Sometimes great things come in small packages.

About the book: We follow Siddhartha, the son of a respected and successful Brahmin in ancient India. Instead of following his father's footsteps, as is expected, we see Siddhartha take on a spiritual and philosophical journey as he seeks enlightenment.

About the book: During a hot summer in rural Ireland, a forlorn young girl is sent to live with a foster family on a farm. While she is experiences a level of care and warmth that she'd never been given before, and she begins to blossom in her new surroundings. Not all is right though, and she soon makes a discovery that will disrupt her new, more comfortable life. 

Page count: 368 containing nine stories. 

About the book: These nine short stories vary in length; with some ranging from 20-30 pages, one being roughly 100, and some being under four. All of them, however, offer profound, thought-provoking storytelling and discuss some of humanities biggest quandaries through science fiction.

About the book: Later expanded into a full-length novel, this short story is told in the 'progress reports' of a man with incredibly low IQ going through an experimental procedure to make him a genius. We follow the peaks and troughs of this life changing experiment. 

About the book: This hopeful tale explores the meaning and need in a world where people have what they want; it's a story of discovery played out between a tea monk and a robot. 

About the book: This is the journey of Juan Preciado, who has travelled, in search for his father, to the ruined town of Comala; a city of the dead that is inhabited by ghostly spirits and wandering echos of memories.

About the book: This coming of age story follows a group of four boys who embark on a search for the body of a missing child. On their search they confront their own fears, friendship, and the transition out of childhood. The book was adapted for the film Stand By Me. 

About the book: In this quiet yet moving story, we follow day labourer Robert Grainier in the early American West and his life navigating isolation, loss, and a rapidly evolving world. The novella was inspiration for the film of the same name from 2025.

About the book: This semi-autobiographical classic anti-war novel follows Billy Pilgrim who is no longer bound to the linear nature of life, and instead uncontrollably jumps in time between his time as a POW during the 1945 Dresden firebombing, his postwar career as an optometrist, and his eventual abduction by aliens.