Short Story Recommendations

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Selected Stories
Selected Stories 4.27 avg rating — 7,179 ratings
2.
Nine Stories
Nine Stories 4.18 avg rating — 152,907 ratings
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life 4.54 avg rating — 23,126 ratings
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CivilWarLand in Bad Decline
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline 4.21 avg rating — 22,038 ratings
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Runaway: Stories
Runaway: Stories 3.97 avg rating — 27,362 ratings
6.
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings 4.19 avg rating — 243,678 ratings
6.
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories 4.07 avg rating — 338,237 ratings
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Stories of Your Life and Others
Stories of Your Life and Others 4.25 avg rating — 120,104 ratings
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The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories 4.02 avg rating — 115,386 ratings
10.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories 4.17 avg rating — 48,600 ratings
11.
Norse Mythology
Norse Mythology 4.10 avg rating — 338,258 ratings
12.
Barbarian (Forgotten Legends of the Germanic Peoples Book 1)
Barbarian (Forgotten Legends of the Germanic Peoples Book 1) 4.75 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Tenth of December
Tenth of December 3.98 avg rating — 80,041 ratings
14.
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter 3.97 avg rating — 6,229 ratings
15.
Cathedral
Cathedral 4.24 avg rating — 38,961 ratings
16.
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
The Stories of Ray Bradbury 4.43 avg rating — 5,413 ratings
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James Thurber: 92 Stories
James Thurber: 92 Stories 4.16 avg rating — 223 ratings
18.
The Portable Dorothy Parker
The Portable Dorothy Parker 4.33 avg rating — 11,889 ratings
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Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances 3.91 avg rating — 62,822 ratings
20.
The Short Stories
The Short Stories 4.22 avg rating — 14,875 ratings
21.
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories 3.90 avg rating — 1,338,316 ratings
21.
The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories
The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories 3.79 avg rating — 46,668 ratings
23.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love 4.02 avg rating — 74,792 ratings
24.
The Open Window and Other Short Stories
The Open Window and Other Short Stories
by: Saki
3.95 avg rating — 2,033 ratings
24.
81 Words Flash Fiction Anthology: 1,000 Stories by 1,000 Authors – A World Record Breaking Book
81 Words Flash Fiction Anthology: 1,000 Stories by 1,000 Authors – A World Record Breaking Book 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings
24.
The Bookseller: Stories
The Bookseller: Stories 3.93 avg rating — 28 ratings
27.
Pastoralia
Pastoralia 4.07 avg rating — 25,642 ratings
27.
Scorpid
Scorpid 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
29.
Tritely Challenged Volume 2
Tritely Challenged Volume 2 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
30.
The Door in the Air and Other Stories
The Door in the Air and Other Stories 4.33 avg rating — 119 ratings
31.
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Me Talk Pretty One Day 4.01 avg rating — 714,086 ratings
32.
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim 4.11 avg rating — 286,482 ratings
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Short Cuts: Selected Stories
Short Cuts: Selected Stories 4.10 avg rating — 6,807 ratings
34.
Naked
Naked 4.10 avg rating — 271,051 ratings
34.
Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories
Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories 4.41 avg rating — 22,206 ratings
36.
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
When You Are Engulfed in Flames 4.08 avg rating — 215,529 ratings
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The Stories of John Cheever
The Stories of John Cheever 4.26 avg rating — 15,587 ratings
38.
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls: Essays, Etc.
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls: Essays, Etc. 3.85 avg rating — 149,432 ratings
38.
The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford
The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford 3.72 avg rating — 1,523 ratings
40.
Calypso
Calypso 4.11 avg rating — 142,991 ratings
40.
Fiction 100: An Anthology of Short Fiction (9th Edition)
Fiction 100: An Anthology of Short Fiction (9th Edition) 4.02 avg rating — 158 ratings
42.
Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays
Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays 3.79 avg rating — 55,868 ratings
42.
The Barracks Thief and Selected Stories
The Barracks Thief and Selected Stories 4.13 avg rating — 30 ratings
44.
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk 3.39 avg rating — 64,674 ratings
45.
Mark Twain's San Francisco
Mark Twain's San Francisco 4.11 avg rating — 57 ratings
46.
Lost in the Funhouse
Lost in the Funhouse 3.68 avg rating — 6,617 ratings
47.
Credos and Curios
Credos and Curios 3.64 avg rating — 70 ratings
48.
Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches
Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches 4.03 avg rating — 18,864 ratings
49.
Medallion Status: True Stories from Secret Rooms
Medallion Status: True Stories from Secret Rooms 4.15 avg rating — 5,449 ratings
50.
One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories
One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories 3.67 avg rating — 50,913 ratings
51.
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected 4.17 avg rating — 10,809 ratings
52.
The Lottery and Other Stories
The Lottery and Other Stories 4.02 avg rating — 82,491 ratings
53.
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
by: Ken Liu
4.36 avg rating — 36,818 ratings
54.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories 4.26 avg rating — 36,666 ratings
55.
Exhalation
Exhalation 4.27 avg rating — 106,315 ratings
56.
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway 4.29 avg rating — 37,556 ratings
57.
Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies (Pottermore Presents, #1)
Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies (Pottermore Presents, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 49,067 ratings
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Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction
Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction 4.21 avg rating — 1,164 ratings
59.
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories 4.14 avg rating — 15,930 ratings
60.
First Person Singular: Stories
First Person Singular: Stories 3.54 avg rating — 48,852 ratings
61.
Strange Weather: Four Short Novels
Strange Weather: Four Short Novels
by: Joe Hill
3.86 avg rating — 26,054 ratings
62.
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders 3.95 avg rating — 71,649 ratings
63.
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions 4.01 avg rating — 73,247 ratings
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Tiny Tales: Stories of Romance, Ambition, Kindness, and Happiness
Tiny Tales: Stories of Romance, Ambition, Kindness, and Happiness 3.52 avg rating — 1,511 ratings