What is the best short story that you ever read?

1.
The Lottery
The Lottery 4.04 avg rating — 104,236 ratings
2.
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper 4.07 avg rating — 338,293 ratings
3.
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi 3.91 avg rating — 17,802 ratings
3.
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption 4.49 avg rating — 56,775 ratings
5.
The Monkey's Paw
The Monkey's Paw 3.84 avg rating — 17,007 ratings
6.
The Open Window and Other Short Stories
The Open Window and Other Short Stories
by: Saki
3.95 avg rating — 2,033 ratings
7.
The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado 4.07 avg rating — 85,826 ratings
8.
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart 4.24 avg rating — 117,107 ratings
9.
The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi
by: O. Henry
4.11 avg rating — 99,707 ratings
10.
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas 4.37 avg rating — 49,656 ratings
10.
Night Shift
Night Shift 4.04 avg rating — 194,141 ratings
12.
One Past Midnight: The Langoliers
One Past Midnight: The Langoliers 3.93 avg rating — 43,886 ratings
13.
The Gold Bug
The Gold Bug 3.71 avg rating — 7,225 ratings
14.
The Catbird Seat
The Catbird Seat 3.83 avg rating — 434 ratings
15.
A Rose for Emily
A Rose for Emily 3.83 avg rating — 13,139 ratings
16.
Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron 4.14 avg rating — 21,951 ratings
16.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 4.01 avg rating — 26,413 ratings
18.
The Lady or the Tiger?
The Lady or the Tiger? 3.94 avg rating — 2,839 ratings
19.
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County 3.68 avg rating — 8,606 ratings
20.
The Black Cat
The Black Cat 4.03 avg rating — 54,345 ratings
20.
The Red Pony
The Red Pony 3.49 avg rating — 58,799 ratings
22.
The Birds
The Birds 3.90 avg rating — 6,262 ratings
23.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,691 ratings
24.
The Interlopers
The Interlopers
by: Saki
3.64 avg rating — 1,436 ratings
25.
The Last Leaf
The Last Leaf
by: O. Henry
4.32 avg rating — 6,758 ratings
26.
The Body
The Body 4.30 avg rating — 44,938 ratings
26.
The Wendigo
The Wendigo 3.80 avg rating — 7,680 ratings
28.
The Night in Question
The Night in Question 4.16 avg rating — 5,919 ratings
29.
The Snows of Kilimanjaro & The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber
The Snows of Kilimanjaro & The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber 3.91 avg rating — 468 ratings
29.
The Ransom of Red Chief
The Ransom of Red Chief
by: O. Henry
4.15 avg rating — 6,648 ratings
31.
Walter: The Story of a Rat
Walter: The Story of a Rat 4.39 avg rating — 385 ratings
31.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories 4.17 avg rating — 48,603 ratings
33.
There Will Come Soft Rains
There Will Come Soft Rains 4.22 avg rating — 9,190 ratings
33.
The Voice in the Night
The Voice in the Night 3.87 avg rating — 689 ratings
35.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven 4.09 avg rating — 26,665 ratings
35.
The Fog Horn
The Fog Horn 4.28 avg rating — 1,086 ratings
35.
The Upper Berth
The Upper Berth 3.71 avg rating — 677 ratings
35.
The Screwfly Solution
The Screwfly Solution 4.08 avg rating — 623 ratings
39.
2BR02B
2BR02B 3.95 avg rating — 20,091 ratings
39.
They're Made Out of Meat
They're Made Out of Meat 4.05 avg rating — 4,497 ratings
39.
The Veldt
The Veldt 4.14 avg rating — 13,783 ratings
39.
Snow, Glass, Apples
Snow, Glass, Apples 4.05 avg rating — 14,782 ratings
43.
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now 3.82 avg rating — 9,392 ratings
44.
The Devil and Daniel Webster
The Devil and Daniel Webster 3.87 avg rating — 877 ratings
45.
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl 4.10 avg rating — 28,262 ratings
46.
In the Tall Grass
In the Tall Grass 3.63 avg rating — 29,779 ratings
47.
Sredni Vashtar
Sredni Vashtar
by: Saki
3.87 avg rating — 868 ratings
48.
The Call of Cthulhu
The Call of Cthulhu 4.02 avg rating — 115,399 ratings
49.
The Luck of Roaring Camp
The Luck of Roaring Camp 3.53 avg rating — 670 ratings
50.
Chickamauga
Chickamauga 3.69 avg rating — 558 ratings
51.
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (Hercule Poirot, #37)
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (Hercule Poirot, #37) 3.77 avg rating — 26,190 ratings
52.
