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30 Books Everyone Should Read Before Turning 30

Earlier this week, we stumbled across a list over at Divine Caroline of thirty books everyone should read before they’re thirty. While we totally agreed with some of the picks, we thought there were some essential reads missing, so we decided to put together a list of our own. We stuck to fiction for simplicity’s sake, and chose the books below on a variety of criteria, selecting enduring classics that have been informing new literature since their first printing, stories that speak specifically or most powerfully to younger readers, and books we simply couldn’t imagine reaching thirty without having read. Of course, we hope that you read more than thirty books by the time you hit your fourth decade, so this list is incomplete — but we had to stop somewhere. Here are the books we think everyone should read before their thirtieth birtthday.
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The Iliad and the Odyssey (Homer)
The Iliad and the Odyssey (Homer)
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The Secret History - Donna Tartt
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
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Jesus' Son
Jesus' Son
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The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor
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Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
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The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises
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The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
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Maus: The Complete Maus
Maus: The Complete Maus
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Ender's Game
Ender's Game
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
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Middlesex
Middlesex
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Ghost World (Daniel Clowes)
Ghost World (Daniel Clowes)
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On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Cat's Cradle
Cat's Cradle
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
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The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
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Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
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The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
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To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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Treasure Island
Treasure Island
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