Bildungsroman

Bildungsroman or coming-of-age story is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood and in which character change is thus extremely important.

The Catcher in the Rye
To Kill a Mockingbird
Jane Eyre
Great Expectations
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
The Goldfinch
The Outsiders
David Copperfield
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
The Kite Runner
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Norwegian Wood
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #2)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
The Cavalier by Israh AziziMagic America by C.E. MedfordWood, Talc and Mr. J by Chris   RoseFreaks I've Met by Donald JansThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Coming of Age Tales
114 books — 93 voters
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieBonjour tristesse by Françoise SaganThe Language of Flowers by Vanessa DiffenbaughThe Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy TanThe Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Bildungsroman Female Protagonists
35 books — 3 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAhab by Brad HuestisThis I Know by Eldonna Edwards
Coming of Age Books for Adult Readers
225 books — 309 voters
How to Get Over Yourself, Get Out of Your Own Way, and Get Wh... by Beatrice BrunoHow To Get Over Yourself and Let Go of the Past by Beatrice BrunoJust Keep Climbing by Barry FinlayThe Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse by Hermann HesseHACKER by Bhanu Srivastav
Inspirational Novels
15 books — 24 voters

John Green
È che non mi piace dover vivere dentro un corpo. Se ha un senso. E penso che magari nel profondo sono solo uno strumento che esiste per trasformare l'ossigeno in diossido di carbonio, un mero organismo in questa...vastità. E mi fa tantissima paura l'idea che quello a cui penso come, tipo, al mio aperte virgolette io chiuse virgolette non sia sotto il mio controllo. Tipo sono sicura che ti sei accorto che in questo momento ho la mano sudata anche se fa troppo freddo per sudare, e odio questa cosa ...more
John Green, Turtles All the Way Down

I closed my eyes for a moment and focused on the sun’s warmth. It was a good day. There were many things to think about, but in this moment, I wanted to embrace my surroundings and enjoy them. Sometimes the little things were the best parts of life, and they were always there in front of us, waiting to be noticed.
J. Aleong, A Most Important Year

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