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Books you can read in a day

Five hours or less — books you can genuinely start and finish in a single day.

Five hours or under at 250 words per minute, which is one determined day of reading. Reading time is estimated from the page count at roughly 300 words a page, so treat the figures as close rather than exact — and if you read faster or slower than average, the reading-speed control adjusts every number on the site. Shortest first.

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The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

45 pages · 3.86★ on Hardcover

54m3.86 (3k)
3
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell

112 pages · 4.09★ on Hardcover

2h4.09 (7k)
4
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny

Timothy Snyder

130 pages · 4.25★ on Hardcover

2.5h4.25 (356)
6
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

180 pages · 3.71★ on Hardcover

3.5h3.71 (5k)
8
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

215 pages · 4.08★ on Hardcover

4.5h4.08 (3k)
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

227 pages · 3.91★ on Hardcover

4.5h3.91 (5k)
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The Trial by Franz Kafka

The Trial

Franz Kafka

231 pages · 3.84★ on Hardcover

4.5h3.84 (935)
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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages · 4.23★ on Hardcover

5h4.23 (3k)
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All About Love by Bell Hooks

All About Love

Bell Hooks

248 pages · 3.71★ on Hardcover

5h3.71 (254)