Favorite Short Fiction
- Liste du mois
- Février 2022 (see all)
- Description
- In honor of February's status as the shortest month of the year, our List of the Month is devoted to Favorite Short Fiction, which can include: individual short stories, anthologies (multiple authors), short story collections (single author), or novellas (100 pages or less). If members are listing one specific story, contained in a larger collection but not published separately, and not available as a separate work page on LibraryThing, the collection can be added, and the specific story can be indicated in the Explanations field. Please only downvote titles if the book does not fit the theme.
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de Ted Chiang
5,118 membres
233 critiques
4.2
Score 34.84
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 12:57 PM
- 10 Members
- lorax, karenb, anglemark, charl08, KatyBee, johnlrice, timetunnel, ManWithAnAgenda, SDanielson, sqr3cls3
2
12,127 membres
268 critiques
4.1
Score 29
Ajouté 2022-02-11, 07:11 PM
- 9 Members
- charl08, terran, CarltonC, ahef1963, steller0707, sqr3cls3, Tosta, monicamargolis, -Pia-,Tess_W
- Explications
- Tess_W : It is 208 pages in length.sqr3cls3: Is it possible to remove a thumbs down given for a misunderstanding? This is a collection of short stories, not one of her novels, so page numbers shouldn't apply.
3
- 8 Members
- rosalita, Tess_W, ahef1963, AbigailAdams26, dianeham, jkonecki, steller0707, Sofyyyy21
- Explications
- AbigailAdams26: Just a lovely holiday tale, about love and the true nature of giving and receiving gifts.
4
- 7 Members
- TheDivineOomba, Tess_W, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Christilee394, Sofyyyy21
5
15,724 membres
250 critiques
4.1
Score 22.1
Ajouté 2022-02-10, 03:43 PM
6
4,076 membres
98 critiques
4.1
Score 21.66
Ajouté 2022-02-08, 04:51 PM
- 6 Members
- rosalita, mstrust, sturlington, steller0707, MarianBengal, Sofyyyy21
- Explications
- sturlington: I decided to list those stories that have remained with me all my life, in this case, the title story.
7
- 6 Members
- madhatter22, KatyBee, johnlrice, dianeham, Radtosan, steller0707
8
5,525 membres
149 critiques
4
Score 19.48
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 03:43 PM
9
de Martha Wells
5,549 membres
348 critiques
4.1
Score 19.27
Ajouté 2022-02-08, 07:41 PM
- 6 Members
- terran, elenchus, souloftherose, KatyBee, Brandy1411, MarianBengal
- Explications
- elenchus: Each of the first 4 novellas in the Murderbot Diaries describes a self-contained story arc, and they're great fun, but it's the overarching discovery of SecUnit that compels me to read the next installment.
10
39,169 membres
665 critiques
3.9
Score 18.06
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 02:06 AM
- 6 Members
- Morphidae, terran, deldevries, sdkennedy, ahef1963, brandymt,geoffreymeadows
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- 5 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, madhatter22, tina1969, sdkennedy
- Explications
- sturlington: I think this collection represents the epitome of King's short stories, a great mix of weird, trippy, scary, moody, and wtf.
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13
- 4 Members
- brewergirl, raidergirl3, mrswebster, Sofyyyy21
14
800 membres
7 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 13.08
Ajouté 2022-02-10, 03:45 PM
- 4 Members
- brewergirl, karenb, hipdeep, MarianBengal
15
5,945 membres
120 critiques
3.8
Score 12.77
Ajouté 2022-02-08, 07:42 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, CarltonC, elenchus, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explications
- elenchus: One of the original examples of linked stories in my reading life, and still a favourite.
16
1,444 membres
50 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 12.6
Ajouté 2022-02-11, 10:08 AM
- 4 Members
- Euryale, rarm, johnlrice, ManWithAnAgenda
17
395 membres
4 critiques
4
Score 11.54
Ajouté 2022-02-11, 11:06 AM
- 4 Members
- Euryale, rarm, Heather39, MarianBengal
18
2,872 membres
99 critiques
3.9
Score 11.36
Ajouté 2022-02-08, 03:35 PM
- 3 Members
- mstrust, AbigailAdams26, -Pia-
- Explications
- AbigailAdams26: A story that makes me both weep and laugh.
19
de Joan Aiken
173 membres
13 critiques
4.2
Score 10.4
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 12:10 PM
20
2,624 membres
121 critiques
3.8
Score 9.5
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 08:37 AM
21
4,191 membres
130 critiques
3.9
Score 9.02
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 12:10 PM
22
- 3 Members
- lorax, timetunnel, Cora-R
23
2,368 membres
31 critiques
3.9
Score 8.54
Ajouté 2022-02-10, 07:37 PM
- 3 Members
- lorax, ManWithAnAgenda, MarianBengal
24
- 3 Members
- deldevries, madhatter22, Eagle13
25
de Lucia Berlin
1,765 membres
60 critiques
4.2
Score 8.03
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 08:39 AM
- 3 Members
- charl08, Capybara_99, vwinsloe
26
- 2 Members
- thorold, JuliaMaria
27
28
388 membres
½ 3.5
Score 8
Ajouté 2022-02-08, 08:24 PM
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de Stephen King
5,409 membres
133 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 7.36
Ajouté 2022-02-15, 06:02 AM
- 2 Members
- deldevries, tina1969
30
- 2 Members
- cornerhouse, Capybara_99
31
de Tim O'Brien
14,386 membres
393 critiques
4.2
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 09:40 AM
- 2 Members
- susanbooks, Tess_W
- Explications
- Tess_W: Favorites: On the Rainy River and The Lives of the Dead
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de Miranda July
3,059 membres
94 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 06:08 PM
- 2 Members
- EerierIdyllMeme, -Pia-
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de Shaun Tan
1,404 membres
110 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 05:09 AM
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827 membres
21 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2022-02-08, 04:43 PM
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de Alice Munro
121 membres
3 critiques
4.1
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2022-02-23, 10:31 PM
- 2 Members
- cornerhouse, c_why
36
- 3 Members
- mstrust, merrystar, AbigailAdams26,
- Explications
- AbigailAdams26: I have loved fairy-tales since I was a young girl, and have read the complete Grimm many times through.
