If you like reading, but you don’t have much time to dedicate to this activity, these short books to read They are ideal for you, because they are read in one sitting.
Many people would love to read much more than they can, and sometimes it is not even because they are not interested, as some people might think, but because of a pure and physical lack of time, because in the midst of work, home, children, etcetera, the books remain in the background.
However, all is not lost for these lovers of reading, as there are literary texts whose few pages allow them to be read in a very short time or while doing other activities, such as while you are on the bus. Here we share some titles, take note!
3 books to read (short) for children
Me and my cat?by Satoshi Kitamura
In just 30 pages, this amply illustrated book tells the story of a boy who swaps his personality with his cat’s due to a spell, and both go on hilarious adventures while in each other’s bodies.
never grow upby Roald Dahl
It is the first illustrated album by Roald Dahl, and it talks about what happens when children start to grow up, and invites us not to forget wonderful things about childhood such as the ability to be surprised, among others.
Way homeby Jairo Buitrago
This is a book that is already a classic of children’s literature in Colombia, and it talks about the absence of the father, a very difficult topic to approach, but that the author and the illustrator approach with such delicacy and fantasy that it is a pleasure to read it. and again.
Some short books to read for free and short books to read pdf
On the Internet you can get some literary texts for free reading, either online or to download and read later; you can also, if you prefer, listen to them in free audiobooks. We share some classic titles that you find on the web and, due to their short length, you can read them in less than two hours.
I sing to myselfby Walt Whitman
The entire book is a poem in verse, composed of 52 stanzas, which thoroughly investigates the meaning of life, but seen as a true miracle; In addition, it exalts self-love.
barrenby Federico Garcia Lorca
It is a play that can be read perfectly as a little novel. It tells the story of a peasant woman who feels guilty for not getting pregnant by her husband, not suspecting that her problem might not be her.
Adam and Eve’s diaryby Mark Twain
This is a comic parody story that speculates on what Adam and Eve might have experienced, both in paradise and outside of it. It is striking how he investigates male and female personalities, creating a pair of very authentic and opposite characters.
Short books by contemporary authors
Finally, we share some recommendations available in bookstores or libraries, because being recently published, they are not yet free of rights, so you can hardly find them online.
You and I. a russian novelby Juan Cardenas
This experimental book begins with the meme «you and me (…) I don’t know, think about it», and little by little it becomes the strange story of a man who is not what he seems, but neither does he seem what he is.
the invincible cityby Fernanda Trias
A survivor of abuse by her ex-partner, tries to heal her wounds while trying to reconcile with the city of Buenos Aires and all her memories. Full of poetry, this novel will make you reflect on pain.
involuntary movementsby Yulieth Mora Garzón
A fragmentary novel, which speaks of «childhood», but in this case the father is absent and at the same time very close, and the existence of his daughter, the narrator, is indifferent to him. Through small scenes, she investigates the history of a broken relationship, and she does it in a raw, but full of humor way.
Tell us, Which of these texts catches your attention? Write what you think in the comments of this note.
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