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Short & Sweet: The Best Short Story Collections 📖
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items Sometimes you just want to have some fun and read a 30 page story. Sometimes you aren't in a mood for a long novel and you'd rather read several stories with different themes and genres. Sometimes you're interested in an author's work and want to see...
one of the most popular short story collections with gen z, and for good reason, since it's extremely entertaining and a bit quirky. some stories are super unique, such as one about a girl who becomes obsessed with the human heart in a very peculiar ...
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
a more atmospheric collection and my personal favourite short story collection of all time, this book includes three stories that share the common theme that is sleep. a woman starts sleepwalking while mourning the loss of her partner, another woman ...
Asleep
now another super quirky pick: a collection of stories in which abnormal things are presented as completely normal. for example, in one of the stories a woman is weirded out because her husband refuses to support making every day objects out of human...
Life Ceremony
an emotional and atmospheric collection of intimate stories about the lives of south korean women. both personal and political, the stories will make you connect deeply with the characters, while learning little facts about korean history along the w...
Shoko's Smile
an impressively creative and haunting collection of gothic stories about bodies, love, desire, obsession, revenge, isolation, queerness, sleep, ghosts and more. as you can see, there's a variety of themes to explore here. these nine stories might be ...
salt slow
the point of these stories is perfectly explained in a quote from the book: "it is in the most surreal situations that a person feels the most present, the closest to reality." these stories will take you through truly insane situations, such as a la...
Bliss Montage
an absolutely gorgeous collection of stories about five women recovering after surviving various painful events. that might make you think these would be difficult to read, but in reality, each story felt like a warm hug to me. the writing is beautif...
Dead-End Memories:
while we're on the topic of banana yoshimoto and short story collections, this one is absolutely excellent despite the fact that it only includes two stories. in hardboiled, the narrator is on a hike on her ex girlfriend’s death anniversary. she has ...
Hardboiled and Hard Luck
a much less popular collection, and therefore a criminally underrated gem from one of spain's best contemporary authors. i initially read this because the title intrigued me, and it did not disappoint. the writing is amazing, the stories are varied i...
Vampire in Love
a gem of a collection from yiyun li, an author so good i can't believe she isn't appreciated more. these emotional and intimate stories focus on grief, loss, love, family, motherhood, isolation, aging, guilt, change, life and death, and everything el...
Wednesday's Child
this author has one of the most unique and memorable writing styles i've ever read, and that's saying something considering how much i read and how varied i am about it. this collection shows off that style perfectly, and it will entertain you for su...
The Bread We Eat in Dreams
seven powerful and memorable short stories, and izumi suzuki's best collection if you ask me. these intriguing and often dystopian stories focus on various themes such as societal norms, relationships, queerness, technology, politics, and more. the t...
Terminal Boredom
a collection of thirteen dark stories for those who prefer a more horror-ish vibe. a gothic collection influenced by folklore, queerness, love, power, and what it means to be human. the writing is gorgeous, and you'll definitely enjoy these if you li...
Parallel Hells
an underrated collection from an equally underrated author who is so good and so creative that i believe she will be much more recognised soon. this is a super unique and surrealist collection of 16 peculiar stories about queerness, womanhood, the as...
Gods of Want
a gorgeous collection from an author who has one of my favourite writing styles ever, and who is a master of writing super intimate and emotional pieces. there is a variety of genres here, and it's a genre-bending book in a way, as the stories get ex...
Her Body and Other Parties
a great collection from the author you might recognise as the author of the bestseller writers & lovers. this collection is full of intimate stories about love, desire, longing, heartache, loss, growing up, grief, self-discovery, and more. above ...
Five Tuesdays in Winter
a unique collection of intriguing and playful stories from alexandra chang, whom you might recognise as the author of days of distraction. there's a great variety here that allowed the author to showcase her creativity and her writing skills super we...
Tomb Sweeping
another extremely underrated gem from an underrated malaysian author, this wonderful collection is full of quirky and weird stories about women who find their lives turned around in strange ways, and how the women then fight the higher powers restrai...
Lake Like a Mirror
a collection of arctic horror stories from many different authors, so you're definitely going to see a variety of writing styles here. it's culturally interesting and you get to learn more about mythology and various legends. the stories are great fo...
Taaqtumi
another collection from izumi suzuki, since her amazing writing style truly shines in short stories. this collection of 11 surrealist stories perfectly blends fantasy and science fiction influences, the stories are extremely creative and make you won...
Hit Parade of Tears
a magical and very well written collection of peculiar stories that i originally decided to read because i thought the title was super intriguing, and this book did not disappoint. if you enjoy magical realism in general, you'll probably find somethi...
Vampires in the Lemon Grove
a collection of captivating and thrilling short stories that are guaranteed to entertain you, and sometimes even make you think deeply when it comes to the more mysterious stories. the title story stands out the most, and it is my personal favourite....
Diary Of A Murderer
an amazing collection of stories that mainly focus on love between women, these stories truly celebrate womanhood and how women love each other. the collection is split into two sections, big and juicy (22 stories, a bit longer) and short and tart (1...
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