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The Top 55 Books You Should Read in Your 20s

They say that some books are best consumed and appreciated when you are young. According to Bookscrolling these are the top 55 books to read in your 20's.
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who
Junot Diaz
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The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
5
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
Tina Fey
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On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
7
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
Zadie Smith
8
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan
9
Girls in White Dresses (Jennifer Close)
Girls in White Dresses
Jennifer Close
10
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) (Mindy Kaling)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling
11
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
Patti Smith
12
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Sheryl Sandberg)
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Sheryl Sandberg
13
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen Covey
14
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
15
The Defining Decade Why Your Twenties Matter (Meg Jay)
The Defining Decade Why Your Twenties Matter
Meg Jay
16
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
18
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
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The Millionaire Next Door (Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko)
The Millionaire Next Door
Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
20
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
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What She Saw... - Lucinda Rosenfeld
What She Saw... - Lucinda Rosenfeld
22
Bad Behavior (Mary Gaitskill)
Bad Behavior
Mary Gaitskill
23
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
24
Flow (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)
Flow
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
25
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
26
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everythi
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everythi
27
Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
Generation X
Douglas Coupland
28
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin
29
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
30
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
31
I Don't Care About Your Band - Julie Klausner
I Don't Care About Your Band - Julie Klausner
32
I Will Teach You to Be Rich (Ramit Sethi)
I Will Teach You to Be Rich
Ramit Sethi
33
Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want (Jenny Blake)
Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want
Jenny Blake
34
Lucy (Jamaica Kincaid)
Lucy
Jamaica Kincaid
35
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris
36
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro
37
Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
Shantaram
Gregory David Roberts
38
She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
She's Come Undone
Wally Lamb
39
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse
40
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Joan Didion
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