Here is a list of books that are fewer than 250 pages long for you to choose from. They are all fairly popular and available in paperback form, so they should be easy to find. To save money, you could try to find them in used bookstores, or they could be cheaper in eBook format. You are also likely to find them in your local library.
You can read the blurb of the book and some reviews of it on this website: https://www.goodreads.com/
N = The book has been made into a movie or series on Netflix.
M = It has been made into a movie or series.
General Fiction
Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut
Giovanni’s Room - James Baldwin
The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead
The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton
You - Caroline Kepnes (N)
The Alchemist - Paulo Coehlo
Sula - Toni Morrison
The Call of the Wild - Jack London
In the Winter Dark - Tim Winton
The Color Purple - Alice Walker (M)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky (M)
Science Fiction
Annihilation - Jeff VanderMeer (N)
The Chrysalids - John Wyndham
The Giver - Lois Lowry
Horror
We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson
The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson (N)
I Am Legend - Richard Matheson (M)
Fantasy
Harry Potter - JK Rowling (M)
A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin
The Mermaid Girl: A Story - Erika Swiller
Mystery/Thriller
Amsterdam - Ian McEwan
The Body in the Library - Agatha Christie (M)
The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler (M)
Non-fiction
Steal like an artist - Austin Klein
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life - Hector Garcia, Francesc Miralles
Women & Power: A Manifesto - Mary Beard
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying - Marie Kondo (N)
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