20 books to read in your 20s *fiction*

the book is irreverent and bold and perceptive. so i'd highly recommend this book.

this book is so damn validating. that's a modern classic in my humble opinion.

this is like unhinged woman being chaotic vibes. i still think it's great and just such a unique narrative voice.

i just think this perfectly depicts and represents the myriad experiences that people will go through in their 20s and also beyond. i think the book goes on for maybe just a little bit too long but it is great and i enjoyed getting to walk a mile in each character's shoes.

i think it's a really refreshing book to read if you're like one or two years out of university. this just represents that so well.

i will warn you this is a slow burn at first but the payoff is huge and it's one of those books where the tone completely makes sense by the time you get to the end even though it might have been confusing at first. i honestly couldn't recommend this more.

it's introspective and gritty and just absolutely spellbinding. this is one of those books where not a lot happens in terms of the plot but the prose like the writing is just captivating.

this is just a dazzling book i love how murakami just transports you to a different world it's genuinely transcendent.

the prose is so taught it feels like every single line is a masterpiece. every line in this book just punctures your soul i love it.

i think that this book is just testament to how much a good supportive group of friends can mean to you. so yeah it's very hopeful story about people just having your back and being there for you and i really liked it.

oh my lord i love this book so freaking much. i think this is six out of five stars an absolute must-read.

this book is unlike anything that i've ever read so unique so profound i thought it was really cool.

this book i think is a masterclass in writing peripheral characters. it is on point all hits no misses truly.

it's gorgeous and shattering and heartbreaking and poignant all at the same time. i think it's a book that everyone should read at some point so you might as well do it now right.

it's a magnificent book i can't describe it with anything other than superlatives.

i thought it was great.

the children's perspectives which we then get are so brilliant because we also see how they then go on to navigate the world and so within one book we get two generations of people coming of age and it's really powerful.

it's silly it's funny it's flamboyant it's one of my favorite books of all time.

i loved how unashamedly this book approached dating. it feels like a love letter to the art of writing of dating of surviving of not knowing.

i liked that each person had their own stuff going on and it's about how they complement each other as two whole complete beings rather than like two halves to a whole. i do think that means that some details are lost and i sometimes wish it lingered a little bit longer on those.