Short, yet effective. For the bookworms at heart, here is a list of quick books that even the busiest of readers can make time for. In 200 pages or less, these short novels will leave you with as big of an impact as their lengthier shelf mates.

1. Anthem by Ayn Rand

Anthem is a dystopian based novel that plays with your mind. This British classic centers around a fictional society that has disassociated with individuality. Civilians can only refer to themselves as ‘we’ and no one has their own name. The story takes place in a “dark age,”or, some time in the distant future after mankind has decided to wipe itself of all technological advancements. The government has taken selflessness to the next level. Quite possibly, too far. Yet, one man discovers inventions from before the dark age and attempts to defy it all.

Notable Quote: “I guard my treasures: my thought, my will, my freedom. And the greatest of these is freedom.”

2. Night by Elie Wiesel

On the complete opposite side of the spectrum, Night is a very true telling of a real-world dystopia. Elie Wiesel retells his experience being a young, jewish boy during the height of the Holocaust. This book encapsulates the complete emotional horror that World War II brought into many people’s lives in a very raw and real fashion. Night delivers an inside perspective of the Holocaust like no other piece of literature or film has ever done. You will cry.

Notable Quote: “To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.”

3. The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom

Mitch Albom is the king of a short story, well told. In only only 196 tiny pages, (his novels tend to be small in page length and actual size) Albom will have you thinking about the afterlife in a completely different and lighthearted way. Life after death is presented to you through the perspective of 5 different people you came in contact with over the course of your time on Earth, creating a very interesting story.

Notable Quote: “There are no random acts...We are all connected...You can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind...”

4. The TimeKeeper by Mitch Albom

Less is more when it comes to Albom, which is why there are two spots on this list reserved to his incredible short novels. This book is told through a unique structure. The paragraphs are small, yet meaningful. The story covers three separate people’s relationship with time, including father time himself. By far the most interesting part of the book is Albom’s fictionalized retelling of some of the first measurements of time. You will most definitely be left thinking about how the importance of time is completely manmade.

Notable Quote: “As mankind grew obsessed with its hours, the sorrow of lost time became a permanent hole in the human heart. People fretted over missed chances, over inefficient days; they worried constantly about how long they would live, because counting life’s moments had led, inevitably, to counting them down. Soon, in every nation and in every language, time became the most precious commodity.”

5. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

A classic novella that serves as a staple in many high school English classrooms. This classic piece of literature is a book that is worth dodging the spark notes version and actually reading, and at just under 100 pages, it is less of a nightmare than other common classroom novels. Of Mice and Men is a story of an unconventional friendship that sprouts from two very different men with similar dreams. Unfortunately for these men, dreams are all they ever had because they were not able to turn them into reality. The ending is one that has shocked readers for decades, but makes it worth the read.

Notable Quote: “As happens sometimes, a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a moment. And sound stopped and movement stopped for much, much more than a moment.”

These are just a few of many little books that are worth the read. If you don't have time to read War and Peace or any novel by Stephen King, stick to this list. Happy reading!