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Gen X Book Recommendations

This list started with a picture of a Gen X Display at a bookstore and then the comments of others. I wanted a few extra to be able to fill a whole page so I searched for other Gen X lists. I kept going becauses I found suggestions that I connected with more as a younger Gen Xer.
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Trick Mirror (Jia Tolentino)
Trick Mirror
1
Jia Tolentino
Columbine (Dave Cullen)
Columbine
2
Dave Cullen
I'll Show Myself Out (Jessi Klein)
I'll Show Myself Out
3
Jessi Klein
The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD)
The Body Keeps the Score
4
Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD
Carry on Warrior
Carry on Warrior
5
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
The Great Believers
6
Rebecca Makkai
The White Album (Joan Didion)
The White Album
7
Joan Didion
Trust (Herman Diaz)
Trust
8
Herman Diaz
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
9
Ann Brashares
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
10
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
11
Laura Esquivel
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
12
Tara Westover
Olive, Again (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive, Again
13
Elizabeth Strout
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
14
J.D. Salinger
The Stranger Beside Me (Ann Rule)
The Stranger Beside Me
15
Ann Rule
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
16
Harper Lee
The Lonely Hearts Book Club (Lucy Gilmore)
The Lonely Hearts Book Club
17
Lucy Gilmore
Florence Adler Swims Forever (Rachel Beanland)
Florence Adler Swims Forever
18
Rachel Beanland
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
19
V.C. Andrews
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
20
Chuck Palahniuk
Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
Generation X
21
Douglas Coupland
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
22
Margaret Atwood
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
23
Anonymous
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents (Lindsay C. Gibson)
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
24
Lindsay C. Gibson
The Anarchist Cookbook (William Powell)
The Anarchist Cookbook
25
William Powell
The Menopause Manifesto (Jen Gunter)
The Menopause Manifesto
26
Jen Gunter
Sweet Valley High Series (Created by Francine Pascal)
Sweet Valley High Series
27
Created by Francine Pascal
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
28
Judy Blume
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein
29
Stephen King (The Shining)
Stephen King
30
The Shining
Rememberings (Sinéad O'Connor)
Rememberings
31
Sinéad O'Connor
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing (Melissa Banks)
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
32
Melissa Banks
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
33
Helen Fielding
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
34
Albert Camus
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
35
John Knowles
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
36
Frank Herbert
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
37
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
38
Joan Didion
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
39
Maya Angelou
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
40
Kurt Vonnegut
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