Have you tried anything by John Steinbeck? Both "Mice and Men" and "The Pearl" are very easy books to read. You can knock those out in an afternoon on the back porch no problem at all. I don't remember anything about them, but I remember reading some Kurt Vonnegut books that my dad had when I was in high school. I remember those being easy to read as well.And being a relatively slow reader, it felt REALLY good to kill the thing in one setting. I can count on two fingers the number of books I've done that with.
On the opposite end of the scale, I am a fairly fast reader but it took me about 3 (?) months to get through the 80 page Heart of Darkness. Oh man that was a tough read for me.
I cheated my way through Mice and Men during high school, and then proceeded to watch the film adaptations and a few plays. The only other Steinbeck I have started was East of Eden and I got kinda lost in the 78 Characters he introduced in the first 8 pages. I really wanted to love it because some one I really respect referred to it as "her favorite". Perhaps another day.
That was a great review. Somehow I missed it the first time you posted it. Glad you shared it here. I've inkybread of Mice and Men, but it looks like I ought to give East of Eden a shot. Edit: have to leave that auto-correct. "Inkybread?" *ive read