19 Quintessential Books Of The ’90s

Top reads that will suck you back into the best decade ever.

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (1993)

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (1993)

The haunting tale of the five Lisbon sisters' suicides, which was turned into a Sofia Coppola film starring Kirsten Dunst in 1999.

Generation X by Douglas Coupland (1991)

Generation X by Douglas Coupland (1991)

This is the book that solidified the term "Generation X" — it's an extremely postmodern novel about disaffected, ironic twentysomethings living in Southern California.

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (1999)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (1999)

Although Chbosky's iconic coming-of-age novel was published just before the end of the decade, it takes place in the early '90s. Mixtapes are extremely central to the plot.

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Ghost World by Daniel Clowes (1997)

Ghost World by Daniel Clowes (1997)

Clowes's super-culty graphic novel follows the adventures of Enid and Rebecca, two cynical BFFs who just graduated high school.

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