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Books to read in your 20s.

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  • 30-12-2013 4:35pm
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    WoollyRedHat
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    Hi just wondering can people recommend books to have read by your 20s? Whether it be non-fiction or fiction, all recommendations welcome, thanks"


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    Triceratops Ballet
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    It is a kids book, but I read The Book Thief in my 20's and loved it, and also The Reader by Bernard Schlink


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    Insect Overlord
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    "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath, "The Catcher In the Rye" by J.D. Salinger and "1984" by George Orwell come to mind straight away.


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    muckisluck
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    The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy


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    donfers
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    the magus by john fowles


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    Birneybau
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    "1984" as mentioned. "Farenheit 451" and "Brave New World" another two I'd throw into the mix.


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    johnthemull
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    The gingerman by JPDonleavy

    I loved this when I read it in my 20s.
    Re-read it 20 years later and couldn't see where the love came from..
    C'est la vie


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    Jimmy Iovine
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    "How to Win Friends and Influence People" - Dale Carnegie

    I'm reading it at the moment. I'm only three chapters in, but I'm slowly beginning to think that this may end up being the most important book I have ever read.


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    RossyG
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    I'll echo Catcher in the Rye, 1984, and Brave New World and add:

    FICTION

    Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
    Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
    Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
    The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco
    The Secret History/The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
    A Single Man - Christopher Isherwood
    The Cement Garden - Ian McEwan
    Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut
    Casino Royale (and other Bond books) - Ian Fleming


    NON-FICTION

    Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell
    Unreliable Memoirs (and its four sequels) - Clive James
    Autobiography - Morrissey


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    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    Thanks, some great suggestions in here.


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    sheroman01
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    I'm currently reading "1984" and just finished "A Clockwork Orange", would recommend both.


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    judgefudge
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    I'm in my 20s and actually really enjoyed revolutionary road by Richard Yates. Basically a tale about a hopeful young couple and the disintegration of their relationship. But it was very well written.


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