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100 Must-Read American Novels - Page 2

All books listed here are from the Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide by Nick Rennison & Ed Wood. The title is a bit misleading as there are several short story collections listed. However, it is an excellent way to get a feel for the diversity of American literature. From Poe to Foer, you can't go wrong. I only listed the books with separate entries as about every title is followed by a few others by the same writer, & a few more on the same theme.There are also a dozen theme lists scattered throughout the book. Have fun & stay tuned for more lists from this series.
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Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
Farewell to Arms
41
Ernest Hemingway
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
42
Patricia Highsmith
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
43
Zora Neale Hurston
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
44
John Irving
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon (Washington Irving)
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon
45
Washington Irving
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
46
Shirley Jackson
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
47
Henry James
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
48
Jack Kerouac
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
49
Ken Kesey
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
50
Stephen King
Poisonwood Bible (Kingsolver, Barbara)
Poisonwood Bible
51
Kingsolver, Barbara
Being There
Being There
52
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
53
Harper Lee
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
54
Ursula K. Le Guin
Motherless Brooklyn (Jonathan Lethem)
Motherless Brooklyn
55
Jonathan Lethem
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
56
Jack London
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
57
Norman Mailer
The Assistant (Bernard Malamud)
The Assistant
58
Bernard Malamud
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
59
Armistead Maupin
The Chateau
The Chateau
60
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
61
Cormac McCarthy
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY (Jay McInerney)
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY
62
Jay McInerney
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
63
Herman Melville
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
64
Margaret Mitchell
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
65
Toni Morrison
Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress
66
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
67
Vladimir Nabokov
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
68
Joyce Carol Oates
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
69
Flannery O'Connor
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
70
Chuck Palahniuk
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
71
Walker Percy
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
72
Sylvia Plath
Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Edgar Allan Poe)
Tales of Mystery & Imagination
73
Edgar Allan Poe
A Time to Be Born
A Time to Be Born
74
Accordion Crimes (Annie Proulx)
Accordion Crimes
75
Annie Proulx
Mason and Dixon
Mason and Dixon
76
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
77
Marilynne Robinson
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
78
Henry Roth
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
79
Philip Roth
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
80
J.D. Salinger
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