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Gen X Book Recommendations - Page 2

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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Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
41
Rudolfo Anaya
Diving Into the Wreck (Adrienne Rich)
Diving Into the Wreck
42
Adrienne Rich
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
43
Shel Silverstein
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
44
Anne Rice
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
45
Maxine Hong Kingston
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
46
John Irving
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
47
Octavia Butler
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
48
Douglas Adams
This Bridge Called My Back (Cherrie Moriaga and Gloria Anzaldua)
This Bridge Called My Back
49
Cherrie Moriaga and Gloria Anzaldua
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
50
Alice Walker
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
51
Louise Erdrich
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
52
Milan Kundera
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
53
Don Delillo
The Silence of the Lambs [The Silence of the Lambs] (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs [The Silence of the Lambs]
54
Thomas Harris
Weetzie Bat
Weetzie Bat
55
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
56
Katherine Dunn
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
57
Amy Tan
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
58
Tim O'Brien
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
59
Walter Mosley
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
60
John Grisham
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
61
Donna Tartt
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
62
Denis Johnson
Women Who Run With the Wolves (Clarissa Pinkola Estes)
Women Who Run With the Wolves
63
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Waiting to Exhale (Terry McMillan)
Waiting to Exhale
64
Terry McMillan
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
65
Susanna Kaysen
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
66
Jeffrey Eugenides
Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott)
Bird by Bird
67
Anne Lamott
Prozac Nation (Elizabeth Wurtzel)
Prozac Nation
68
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Permanent Midnight (Jerry Stahl)
Permanent Midnight
69
Jerry Stahl
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
70
David Foster Wallace
Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
71
George R.R. Martin
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
72
Jon Krakauer
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
73
Stephen Chbosky
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
74
Mark Z. Danielewski
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
75
David Sedaris
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
76
Jonathan Franzen
Nickled and Dimed
Nickled and Dimed
77
Our Band Could Be Your Life
Our Band Could Be Your Life
78
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
79
Michael Pollan
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
80
Alison Bechdel
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