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Pure Wow's 40 Books Every Woman Should Read Before She's 40

In life, there are just some things every woman should do before a certain age. Being well read is one of them. From undeniable classics to low-brow humor, we compiled a comprehensive list of all the must-reads to tackle before your fourth decade. Whether you skimmed it once in high school (hey, that counts!) or have pored over each page every year since high school, see how many you can check off our literary bucket list.
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The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
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Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
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Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
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The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
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Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
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On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
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Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
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East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
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The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
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Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
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The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
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The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
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The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
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The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
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White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
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Them (Joyce Carol Oates)
Them (Joyce Carol Oates)
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Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
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The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
22
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
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The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
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I Feel Bad About My Neck (Ephron)
I Feel Bad About My Neck (Ephron)
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Dear Life: Stories (Alice Munro)
Dear Life: Stories (Alice Munro)
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
28
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
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Personal History (Katharine Graham)
Personal History (Katharine Graham)
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The Liar's Club
The Liar's Club
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Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
35
American Wife (Curtis Sittenfeld)
American Wife (Curtis Sittenfeld)
36
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
37
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
38
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
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My Life on the Road (Gloria Steinem)
My Life on the Road (Gloria Steinem)
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