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The Diviners by Libba BrayThese Violent Delights by Chloe GongBright Young Things by Anna GodbersenLair of Dreams by Libba BraySpeak Easy, Speak Love by McKelle George
YA Fiction set in the 1920s
90 books — 109 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldBright Young Things by Anna GodbersenZ by Therese Anne FowlerSpeak Easy, Speak Love by McKelle GeorgeThe Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Jazz Age Historical Fiction
144 books — 105 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Diviners by Libba BrayThe Snow Child by Eowyn IveyThe Painted Veil by W. Somerset MaughamThe Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
Fiction Set in 1920s
164 books — 103 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldMary, Everything by Cassandra YorkeSpeak Easy, Anne by Brandy D. AndersonBitter Spirits by Jenn BennettRomancing the Rumrunner by Michelle McLean
1920s Romance
149 books — 69 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayThe Waste Land by T.S. EliotThe Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Midnight in Paris
66 books — 46 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLooking for Alaska by John GreenThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Every Girl Should Read in Her 20s
163 books — 44 voters

The Moon's a Balloon by David NivenThe Star Machine by Jeanine BasingerSelf-Portrait by Gene TierneyLulu in Hollywood by Louise BrooksRobert Mitchum by Lee Server
it was just like a movie, it was just like a song ♫
610 books — 41 voters
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyThe Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
Picture Books of the 1940s and Before
291 books — 40 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayJust Kids by Patti SmithSlouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan DidionBossypants by Tina Fey
65 books to read in your twenties
65 books — 30 voters
Ship of Dolls by Shirley ParenteauDolls of Hope by Shirley ParenteauMonkey Town by Ronald KiddThe Secret School by AviSnakes and Stones by Lisa Fowler
Middle Grade Fiction set in the 1920s
53 books — 26 voters

The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb Tsipursky
For the 20-something Professional
4 books — 19 voters
Glinda of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Midnight Folk by John MasefieldThe Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh LoftingWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneWish Bombs, Baking Spells and Recipes by Melody R. Green
Children's Fantasy of the 1920s
23 books — 17 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsHamlet by William ShakespeareSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Books You HAVE To Read In Your 20s
112 books — 16 voters
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldRebecca by Daphne du MaurierLost Horizon by James HiltonGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Between-the-Wars
258 books — 16 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldCocaine Blues by Kerry GreenwoodTales of the Jazz Age by F. Scott FitzgeraldVelma Gone Awry by Matt CostThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
The Roaring 20s
40 books — 15 voters
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. MorrowBlack Girl Unlimited by Echo BrownDear Justyce by Nic StoneThe Voting Booth by Brandy ColbertSaving Savannah by Tonya Bolden
Young Adult Books Published by African-Americans in Decade: 2020s
83 books — 12 voters

What Happened In Vienna, Jack? by Daniel KempBlack Cloud Rising by David Wright FaladéSparkles And Karim by Dave MooresStill Kickin' by Billie Hanson-DupreeBlood on Their Hands by Bob Brink
Military, War, and Espionage Fiction Published by African-Americans in Decade: 2020s
8 books — 10 voters
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensLater by Stephen KingKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroThe Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
What People In Their 20s Have Read In 2021
133 books — 8 voters

The City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Kingdom of Copper by S.A. ChakrabortySaga, Volume 10 by Brian K. VaughanWhy We Sleep by Matthew WalkerA Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
Favorite Books Read in the 2020s (2020 - 2029)
150 books — 8 voters
The Vampire Castle in the Sky by Iris LakeMy Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna LevineFlorida Palms by Joe PanMetal Slinger by Rachel SchneiderA Song for the Earth by Shannon Jade
What People in Their 20s Read in 2025
16 books — 8 voters

Buses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonChasing Me to My Grave by Winfred RembertSomebody's Daughter by Ashley C. FordThe South by Adolph L. Reed Jr.The Nation Must Awake by Mary E. Jones Parrish
Memoirs by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2020s
42 books — 7 voters
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneWhat She Saw... by Lucinda Rosenfeld
Buzzfeed's "65 Books to read in your 20s"
5 books — 6 voters

Fourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosIron Flame by Rebecca YarrosChain of Gold by Cassandra ClareChain of Iron by Cassandra ClareThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
The Best Young Adult of the 2020s
31 books — 6 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Characters ACTUALLY in Their 20s
21 books — 5 voters

La coscienza di Zeno by Italo SvevoGli indifferenti by Alberto MoraviaNon conquistammo che sabbia by Domenico AlipertoUno, nessuno e centomila - L'esclusa by Luigi PirandelloI puri di cuore by Marino Moretti
Libri italiani ambientati negli anni '20 del Novecento
8 books — 4 voters
Cecil Beaton’s Bright Young Things by Robin MuirBaroque between the Wars by Jane StevensonHighland Pursuits by Emmanuelle de MaupassantSerious Pleasures by Philip HoareBright Young People by D.J. Taylor
Bright Young Things
56 books — 3 voters

Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies by Tara SchusterBreaking the Chain by Stacie WebbEverything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
Best Books for Twentysomethings
3 books — 2 voters
Still She Wished for Company by Margaret Irwin
Children's Time Travel Fiction of the 1920s
1 book — 1 voter

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