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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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God's Country by William Kent Krueger

God's Country

William Kent Krueger

256 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 5h0.00 (0)
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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 · 3.75★ on Hardcover

≈ 5.5h3.75 (469)
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Mailman by Stephen Starring Grant

Mailman

Stephen Starring Grant

285 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 5.5h4.11 (19)
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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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Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime

Trevor Noah

288 pages · 4.53★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h4.53 (1k)
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Whistler by Ann Patchett

Whistler

Ann Patchett

295 pages · 4.43★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h4.43 (51)
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Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami

298 pages · 3.93★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h3.93 (1k)
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Country People by Daniel Mason

Country People

Daniel Mason

299 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 6h4.13 (8)
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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls

304 pages · 4.16★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h4.16 (609)
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The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

The Correspondent

Virginia Evans

305 pages · 4.28★ on Hardcover

≈ 6h4.28 (281)
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The Nerd Reich by Gil Durán

The Nerd Reich

Gil Durán

320 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 6.5h4.40 (5)
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The Mistake by Elle Kennedy

The Mistake

Elle Kennedy

323 pages · 3.71★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h3.71 (359)
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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 · 3.87★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h3.87 (1k)
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1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

336 pages · 4.25★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h4.25 (8k)
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Verity by Colleen Hoover

Verity

Colleen Hoover

336 pages · 3.75★ on Hardcover

≈ 6.5h3.75 (1k)
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Behind the Seams by Dolly Parton

Behind the Seams

Dolly Parton

337 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 6.5h3.92 (13)
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The Deal by Elle Kennedy

The Deal

Elle Kennedy

342 pages · 3.95★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h3.95 (610)
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Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

352 pages · 4.43★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h4.43 (2k)
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Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth

Mad Mabel

Sally Hepworth

352 pages · 4.37★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h4.37 (65)
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

353 pages · 3.89★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h3.89 (3k)
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Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Toni Morrison

362 pages · 3.90★ on Hardcover

≈ 7h3.90 (544)
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Harvest Season by Brynne Weaver

Harvest Season

Brynne Weaver

368 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7.5h4.10 (26)
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The Divorce by Freida McFadden

The Divorce

Freida McFadden

368 pages · 3.50★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h3.50 (61)
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Meet Me In Paris by Kristin Harmel

Meet Me In Paris

Kristin Harmel

368 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7.5h4.25 (2)
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The Unknown by Riley Sager

The Unknown

Riley Sager

369 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 7.5h0.00 (0)
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Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Careless People

Sarah Wynn-Williams

377 pages · 4.12★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h4.12 (422)
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London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

London Falling

Patrick Radden Keefe

379 pages · 4.26★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h4.26 (78)
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The Score by Elle Kennedy

The Score

Elle Kennedy

384 pages · 3.87★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h3.87 (312)
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The Wedding People by Alison Espach

The Wedding People

Alison Espach

384 pages · 4.12★ on Hardcover

≈ 7.5h4.12 (576)
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Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

Yesteryear

Caro Claire Burke

391 pages · 3.84★ on Hardcover

≈ 8h3.84 (519)
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Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages · 4.47★ on Hardcover

≈ 8h4.47 (314)
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Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

Theo of Golden

Allen Levi

394 pages · 3.96★ on Hardcover

≈ 8h3.96 (138)
70
Choke Point by Brad Thor

Choke Point

Brad Thor

396 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 8h4.00 (3)
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Brain Damage by Freida McFadden

Brain Damage

Freida McFadden

398 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 8h3.88 (49)
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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

≈ 8.5h3.93 (41)
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Love You More by Emily Giffin

Love You More

Emily Giffin

417 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 8.5h3.38 (4)
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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

432 pages · 3.63★ on Hardcover

≈ 8.5h3.63 (2k)
84
Our Perfect Summer by Carley Fortune

Our Perfect Summer

Carley Fortune

432 pages · 4.01★ on Hardcover

≈ 8.5h4.01 (51)
86
Biological War by Annie Jacobsen

Biological War

Annie Jacobsen

432 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 8.5h3.81 (13)
93
John and Paul by Ian Leslie

John and Paul

Ian Leslie

448 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 9h0.00 (0)
97
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

476 pages · 4.50★ on Hardcover

≈ 9.5h4.50 (8k)
101
Regime Change by Jonathan Swan

Regime Change

Jonathan Swan

496 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 10h4.39 (18)
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Salt by Mark Kurlansky

Salt

Mark Kurlansky

496 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 10h0.00 (0)