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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
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Donna Tartt
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
4
James Baldwin
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
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Jennifer Egan
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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Junot Díaz
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
7
Zadie Smith
The Deptford Trilogy
The Deptford Trilogy
8
Kavalier and Clay
Kavalier and Clay
9
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
10
David Foster Wallace
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY (Jay McInerney)
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY
11
Jay McInerney
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
12
Jhumpa Lahiri
Lucy - Jamaica Kincaid
Lucy - Jamaica Kincaid
13
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
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André Aciman
The Rachel Papers
The Rachel Papers
15
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
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Toni Morrison
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
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Ernest Hemingway
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
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Walker Percy
A Home at the End of the World (Michael Cunningham)
A Home at the End of the World
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Michael Cunningham
The Sandman Series
The Sandman Series
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The Group - Mary McCarthy
The Group - Mary McCarthy
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Quicksand (Nella Larsen)
Quicksand
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Nella Larsen
Pastoralia
Pastoralia
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Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
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Kazuo Ishiguro
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
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Ernest Cline
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
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Dave Eggers
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
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Sylvia Plath
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
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Sinclair Lewis
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
29
Philip Pullman
Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
Generation X
30
Douglas Coupland
The Fortress of Solitude (Jonathan Lethem)
The Fortress of Solitude
31
Jonathan Lethem
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
32
Marilynne Robinson
I Love Dick - Chris Kraus
I Love Dick - Chris Kraus
33
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
34
Jack Kerouac
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Tom Robbins)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
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Tom Robbins
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
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Haruki Murakami
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
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Tina Fey
Kitchen Confidential (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential
38
Anthony Bourdain
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
39
The Dirt (Motley Crue)
The Dirt
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Motley Crue
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