Popsugar Reading Challenge 2024 - hosted by jenabest

A bildungsroman
 While they're both similar, they're not interchangeable. Coming-of-age novels can consist of any story and can fall within many different genres. In contrast, Bildungsroman novels follow a protagonist from childhood to adulthood and focus on the experiences that result in a character's growth. 
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The Wildest Sun by Asha Lemmie

The Wildest Sun

Asha Lemmie

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Dazzling by Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ

Dazzling

Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

493 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow

The Adventures of Augie March

Saul Bellow

566 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

James Joyce

384 pages • first pub 1916 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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