Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If you are looking for great books that you can read in one day, you have come to the right place.
In this video, I share some of my favorite short books. There is something for everyone, and everything is under 250 pages (often much less).
And do not forget to tell me what are your favorite short books in the comments section down below!
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BOOKS:
In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri: bookdepository.com/In-Other-Words/9781408866139/?a_aid=bookishislander
Silk by Alessandro Baricco: bookdepository.com/Silk-Alessandro-Baricco/9781786896421/?a_aid=bookishislander
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx: bookdepository.com/Brokeback-Mountain-Annie-Proulx/9780743271325/?a_aid=bookishislander
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: bookdepository.com/Metamorphosis-Franz-Kafka-Franz-Kafka/9781676120476/?a_aid=bookishislander
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez: bookdepository.com/Friend-Sigrid-Nunez/9780349012810/?a_aid=bookishislander
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto: bookdepository.com/Kitchen-Banana-Yoshimoto/9780571342723/?a_aid=bookishislander
A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood: bookdepository.com/Single-Man-Christopher-Isherwood/9780374533878/?a_aid=bookishislander
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennet: bookdepository.com/Uncommon-Reader-Alan-Bennett/9780312427641/?a_aid=bookishislander
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Hey guys! My name's Juan and I make videos about books (mostly, literary fiction).
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Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/5870450-juan-ramos
If you are looking for great books that you can read in one day, you have come to the right place.
In this video, I share some of my favorite short books. There is something for everyone, and everything is under 250 pages (often much less).
And do not forget to tell me what are your favorite short books in the comments section down below!
Do you want to support my channel?
- PAYPAL: paypal.me/JuanjoTfe?locale.x=en_US
Do you want to buy me books?
- AMAZON WISHLIST: amazon.es/hz/wishlist/ls/20U14GXBM25HF?
Click [CC] for subtitles!
BOOKS:
In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri: bookdepository.com/In-Other-Words/9781408866139/?a_aid=bookishislander
Silk by Alessandro Baricco: bookdepository.com/Silk-Alessandro-Baricco/9781786896421/?a_aid=bookishislander
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx: bookdepository.com/Brokeback-Mountain-Annie-Proulx/9780743271325/?a_aid=bookishislander
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: bookdepository.com/Metamorphosis-Franz-Kafka-Franz-Kafka/9781676120476/?a_aid=bookishislander
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez: bookdepository.com/Friend-Sigrid-Nunez/9780349012810/?a_aid=bookishislander
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto: bookdepository.com/Kitchen-Banana-Yoshimoto/9780571342723/?a_aid=bookishislander
A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood: bookdepository.com/Single-Man-Christopher-Isherwood/9780374533878/?a_aid=bookishislander
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennet: bookdepository.com/Uncommon-Reader-Alan-Bennett/9780312427641/?a_aid=bookishislander
If you want to buy any of the books I talk about in this video and you'd like to support my channel, please use this link: bookdepository.com/?a_aid=bookishislander
Read Brokeback Mountain here: newyorker.com/magazine/1997/10/13/brokeback-mountain
youtube.com/c/bookishislander?sub_confirmation=1
MY EQUIPMENT:
Camera Canon EOS 250D / Rebel SL3 DSLR Camera w/ 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 III Lens: amzn.to/2USk1wH
Lights HPUSN Softbox Lighting Kit Professional Studio Photography Continuous Equipment with 85W 5500K E27 Socket Light and 2 Reflectors 50 x 70 cm and 2 Bulbs for Portrait Product Fashion Photography:
amzn.to/39ErAuL
Microphone BOYA BY-WM2G Wireless Lavalier Microphone: amzn.to/38sI21j
Hey guys! My name's Juan and I make videos about books (mostly, literary fiction).
Twitter: twitter.com/BookishIslander
Instagram: instagram.com/bookishislander
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/5870450-juan-ramos
![Great Victorian Novels [CC]
Here are nine of my favorite Victorian novels!
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BOOKS:
- Great Expectations: https://tidd.ly/2QlI0nR
- Vanity Fair: https://tidd.ly/2W3hm66
- Dracula: https://tidd.ly/2XJNT29
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: https://tidd.ly/3kyZPMJ
- The Woman in White: https://tidd.ly/3CHhqZc
- The Moonstone: https://tidd.ly/3CBfQI4
- North and South: https://tidd.ly/3lOj8RD
- Hard Times: https://tidd.ly/2XJOO2B
- Tess of the dUrbervilles: https://tidd.ly/2W5VG9D
- Middlemarch: https://tidd.ly/3nXUEYP
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![The End of the Year Book Tag [CC]
Time to start making a balance of what I have read so far this year, and start thinking about next year.
Questions:
0:00 Intro
1:21 Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish?
5:18 Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?
7:15 Is there a new release youre still waiting for?
8:18 What are three books you want to read before the end of the year?
10:07 Is there a book you think could still shock you and become your favorite book of the year?
11:27 Have you already started making reading plans for next year?
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BOOKS:
- Gone with the Wind: https://tidd.ly/3uajoNt
- In Search of Lost Time: https://tidd.ly/3cfBeYe
- À la recherche du temps perdu: https://tidd.ly/3FmJn9P
- The Book of Disquiet: https://tidd.ly/3ClINqQ
- O livro do desassossego: https://tidd.ly/3Dmo73z
- Midnights Children: https://tidd.ly/3x58qeR
- The Life and Times of Michael K: https://tidd.ly/3cqW1sQ
- The Abyss: https://tidd.ly/3wSKNpv
- Opus Nigrum: https://tidd.ly/3HlWjPb
- The Emigrants: https://tidd.ly/327gkc5
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![THREE Books I will never Forget [CC]
Three great books that I will never forget.
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BOOKS:
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![ALIAS GRACE by Margaret Atwood 🇨🇦 BOOK REVIEW [CC]
My review of ALIAS GRACE by Margaret Atwood.
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BOOKS:
- Alias Grace: https://tidd.ly/2S39m32
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![Polyglot Reading Guide: How to Read Books in a Foreign Language [CC]
Would you like to read books in another language? It is easier than you think!
I am a polyglot who reads in six languages and in this video, I share my tips to read books in a foreign language.
Learn Spanish with Juan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrBLzdAs1fjw4Ks5cD09fVg
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5870450-juan-ramos
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![MRS. DALLOWAY by Virginia Woolf 🏴 BOOK REVIEW [CC]
My *SPOILER-FREE* review of MRS. DALLOWAY by Virginia Woolf.
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Hey guys! My names Juan and I make videos about books (mostly, literary fiction).
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![READING WRAP UP: What I Read In February! [CC]
I had a successful reading month in February. I was lucky enough to spend time in the company of brilliant authors who are able to create great literature.
BOOKS:
If you want to buy any of the books I talk about in this video and youd like to support my channel, please use this link: https://www.bookdepository.com/?a_aid=bookishislander
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https://amzn.to/39ErAuL
Microphone BOYA BY-WM2G Wireless Lavalier Microphone: https://amzn.to/38sI21j
Hey guys! My names Juan and I make videos about books (mostly, literary fiction).
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BookishIslander
Instagram: http://instagram.com/bookishislander
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5870450-juan-ramos
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![LOLITA - Vladimir Nabokov 🇺🇸 🇷🇺 BOOK REVIEW [CC]
My *SPOILER FREE* review of Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.
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BOOKS:
- Speak, Memory: https://tidd.ly/2PzCsWa
- Pnin: https://tidd.ly/3lX3uCS
- Lolita: https://tidd.ly/3tRZI0y
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