November 3, 2021

Novellas in November #NovNov

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Do you love novellas or short stories?

Is there a difference?

Although definitions can vary somewhat, novellas are between 17,500-40,000 words and are under 200 pages in length while short stories are between 7,500-10,000 words and are under 30 pages. For this post, every title I mention is under 200 pages.

As well as #NonfictionNovember, I’m participating in Novellas in November (#NovNov) this year with Cathy @ 746 Books and Rebecca @ Bookish Beck.

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Weekly Topics and My Reading Plan:
(Join us?)

1–7 November: Contemporary fiction

I’m reading The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (which has been on my TBR for a while) and the “buddy read” Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson.

8–14 November: Short nonfiction 

I’m reading the “buddy read” The Story of My Life by Helen Keller. (free to download here from Project Gutenberg. Note: only the first 85 pages constitute her memoir; the rest is letters and supplementary material.) This selection will also work for Nonfiction November!

15–21 November: Literature in translation

I might read the “buddy read” Territory of Light by Yuko Tsushima (if it’s not too sad). But I’m open to suggestions for a novella in translation (I’ve already read The Convenience Store Woman).

22–28 November: Short classics

I’m reading the “buddy read” Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. (free to download here from Project Gutenberg)

Other novellas I’ve enjoyed in recent years include

• And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman (novella in translation)
• The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman (although this might be considered a short story)
• The Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler
• The Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (novella in translation)
• Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
• 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

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Look for my Novellas in November #NovNov wrap up post on November 29, 2021.

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QOTD:

Are you reading a novella in November?
If you could recommend ONE novella title for me, what would you recommend?
If you are participating in #NovNov, please leave a link to your post in comments.

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