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65 Books You Need to Read in Your Third Decade of Life (20s)

Found it on Pinterest. Made by Buzzfeed. The title is like that because the original title was already taken. Won't be exactly 65 because I don't include the books I have already read.
Does not include:
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
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Actual Air - David Berman
Actual Air - David Berman
1
Alien vs. Predator - Michael Robbins
Alien vs. Predator - Michael Robbins
2
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
3
Michael Chabon
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
4
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
5
Sylvia Plath
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
6
Tina Fey
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
7
Junot Díaz
Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
8
Jay McInerney
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
9
André Aciman
The Collected Poems of Audre Lord
The Collected Poems of Audre Lord
10
The Collected Poems of Kenneth Koch
The Collected Poems of Kenneth Koch
11
The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton (Anne Sexton)
The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton
12
Anne Sexton
Dear Diary - Lesley Arfin
Dear Diary - Lesley Arfin
13
The Deptford Trilogy
The Deptford Trilogy
14
The Dirt (Motley Crue)
The Dirt
15
Motley Crue
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - Betty Edwards
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - Betty Edwards
16
The Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White)
The Elements of Style
17
William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
The Emperors Children
The Emperors Children
18
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Tom Robbins)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
19
Tom Robbins
The Fortress of Solitude (Jonathan Lethem)
The Fortress of Solitude
20
Jonathan Lethem
Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
Generation X
21
Douglas Coupland
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
22
James Baldwin
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group
23
Mary McCarthy
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
24
Haruki Murakami
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
25
Dave Eggers
He's Just Not That Into You - Behrendt and Tuccilllo
He's Just Not That Into You - Behrendt and Tuccilllo
26
His Dark Materials Series (Phillip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Series
27
Phillip Pullman
A Home at the End of the World (Michael Cunningham)
A Home at the End of the World
28
Michael Cunningham
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
29
Marilynne Robinson
How to Be a Woman (Caitlin Moran)
How to Be a Woman
30
Caitlin Moran
How to Cook Everything
How to Cook Everything
31
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
32
How's Your Drink? - Eric Felten
How's Your Drink? - Eric Felten
33
I Don't Care About Your Band - Julie Klausner
I Don't Care About Your Band - Julie Klausner
34
I Love Dick - Chris Kraus
I Love Dick - Chris Kraus
35
Im With the Band (Pamela)
Im With the Band
36
Pamela
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
37
David Foster Wallace
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
38
Patti Smith
Kitchen Confidential (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential
39
Anthony Bourdain
Letters to a Young Contrarian
Letters to a Young Contrarian
40
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