Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die discussion

I just picked up The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway and should finish it on my second sitting. It reads so smooth and quick. So I was wondering, what other books on the list are able to be read in a day or two? I've been struggling with some thicker books, so my goal of 100 books read this year is falling more and more behind. It doesn't help that I've picked up a bigger book that isn't on the list.

Anyway...recommendations?

The Lover
Franny and Zooey
Kitchen

Also, if you like him, The Devil and Miss Prym

Chess Story
The 13 Clocks

Thought I would also add The Great Gatsby. I was able to breeze through that book. Took about 4 hours I think.

Is Alice and Wonderland on that list? Its a super quick read.

The Time Machine
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Little Prince
Animal Farm
Pippi Longstocking

The Yellow Wallpaper
Silk

are both less than 100 pages. I haven't yet read either of them.

There are a lot of list books (and a couple of threads about)that are less than 200 pages. But how fast they read depends on the reader I expect:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "The Yellow Wallpaper
Silk

are both less than 100 pages. I haven't yet read either of them."

I read Silk last year, and can attest it is a good read, and it is fast. It is beautifully written. I really enjoyed it.

At the Mountains of Madness, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Disgrace, and the Poe stories.

I agree with Amie, silk was very short but very good, I just read they shoot horses dont they and it was very quick and very good as well.

I read The Color Purple in one sitting, about 3 hours. I found it hard to put down.

Karena wrote: "I read The Color Purple in one sitting, about 3 hours. I found it hard to put down."

That would not be so for me. I can't possibly read 100 pages an hour, and never was able to do so.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Karena wrote: "I read The Color Purple in one sitting, about 3 hours. I found it hard to put down."

That would not be so for me. I can't possibly read 100 pages an hour, and never was able to do so."

Oops, that was 5 hours. I hit the wrong key. I started it when I put my boys to bed at 7 and finished around midnight.

I'll add Cheese and Casino Royale to the short list.

here are more :

The Nose by Nikolai Gogol
This guys nose jumps off his face.

The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat A dark and twisted novel from iran. Actually banned in Iran because people read it and committed suicide soon after

These probably require two or three sittings to read. I like to ponder a book rather than rush through it. Most of these are under 250 pages and not too heavy philosophically or with unusual literary style (which always slows me down).

Silk
Embers
Room with a View
13 clocks
Excellent Women
Wide Sargasso Sea
Devil and Miss Pym
Curious Incident of the Dog at Night
Bluest Eye
Mrs. Dalloway
Ethan Frome
Of Mice and Men
Picture of Dorian Grey
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Bell Jar
Siddhartha
Thank You, Jeeves