The true perfect balance of /fitlit/; stories which are short and to the point, so you can get on with your day. I could never really get into reading literature until I started reading shorter stories. It goes well with my lifestyle of constant motion and need for new adventures.
https://theteacherscrate.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/the-complete-short-stories-of-ernest-hemingway-ernest-hemingway.pdf
here is a free pdf for you to download to your phone or laptop. Short stories are the best after a long day of working out, just unwind and fall asleep to a short story.
>>34555
Please help me build a list of great short stories
let this thread, and many after it, compile lists of great short, quick-punch style reads.
help me build my short story list
>>34555
There should be some lists out there of the most anthologized short stories within certain timeframes. That would give you a good handle on critical consensus.
The School is probably up there, Car Crash While Hitchhiking, CommComm, A Good Man is Hard To Find, ect.
I'm also a big fan of the You've Got To Read This collection, now out of print. It's a couple hundred stories introduced by other famous/successful authors, each asked to pick their favorite.
>>34555
http://4chanlit.wikia.com/wiki/Recommended_Reading/old#Short_Fiction
Poe and R.L. Stevenson.