18 of the Best Coming-of-Age Books to Read at Any Point in Your Life

Esther Greenwood gets the opportunity to work as a guest editor at a New York magazine. She has everything going for her as a talented, beautiful, and successful young woman. But her breakdown spirals into actual insanity, and she finds herself in a hospital after an unsuccessful suicide attempt. The Bell Jar is a haunting classic about the human psyche, societal expectations, and the transition into adulthood.