What books should a young women in her 20’s read?

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1. The Bible

   ~~~Power Gap~~~

   The Book of Five Rings

   149 Ways To Wipe Your Ass: Observations of a Dermatologist

   Great Gatsby

   Chainsaw Man Box Set

   Pride and Prejudice

   1984

   From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg’s Kitchen

   How to Win Friends and Influence People

   Draw Furries: How to Create Anthropomorphic and Fantasy Animals

   Pride and Prejudice and zombies

   Encyclopedia Brittanica. The whole thing

2. * Everything by Amy Tan

   * Boethius’s *Consolation of Philosophy* (especially if you’re going through a hard time)

   * *Frankenstein* (but preferably an edition that provides annotations about its historical and literary context)

   * The more history books/encyclopedias the better, because then you start to see connections between the past and present which is pretty cool

   * *I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings*

   * *The Bluest Eye*

   * *The Bell Jar* and all of Sylvia Plath’s poetry

   * Memoirs by people you respect/admire

   * Other stuff I can’t remember

3. The Women’s Room by Marilyn French. It’s a good story but also will give you insight into why and how women your grandmother’s age or even your mother’s age fought for societal changes so their daughters could have better options in their lives.

4. bell hooks – All about Love

   I read it at the right time in my life and it really resonated with me.

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6. Shirley Jackson, Toni Morrison, Angela Carter, Audre Lorde, Carmen Maria Machado.

   Anything and everything by them.

   Also, sprinkle in a little Kurt Vonnegut.