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Coming-Of-Age Books Recommended in a Reddit Thread

Books from the past 50 years that are not classics nor YA books, but fall under the umbrella of coming-of-age. Recommended by various people on Reddit in the subreddit called Book Recommendations.
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Dare Me (Megan Abbott)
Dare Me
1
Megan Abbott
The End of Everything (Megan Abbott)
The End of Everything
2
Megan Abbott
The Fever (Megan Abbott)
The Fever
3
Megan Abbott
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
4
André Aciman
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
5
Sherman Alexie
Wild Girls (Mary Stewart Atwell)
Wild Girls
6
Mary Stewart Atwell
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
7
Margaret Atwood
Beartown (Fredrik Backman)
Beartown
8
Fredrik Backman
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing (Melissa Banks)
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
9
Melissa Banks
Rule of the Bone (Russell Banks)
Rule of the Bone
10
Russell Banks
Beautyland (Marie-Helene Bertino)
Beautyland
11
Marie-Helene Bertino
Light a Penny Candle (1982) (Maeve Binchy)
Light a Penny Candle (1982)
12
Maeve Binchy
Mary Jane (Jessica Anya Blau)
Mary Jane
13
Jessica Anya Blau
The Summer of Naked Swim Parties (Jessica Anya Blau)
The Summer of Naked Swim Parties
14
Jessica Anya Blau
Summer Sisters (Judy Blume)
Summer Sisters
15
Judy Blume
Victim (Andrew Boryga)
Victim
16
Andrew Boryga
The Heart's Invisible Furies (John Boyne)
The Heart's Invisible Furies
17
John Boyne
A Piece of Cake (Cupcake Brown)
A Piece of Cake
18
Cupcake Brown
Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
19
Carol Rifka Brunt
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
20
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
21
Tracy Chevalier
The Rotters' Club (Jonathan Coe)
The Rotters' Club
22
Jonathan Coe
Lace (Shirley Conran)
Lace
23
Shirley Conran
The Power of One (Bryce Courtenay)
The Power of One
24
Bryce Courtenay
Boy Swallows Universe (Trent Dalton)
Boy Swallows Universe
25
Trent Dalton
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
26
Charles Dickens
The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls (Anton Disclafani)
The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls
27
Anton Disclafani
The Bartender's Tale (Ivan Doig)
The Bartender's Tale
28
Ivan Doig
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell (Robert Dugoni)
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
29
Robert Dugoni
The Brothers K (David James Duncan)
The Brothers K
30
David James Duncan
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky (Heidi W. Durrow)
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
31
Heidi W. Durrow
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
32
Louise Erdrich
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
33
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
34
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Neapolitan Novels (Elena Ferrante)
The Neapolitan Novels
35
Elena Ferrante
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
36
Janet Fitch
The Torn Skirt (Rebecca Godfrey)
The Torn Skirt
37
Rebecca Godfrey
Sam (Allegra Goodman)
Sam
38
Allegra Goodman
Hold Love Strong (Matthew Aaron Goodman)
Hold Love Strong
39
Matthew Aaron Goodman
The Last Child (John Hart)
The Last Child
40
John Hart
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