Can you recommend some very short fiction books?

Sure. 'The Last Question' by Isaac Asimov is a great short science fiction story. It's about a supercomputer's journey through time as it's repeatedly asked the same question regarding entropy. Another one is 'A Sound of Thunder' by Ray Bradbury. In this story, time travel for hunting dinosaurs goes horribly wrong when a small change in the past has a huge impact on the future.

Sure. 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson is a great very short fiction story. It's a chilling tale set in a small town where an annual lottery has a dark and unexpected outcome. Another one is 'Hills Like White Elephants' by Ernest Hemingway. It's a concise story that reveals a lot about a relationship through a conversation between a man and a woman at a train station. Also, 'A Good Man Is Hard to Find' by Flannery O'Connor is a must - read. It shows how a family's road trip takes a turn for the worse and has deep religious undertones.

Sure. 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald has elements of short - fiction - like conciseness in its story - telling. It's a classic that delves into themes like wealth, love, and the American Dream. Another one is 'A Good Man Is Hard to Find' by Flannery O'Connor. Her stories are often filled with dark humor and profound insights into human nature.

Sure. 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry is a great one. It's a short story about a young couple who sacrifice their most prized possessions to buy gifts for each other at Christmas. Another is 'A Good Man Is Hard to Find' by Flannery O'Connor. It's a rather dark story that delves into themes of morality and redemption. And 'Hills Like White Elephants' by Ernest Hemingway is also excellent, with its spare dialogue that implies a lot about the relationship between the two characters.

Sure. One great short fiction book from 2016 could be 'The Vegetarian' by Han Kang. It's a very unique and thought - provoking story.

Sure. 'The Veldt' by Ray Bradbury is a great one. It's about a family living in a high - tech house where the children's virtual reality nursery takes a disturbing turn. Another is 'A Sound of Thunder' by Bradbury as well, which plays with the concept of time travel and how small changes can have huge consequences. And 'Nightfall' by Isaac Asimov, it shows a world with six suns where the rare event of nightfall drives people to madness.

Sure. 'The Last Question' by Isaac Asimov is a great one. It's a very short but profound story that spans the entire history of a universe and the evolution of artificial intelligence. Another is 'A Sound of Thunder' by Ray Bradbury. It's about time travel and how a small change in the past can have huge consequences in the future. And 'Flowers for Algernon' by Daniel Keyes also has some elements of science fiction and is short yet extremely moving.

Sure. One great very short flash fiction story is 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson. It's a chilling tale that packs a huge punch in just a few pages. Another is 'Hills Like White Elephants' by Ernest Hemingway. His minimalist style really shines in this short piece, leaving much to the reader's interpretation.

Sure. 'The Egg' by Andy Weir is a great very short science fiction story. It presents a unique view of reincarnation and the universe in a concise and mind - blowing way.

Sure. 'Lamb to the Slaughter' by Roald Dahl is a great one. It's about a wife who kills her husband in a very unexpected way. Another is 'The Speckled Band' by Arthur Conan Doyle. It features Sherlock Holmes solving a mysterious case.