23 short books you can read in one day each

this presents a portrait of a black British woman who is considering the ways that she has constructed herself and her life reflecting all of modern society's values and yet she still doesn't feel fully assimilated into that culture

this book is not for the faint-hearted but it is great

it's a kind of social study it's a series of vignettes that cover a lot of ground but give each thing the detail and level of intimacy that it needs

it's about Youth and Leisure and this angsty teen who is spending the summer in the French Riviera with her father and his mistress I just finished it I think it's great

it ends in this searing and brutal and shocking confrontation it gave me goosebumps it made me cry I was in public it was embarrassing but I loved it

James Baldwin is just a masterclass in writing and right from the first line it had me it had me gripped

she kind of girl bosses a bit too close to the Sun and she gets that she gets that fantasy it comes true and actually she finds out that she still isn't really satisfied and the writing is just chess kiss

lie with me at just 160 pages long is a heart-shattering coming-of-age novel about this beautiful and tender First Love and it broke me it really did

Connell and Marianne are these intricately crafted characters and the dynamic of their relationship is so carefully considered and analyzed and I love this book

this book is one of the most vulnerable and lyrical pieces of fiction I've ever encountered I could not put it down once I started

it becomes this fascinating exploration of race and identity and you won't even feel time passing you're welcome

I kind of read it ironically and then unironically really enjoyed it I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did

it discusses religion and community and theft and industrialization and we follow this Weaver and it's the perfect dose of George Eliot

it's so great I think that short story collections would be great to read if you're like someone who commutes to work because you can probably read a story each Journey

this is literally about a woman who decides to become a vegetarian however in the context of the book this is seen as a hugely subversive and radical thing to do and the novel then just descends into violence and chaos and Madness as it spirals out of control

this is a series of Pros which is each a kind of meditation somehow linked to the color white it's a chilling and introspective look at a family tragedy and other facets of life and so wonderful

this is a conversation between two women which starts off with them talking about like an apple peeler and then becomes sexual very quickly and they bring out the absolute worst in each other and it's crazy

it's way more interesting than it sounds and while she's looking at her physical reflection it also causes her to reflect on other things in her life too so I enjoyed it

the book is about how they slowly become desensitized and in some cases radicalized by the content they are constantly consuming and it's kind of wild

it's Darkly funny the humor has really stood the test of time and it's a classic but it's also a very easy read