Books like Sonny's Blues
James Baldwin
Sonny's Blues is 90 pages, about 1 hour 39 minutes at 250 words a minute.
7 books to read next
How long each takes
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 4.1 h 
Amari and the Night Brothers 7.6 h 
Locomotion 1.8 h 
Peter's Chair 35 min 
Forged by Fire 2.9 h 
Amari and the Great Game 7.9 h 
The Well 1.7 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.