Books That Readers Read in 24 Hours or Less

Everyone has come across a book that they finished in a day. These novels are too good for us to stop reading. That is why we will be looking at books that readers read in 24 hours or less. Keep reading to find out which books made the list!

We have all come across a novel that we had to finish right away because we had to know what happens next. These are the novels that we live for. And we decided to look at some of the best books that readers finished in a day.

The books from this list are pulled from a Goodreads comment section that asked readers what books they finished in 24 hours or less. We chose the most popular comments and you can see them below!

Books Readers Read in 24 Hours or Less

• The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
• Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
• Verity by Colleen Hoover
• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
• The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
• A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
• I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
• The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah
• The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
• A Man called Ove by Fredrik Backman
• The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling

The Midnight Library

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is a beautiful story about coming to terms with your choices. It came out in 2022 and made several end-of-year lists for good reason. It is about regrets and how small choices can have a big impact on your life. The protagonist gets to live various lives, trying to find the one that will truly make her happy.

Where the Crawdads Sing

Many readers will not be surprised to see Where the Crawdads Sing on this list as it is one of the most popular historical fiction novel of the past decade. When it came out, this novel was everywhere and even two years later, it was still most sold novel since it was released. Few novels connect this strongly with readers. The novel did cause a controversy as readers dug up a similar case involving Owens and her stepson and a murder.

The Nightingale

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah is an amazingly well written novel about two sisters during WW2 and the choices they made during the Nazi’s occupation of France. This is a modern classic in my opinion and a must read for anyone that loves historical fiction novels. And yes, you will most likely read it in one sitting too.

The Silent Patient

The Silent Patient might have one of the best plot twists of a thriller novel that I recently read. It is about a woman who doesn’t talk after murdering her husband. Psychotherapist Theo Faber transfers to the Grove to help Alicia Berenson talk again and find out what actually happened on the day of the murder. This novel is in many best thriller of all time lists and only after reading it will you understand why!

Harry Potter Books

Lastly, the Harry Potter books also made the list and that isn’t much of a surprise. Those novels are impossible to put down and there is a reason why they are so popular. The question is whether anyone finished the last two books in the series in one sitting because they are pretty long. But for most of the books in the series, you can finish them in four hours or less.

Conclusion

These are the books that readers finished in 24 hours according to Goodreads. Many of these novels are modern classics and childhood favorites. How many of these books have you read? Would you be able to read them in one sitting? What books have you finished in one sitting? Let us know in the comments below!

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