Books that got me through adolescence and young adulthood

A Listmania! list by "dame_barrage"
 
Franny and Zooey
1.  Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger
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  "Franny and Zooey is SO much better than Catcher In The Rye!"
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Gravity's Rainbow
2.  Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
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  "Gravity's Rainbow; I read this book in two weeks while working on the night shift at the old Atlanta airport (not the nice one they have now).  Which was a very appropriate environment."
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The Crying Of Lot 49
3.  The Crying Of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
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  "The Crying of Lot 49, the ultimate conspiracy novel."
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V (Perennial Classics)
4.  V (Perennial Classics) by Thomas Pynchon
The list author says:
  "V, a novel about a woman or maybe a man, about history, cruelty, and the hopelessness of quests"
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The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea
5.  The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea by Lawrence Durrell
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  "The Alexandria Quartet - best if read feverishly"
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Perennial Classics)
6.  Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Perennial Classics) by Robert M. Pirsig
The list author says:
  "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.  I go back to reread this every few years, just to get a shot of sanity in the midst of the craziness"
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Catch-22
7.  Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The list author says:
  "Catch-22, a big, big book which has made a bigger impact on the modern world than most people realize"
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The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
8.  The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia by Ursula K. Le Guin
The list author says:
  "The Dispossessed, An Ambiguous Utopia.  I am not sure the book had this subtitle when I read it, but it's a good short description"
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The Sirens Of Titan (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
9.  The Sirens Of Titan (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut.  Brilliant.  (On reminding myself of the plot, I see a major influence on The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy here)."
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Slaughter House Five
10.  Slaughter House Five by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "Slaughterhouse Five, also by Vonnegut, also brilliant."
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Book of Daniel
11.  Book of Daniel by Edgar L. Doctorow
The list author says:
  "The Book of Daniel, by E.L. Doctorow, sadly out of print (and I don't own one anymore!)"
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Ragtime (Picador Books)
12.  Ragtime (Picador Books) by E L Doctorow
The list author says:
  "Ragtime, also by Doctorow, a very paranoid yet strangely uplifting story"
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A Fan's Notes
13.  A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley
The list author says:
  "A Fan's Notes, by Fred Exley.  Vastly underappreciated."
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The Bell Jar
14.  The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The list author says:
  "The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath.  This should be read just before or after The Book of Daniel, above.  This is the Girl, Interrupted of the 1950s."
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Lolita (Penguin Classics)
15.  Lolita (Penguin Classics) by Craig Raine
The list author says:
  "Lolita, by V. Nabokov.  Much better than either of the movies."
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The Needle's Eye
16.  The Needle's Eye by Margaret Drabble
The list author says:
  "The Needle's Eye, by Margaret Drabble.   A coming-into-maturity novel; surprisingly relevant to a young American woman in very different circumstances to the protagonist."
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Jerusalem the Golden
17.  Jerusalem the Golden by Margaret Drabble
The list author says:
  "Jerusalem the Golden, also by Drabble.  About trying to escape an intellectually stultifying childhood and encountering all sorts of strange beasts in the boho big city.  I could really relate."
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