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Can you list some books?

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Can you give me the names of the best classics that aren't too long? Maybe about 200 pages?
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Try of "Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck--it's a great little book. "The Pearl" by him is also short.

There's also "1984" by George Orwell.

Hope this helps. If I think of others, I'll post again.
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I just finished reading Cannery Row by John Steinbeck not too long ago. I enjoyed it. I read it before I visited Monterey--it was really cool to see some of the places he was talking about and even the laboratory that the doctor kept his specimens in.

I also enjoyed 1984 quite a bit. I highly recommend that as well!
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The Great Gatsby is fairly short.
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Post by 09booklover »

You could also try Catcher in the Rye. It's not too long and very good.

Red Badge of Courage is also fairly short and a great book.
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Horry potter is interesting.
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Post by bruce027 »

The Great Gatsby & Wuthering Heights--not sure on the page length but both are great!
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Jane Eyre or Pride and Prejudice aren't too long either and excellent books!
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I would say "The Great Gatsby", "1984" and "Animal Farm"
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Post by Scott »

Of Mice and Men is very short. I usually read it in one night. I love it.
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The Great Gatsby, Catcher in the Rye, Slaughterhouse 5, Fahrenheit 451 (haven't read it yet but I read some positive reviews about it)
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Post by SoggyPeanutPatrol »

Read Stephen Crane! Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and The Red Badge of Courage. Both are very short.

Also "The Open Boat." Nobody reads Crane anymore.

The Awakening by Kate Chopin is also short.

Gatsby, too. And Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises .
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The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carrol
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
I could go on and on...
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The heart of darkness, the time machine (Can't go wrong with HG Wells) but everyone gave such great suggestions.
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Sine_Ni_Ceallach wrote:The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carrol
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
I could go on and on...
Definitely all of these, and I will also concur with those who recommended The Great Gatsby. I think you should also check out The Scarlet Letter - it's not very long at all.
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