Gen X Books

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Less Than Zero Less Than Zero (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.62 — 104,357 ratings — published 1985
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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.74 — 30,564 ratings — published 1991
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.80 — 374,098 ratings — published 1991
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gen-x)
avg rating 4.18 — 655,805 ratings — published 1996
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as gen-x)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,425,526 ratings — published 2022
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gen-x)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,085,554 ratings — published 1992
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The Rules of Attraction The Rules of Attraction (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.72 — 52,639 ratings — published 1987
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13th Gen: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail? 13th Gen: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail? (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.70 — 594 ratings — published 1993
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as gen-x)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,042,050 ratings — published 1999
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Prozac Nation Prozac Nation (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.64 — 64,387 ratings — published 1994
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X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.44 — 639 ratings — published 2008
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Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.69 — 9,419 ratings — published 2020
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Geek Love Geek Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.95 — 74,343 ratings — published 1989
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High Fidelity High Fidelity (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.90 — 217,944 ratings — published 1995
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Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.74 — 73,121 ratings — published 2003
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Bright Lights, Big City Bright Lights, Big City (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.81 — 37,974 ratings — published 1984
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Say Everything: A Memoir Say Everything: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.99 — 7,678 ratings — published
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Lips Like Sugar (Bluebird Basin, #2) Lips Like Sugar (Bluebird Basin, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as gen-x)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,234 ratings — published 2024
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Slaves of New York Slaves of New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.51 — 4,012 ratings — published 1986
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Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.82 — 5,244 ratings — published 2013
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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.65 — 28,581 ratings — published 1988
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Trainspotting Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gen-x)
avg rating 4.12 — 183,854 ratings — published 1993
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Zero Hour for Gen X: How the Last Adult Generation Can Save America from Millennials Zero Hour for Gen X: How the Last Adult Generation Can Save America from Millennials (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.53 — 146 ratings — published
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All Fours All Fours (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.39 — 234,983 ratings — published 2024
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Wellness Wellness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.97 — 86,727 ratings — published 2023
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Come As You Are (Bluebird Basin, #1) Come As You Are (Bluebird Basin, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,168 ratings — published 2021
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Role Playing Role Playing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.90 — 16,745 ratings — published 2023
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Wonder Boys Wonder Boys (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.93 — 37,343 ratings — published 1995
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Kids in America: A Gen X Reckoning Kids in America: A Gen X Reckoning (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.97 — 132 ratings — published
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The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 4.43 — 171,632 ratings — published 2021
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The Informers The Informers (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.40 — 20,167 ratings — published 1994
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,507,017 ratings — published 1985
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City of Boys: Stories City of Boys: Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 4.05 — 260 ratings — published 1992
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The House on Mango Street The House on Mango Street (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.68 — 244,582 ratings — published 1984
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People in Trouble People in Trouble (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.71 — 1,062 ratings — published 1990
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Zami: A New Spelling of My Name Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 4.40 — 24,543 ratings — published 1982
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The Broom of the System The Broom of the System (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.85 — 24,845 ratings — published 1987
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Chelsea Girls Chelsea Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.79 — 7,281 ratings — published 1994
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Anywhere But Here (Mayan Stevenson, #1) Anywhere But Here (Mayan Stevenson, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.56 — 3,344 ratings — published 1986
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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 4.19 — 283,435 ratings — published 1993
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The Sexual Outlaw: A Documentary The Sexual Outlaw: A Documentary (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.86 — 271 ratings — published 1976
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Blood and Guts in High School Blood and Guts in High School (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.46 — 7,340 ratings — published 1984
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Bastard Out of Carolina Bastard Out of Carolina (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 4.15 — 48,603 ratings — published 1992
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The Beach The Beach (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 4.00 — 102,995 ratings — published 1996
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.69 — 184,477 ratings — published 2000
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GenX Reader GenX Reader (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.31 — 54 ratings — published 1994
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,328,035 ratings — published 2011
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Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 3.95 — 9,210 ratings — published 2010
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gen-x)
avg rating 4.10 — 558,370 ratings — published 1984
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“In between one heartbeat and the next, I know my time in Boomertown is at an end.
And not even for my sake or Bailey’s, but for Ace’s. I came, I saw, and unlike Caesar, I did not conquer. But then, I never could have done that, anyway.
I think that’s the real secret to the Boomer generation.
They gave us a rigged game from the start. Gen X, Millennials and Zoomers played against the house. We were told we could win if we just worked hard enough, but most of us have lost out in some way or another.”
I.M. Millennial

Ada Calhoun
“Maybe the Generation X story need not be: We're broke. We're unstable. We're alone. Maybe it can be: We've had a hard row to hoe. We've been one big experiment. And yet, look at us: we've accomplished so much.”
Ada Calhoun, Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis

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