The books on this list have the same magic quality as Alcott's work. They may focus on teenagers, but they'll resonate with adults. Some books, like Elena Ferrante's four-novel saga, track the growing up process in detail. Others, like Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss, zoom in on the formative period of kids on the cusp of awful, eye-opening realizations that will activate adulthood.
From classics like A Tree Grows in Brooklyn to hidden gems like David Mitchell's Black Swan Green, these coming-of-age novels will take you way, way back.
