When I say short book, I am not giving a word count or the number of pages as a benchmark. What I mean is the kind of book you can finish in a weekend or during a long journey.
The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by R. L. Stevenson
Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Agatha Christie
What are your favourites? Do share by leaving a reply in my comments section or writing a post of your own.
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Here’s my rather lengthy list: https://sparksfromacombustiblemind.com/2021/10/19/five-things-on-a-cold-tuesday-10-19-2021/
Interesting choices you made Tanya! I’ve read all of those, save ‘Gatsby”. I’ve tried to read that a few times, and I just can’t get interested in it. It’s very intriguing how different styles appeal to different people, isn’t it? 🙂
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Lengthy is good.
I wanted to write a little about each book but life happened.
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I finished Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince in one night. I got it at midnight and spent the rest of the night reading it. If a book immerses me, I can read it in a whole weekend, no matter the length.
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I used to be like that in my young days too.
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Hi Dr T.
I’m afraid I have lost interest in reading books as nothing has appealed for several years.
I had favourite authors such as Erica James, Cathy Kelly, Sandra Brown, Judith McNaught, Dean Koontz, James Herbert, Stephen King, David Baldacci and Matthew Reilly to name just a few.
In turn, I had my favourite books by them, some of which I would read in a couple of days, or even one sitting if it was a short story of around 400 pages (Sandra Brown wrote loads).
I still love Remember When by Judith McNaught and a host of her others, plus Precious Time by Erica James. Sandra Brown wrote Where there’s Smoke, the first book of hers I read and the twist at the end was excellent and unexpected. David Baldacci gave us Absolute Power and Matthew Reilly provided the Scarecrow series.
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How about trying a new genre?
You seem to have covered most of the contemporary authors so how about classics now?
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Sadly no. I tried Bronte and Dickens, and even some biographies but nothing appealed. I read Billy Connolly’s autobiography years ago. I am hoping that something will appeal again. It’s the same with DVDs. We had a vast collection and kept a fair few, but hardly watch them.
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