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Finish in a weekend

Five to ten hours — two or three good sittings, start Saturday and finish Sunday.

Five to ten hours at an average pace, which is two or three long sittings. Most books land here, because most books are between 250 and 450 pages — so use the hours slider to narrow it to the time you actually have. Shortest first.

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Strangers by Belle Burden

Strangers

Belle Burden

257 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 5h0.00 (0)
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The Wedding by Danielle Steel

The Wedding

Danielle Steel

257 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 5h0.00 (0)
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Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Mrs Dalloway

Virginia Woolf

282 pages · 3.74★ on Hardcover

≈ 5.5h3.74 (520)
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

287 pages · 4.02★ on Hardcover

≈ 5.5h4.02 (2k)
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Whistler by Ann Patchett

Whistler

Ann Patchett

295 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 6h4.57 (23)
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Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami

298 pages · 3.91★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h3.91 (2k)
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The Mistake by Elle Kennedy

The Mistake

Elle Kennedy

298 pages · 3.73★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h3.73 (386)
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Mailman by Stephen Starring Grant

Mailman

Stephen Starring Grant

304 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 6h4.18 (14)
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The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

The Correspondent

Virginia Evans

305 pages · 4.35★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h4.35 (220)
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Country People by Daniel Mason

Country People

Daniel Mason

321 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 6.5h0.00 (0)
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

332 pages · 3.92★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h3.92 (4k)
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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

335 pages · 3.89★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h3.89 (1k)
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1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

336 pages · 4.24★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h4.24 (9k)
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The Deal by Elle Kennedy

The Deal

Elle Kennedy

342 pages · 3.95★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h3.95 (669)
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The Goal by Elle Kennedy

The Goal

Elle Kennedy

350 pages · 3.64★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h3.64 (238)
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Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

352 pages · 4.42★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h4.42 (2k)
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The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson

The Shampoo Effect

Jenny Jackson

352 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7h4.25 (4)
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Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth

Mad Mabel

Sally Hepworth

352 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7h4.33 (44)
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

353 pages · 3.90★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h3.90 (3k)
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Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Toni Morrison

362 pages · 3.92★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h3.92 (588)
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Harvest Season by Brynne Weaver

Harvest Season

Brynne Weaver

368 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7.5h4.08 (19)
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The Divorce by Freida McFadden

The Divorce

Freida McFadden

368 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7.5h3.72 (32)
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Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Careless People

Sarah Wynn-Williams

377 pages · 4.14★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h4.14 (379)
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London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

London Falling

Patrick Radden Keefe

379 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7.5h4.16 (44)
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The Score by Elle Kennedy

The Score

Elle Kennedy

384 pages · 3.91★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h3.91 (337)
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Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

Yesteryear

Caro Claire Burke

391 pages · 3.91★ on Hardcover

≈ 8h3.91 (325)
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Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

Theo of Golden

Allen Levi

394 pages · 4.01★ on Hardcover

≈ 8h4.01 (98)
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Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

400 pages · 4.21★ on Hardcover

≈ 8h4.21 (3k)
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Land by Maggie O'Farrell

Land

Maggie O'Farrell

401 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 8h0.00 (0)
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Famesick by Lena Dunham

Famesick

Lena Dunham

416 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 8.5h3.82 (34)
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Love You More by Emily Giffin

Love You More

Emily Giffin

417 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 8.5h3.50 (1)
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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

432 pages · 3.67★ on Hardcover

≈ 8.5h3.67 (2k)
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Our Perfect Summer by Carley Fortune

Our Perfect Summer

Carley Fortune

432 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 8.5h3.88 (32)
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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

496 pages · 4.50★ on Hardcover

≈ 10h4.50 (8k)
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Regime Change by Jonathan Swan

Regime Change

Jonathan Swan

496 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 10h4.38 (4)