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The Top 55 Books You Should Read in Your 20s

They say that some books are best consumed and appreciated when you are young. According to Bookscrolling these are the top 55 books to read in your 20's.
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
1
Sylvia Plath
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
2
Dale Carnegie
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who
3
Junot Diaz
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
4
Donna Tartt
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
5
Tina Fey
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
6
Jack Kerouac
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
7
Zadie Smith
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
8
Jennifer Egan
Girls in White Dresses (Jennifer Close)
Girls in White Dresses
9
Jennifer Close
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) (Mindy Kaling)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
10
Mindy Kaling
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
11
Patti Smith
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Sheryl Sandberg)
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
12
Sheryl Sandberg
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
13
Stephen Covey
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
14
Paulo Coelho
The Defining Decade Why Your Twenties Matter (Meg Jay)
The Defining Decade Why Your Twenties Matter
15
Meg Jay
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
16
Ayn Rand
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
17
Margaret Atwood
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
18
Khaled Hosseini
The Millionaire Next Door (Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko)
The Millionaire Next Door
19
Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
20
What She Saw... - Lucinda Rosenfeld
What She Saw... - Lucinda Rosenfeld
21
Bad Behavior (Mary Gaitskill)
Bad Behavior
22
Mary Gaitskill
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
23
Toni Morrison
Flow (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)
Flow
24
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
25
Daniel Keyes
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everythi
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everythi
26
Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
Generation X
27
Douglas Coupland
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
28
James Baldwin
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
29
Gillian Flynn
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
30
I Don't Care About Your Band - Julie Klausner
I Don't Care About Your Band - Julie Klausner
31
I Will Teach You to Be Rich (Ramit Sethi)
I Will Teach You to Be Rich
32
Ramit Sethi
Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want (Jenny Blake)
Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want
33
Jenny Blake
Lucy (Jamaica Kincaid)
Lucy
34
Jamaica Kincaid
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
35
David Sedaris
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
36
Kazuo Ishiguro
Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
Shantaram
37
Gregory David Roberts
She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
She's Come Undone
38
Wally Lamb
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
39
Hermann Hesse
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
40
Joan Didion
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