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100 Classic American Novels - Page 2

A list of one hundred American novels often considered to be literary classics, many of which you have probably read.
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A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
41
John Irving
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
42
John Kennedy Toole
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
43
John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
44
John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
45
John Steinbeck
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
46
John Steinbeck
The Red Pony (John Steinbeck)
The Red Pony
47
John Steinbeck
The Winter of Our Discontent (John Steinbeck)
The Winter of Our Discontent
48
John Steinbeck
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
49
Joseph Heller
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
50
Katherine Paterson
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
51
Ken Kesey
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
52
Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
53
Kurt Vonnegut
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum)
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
54
L. Frank Baum
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
55
L. Frank Baum
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
56
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
57
Lois Lowry
Little Men (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Men
58
Louisa May Alcott
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
59
Louisa May Alcott
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
60
Margaret Mitchell
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
61
Mario Puzo
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Mark Twain)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
62
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
63
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
64
Mark Twain
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper
65
Mark Twain
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
66
Michael Crichton
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
67
Mildred Taylor
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
68
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
69
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
70
Pearl S. Buck
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
71
Philip K. Dick
Shiloh (Phyllis Reynolds Naylor)
Shiloh
72
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
73
Ralph Ellison
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
74
Ray Bradbury
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
75
Ray Bradbury
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
76
Raymond Chandler
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
77
Richard Matheson
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
78
Richard Wright
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
79
Robert C. O'Brien
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
80
Robert Penn Warren
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