Do any of you have a favourite book that is pocket book sized? The only ones I own are Copperhead (Starbucks Chronicles book), The Tempest, Macbeth and The Hobbit. They are very light compared to the regular size of books and I wish more were made in that size, 4.25” x 6.87” I believe. Do correct me if I’m wrong.

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DickieGreenleaf84 t1_iu47tcv wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:02 PM

Penguin does a great set of little black classics. I highly recommend Flush by Virginia Woolf.

NotBorris t1_iu49ot6 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:17 PM

All Salinger books I have are pocket sized, as well as Slaughter House Five by Kurt Vonnegut.

spyingformontreal t1_iu4ounn wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:06 PM

My hiking pack always has a pocket sized copy of the hobbit in it

The_Bookworm_26 t1_iu5p38w wrote on October 28, 2022 at 7:08 PM

I have a pocket version of the Silmarillion. It's really good to have when on a long plane ride or whenever you're just waiting for something or to go somewhere.

Wizardof1000Kings t1_iu5vix8 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 7:52 PM

There are pocket versions of lotr too.

nightwatchcrow t1_iu7gxg9 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 3:25 AM

Love these! I have a bunch of random vintage Penguin pocket-sized books from used bookstores; since I find them based on format, I end up choosing books I’d never have thought of otherwise. Some favorites are Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford and The Third Wedding by Costas Tsaksis.

“Livres de poche” also seem to be super popular in French publishing, not sure why they don’t make that size more in the American industry!

GodOfDucks t1_iu4o8vh wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Penguin have a lovely range of old science fiction, small little books with beautify crisp white covers and minimalist art. Very, very nice:

https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2020/06/penguin-science-fiction

The1Pete t1_iu4ps8v wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:12 PM

Publishers probably don't get a lot of revenue from pocketbook-sized novels so they don't produce them anymore.

Those sizes are probably reserved for the best of the bestsellers, they know it will still sell.

I would love to have some that I can leave in the car so that there's something to read in case I forgot to bring my Kindle with me.

I only have one paperback of that size, and it was gift from work, Into the Water by Paula Hawkins, which is not my type.

I have a similar-sized hardback, The Race Around the World, but it's not a novel. It's a Lakeside Classics book that is given to R.R. Donnelley employees only.

bustofhomer t1_iu6988e wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:29 PM

I have a pocket edition of the Tao Teh Ching, which is a pretty short work to begin with.

Auraelleaux t1_iu6ogld wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:27 PM

I just got a pocket sized copy of The Jungle Book. Looking forward to reading it on an upcoming flight.

m1sterwr1te t1_iu4bqwv wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:33 PM

I have a copy of Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories that's pocket size.