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30 Books You Should Read Before You're 30

Great literature grows out of periods of change, and there are few transitions more more, well, transitional than the end of your twenties and the onset of the whole rest of your life. Whether it's Edith Wharton in The House of Mirth or Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Americanah, authors have made narrative hay of that period in life. Here are 30 favorites from an informal poll of TIME staffers. (Sarah Begley)
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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Rich and Pretty (Rumaan Alam)
Rich and Pretty (Rumaan Alam)
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Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
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Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
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Open City
Open City
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You Shall Know Our Velocity
You Shall Know Our Velocity
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The Veins of the Ocean (Patricia Engel)
The Veins of the Ocean (Patricia Engel)
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Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
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Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
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Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd
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Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
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The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything
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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
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Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
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You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine (Alexandra Kleeman)
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine (Alexandra Kleeman)
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The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner
The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner
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The Namesake
The Namesake
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Quicksand and Passing - Nella Larsen
Quicksand and Passing - Nella Larsen
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10:04 (Ben Lerner)
10:04 (Ben Lerner)
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The Group
The Group
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On Chesil Beach (Ian McEwan)
On Chesil Beach (Ian McEwan)
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Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale
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The Emperor's Children - Claire Messud
The Emperor's Children - Claire Messud
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Jasmine (Bharati Mukherjee)
Jasmine (Bharati Mukherjee)
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Ceremony
Ceremony
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NW (Zadie Smith)
NW (Zadie Smith)
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The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
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A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
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