I, as the title suggests, am looking to get more into reading short stories. I've read just about everything Flannery O'Connor has written, but other than that, I haven't really been a short story reader.

Some books I've read in the past 3 months or so, along with my goodreads ratings of them are as follows. I know that's not the best measure, but I figure it'll help a little bit,

Killers of the Flower Moon (5/5)

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (5/5) - Absolutely loved this one.

The Natural by Bernard Malamud (4/5)

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (5/5)

Blood Meridian (4/5)

True Grit by Charles Portis (4/5)

East of Eden ( **5/5) - This is probably now my favorite book of all time now. I absolutely loved it.

Also read Slaughterhouse Five and Cat's Cradle, both 5/5. And I'm currently working on Breakfast of Champions. I'm not enjoying it quite as much as the other two, but I'm quickly realizing that I love Kurt Vonnegut.

As you can see, I'm pretty generous with my ratings, so I hope that doesn't make thactuallyings more difficult. I also hope this random list of books helps.

Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!