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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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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

352 pages · 3.89★ on Hardcover

≈ 5h6.4/10
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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time

Madeleine L'Engle

256 pages · 3.77★ on Hardcover

≈ 5h5.9/10
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Strangers by Belle Burden

Strangers

Belle Burden

256 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 5h
8
God's Country by William Kent Krueger

God's Country

William Kent Krueger

256 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 5h
9
Never Say Die by Ke Huy Quan

Never Say Die

Ke Huy Quan

256 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 5h
11
Weddings by Danielle Steel

Weddings

Danielle Steel

257 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 5h
17
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

331 pages · 3.96★ on Hardcover

≈ 5.5h6.7/10
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Persuasion by Jane Austen

Persuasion

Jane Austen

289 pages · 4.06★ on Hardcover

≈ 5.5h7.1/10
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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne

279 pages · 3.17★ on Hardcover

≈ 5.5h3.2/10
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The Trial by Franz Kafka

The Trial

Franz Kafka

231 pages · 3.84★ on Hardcover

≈ 5.5h6.1/10
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Mailman by Stephen Starring Grant

Mailman

Stephen Starring Grant

285 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 5.5h7.1/10early
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

287 pages · 4.03★ on Hardcover

≈ 5.5h6.9/10
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The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

288 pages · 4.16★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h7.5/10
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Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime

Trevor Noah

288 pages · 4.53★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h9.1/10
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Whistler by Ann Patchett

Whistler

Ann Patchett

295 pages · 4.19★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h7.4/10
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Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami

298 pages · 3.93★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h6.5/10
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Country People by Daniel Mason

Country People

Daniel Mason

299 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 6h6.8/10early
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Taipei Story by R. F. Kuang

Taipei Story

R. F. Kuang

303 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 6h5.9/10early
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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls

304 pages · 4.16★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h7.5/10
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The Steps by Sylvester Stallone

The Steps

Sylvester Stallone

304 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 6h
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The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

The Correspondent

Virginia Evans

305 pages · 4.31★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h8.1/10
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The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien

320 pages · 4.32★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h8.2/10
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Love You More by Emily Giffin

Love You More

Emily Giffin

320 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 6.5h
53
Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel

Exit Party

Emily St. John Mandel

320 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 6.5h7.5/10early
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This Is Me by Hayden Panettiere

This Is Me

Hayden Panettiere

320 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 6.5h
59
The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Two Towers

J. R. R. Tolkien

323 pages · 4.47★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h8.9/10
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The Mistake by Elle Kennedy

The Mistake

Elle Kennedy

323 pages · 3.70★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h5.5/10
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

332 pages · 3.92★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h6.3/10
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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

335 pages · 3.88★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h6.2/10
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Behind the Seams by Dolly Parton

Behind the Seams

Dolly Parton

335 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 6.5h6.3/10early
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1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

336 pages · 4.25★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h7.9/10
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Verity by Colleen Hoover

Verity

Colleen Hoover

336 pages · 3.76★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h5.7/10
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The Deal by Elle Kennedy

The Deal

Elle Kennedy

342 pages · 3.95★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h6.5/10
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Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

352 pages · 4.43★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h8.6/10
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Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth

Mad Mabel

Sally Hepworth

352 pages · 4.28★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h7.7/10
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The Nerd Reich by Gil Durán

The Nerd Reich

Gil Durán

352 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7h7.3/10early
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Live Laugh Love by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Live Laugh Love

Kristin Kobes Du Mez

352 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7h
87
The Witch by Freida McFadden

The Witch

Freida McFadden

352 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7h6.9/10early
89
Heart of Glass by Jennifer Hillier

Heart of Glass

Jennifer Hillier

356 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7h6.6/10early
93
London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

London Falling

Patrick Radden Keefe

361 pages · 4.22★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h7.5/10
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Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Toni Morrison

362 pages · 3.89★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h6.3/10
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Harvest Season by Brynne Weaver

Harvest Season

Brynne Weaver

368 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7.5h7.1/10early
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The Divorce by Freida McFadden

The Divorce

Freida McFadden

368 pages · 3.45★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h4.9/10
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Meet Me In Paris by Kristin Harmel

Meet Me In Paris

Kristin Harmel

368 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7.5h
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The Unknown by Riley Sager

The Unknown

Riley Sager

368 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7.5h5.7/10early
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Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

Heated Rivalry

Rachel Reid

368 pages · 4.10★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h7.1/10
105
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Careless People

Sarah Wynn-Williams

377 pages · 4.14★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h7.3/10
106
The Score by Elle Kennedy

The Score

Elle Kennedy

384 pages · 3.89★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h6.3/10
109
The Wedding People by Alison Espach

The Wedding People

Alison Espach

384 pages · 4.11★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h7.2/10
113
Grim Tidings by B.K. Borison

Grim Tidings

B.K. Borison

384 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7.5h7.0/10early
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Swan Song by Charles Spencer, Earl Spencer

Swan Song

Charles Spencer, Earl Spencer

384 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7.5h
116
The Goal by Elle Kennedy

The Goal

Elle Kennedy

386 pages · 3.61★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h5.1/10
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Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert

256 pages · 3.55★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h4.8/10
118
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

432 pages · 3.65★ on Hardcover

≈ 8h5.2/10
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Crossed by Emily McIntire

Crossed

Emily McIntire

389 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 8h5.4/10early
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Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

Yesteryear

Caro Claire Burke

391 pages · 3.81★ on Hardcover

≈ 8h5.8/10
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Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

Theo of Golden

Allen Levi

394 pages · 3.96★ on Hardcover

≈ 8h6.5/10
124
Choke Point by Brad Thor

Choke Point

Brad Thor

396 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 8h
125
Brain Damage by Freida McFadden

Brain Damage

Freida McFadden

398 pages · 3.83★ on Hardcover

≈ 8h6.1/10
127
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

400 pages · 4.21★ on Hardcover

≈ 8h7.6/10
128
Land by Maggie O'Farrell

Land

Maggie O'Farrell

400 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 8h6.7/10early
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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe

656 pages · 3.49★ on Hardcover

≈ 8h4.4/10
135
Famesick by Lena Dunham

Famesick

Lena Dunham

416 pages · 3.78★ on Hardcover

≈ 8.5h6.0/10
143
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

428 pages · 4.16★ on Hardcover

≈ 8.5h7.3/10
144
Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune

Our Perfect Storm

Carley Fortune

432 pages · 3.95★ on Hardcover

≈ 8.5h6.4/10
146
Biological War by Annie Jacobsen

Biological War

Annie Jacobsen

432 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 8.5h6.5/10early
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We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman

We Chase Shadows

Richard Osman

432 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 8.5h6.8/10early
148
The Odyssey by Homer

The Odyssey

Homer

300 pages · 3.88★ on Hardcover

≈ 8.5h6.1/10
151
Roll the Calls by Ari Emanuel

Roll the Calls

Ari Emanuel

433 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 8.5h
156
John & Paul by Ian Leslie

John & Paul

Ian Leslie

448 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 9h
162
Tempest by Victoria Aveyard

Tempest

Victoria Aveyard

464 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 9.5h
164
Fallen Rook by L.J. Shen

Fallen Rook

L.J. Shen

464 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 9.5h
168
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Catch-22

Joseph Heller

472 pages · 4.03★ on Hardcover

≈ 9.5h6.6/10
169
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

476 pages · 4.51★ on Hardcover

≈ 9.5h8.8/10
175
Regime Change by Jonathan Swan

Regime Change

Jonathan Swan

496 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 10h7.4/10early
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Salt by Mark Kurlansky

Salt

Mark Kurlansky

496 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 10h