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost 3.88 avg rating — 68,395 ratings
53.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 3.67 avg rating — 10,525 ratings
54.
That Hell Bound Train
That Hell Bound Train 3.77 avg rating — 79 ratings
55.
The Signal-Man
The Signal-Man 3.66 avg rating — 7,397 ratings
56.
Silent Snow, Secret Snow
Silent Snow, Secret Snow 3.94 avg rating — 353 ratings
57.
The Snow Goose
The Snow Goose 4.16 avg rating — 5,462 ratings
58.
Code Three
Code Three 3.57 avg rating — 95 ratings
58.
The Doorman
The Doorman
by: Zack Love
4.48 avg rating — 97 ratings
58.
Simon Sixsmith: A Ghost Story
Simon Sixsmith: A Ghost Story 3.51 avg rating — 43 ratings
58.
Sonny's Blues
Sonny's Blues 4.32 avg rating — 9,289 ratings
58.
Why I Live at the P.O.
Why I Live at the P.O. 4.13 avg rating — 1,055 ratings
58.
Handcarved Coffins: A Nonfiction Account of an American Crime
Handcarved Coffins: A Nonfiction Account of an American Crime 3.63 avg rating — 1,718 ratings
58.
Russische liefdesverhalen
Russische liefdesverhalen 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
58.
Viy: English and Russian Language Edition
Viy: English and Russian Language Edition 3.95 avg rating — 5,770 ratings
58.
The Willows
The Willows 4.05 avg rating — 16,021 ratings
67.
The Wicked Sister
The Wicked Sister 3.67 avg rating — 24 ratings
67.
Second Ending
Second Ending 3.67 avg rating — 122 ratings
67.
White Angel
White Angel 4.42 avg rating — 203 ratings
67.
Charles
Charles 3.71 avg rating — 1,018 ratings
67.
SARAJEVO
SARAJEVO liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
67.
Novellen; eerste en tweede deel
Novellen; eerste en tweede deel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
73.
The Martian Way and Other Stories
The Martian Way and Other Stories 4.01 avg rating — 4,771 ratings
73.
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings 3.83 avg rating — 5,998 ratings
73.
It's a Good Life
It's a Good Life 4.20 avg rating — 497 ratings
73.
The Princess & The Frog: An Adult Fairy Tale
The Princess & The Frog: An Adult Fairy Tale really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
77.
Get Off the Unicorn: Stories
Get Off the Unicorn: Stories 3.91 avg rating — 6,563 ratings
77.
Continuity of Parks
Continuity of Parks 4.31 avg rating — 2,392 ratings
77.
A Scandal in Bohemia (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #1)
A Scandal in Bohemia (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 91,062 ratings
77.
The Dead: A short story by James Joyce
The Dead: A short story by James Joyce 3.98 avg rating — 23,604 ratings
77.
Tales of Burning Love
Tales of Burning Love 3.88 avg rating — 3,001 ratings
82.
Thirteen Stories (Harvest Book)
Thirteen Stories (Harvest Book) 3.86 avg rating — 693 ratings
82.
First Confession
First Confession 3.97 avg rating — 151 ratings
84.
Stories of the Raksura, Volume 1: The Falling World & The Tale of Indigo and Cloud
Stories of the Raksura, Volume 1: The Falling World & The Tale of Indigo and Cloud 4.18 avg rating — 2,409 ratings
84.
The Girl Who Was Plugged In
The Girl Who Was Plugged In 3.55 avg rating — 2,306 ratings
84.
The Dandelion Girl
The Dandelion Girl 4.39 avg rating — 580 ratings
87.
Worlds Enough...and Time
Worlds Enough...and Time 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
87.
Slime
Slime 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
87.
The Nine Billion Names of God
The Nine Billion Names of God 4.06 avg rating — 8,478 ratings
90.
Wide O---
Wide O--- really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
91.
The Father-Thing
The Father-Thing 3.58 avg rating — 325 ratings
91.
The Lagoon and Other Stories
The Lagoon and Other Stories 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings
93.
The Witches in the Closet
The Witches in the Closet really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
93.
The Undiscovered
The Undiscovered 4.14 avg rating — 36 ratings
95.
Funeral in Another Town
Funeral in Another Town 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
96.
Little Foxes Sleep Warm Waldo Carlton Wright
Little Foxes Sleep Warm Waldo Carlton Wright 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
97.
The Invisible Cat
The Invisible Cat really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
98.
Tomorrow and ... Tomorrow
Tomorrow and ... Tomorrow 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
98.
The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall
The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall 3.58 avg rating — 122 ratings
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The Young One
The Young One really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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