its way into my pile of "eventually" reads.
With these 10 books under 100 pages long, it removes a lot of the mental load of starting a new book. Since you know it won't take long to read, it feels refreshing.
Here's a list of ten books that you can finish in a day, or even in a lunch hour.
1. Lifeboat No. 8 by Elizabeth Kaye
A detailed and dramatic look into one of the first lifeboats that left the Titanic. The book focuses on the stories and background of each of the passengers on the No. 8 lifeboat, then goes on to explore what happened to them after that fateful night.
2. The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Ok, this one isn't exciting, and may still land in your "eventually" pile, but really, you can do it. It's only 68 pages long, power through it bud.
3. A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Technically, this one is longer than 100 pages, but the book uses a large font with small pages, so it evens out. Plus, it's a great serious for adults and kids.
4. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
A classic science fiction novella that tells the story of an inventor who has built a time machine, and all of the trouble that comes from the use of that time machine.
5. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
This is a book featured on every "100 Books to Read in Your Lifetime" list ever. This 93 page novella can chack a book off your yearly book reading goal in a single sitting, and you won't have to act like you've read it every time it comes up in conversation. I call that a win-win.
6. Antigone by Sophocles
This is my personal favorite Greek tragedy. The third of three plays, it tells the tale of the heroine Antigone as she fights for the right to bury her brother. It sits at 80 pages long.
7. If You're Not Yet Like Me by Edan Lepucki
This book is unlike the previous ones on this list. It's not a classic book, and it's strangely dark and a little weird. The story is narrated by a mother to her unborn daughter and covers her love life in a self-deprecating way.
8. Larger than Life by Jodi Picoult
A 78 page novella set in Africa that explores a woman's fascination with elephants, and her journey as she follows her dreams and turns down opportunities that others would love.
9. 84 by Helene Hanff
A love story that unfolds through correspondence by two lovers that never meet. 97 pages long.
10. Poke the Box by Seth Gordin
Poke the Box discusses the need to stop following the static paths of 'success' that worked in the past. Creating and learning are the most important characteristics that a person can have.
Do you have a favorite book under a 100 pages long?
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