Books like Sister Carrie

12 books to read next

• The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald 3.4 h
• Butterfield 8 John O'Hara 4.9 h
• My Year of Rest and Relaxation Ottessa Moshfegh 5.3 h
• The New York Trilogy Paul Auster 6.8 h
• The Song of the Lark Willa Cather 7.7 h
• Rules of Civility Amor Towles 7.6 h
• The Assistant Bernard Malamud 4.5 h
• The Pit Frank Norris 6.3 h
• Longing Karen Kingsbury 6.5 h
• Purity Jonathan Franzen 11.6 h
• The Brooklyn Follies Paul Auster 5.9 h
• Oracle Night Paul Auster 4.6 h

How long each takes

The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald 3.4 h Butterfield 8 John O'Hara 4.9 h My Year of Rest and Relaxation Ottessa Moshfegh 5.3 h The New York Trilogy Paul Auster 6.8 h The Song of the Lark Willa Cather 7.7 h Rules of Civility Amor Towles 7.6 h The Assistant Bernard Malamud 4.5 h The Pit Frank Norris 6.3 h Longing Karen Kingsbury 6.5 h Purity Jonathan Franzen 11.6 h The Brooklyn Follies Paul Auster 5.9 h Oracle Night Paul Auster 4.6 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.