What kind of short story have you written? Literary magazines are often segmented by genre, age, or topic.
I sent in a short story with information I got from the book Writer's Market 2010, which you can find at a local library or bookstore. Inside, you'll get info like average length of...
What do you mean "analyzing"? Are you studying the characteristics of a character that someone else has written or are you trying to learn more about a character that you are writing?
There are bad books that I've never "read" because I've never finished them. Right now, my least favorite that I've read all the way through is the 3rd book of the Eragon / Inheritance series. It was supposed to be the last in the series, but for some reason the author didn't just finish it up...