I really do mean to read the books I take on holiday. But if I ever get accused of “performative” non-reading, I won’t have a good defence: I usually read half a page, get annoyed by the sun’s glare, and put it back down.
And that’s when I can be bothered to bring my reading material with me to begin with. Bigger, bulkier books won’t realistically take priority in that jam-packed beach bag, and it’s not like my sun-addled brain is really craving massive tomes.
In fact, I think knowing I won’t finish the story before I’m back in the airport puts me off a bit. So, we thought we’d round up eight short, small books under 250 pages you might actually finish on holiday (with two bonuses):
1) The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
Described as an “audacious lèse majesté” by The Guardian, ...
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