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Books Every Woman Should Read at 22

For many of us, 22 marks the true beginning of our 20s: you may have just graduated from college, officially moved out of your parents' house, and are (hopefully) making some kind of money. You may find you have no interest in grabbing after-work drinks with your once-beloved high school friends, which makes you sad; or maybe you've reconnected with some of your childhood chums, which makes you infinitely hopeful. Maybe you've decided to break up with your longtime college SO. Maybe you're allowing yourself to finally date 30-year-olds (because we all know the male equivalent of 22 is actually closer to 17).
Whatever your 22 looks like, it always helps to have some literary support. Here's a list of 22 books that encapsulate all those weird and big moments we're experiencing now — and that can also offer some much-appreciated advice.
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Anthropology of an American Girl (Hilary Thayer Hamann)
Anthropology of an American Girl
1
Hilary Thayer Hamann
The Defining Decade Why Your Twenties Matter (Meg Jay)
The Defining Decade Why Your Twenties Matter
2
Meg Jay
At the Bottom of Everything (Ben Dolnick)
At the Bottom of Everything
3
Ben Dolnick
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. (Adelle Waldman)
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.
4
Adelle Waldman
The Country Girls (Edna O'Brien)
The Country Girls
5
Edna O'Brien
Lucy (Jamaica Kincaid)
Lucy
6
Jamaica Kincaid
Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell)
Fangirl
7
Rainbow Rowell
Language of Flowers (Vanessa Diffenbaugh)
Language of Flowers
8
Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Summer Sisters (Judy Blume)
Summer Sisters
9
Judy Blume
The Women of Brewster Place (Novel)
The Women of Brewster Place (Novel)
10
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
11
J.D. Salinger
The Rachel Papers
The Rachel Papers
12
Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley
13
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
14
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Marriage Plot (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Marriage Plot
15
Jeffrey Eugenides
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
16
The Opposite of Loneliness (Marina Keegan)
The Opposite of Loneliness
17
Marina Keegan
Bad Behavior: Stories (Mary Gaitskill)
Bad Behavior: Stories
18
Mary Gaitskill
How to Build a Girl (Caitlin Moran)
How to Build a Girl
19
Caitlin Moran
I Don't Care About Your Band - Julie Klausner
I Don't Care About Your Band - Julie Klausner
20
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) (Mindy Kaling)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
21
Mindy Kaling
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
22
Joan Didion
And the Heart Says Whatever (Emily Gould)
And the Heart Says Whatever
23
Emily Gould
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
24
Junot Diaz
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
25
Haruki Murakami
Paint It Black
Paint It Black
26
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