The Road by Cormac Mccarthy, around 250 pages but I think it's one of the best books I ever read. But... Not a book to cheer you up
I like Mystery & Thrillers so my favorite books are... The Appeal Duma Key 7th Heaven The Whole Truth
This book really changed my outlook on life All The King's Horses... too bad it's not that well known and also To Kill a Mockingbird
I recently started reading a book called Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku, the founder of String Theory. It is a fascinating book.