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28 Classics a Friend's Mom Thinks All Young People Should Read to Learn About Life

My friend's mom is an extremely well-read woman. Here, she kindly put together a list of 28 classics she thinks all young people should read to learn things about life and the world. How many have you read?
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Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
1
Jane Austen
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
2
Virginia Woolf
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
3
J.D. Salinger
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
4
James Baldwin
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
5
Toni Morrison
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
6
Carson McCullers
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
7
Nella Larsen
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love
8
Nancy Mitford
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
9
Edith Wharton
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
10
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
11
Richard Yates
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
12
Henry James
Islands in the Stream (Ernest Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream
13
Ernest Hemingway
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
14
Haruki Murakami
Le Grand Meaulnes (Alain-Fournier)
Le Grand Meaulnes
15
Alain-Fournier
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
16
Ian McEwan
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
17
Kazuo Ishiguro
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
18
Kazuo Ishiguro
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
19
Marilynne Robinson
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
20
Toni Morrison
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
21
E.M. Forster
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
22
Edith Wharton
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
23
Jane Austen
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
24
Joseph Conrad
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
25
Virginia Woolf
The Heat of the Day (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Heat of the Day
26
Elizabeth Bowen
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
27
John Steinbeck
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
28
Muriel Spark
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