Short stories kick it. I am a big big fan. Have you read Dubliners by James Joyce?
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No... I could only understand Portrait of Young Artist, which I read in high school. Think I tried venturing into another, and Ulysses (impenetrable, though I know you're doing a read...listened to one, but not sure I have it in me rn to continue), and assumed the rest was out of my ability to enjoy.
Dubliners good/simple enough?