if one of your new years resolutions was to read more books in 2015, the goodreads reading challenge is a great way to keep track. the challenge lets you know if you’re ahead, on track, or behind your goal. If you’re currently a few books behind your goal, you’re probably starting to feel the pressure. You can also see if your friends have met or exceeded your own reading goals. a little competition between friends will help motivate you to go to the books. To make sure you reach your book goal this year, choose quick and easy reads.
sometimes life is too hectic to commit to reading a difficult or huge book like moby-dick or infinite jest. To help you through the final months of 2015, we’ve put together a diverse list of quick reads. End your year strong with some science fiction, romance, or novels. it’s amazing how accomplished you’ll feel when you finish reading a book in just a day or two. better catch up now so you can attend your holiday parties and holidays. this list is sure to get you closer to completing your reading challenge.
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1. office girl by joe meno
Joe Meno’s hipster romance is light but not fluffy. It perfectly captures that moment in life when you don’t know what you’re doing and the future is full of possibilities.
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2. station eleven by emily st. John Mandel
station eleven is a gripping science fiction novel about a flu pandemic that kills most of the world’s population. the gripping suspense book vividly depicts life before and after the pandemic.
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3. start for ten by david nicholls
starter for ten is a semi-autobiographical coming of age story of the character brian jackson and his freshman year of college. It’s a super fun and entertaining short read.
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4. the rosie project by graeme simsion
simsion’s narrator, don tillman, is unique in that he clearly falls somewhere on the autism spectrum. the rosie project is an incredibly entertaining and moving story.
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5. rainbow rowell’s attachments
rainbow rowell creates authentic and likeable characters. attachments is a funny and touching portrait of friendship in the digital age.
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6. the bees by laline pauline
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the bees is an extraordinarily original book that takes place over a year, about the life of bees in a hive. laline pall imagines a dystopian world told from the perspective of flora 717, a worker bee.
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7. world war z by max brooks
Best read during a thunderstorm or snowy day, world war z will have you on the edge of your seat. uniquely tells the story of the zombie wars from the perspective of those who fought in them.
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8. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
This New York Times bestseller is a historical novel set in 1946, as London emerges from World War II. the novel develops rapidly through a series of correspondences. Despite being a dark period in history, the novel is light and entertaining.
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9. looking for alaska by john green
John Green’s first novel about Miles and their formative teenage years of friendship, love, and heartache. despite navigating through teenage angst, the book offers humor and lightness.
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10. the time traveler’s wife by audrey niffenegger
The Time Traveler’s Wife is a thriller, romance, and science fiction all rolled into one. Niffenegger guides the reader through a tangled narrative about time traveler Henry and his wife Claire.
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11. the life of pi by yann martel
Pi, a young man, survives a shipwreck and is stranded for months in a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. the story is rich and wrestles with philosophical and religious questions.
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12. the help of kathryn stockett
the help is a very popular novel about black servants working in white homes in the south in the early 1960s. it’s a fantastic read because stockett manages to seamlessly blend reality and fiction.
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13. good luck right now by matthew quick
new york times bestselling author mathew quick brings us another funny and heartwarming story. Similar to the silver linings playbook, quick offers an offbeat story with eccentric characters.
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14. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. heinlein by matthew quick
This science fiction novel is about an adult human being who comes to earth after being born and raised on the planet Mars. His open-minded perspective allows Heinlein to reassess institutions like religion, money, and monogamy.
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15. me before you by jojo moyes
Me Before You is a heartbreaking love story about a woman who is hired to care for a quadriplegic man. it’s a page turner that makes the reader immediately identify with the characters on it.
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16. the song of the cuckoo by j.k. paddle
This is the first part of a new crime novel series from j.k. Rowling published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The main character, Cormoran Strike, is a down-on-his-luck private investigator who you can’t help but root for.
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17. the husband’s secret by liane moriarty
Don’t be fooled by the title or the cover. husband’s secret is a whiny murder mystery. Moriarty’s fast-paced pace and engaging characters will make you fast read to the end.
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