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Book Riot's 50 Must-Read Books for 20-Somethings

"In my 20s, I've lost true loves, found better ones, unexpectedly lost a parent, realized how much my childhood has affected me, been confused about what kind of career I wanted, figured out how I've wanted to use my talents and skills doing something I like, and learned to appreciate my body (not necessarily in that order, and sometimes repeating certain stages more than once…or twice). This must-read book list covers a wide variety of topics that have helped me understand and develop my personal and professional life.
The books are grouped in sections for various aspects of your 20s: Intersectional Feminism, Love, Career, Social Life, Big Decisions, Loss and Grieving, Travel, Perspective, and Curveballs." - Linh Anh Cat/Book Riot
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We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
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Roxane Gay
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
3
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
So You Want to Talk About Race (Ijeoma Oluo)
So You Want to Talk About Race
4
Ijeoma Oluo
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Milk and Honey
5
Rupi Kaur
The Japanese Lover (Isabel Allende)
The Japanese Lover
6
Isabel Allende
The Defining Decade Why Your Twenties Matter (Meg Jay)
The Defining Decade Why Your Twenties Matter
7
Meg Jay
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
8
Michelle Obama
Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers
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Malcolm Gladwell
Quiet (Susan Cain)
Quiet
10
Susan Cain
Very Good Lives (J.K. Rowling)
Very Good Lives
11
J.K. Rowling
Yes Please (Amy Poehler)
Yes Please
12
Amy Poehler
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
13
Tara Westover
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) (Mindy Kaling)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
14
Mindy Kaling
Why We Sleep (Matthew Walker)
Why We Sleep
15
Matthew Walker
Tiny Beautiful Things (Cheryl Strayed)
Tiny Beautiful Things
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Cheryl Strayed
The Last Black Unicorn (Tiffany Haddish)
The Last Black Unicorn
17
Tiffany Haddish
The Doctor Is in (Ruth Westheimer)
The Doctor Is In
18
Ruth Westheimer
Algorithms to Live by (Brian Christian)
Algorithms to Live By
19
Brian Christian
How Will You Measure Your Life (Clayton Christensen)
How Will You Measure Your Life
20
Clayton Christensen
The Gift of Fear (Gavin De Becker)
The Gift of Fear
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Gavin De Becker
Year of Yes (Shonda Rhimes)
Year of Yes
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Shonda Rhimes
The Simple Path to Wealth (J.L.Collins)
The Simple Path to Wealth
23
J.L.Collins
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Marie Kondo)
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
24
Marie Kondo
Modern Loss (Rebecca Soffer & Gabrielle Birkner)
Modern Loss
25
Rebecca Soffer & Gabrielle Birkner
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy (Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant)
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy
26
Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
27
Paul Kalanithi
Furiously Happy (Jenny Lawson)
Furiously Happy
28
Jenny Lawson
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
29
Cheryl Strayed
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat, Pray, Love
30
Elizabeth Gilbert
What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding (Kristin Newman)
What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding
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Kristin Newman
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
32
Paulo Coelho
The Beach (Alex Garland)
The Beach
33
Alex Garland
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
34
Yuval Noah Harari
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Yuval Noah Harari)
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
35
Yuval Noah Harari
Factfulness (Hans Rosling)
Factfulness
36
Hans Rosling
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (Steven Pinker)
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
37
Steven Pinker
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
38
Jon Krakauer
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
39
Jon Krakauer
All the Single Ladies (Rebecca Traister)
All the Single Ladies
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Rebecca Traister
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