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38
1,246 membres
38 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 6.83
Ajouté 2022-02-24, 04:13 PM
- 2 Members
- souloftherose, dianeham
41
de Annie Proulx
3,451 membres
70 critiques
3.9
Score 6.73
Ajouté 2022-02-24, 12:00 PM
- 2 Members
- deldevries, AXC23
42
- 2 Members
- cornerhouse, loulourevisited
43
de Jean Giono
1,803 membres
45 critiques
4.1
Score 6.73
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 09:07 AM
- 2 Members
- EMS_24, perennialreader
- Explications
- perennialreader: You can change your part of the world with a simple but repeated action.
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45
511 membres
16 critiques
4.1
Score 6.68
Ajouté 2022-02-23, 06:04 PM
- 2 Members
- cornerhouse, Morphidae
- Explications
- Morphidae: When I picked this collection up, I wasn't expecting much. I had read one other book by Butler, Kindred, and thought it was "okay." Then I was blown away by these stories. I don't know if it was the mood I was in or if they really were that good - ever been too afraid to reread something because you're afraid it wasn't as good as you thought it was? Yeah, that's me. However, it's been seven years. It's time...
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1,062 membres
23 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 6.4
Ajouté 2022-02-14, 05:42 AM
47
3,146 membres
61 critiques
4.2
Score 6.19
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 06:09 PM
- 2 Members
- EerierIdyllMeme, terran
48
de Tom Hanks
1,994 membres
95 critiques
½ 3.5
Score 6.19
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 04:09 AM
- 2 Members
- msjudy, TheReadingReindeer
- Explications
- TheReadingReindeer: Collection of short stories on various themes, but all including a typewriter.
49
261 membres
4 critiques
4.1
Score 6.19
Ajouté 2022-02-08, 03:51 PM
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- 2 Members
- AbigailAdams26, dianeham
- Explications
- AbigailAdams26: Specific story: "Wilderness Tips." A haunting tale I have never forgotten.
51
964 membres
28 critiques
4
Score 6.04
Ajouté 2022-02-27, 11:15 AM
52
510 membres
6 critiques
4.1
Score 6.04
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 09:08 PM
- 2 Members
- madhatter22, loulourevisited
53
- 2 Members
- brewergirl, sturlington
- Explications
- sturlington: An altogether wonderful collection of haunting and melancholy stories. An elegy for the world.
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de Ron Rash
273 membres
12 critiques
4.1
Score 5.87
Ajouté 2022-02-08, 10:19 PM
- 2 Members
- mrswebster, sqr3cls3
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56
1,474 membres
34 critiques
3.9
Score 5.71
Ajouté 2022-02-10, 03:42 PM
57
241 membres
23 critiques
4.2
Score 5.71
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 09:51 PM
- 2 Members
- Aquila, paradoxosalpha
- Explications
- paradoxosalpha: Imaginative tales featuring moral dilemmas of characters in transformed worlds, along with rich veins of emotion.
58
de Eudora Welty
132 membres
5 critiques
3.9
Score 5.71
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 11:29 PM
59
- 2 Members
- brewergirl, elenchus
- Explications
- elenchus: It's not commonly remarked, but this collection is linked by a character (The Tall Man in the Blue Suit) who mostly stays in the wings, if he appears in the story at all. But the original collection was subtitled, "Or, The Adventures of James Harris". Following the thread of this suit through the stories adds another dimension to each tale.
60
3,081 membres
96 critiques
4.2
Score 5.35
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 09:13 PM
61
- Member
- tina1969
63
- Member
- Capybara_99
67
68
- Member
- reader517
73
- Member
- DigUnlocked
75
- Member
- Heather39
76
407 membres
5 critiques
3.9
Score 4
Ajouté 2022-02-08, 07:45 PM
77
- Member
- Eagle13
81
de Mark Haddon
326 membres
16 critiques
4.1
Score 4
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 04:23 AM
- Member
- TheReadingReindeer
- Explications
- TheReadingReindeer: I really enjoyed this collection of short stories and found them well written.
83
- Member
- EMS_24
84
199 membres
4 critiques
½ 4.5
Score 4
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 09:39 PM
- Member
- paradoxosalpha
- Explications
- paradoxosalpha: The best short fiction by a master of lapidary dark fantasy
86
- Member
- Cora-R
87
105 membres
1 critique
½ 4.4
Score 4
Ajouté 2022-02-09, 08:58 AM
- Member
- perennialreader
- Explications
- perennialreader: These protagonists are, for the most part, outsiders looking in at more traditional families and their celebrations. My favorite is Silver Packages.
89
- Member
- Kristelh
90
- Member
- loulourevisited
91
- Member
- Maddz
92
- Member
- -pilgrim-
93
- Member
- hfglen
96
6 membres
Score 4
Ajouté 2022-02-08, 07:00 PM
- Member
- tardis
- Explications
- tardis: On Spec is a fine magazine of short (and mostly Canadian) spec fic, poetry, etc. This collection contains some of my favourite stories, including the eponymous Casserole Diplomacy. Full disclosure: I was art director for them for 5 years and the eds are all good friends.
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98
- Member
- westendgirl
100
- Member
- Corinne2020