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#Octabookchallenge -US Novels Post WWII Edition-

A reading challenge created by me for 2016. A selection of important American novels from the end of World War II in chronological order starting with JD Salingers's The Catcher in The Rye and finishing with Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch. The idea is to read two books every month (three, the first three months). If you want to do it with me, I will be uploading videos in my YouTube channel (Octavio Alonso) reviewing every book starting at the end of December. Please use the hashtag on social media so we can be in touch and comment. Happy Reading!
PS: In the list there are two non fiction books (In Cold Blood and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius) which I think are worth including because of the importance of the writers and Lolita, that was published in France first but it was written in english and Nabokov gained the american citizen. You can still use the list excluding those three books, which will result in you just reading two books per month.
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
2
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
3
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
4
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
5
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
6
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
7
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
8
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
9
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
10
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
11
Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian
12
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
13
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
14
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
15
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
16
American Pastoral
American Pastoral
17
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld (Don Delillo)
18
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
19
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
20
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
21
Middlesex
Middlesex
22
The Fortress of Solitude
The Fortress of Solitude
23
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
24
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
25
A Visit From the Goon Squad
A Visit From the Goon Squad
26
Freedom
Freedom
27
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
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