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The Times' 30 Books to Read Before You're 30

From the Times article from 3/03/17 — these are 30 books The Times Newspaoer believes you should read before you turn 30.
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
1
Charlotte Bronte
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
2
Kazuo Ishiguro
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
3
James Baldwin
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
4
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
5
Thomas Hardy
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
6
Erica Jong
Quicksand (Nella Larsen)
Quicksand
7
Nella Larsen
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
8
Leslie Marmon Silko
On Chesil Beach (Ian McEwan)
On Chesil Beach
9
Ian McEwan
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
10
Edith Wharton
Rich and Pretty (Rumaan Alam)
Rich and Pretty
11
Rumaan Alam
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
12
Octavia Butler
Open City
Open City
13
The Veins of the Ocean (Patricia Engel)
The Veins of the Ocean
14
Patricia Engel
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
15
Elena Ferrante
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies
16
Lauren Groff
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Mohsin Hamid)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
17
Mohsin Hamid
The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything
18
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
19
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine (Alexandra Kleeman)
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine
20
Alexandra Kleeman
The Flamethrowers (Rachel Kushner)
The Flamethrowers
21
Rachel Kushner
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
22
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group
23
Mary McCarthy
Waiting to Exhale (Terry McMillan)
Waiting to Exhale
24
Terry McMillan
The Emperor's Children - Claire Messud
The Emperor's Children - Claire Messud
25
Jasmine (Bharati Mukherjee)
Jasmine
26
Bharati Mukherjee
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
27
Hanya Yanagihara
10:04 (Ben Lerner)
10:04
28
Ben Lerner
NW (Zadie Smith)
NW
29
Zadie Smith
You Shall Know Our Velocity
You Shall Know Our Velocity
30
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