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65 Books You Need to Read in Your Twenties

The books that will move you, inspire you, make you cry, make you think, make you laugh. Even if you read them in high school or college, you’ll have a different perspective on them now that you’re Out In The World. (Trust me.)
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The Emperors Children
The Emperors Children
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What She Saw... - Lucinda Rosenfeld
What She Saw... - Lucinda Rosenfeld
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The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
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Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin
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A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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White Teeth
White Teeth
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The Deptford Trilogy
The Deptford Trilogy
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Kavalier and Clay
Kavalier and Clay
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Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace
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BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY
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The Namesake
The Namesake
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Lucy - Jamaica Kincaid
Lucy - Jamaica Kincaid
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Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
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The Rachel Papers
The Rachel Papers
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Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon
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The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway
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The Moviegoer
The Moviegoer
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A Home at the End of the World
A Home at the End of the World
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The Sandman Series
The Sandman Series
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The Group - Mary McCarthy
The Group - Mary McCarthy
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Quicksand
Quicksand
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Pastoralia
Pastoralia
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Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro
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Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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Main Street
Main Street
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His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
Philip Pullman
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Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
Generation X
Douglas Coupland
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The Fortress of Solitude
The Fortress of Solitude
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Housekeeping
Housekeeping
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I Love Dick - Chris Kraus
I Love Dick - Chris Kraus
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On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
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Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
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Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
Tina Fey
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Kitchen Confidential Anthony Bourdain
Kitchen Confidential Anthony Bourdain
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How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
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The Dirt (Motley Crue)
The Dirt
Motley Crue
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