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Esquire's 30 Books Every Man Should Read Before Turning 30

A countdown of novels you need to read to be considered a grown up. Compiled originally by Esquire Magazine
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Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
Bret Easton Ellis
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How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
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Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris
4
My Uncle Oswald (Roald Dahl)
My Uncle Oswald
Roald Dahl
5
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
7
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
8
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
9
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
Salman Rushdie
10
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
11
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
12
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz
13
The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
Albert Camus
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The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
Doris Lessing
15
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand
16
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
17
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Raymond Carver
18
Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
Generation X
Douglas Coupland
19
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
20
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
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White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
Zadie Smith
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
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Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
Alan Moore
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High Windows (Philip Larkin)
High Windows
Philip Larkin
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson
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The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
Alan Hollinghurst
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
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Men Without Women (Ernest Hemingway)
Men Without Women
Ernest Hemingway
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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