5 Books Every Millennial Should Read

Like most people who love writing, I really enjoy reading. Also upon Googling the correct spelling of “millennial” because for me it’s just one of those words I discovered that the cutoff for millennials is those born in 1995 and I was born in 1996 so I’m kind of miffed about that but I’m going to pretend I’m a millennial anyway la dee da.

So here are five books I think every millennial should read and yeah, this is totally subjective but so is 99.9% of things on the Internet. Without further ado, here are some book suggestions from one (almost? honorary? self-proclaimed?) millennial to another.

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 Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? And Other Concerns – Mindy Kaling

I loved her on The Office as Kelly but I love her even more as an author. Her memoir style book is addictive, hilarious and wonderful. I’m a horrible book reviewer, I basically just threw a bunch of cliche and dreadfully overused adjectives into a sentence to describe this book, but it really is a thoroughly entertaining read. It’s a perfect light and quick book for when you need a pick me up.

I Was Told There’d Be Cake – Sloane Crosley

Sloane Crosley never fails to make me laugh. Since the book follows her, a young woman in New York City, I find her struggles to be almost relatable and hilarious. Even if you’re not in NYC or a woman, you’ll still find a ton of enjoyment in this collection of memoirs. Her other book How Did You Get This Number? is also hilarious and wonderful, although her book The Clasp was not a favorite of mine.

Better Than Before – Gretchen Rubin

Totally pausing from the female humorous memoirs to mention this gem. I’ve read all of Gretchen Rubin’s books and I’m addicted. Her books are like self-help mixed with memoir and helpful information and it’s basically a dream combo. I love self-help books but I don’t like the tone of them most of the time because they can get pretty boring and preachy.

While Rubin does verge on godlike preacher who does it all, this book has so many interesting things about habits and it’s definitely made me revise how I approach things while gaining a better understanding for the way I work. It’s like a personality quiz mixed in as you read, too and I’m freaking obsessed with quizzes. They’re the perfect treat for a narcissist like me, TBH.

I totally barely described the book but basically it focuses on self-improvement with an emphasis on habits and how to change and master them. That’s a sucky explanation, just read the back of the book or the link to Goodreads I have on the book title (it’s not an affiliate link, don’t worry). I hate summarizing books if I summarized books they’d be dreadfully colored with my own opinion while having gaping plot holes.

Adulting – Kelly Williams Brown

In terms of books every millennial should read this one probably takes the cake. I initially found this author through her blog Adulting and although it’s hardly updated anymore (which breaks my heart),  this book is an absolute quintessential guide to, well, adulting. It’s funny, entertaining and full of genuinely helpful tips and advice. I love it so much that I bought it and, let me tell you, I barely ever purchase books at their full price unless I think they’re going to be amazing.

This is the perfect book for any twentysomething or confused person in your life. The book also has a really pleasing aesthetic, which definitely made me more inclined to buy the book. I definitely judge a book by its cover and I’m being literal with that. If a book is sparkly I automatically feel inclined to buy it. This book isn’t sparkly, just thought I’d throw that in here. Yikes. Anyway.

You Deserve A Drink – Mamrie Hart 

I know, I know, another book by a YouTuber who thinks they can right? I feel the same and I was incredibly skeptical about this book but once I picked it up I couldn’t put it down. It’s an incredibly genuine, hilarious and crazy read that I finished in less than three days. It has drink recipes and tons of anecdotes from Mamrie. I’ve never really watched her YouTube channel but after this wonderful book debut, I can definitely say I’m a fan of hers.

Also don’t read this and automatically think all of the YouTubers’ books are great because though I have not read many, Grace Helbig’s (Mamrie’s friend and a famous YouTuber) books are definitely not ones I would recommend. That’s my classy way of saying they sort of sucked. I kind of killed the class by saying they sucked, didn’t I? Whatev.